Kentfield, who is wearing a mask, cops one right in the moosh from McAuliffe coming the other way in a marking contest. He is carried off slowly. (Q1 2:36)
Langford takes the free kick 20m out and kicks the first goal as the Ballarat crowd applauds Kentfield politely. (Q1 3:44)
Ah, there is a lightning flash over Ballarat and now the players are coming off! (Q1 4:41)
Finally back underway. (Q1 39:59)
Langdon dives to mark on the HFF outer side, bounces up and passes low and quick for Gawn to mark untouched in a phonebox 20m out on a slight angle, he goals. (Q1 40:43)
Jiath is in position to cut off a centring ball by Mansell from the pocket but Rioli flies in to spoil, gather and goal. (Q1 42:24)
Fritsch keeps his feet after contesting on the HFF, wheels onto his left and delivers a lovely centring ball to the hotspot for van Rooyen who hooks to the left. (Q1 48:13)
Mansell is over the back to rove and goal with ease from 20m with an assist from Cumming’s long ball from the centre over the head of Lynch. (Q1 51:43)
Chandler beats Broad to mark and runs into the open goal after McAuliffe misses a target in the front half and the Demons rebound up the guts. (Q1 54:44)
Another Demon goal from the square, this one a soccer by Sharp from a Fritsch contest to Langdon’s long speculator. (Q1 55:44)
Tholstrup marks 50m out on a slight angle and bangs through a lovely set shot to the western end, which is normally into the teeth of the Ballarat breeze. (Q1 58:54)
Laurie keeps his snap low from 40m and punches it straight through from the corridor, on the end of another counter attack through the centre square by the Demons. (Q1 61:57)
Lynch marks 40m out on the flank but shoots across the face to the left. (Q1 63:56)
Lynch marks again over Petty from a Rioli pass to the teeth of goal, this is a much easier set shot and he makes no mistake. (Q1 65:14)
Windsor is on the end of a handball chain out the front of the next centre throw after being the first to tap it clear of Tigers in the centre, he goals from 25m. (Q1 66:44)
Green roves Salem’s attempt to cover a swerving ground ball near the hotspot but his snap under a tackle skews to the right. (Q2 0:58)
Tholstrup is penalised under the protected zone rule to bring Lynch from members wing to near the hotspot, he hooks to the left. (Q2 3:19)
Kysaiah Pickett misses on the run from 45m on the flank. (Q2 4:11)
Kick in doesn’t get past halfway, van Rooyen kicks long from 55m on the flank and that wind has built up, it skids through! (Q2 5:57)
Green marks, wheels and kicks low and hard from 55m on the point of the centre square, the ball clears Lynch and skids to the left for a point. (Q2 6:27)
van Rooyen is perhaps unlucky not to be paid a mark leading to 40m for a Laurie pass, but gets up under Miller pressure to dob the snap anyway. (Q2 8:54)
Hopper curls in a mid-range snap after Jiath and Steele look at each other and not the ball for a loose play at half back, Campbell with the body work to set it up. (Q2 10:24)
Gray runs forward after rucking on the wing to mark 40m out on a slight angle, but he sprays it to the right. (Q2 15:21)
After a Rioli kick clanger at half back, Miller touches through a Kysaiah Pickett snap from 40m. (Q2 16:33)
Ralphsmith comes off the opposite wing to drift across the pack at the top of the square for a mark and goal to make good on Grlj’s work up the ground. (Q2 21:44)
Fritsch snaps his first goal from half forward after another flowing rebound by the Demons around members wing, including a bit of a throw by Salem. (Q2 24:45)
Kysaiah Pickett curls a set shot off his left too much for a point from 25m on the flank. (Q2 27:15)
van Rooyen boots goal number three from the line after a 50m penalty on Gibcus for late contact in the pocket 30m out. (Q2 28:17)
van Rooyen misses a set shot from 40m on the flank. (Q2 29:54)
Lynch roves and spins on the turn despite Gawn pressure for an impressive goal from 40m on the flank. (Q3 2:02)
Lynch gets a much easier chance from 20m on a slight angle with a set shot but slices it to the right. (Q3 4:03)
Short falls over under dubious contact to allow Latrelle Pickett to mark a long ball by Kysaiah Pickett and goal from point blank range. (Q3 7:27)
Lalor misses across the face to the right from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 8:50)
Ah, and there is more lightning, it’s another break in the match! (Q3 9:02)
And the match has been officially abandoned. (3 Qtr Time)
