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Blog log from R24 of 2025: Essendon vs Carlton

Blog log for Essendon vs Carlton, R24 of 2025

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Redman decides to rebound from the behind line despite Williams pressure, dump kick bounces to Hewett who hits the post from 35m. (Q1 4:21)
Kako bounces a behind to the left from a pack 30m out. (Q1 8:59)
Perkins leaps in front of Cowan for a contested grab on the chest from a Duurmsa low ball from members wing to 30m out on a slight angle, but he can’t curl it in. (Q1 10:37)
Both sides are getting a loose behind the ball, Redman for the Bombers spoils on outer wing, switch play ends with Roberts passing to Wright 40m out on a slight angle, goal. (Q1 11:46)
Motlop exits the next bounce out the front in a play that would have brought a big smile to Michael Voss’s face, he rams through the instant reply from 45m. (Q1 13:21)
Acres receives from Durdin for a snap off a step from 35m on the flank, that one tugged way left for a behind across the face. (Q1 14:45)
Another turnover on centre wing results in a downhill goal, this one for White of Carlton from 15m after a pass from Cripps. (Q1 16:14)
That goal came from Nugyen getting into trouble trying to run through traffic and giving a hospital handball to Blakiston. (Q1 16:51)
Hewett snaps his first goal off the left from the hotspot from a throw-in, feed out from Cripps of course. (Q1 21:16)
McKay misses a set shot to the right from 45m on a slight angle. (Q1 23:57)
McKay tries a left-foot grubber outside a pack in the pocket 30m out but it rolls near side left. (Q1 26:09)
Saad spoils a Wright juggler at the hotspot, Unwin flashes in to rove, spin and shoot off the left across the body… but Edge shows a spike, crowd boos the behind decision. (Q1 27:12)
McKay leads in front of Prior to mark a Hollands pass from the centre to 40m out on a slight angle. Harry fades a lovely set shot from left to right and in. (Q2 1:21)
O’Keeffe snaps his first goal of the night after another rebound through the corridor by the Blues, roving a pack 10m out over the back from an Evans long ball. (Q2 3:40)
Menzie misses badly from a set shot from 35m on a slight angle. (Q2 5:16)
Guelfi snaps his first goal from near the hotspot after roving Wright’s long ball to Unwin. (Q2 7:55)
Flynn Young marks 40m out on the flank and slots a nice drop punt for the goal. (Q2 12:16)
Hewett checksides into the near right post from a pack 20m out. (Q2 15:58)
McKay is on the end of another flowing rebound switching to the centre, Durdin gets the score assist but McKay shanks to the left from the hotspot. (Q2 19:56)
Gresham plays for and gets a holding free after a stoppage at the hotspot but tries a screwing snap and doesn’t get it over Weitering in the square, disappointingly. (Q2 22:48)
Shiel gets a chance for a farewell goal from the hotspot after a quick turnover and repeat inside 50 but the crowd goes aargh as he snaps to the left. (Q2 23:21)
Moir goals from a stoppage 10m out, no one on him as the crumb fell towards the behind line. (Q2 25:01)
Wright taps the crumb from his own contest 40m out on the flank down to Guelfi who skids through the first goal of Q3. (Q3 0:34)
Merrett forces cough ups by Haynes and then Walsh, then passes to Langford 45m out on the flank who thumps through a nice drop punt for a goal. (Q3 4:34)
Evans passes short to McKay near the boundary 45m out whose st shot falls in the square for a rushed behind. (Q3 12:00)
White marks a long Walsh speculator to the top of the square but the umpire pays the free to his teammate Moir for a block, goal Blues. (Q3 15:18)
Redman it was who was outnumbered on that play and could do nothing but give away a free. (Q3 15:56)
McKay misses another long set shot. (Q3 19:50)
After a missed Shiel pass by foot, Evans marks 40m out on the flank and kicks his first goal with a nice drop punt. (Q3 23:07)
Guelfi is over the back at the top of the square to mark a McGrath pass and play on for his third goal, a rare fast break by the Dons this time. (Q3 24:47)
Evans sails through his second goal on the run from 45m on the flank. (Q3 26:00)
Evans passes from outer wing to Williams 40m out on the flank, whose set shot starts left but draws right and through. (Q3 28:40)
Kako steers through the first goal of Q4 junk time from a set shot 40m out on a slight angle. (Q4 1:33)
Kako marks in front of a pack at the hotspot with a juggle off his right hand for some more garbage. (Q4 6:28)
Wright gets a contact free on Young at the hotspot and converts. Technically, this game is now live again. (Q4 11:19)
McKay has another set shot within range on the HFF but chooses a short pass to Evans 30m out in the pocket. Evans threads his third goal. (Q4 15:59)
Kako gives off a set shot from 50m on a slight angle to Redman who shoots across the face to the left. (Q4 18:48)
Carlton goes all the way after the kick in, Motlop has Flynn Young over the back in the square for the goal. (Q4 19:39)
Carroll misses the lot from the HFF. (Q4 24:32)
Evans gets a free near the behind post and goes to the fat side pocket for De Koning, who misses from 15m. (Q4 27:43)

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