Williams is over the back of a McGovern contest 40m out on the flank but he blazes near side right and OOTF. (Q1 2:26)
Saad concedes a free for a throw under a pack 40m out on the flank, his man Byrne-Jones kicks it over his head for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 6:10)
Docherty roves a big speccy attempt by Georgiades at the Port hotspot but his dump kick is straight to Farrell 50m out on a slight angle who clears Silvagni on the line, goal. (Q1 8:25)
Curnow beats Ratugolea to mark 55m out on a slight angle, no one in the square so he plays on and shoots… ball rolls across the face to the left. (Q1 11:41)
Visentini marks just inside 50m on the flank, his kick is long enough but just narrow to the right. (Q1 12:56)
Byrne-Jones bumps Acres off a rebound kick in the pocket to set up a snap by Richards, which flies across the face to the left from 25m. (Q1 14:41)
Georgiades leaves Weitering flat-footed behind the pack to fly and juggle the mark 40m out in the corridor, he converts. (Q1 16:21)
Richards’ snap from half forward skews well wide left but Georgiades takes a slips catch behind Weitering and goals again from 20m. (Q1 18:39)
Another skewed snap for Port, this one by Jackson lands in the arms of Liddy in the opposite pocket 20m out but he hits the post. (Q1 20:39)
Curnow drops a centring ball at the hotspot leaping on front of Ratugolea but earns a free for a classic arm chop… which he shanks to the left. (Q1 22:08)
Jones intercepts a short Wilson pass in front of Motlop 50m out on the flank and thumps through another one for Port, who are dominating in all aspects in Q1. (Q1 24:56)
Fantasia gets a 50m penalty on outer wing but late contact by Farrell, but he misses from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 26:42)
Weitering fumbles a ground ball at half back, Byrne-Jones pounces to feed Horne-Francis for a running snap from 35m that hooks to the left. (Q1 27:41)
Georgiades marks just inside 50m on a slight angle and misses to kick off Q2 scoring. He is set for a big one tonight, with Carlton undermanned in defence and Weitering hobbled. (Q2 1:40)
Powell-Pepper is pinged for dropping Cripps after disposal from a very short kick, downfield free to Acres 40m out on the flank but he leaves his kick narrow to the left. (Q2 2:42)
Visentini is on the end of a coast-to-coast rebound around outer wing from the kick in via Jackson, he marks near the hotspot but shoots to the right. (Q2 3:49)
Butters has Cincotta on his ginger but calls for a handball from Bergman in the centre anyway, good enough to burn him off for the pass to DBJ 40m out for another goal for Port. (Q2 4:57)
Georgiades has a snap from 50m near the boundary but it lands in the square to be off hands of the pack into the left post. (Q2 7:42)
Weitering spoils Curnow in the pocket, ball spills back to him but his dump kick down the flank is straight to Burgoyne 40m out who kicks narrow to the left. (Q2 9:36)
De Koning rushes a Sweet kick from the HFF for another behind. (Q2 11:11)
Haynes intercepts in the pocket 25m out but Silvagni is whistled for a fingernail on the shoulder of that man Georgiades, soft but it was there. He goals. (Q2 13:22)
The procession continues, Powell-Pepper marks 45m out but his give off to Farrell is not the smart play, snap goes left and OOTF under pressure. (Q2 14:57)
Farrell kicks low and hard from the centre square to a pack 20m out but is clears them all and skids to the left for a point. (Q2 16:07)
Visentini arrives late after Fogarty drops a mark to give away a very soft free but again the set shot is nowhere near from 40m on a slight angle. (Q2 18:41)
Curnow marks a Docherty pass 40m out on the flank, surely the former Coleman Medallist can get a set shot on target for Carlton? Nup, curls it too early narrow to the left. (Q2 20:54)
Docherty marks at true CHF but his kick is short for no score. (Q2 22:57)
De Koning is mown down at half back to start a counter, Georgiades steps Silvagni and Wilson to snap his fourth goal from 35m! (Q2 24:08)
Young finally gets Carlton on the goalscorers list with a mark from a Cincotta centre clearance 15m out in the pocket. (Q2 25:56)
Boak gets a very soft holding free on Docherty at the hotspot to restart the Power party early in Q3. (Q3 0:50)
Cripps catches Powell-Pepper HTB after a stoppage just inside 50m on the flank, his kick is across the face to the right and rushed. (Q3 3:35)
Rioli is front and centre for a Georgiades contest 25m out on the flank and snaps his first goal. It’s vulture time. (Q3 4:47)
Butters passes from the HFF to the corridor for Bergman to mark untouched after Port bosses the next centre bounce, another goal Port Adelaide. (Q3 6:46)
Three Carlton chasers converge on Aliir to win a joint HTB decision at the hotspot after Williams’ centre clearance, Motlop wins the raffle and converts. (Q3 9:19)
McGovern leaps and marks a Haynes high ball to the hotspot leading from the square in front of Ratugolea, but he misses badly to the right. (Q3 12:36)
Richards bounces twice through the centre but his snap from CHF hooks to the left on the skid. (Q3 17:53)
Three Blues fly to spoil Georgiades in the pocket, of course Rioli is on his own to crumb and waltz into the open goal. (Q3 23:23)
Hewett receives from Hollands and passes short from members wing to Fogarty 40m out on a slight angle, who sets up De Koning for a snap from 30m that goes wide under pressure. (Q3 26:22)
While a melee goes on in the forward pocket, Fantasia feeds a Joe the Goose special to Williams who stumbled and almost stuffed it up, just a toe to it in the end. (Q3 27:22)
Butters to Bergman for a flying snap from CHF after the next bounce, starts right but fades left and in. (Q3 28:17)
Curnow catches Ratugolea HTB on the HFF and centres for Hollands 50m out on a slight angle, who converts. We are well into junk time now. (Q3 31:17)
Georgiades beats Young on a hook lead to mark 40m out in front, he steers through goal number five. (Q4 1:10)
Richards clears from the next bounce to Visentini 40m out on the flank for a cherry goal. (Q4 3:12)
Fantasia misses from a pack in the pocket, to some Bronxies from the locals who have long memories. (Q4 5:30)
Fantasia hits a crumb at full pace and delivers a lovely left-foot grubber for a goal from 40m on the flank, to some scattered cheers from locals with longer memories. (Q4 6:08)
Powell-Pepper roves at pace and hits the post snapping over his shoulder from 25m on a slight angle. (Q4 8:52)
McGovern roves in the pocket, has a moment to assess several options inside, goes himself but shanks it OOTF. Nothing going right for the Blues. (Q4 14:23)
McGovern takes a contested link mark on members wing, springs up and delivers a lovely long pass to the fat side for Docherty 40m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q4 15:28)
Cripps gets a HTB free at a ball up on Visentini with a chicken wing tackle, he shoots from 35m on a slight angle and kicks straight. (Q4 18:46)
Byrne-Jones leaves a set shot narrow to the right from 35m in the pocket. (Q4 20:44)
Richards blazes across the face and OOTF from the pocket. (Q4 23:14)
Fantasia marks in space 35m out on a slight angle for another junk time goal. (Q4 24:24)
Fogarty misses another mid-range snap. (Q4 26:28)
Port rebounds at pace to exploit a high Carlton defensive line, Rioli marks 25m out on a slight angle for the goal. (Q4 27:19)
Motlop steps around Farrell for a snap from 40m but hooks it to the left. (Q4 28:56)
Curnow marks a centring ball by Acres 30m out on the flank, plays on and shanks it OOTF under no pressure. Of all the plays that sum up the night, that sums it up best. (Q4 30:29)
On the inevitable rebound and kick inside 50, Visentini draws an arm chop free on Young from the Bergman kick to the hotspot, but he misses. (Q4 31:32)
