Rowell roves in defence and ducks the head into a tackle to concede a HTB free to Atkins 30m out, Atkins pops through the first goal in greasy conditions at the Cattery. (Q1 6:49)
Miers roves a Cameron contest and uses excellent vision to spot Blicavs on the opposite side 40m out, hand off to Humphries who sneaks the shot inside the far left post. (Q1 10:25)
Geelong rebounds through the centre with Mannagh going to 40m out on a slight angle for Close who hoofs it high and not far enough, rushed on the line. (Q1 13:03)
Andrew down to Long at a throw-in to 25m, screwing snap falls near the goal line for De Koning to rush. (Q1 14:24)
Ted Clohesy tumbles a snap to the right from a stoppage 20m out. (Q1 17:04)
Collins drops an intercept mark on the wing, his man Dangerfield reefs out a handball to Miers who has Cameron to mark 45m out in front. Jezza slices the set shot left. (Q1 26:47)
Slingshot play up the guts by Gold Coast ends with Humphrey who tries a skidding snap across the body from 40m but it goes to the right. (Q1 27:51)
Collins gets back just in time to touch through a Holmes snap from 55m that was going through. (Q2 0:48)
King draws two opponents flying for a long speculator by Walter to the flank 45m out and also draws a holding free on De Koning for the first major for the Suns. (Q2 3:12)
Humphries does a one-two with Flanders running from congestion on the wing, reaches 45m on a slight angle but just misses to the near side left. (Q2 4:45)
Close catches Andrew HTB on members wing, Andrew drops ball on the ground, ump pays 50m, Close screws in the goal from 30m on a slight angle. (Q2 6:03)
Rowell receives from humphrey 35m out and gets caught around the neck by Martin who gobs off and starts a fight as he thought Rowell ducked, ump pays 50m for a charity goal. (Q2 11:43)
Jack Henry’s kick across half back on a switch is to an outnumber, Clohesy mops up and sets up Lombard to pass inboard to Long 40m out in the corridor. He goals, levels it up! (Q2 16:20)
Rain has been falling most of the game and is particularly sheeting at the moment. (Q2 21:13)
Noble’s dump kick on rebound comes straight back in, Close marks near the boundary 35m out and plays on inside for another screwing ball… narrow to the left. (Q2 25:48)
Holmes breaks a Uwland tackle and feeds Close on outer side for a pass to the pocket for Stengle 35m out. The Wombat bangs it straight through with a quality drop punt! (Q2 27:41)
The Suns get a slingshot going from a poor Stewart kick on members wing with forward handballs, Walter receives from Humphrey to run into the open goal. (Q3 6:07)
Atkins wins a clearance from the HFF, wobbles it to grass at the hotspot, Dangerfield gathers and feeds Mannagh flashing past but the snap flies to the left from 20m. (Q3 14:22)
Dempsey tumbles a kick from a stoppage on the HFF to Stengle to mark in front of Lemmens 30m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q3 18:08)
Hidden play there was the secondary tap forward from Mannagh to set up Dempsey. (Q3 18:38)
Holmes fumbles a ground ball near the hotspot and throws a boot at it before the cavalry arrives… into the left post. (Q3 22:22)
Dangerfield rides contact in the centre to keep a rebound going through traffic, Cameron passes to Stengle 35m out on the flank. The Wombat kicks straight as a die! (Q3 28:04)
Dangerfield blazes away from the HFF, ball floats across the face for Dempsey to mark over Sam Clohesy for the sealing goal. (Q4 7:36)
Cameron snaps on the turn after receiving post a stoppage from 35m, Andrew tackled him but the ball falls on the goal line where Sam Clohesy is ruled to have marked in relief. (Q4 13:36)
Miers curls in a cherry goal from 30m after a turnover at half forward through Atkins. (Q4 15:36)
Humphrey roves and checksides a goal from 35m, still technically a game but the Suns haven’t looked like it at all since HT with almost all the ball in Geelong’s half. (Q4 16:56)
O’Connor sets up a running snap from Stengle from 35m on the flank, that one sails through for his fourth goal. (Q4 17:52)
Long marks in front of O’Sullivan 50m out on the flank but rushes his set shot and leaves it narrow to the left. (Q4 19:58)
Another set shot from the HFF for the Suns, another miss, this one by Swallow. (Q4 26:57)
