Stephens marks a Powell pass 50m out on a slight angle and drives his left-foot drop punt to the right. (Q1 0:55)
Blakiston runs back to mark a Durham kick from members wing in front of Corr to boot the first goal of the evening. (Q1 1:50)
Curtis feeds out a contested handball to Powell who hoofs a left-foot snap from 20m in the pocket near side left. (Q1 6:07)
Pink starts a rebound around outer side, Davies-Uniacke passes to Zurhaar 40m out near the boundary, the Bull threads the goal! (Q1 7:20)
Caldwell bounces a snap from CHF on the run to the left. (Q1 8:39)
Wright intercepts the McKercher kick in and passes to the pocket 35m out for Perkins who misses narrow to the right. (Q1 9:35)
Langford misses a tough set shot. (Q1 12:03)
Brad Scott is aghast after Zane Duursma plays on for a goal from near the behind post after everyone else stopped when Trembath got stripped in a tackle, no HTB free paid. (Q1 14:50)
Wright’s ruck tap is down the throat of Caddy for a snap from 15m but that one raps into the left post. (Q1 16:39)
Stephens stumbles and fumbles near the behind post for Essendon, El-Hawli roves but also stumbles and ends up scoring a point off the face of Parker. (Q1 19:21)
Zane Duursma marks over Reid 40m out on a slight angle and kicks straight for a more regulation goal. (Q1 20:21)
Kako converts a set shot from 45m on the flank with a lovely drop punt. (Q1 27:36)
Caddy marks a Durham pass 45m out near the boundary and threads a nice set shot to give Essendon the lead. (Q2 2:12)
Larkey marks a Trembath pass 40m out on a slight angle and converts to restore North’s lead. (Q2 4:35)
Daniel hits the lead of Zane Duursma in front of Prior at much the same spot as Larkey’s recent shot, he repeats the dose for his third major. (Q2 6:57)
O’Sullivan roves deep in defence and starts a rebound around outer wing, Xerri is on the end of Larkey’s pass in the square to kick the goal. (Q2 10:01)
Powell turns the ball over by hand at half back, Pink gives away an arm chop free to Caddy in the pocket 30m out who misses near side right. (Q2 12:46)
Wright marks a few metres outside the 50m paint on a slight angle but points at the goalface… then roosts a huge drop punt for the goal! (Q2 16:36)
Langford marks near the boundary 40m out and misses. (Q2 23:49)
Powell turned the ball over horribly two minutes ago but delivers a lovely forward handball on members wing to set up a Curtis pass to Dovaston at the hotspot, who goals. (Q2 26:50)
Caldwell passes to Perkins near the boundary 45m out who misses near side left. (Q3 1:12)
Reid turns the ball over by foot in midfield and the Bomber defenders are all off side as Zane Duursma intercepts, Larkey is over the back to mark 15m out and goal. (Q3 2:47)
Trembath bangs through a quality drop punt for a goal from 45m on the flank. North taking control. (Q3 8:04)
Wright converts a set shot from CHF. (Q3 9:50)
Wardlaw passes to Dovaston 30m out in the corridor who hits the post. (Q3 12:45)
Curtis is bleeding over his left eye but converts a mid-range set shot regardless. (Q3 17:01)
Merrett just snaps to the right after roving 40m out. (Q3 18:19)
Trembath leaps over Wright to mark at the hotspot and kick truly. (Q3 19:03)
Blamires kicks his first senior goal from the boundary 40m out with a nice drop punt. (Q3 26:03)
Trembath does a one-two with Simpkin for a snap off a step from 20m on the boundary but it’s across the face. (Q4 0:24)
Gresham marks a Kako pass to 40m on a slight angle after Langford’s tackle forces a cough up handball in the centre by Sheezel. Gresham misses to the left. (Q4 2:09)
Larkey’s set shot from 35m in the corridor slices right into the post. (Q4 4:09)
Caldwell marks 45m out on a slight angle and delivers a lovely drop punt. (Q4 8:03)
O’Sullivan touches through a shank of a snap up in the air by Caldwell from 20m. (Q4 9:58)
Davies-Uniacke marks a Simpkin pass 40m out on the flank, one of few players still running hard in this game. He hits the near right post. (Q4 17:56)
El-Hawli tumbles through a snap from 30m on a slight angle. (Q4 19:02)
Gresham is by himself in the square to gather and goal after a higgledy-piggledy rebound around outer wing started by Prior’s intercept. (Q4 20:48)
4:12 to go and three straight kicks in it. Surely not? (Q4 21:20)
Langford is not paid a mark from a short Johnson pass, he shoots off a step from 40m but it’s short and cut off by Zurhaar, that was the last chance you’d think. (Q4 23:23)
Xerri drops an intercept mark on members wing allowing Day-Wicks to run to the HFF and bomb to Wright, crumb falls for Durham who feeds Merrett for the goal from 20m! (Q4 24:40)
1:27 to go and two straight kicks. (Q4 25:05)
Sheezel clears from the centre but it’s out for a lasso free to McGrath behind the wing… (Q4 25:24)
Parker roves Kako’s speculator to the HFF for Essendon and bombs it to ice the game. (Q4 26:08)
Powell marks just inside CHF and passes very short to McKercher for the final shot of the game from 45m, he doesn’t score after the final siren. (Q4 27:02)
