Mihocek roves a van Rooyen contest and bounces a behind to the right from 35m in front. (Q1 4:53)
Evans passes to Smith 45m out in front to kick the fi5rst goal of the sunny afternoon. (Q1 8:07)
Cripps roves Pittonet’s tap and goals from 25m on a slight angle despite his tagger Tholstrup being goalside. (Q1 10:12)
McKay marks Hayward’s pass from outer wing on the lead 40m out on the flank but misses near side left and OOTF. (Q1 11:57)
Steele’s handball is sharked by McGovern who misses from 20m. (Q1 14:12)
Byrne marks over Salem 45m out on a slight angle and kicks his first senior goal in his debut. (Q1 15:12)
Evans passes to Hayward to mark in front of Howes 35m out on the boundary but his set shot comes off Howes’ hands and is rebounded. (Q1 18:12)
Oliver Hollands passes to McKay 50m out on the flank, that set shot is thumped through for his first goal. (Q1 20:12)
McKay marks at the same spot on the other flank, this kick is wide and rushed. (Q1 23:13)
McGovern joins the party with his first goal from a set shot, another mark inside 50 from Ainsworth’s scrubber to just inside 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 26:33)
McGovern gets a free on McDonald 30m out on the flank and converts for back to back goals after the QT siren. (Qtr Time)
Byrne roves and feeds out to Elijah Hollands who snaps across the body for the first goal of Q2 from 30m in front. (Q2 0:39)
Kysaiah Pickett marks a Culley pass in the pocket 30m out but his checkside curls too early and goes to the right. (Q2 11:19)
Walsh runs around outer wing and goes long for Kemp 45m out near the boundary with Lever trailing, but the set shot is OOTF near to the right. (Q2 13:13)
Hewett swerves into the right post with a mid-range snap. (Q2 16:05)
van Rooyen misses a long-range snap. (Q2 18:13)
Lever intercepts in the centre over Kemp and sends it back to the hotspot where Mihocek marks and misses to the left. (Q2 20:06)
Sparrow intercepts Young’s dump kick 50m out on the flank but he also misses, narrow to the right. (Q2 23:03)
Lindsay passes to Langford 35m out on a slight angle, he finally ge6ts a set shot on line for Melbourne who have been much more competitive in Q2. (Q2 25:55)
Petty is penalised for contact off the fall of a long speculator to the pocket, McGovern misses from 20m on a slight angle. (Q2 27:41)
Walsh misses a set shot from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 6:22)
After Melbourne rebounds, Langdon gets a similar-shaped set shot up the other end, bit wider, and converts. (Q3 6:52)
Ainsworth just can’t make the distance from a long-range snap. (Q3 8:37)
Petty’s pressured handball in the back pocket goes to ground and is sharked by Ainsworth who rams that one through from 20m. (Q3 9:17)
Chandler snaps a goal from the top of the square after Mihocek roves a Langdon contest and reefs out a handball. (Q3 10:42)
Mihocek is set up by Kozzie Pickett for a set shot from the hotspot, that one wobbles through as well. (Q3 12:03)
McGovern gets a 50m penalty on Petty for a late jumper tug after a mark to give him a set shot from 35m on a slight angle which he sends through for goal number three. (Q3 14:52)
Evans misses a mid-range snap to the left. (Q3 15:51)
Hewett misses another snap from half forward. (Q3 17:19)
Kozzie Pickett roves at CHF, jinks and passes short to Sparrow 30m out in front. Sparrow pops through the goal with no dramas. (Q3 20:03)
Kysaiah Pickett passes to the pocket for Fritsch to mark over Dean 15m out and goal. (Q3 24:09)
After Langdon catches Cripps HTB in midfield, Langford takes a contested grab on the HFF and centres for Fritsch to mark 40m out in front for back to back goals! (Q3 27:19)
Langdon feeds Fritsch on a slingshot play but the running snap from CHF hooks to the right. (Q3 28:54)
Windsor scrubs a clearance kick from the HFF to the hotspot, the first-gamer Cross leads Dean to the bouncing footy, gathers and snaps over his shoulder for a fine finish! (Q4 1:11)
Cripps clears from the centre, Hayward roves McGovern’s contest but checksides to the right from 40m. (Q4 1:57)
McGovern’s tackle forces a crumb for Walsh 40m out on a slight angle, he also tries a checkside off a step but that one stays left. (Q4 3:33)
Cripps to Walsh to Elijah Hollands from a stoppage at half forward, the ex-Sun finds the big opening off the right from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 5:57)
Carroll marks in front of a pack near the hotspot and kicks what should be the sealer, albeit with a lot of time left. (Q4 9:52)
Hewett roves, baulks and gets claimed HTB by two Demons at a stoppage 20m out on a slight angle, Sharp wins the raffle for the free kick which he converts. (Q4 13:01)
Crowd didn’t like the decision but Hewett did free his arms and had a moment to dispose the footy before being claimed. (Q4 13:22)
Fritsch stays down for a long speculator to a pack 35m out on the flank, Weitering’s spoil falls for him and he runs inside onto his left and curls in a huge goal! (Q4 15:57)
Kysaiah Pickett receives and shoots off his right from 40m in the corridor but that one curls to the left. (Q4 16:51)
Evans roves a ball up in defence and gets tackled by Chandler, was it high or HTB? Ump says HTB, Google takes the free from 30m on a slight angle… goal found! (Q4 21:48)
One point in it and the Blues are staring at another heartbreaker of a second-half fadeout and loss. (Q4 22:08)
Kozzie Pickett volleys a clearance from outer wing, chaos ball clears the pack and favours Langford who gathers and puts a left-foot step on the chasing Evans, goal Dees! (Q4 24:13)
Melbourne in front and looking like winners. (Q4 24:28)
5:50 to play and Carlton is in trouble. (Q4 24:58)
Florent roves on the HBF but tries to burst through two Dees and has a dump kick touched off the boot, Kozzie Pickett mops up and snaps off a step from 50m on a slight angle, goal! (Q4 27:48)
Kysaiah Pickett again from the centre via Sparrow, Fritsch marks untouched 35m out in front and converts, the Blues are done. (Q4 28:45)
McKay marks 45m out in front, he hurries the set shot but tugs it into the right post. (Q4 29:58)
Langdon kicks a cherry-flavoured goal to start the party. (Q4 32:03)
Mihocek misses from the pocket. (Q4 33:16)
