Curnow gets a blocking free on McKercher 40m out on a slight angle but shoots across the face to the left. (Q1 5:18)
McGovern marks deep in the pocket and centres for Durdin near the hotspot… but he misses a pretty easy set shot in calm, still conditions. (Q1 7:07)
McGovern marks an Acres pass 25m out on the flank, makes a poor choice to play on and gets smothered by Pink but the ball comes back to him so he snaps the first goal. (Q1 8:24)
After a Binns handball clanger, Zurhaar marks leading in front of Silvagni 30m out on the flank from a Powell pass from the centre, he converts. (Q1 10:28)
Fantasia does a one-two with Hewett on outer wing to release him into space, he reaches 45m on the flank and slots the goal on the lope. (Q1 18:49)
Curtis marks on the lead in front of Saad 45m out on the flank, his set shot excites the crowd to start then hooks to the right. (Q1 20:23)
Series of forward handballs from members wing down the flank for Carlton, Cripps receives from Williams but hits the far left post from 30m. (Q1 21:09)
Curtis marks again 30m out on a slight angle with Sheezel in another scoring chain in the build up, but again he misses. (Q1 22:26)
North clears from a ball up on outer wing, Daniel scrubs a kick to the corridor 40m out, no mark then Konstanty catches Hollands HTB and also misses to the left. (Q1 24:14)
Perfect conditions at the MCG from these teams who more often play games under the roof at Docklands, not much accuracy inside 50. (Q1 25:07)
De Koning takes a contested grab with Logue a little late to the fall 45m out near the boundary, but he also misses. (Q1 25:57)
Not the cleanest game, this, and McKercher gets caught HTB after some more untidiness in the back pocket 20m out… but Acres also misses the free kick. (Q1 27:05)
Darling has Silvagni draped all over him but marks falling to ground 30m out in the pocket, he delivers the first set shot of AFL-level quality of the game so far. (Q2 5:18)
Cerra marks at half forward and passes short to Durdin 45m out in the corridor. Long set shots not going through today… this one pushed to the right. (Q2 8:14)
Simkpkin passes from outer wing to the pocket for Zurhaar to mark 25m out, kick falls on the line, Weitering spoils it back into play but Larkey roves and goals! (Q2 14:25)
Zurhaar snaps another one for North from 30m after a throw-in and a loose ball get and goal assist inside handball by Larkey. (Q2 16:24)
Williams just gets back in time to touch through a Stephens snap from half forward. (Q2 17:30)
Hardeman marks Weitering’s long kick in, plays on in the centre and sends it quickly to the hotspot for Curtis to mark and goal. Roos are on FIYAH! (Q2 18:24)
McKercher streaks away from a pack at half forward and rams through another one from 40m! (Q2 21:55)
That goal came from a Docherty fumble under Wardlaw pressure that Konstanty roved to give the goal assist handball. (Q2 22:30)
Davies-Uniacke bullets out of the next centre bounce and bombs long to the square, Curtis has position over Carroll, can’t mark but volleys home the crumb himself! (Q2 23:20)
Larkey marks a McKercher pass over Williams at half forward and passes to O’Sullivan 40m out in the corridor, but the kid’s kick is short for no score. (Q2 25:30)
Curtis beats Saad with pace to get to the fall of a wobbler by Zurhaar to the pocket 30m out just before the HT siren. His set shot is hooked near side right. (Q2 32:21)
Powell kicks high and wide from a stoppage on the HFF, ball lands on the far right behind line where Zurhaar marks unopposed and plays on for the goal! (Q3 4:55)
A bit of a melee just after the Zurhaar goal results in a free kick without the ball being bounced, Xerri gets it 45m out on a slight angle and kicks another one! (Q3 6:01)
The free was against Hewett for a rabbit punch to the guts, wheels falling off for the BLues. (Q3 7:14)
After a free against Curtis in attack for North for a slam tackle on Saad, Carlton rebounds at pace to set up Fantasia for a running goal from 40m. (Q3 10:26)
Hewett owes the Blues one, his centre clearance towards the hotspot is roved by Cincotta, feed to McGovern who bounces through the goal off the left. (Q3 12:11)
Darling mows down Cerra as the Blue shapes to kick inside 50 from outer wing to prevent another scoring chain. (Q3 14:43)
North goes coast to coast on the kick in around outer side, Hansen jnr receives from Larkey on the HFF and swerves inside to goal from 30m! (Q3 15:09)
Darling falls over and gets a rucklotto free against Pittonet on outer wing, kick towards the hotspot falls short of the pack for Stephens to mark and goal. (Q3 17:35)
Binns marks deep in the pocket 20m out but sprays the set shot across the face and OOTF, as is his wont. (Q3 22:29)
Weitering spoils a rebound kick back towards half forward for Williams, he feeds to Cripps who shanks a snap off a step left and OOTF from 45m. (Q3 23:43)
Williams marks a nice Cripps pass from members wing to 35m on a slight angle. Set shots mostly not working for the Blues today, this one… perfectly fine. (Q3 26:03)
Hewett is left sprawled on the turf after North bosses its way out of a stoppage on members wing, ending with a McKercher snap goal from 30m on the flank! (Q3 29:07)
Larkey’s pressure forced a Binns kick clanger from the back pocket, ball evades Motlop and lands for Davies-Uniacke who misses from 40m. (Q3 31:21)
Hewett’s handball clanger at half back is to a pod of Roos, the vultures descend with Sheezel claiming the morsel of the goal from 40m. (Q3 32:08)
Acres marks over McKercher at the top of the square for the first goal of Q4 junk time. (Q4 1:13)
Acres marks again 25m out on a slight angle, his screwing snap is dangerously low and near the left post, review shows a spike on the woodwork. (Q4 9:05)
McGovern kicks long inside from the HFF to the corridor for Fogarty who rides contact to mark 40m out for some junk. (Q4 10:50)
Williams gives to Curnow who tries a grubber from the pocket 25m out, but his opponent Comben is on the goal line to fumble it for a behind. (Q4 15:20)
Motlop earns a contact free 30m out on the flank but shoots across the face to the left. (Q4 17:16)
Cerra receives from Docherty for a running snap from CHF but that one is pulled to the left. (Q4 18:33)
McGovern marks just outside 50m, spins and runs to 45m for his third goal. (Q4 25:14)
Logue roves at half back but fails to break a McGovern tackle, HTB free 45m out on a slight angle which he converts for his fourth. (Q4 26:18)
1:44 to go and three kicks in it… surely not. (Q4 26:53)
Cerra clears from the middle, Williams roves and snaps a bouncing ball, needs a Shane Warne leg break to the Punt Rd end… nup, an off break, just a point. (Q4 28:25)
Motlop runs from half forward to the hotspot for another one for the Blues, but there are only 33 seconds left and still two kicks in it. (Q4 29:16)
McKercher clears after the next bounce, that ices the game if it needed icing. (Q4 30:21)
