Surge play by Essendon from half back, Dow chases and strips Clarke 15m out, no HTB free allowing Martin to rove and run into the open goal for the first of the night. (Q1 3:12)
Taranto wows the crowd with a highly unlikely snap goal from the boundary 20m out off the right, even he is amazed that it fell in! (Q1 12:43)
Reid kicks towards Prior from the Tigers goalsquare on a slow rebound but McIntosh picks him off 40m out on a slight angle… then shanks to the right for no score. (Q1 18:12)
Hopper feeds Mansell to run inside from a stoppage 40m out for a snap across the body off his left but it floats to the left. (Q1 24:26)
Langford marks on the HFF in front of Broad and wheels for a quick long ball to the square, Clarke marks over his wing opponent Ralphsmith for his debut goal! (Q1 26:09)
Lalor wins a wrestle with Laverde to dive forward and mark at the hotspot, his first disposal of the game is a goal. (Q2 0:30)
Ralphsmith feeds Green who takes a running shot from 45m near the boundary but it’s well narrow to the left. (Q2 3:23)
Richmond is piling up the repeat inside 50s, Ralphsmith snaps himself across the body from 40m off the right but that one just curls wide. (Q2 4:37)
Roberts runs to CHF and has a ping with Langford waiting in the square, flies over his head but to the right. (Q2 6:37)
Wright marks over two smaller Tigers on the wing and quickly bombs long to the square, again it’s Clarke who marks over Ralphsmith for his second goal! (Q2 7:21)
Kako plays on from a free 20m out, his snap is off a body but the crumb falls for Martin who volleys a clever goal! (Q2 10:14)
Faull gets a contact free on McKay in a pack 40m out on the flank for a rather soft push in the back, but it was there. Faull’s kick has shape but it swerves through. (Q2 13:06)
Goldstein down to Durham and wide for Caddy to snap over his shoulder from 20m but he hoiked it too far to the left. (Q2 19:29)
Clarke misses a target with a pass at half forward and the Tigers slingshot all the way into the lead, on the back of Ralphsmith’s skidding shot from 60m! (Q2 22:07)
Durham roves a long ball to the hotspot and gives a Joe the Goose special to that man Clarke, three goals for him before HT in his first senior game! (Q2 25:07)
Durham’s good work upfield is undone by a poor set shot by Wright from 40m. (Q2 30:30)
Durham bounces through a snap from a stoppage near the hotspot but Banks got a hand near, Tigers all think it was touched off the boot, called a goal and a review confirms it. (Q2 33:02)
Caddy sails through the first goal of Q3 from mid range. (Q3 2:23)
Mansell skids through a quick answering goal from half forward to keep the Tigers in it. (Q3 3:57)
Richmond passes very short up members wing, laborious but effectively with Taranto on the end of a McIntosh pass 45m out on a slight angle, he goals again! (Q3 9:00)
Sims sharks Caddy’s handball in the back pocket but gives it straight back to Caddy by hand, Caddy tries a grubber from 20m but it’s narrow to the left. (Q3 16:14)
Lalor receives from Trainor and skids through his second goal with his second kick of the game from 45m, Tigers hit the lead! (Q3 17:42)
Wright restores Essendon’s lead with a screwing snap from a pack 30m out on the flank. (Q3 20:13)
Faull has a set shot 50m out on the flank and loads up for bear… nearly misses the footy with his boot, shanked left and OOTF to the Bronxies of the crowd. (Q3 26:45)
Banks gives away a blocking free on Guelfi off a pack 20m out on a slight angle, sucked in by the more experienced campaigner. Guelfi goals to some boos. (Q3 27:45)
Wright slides for a mark 45m out near the boundary, his set shot falls in the square for Sims to rush. (Q3 31:14)
Duursma roves Clarke’s set shot from the HFF but his high snap from the top of the square floats to the right. (Q4 0:53)
Merrett decides to try a long pass from half back to the centre, it wobbles but it starts a possession chain that ends with Perkins snapping the goal from 20m. (Q4 4:18)
Caddy hits the hook lead of Wright just inside 50m out on the flank but misses across the face to the left. (Q4 8:32)
Durham roves and tries a quick grubber from 20m but it rolls to the right. (Q4 9:29)
Kako feeds Clarke who snaps an attempt for a fourth goal from 40m on the flank… falls into the left post. (Q4 10:29)
McAuliffe marks a Mansell pass from members wing to 45m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q4 16:02)
Gresham sets up Wright to screw through a goal from 15m off the right boot, Tigers have run out of petrol tickets late in the game off a five-day break. (Q4 19:02)
Merrett has an age to pick out a target running to half forward on outer wing, he chooses Duursma on the fat side 20m out who hits the post. (Q4 21:58)
Wright marks 40m out near the boundary and misses near side right. (Q4 22:57)
Ralphsmith snaps a goal from 40m just before the full time siren blows, the smelliest of junk time specials. (Q4 28:33)
