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Blog log from R6 of 2026: North Melbourne vs Richmond

Blog log for North Melbourne vs Richmond, R6 of 2026

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Campbell marks 40m out on the flank in front of Parker and misses narrow to the left to kick off the day’s scoring. (Q1 2:20)
Taranto pass to Prestia on the HFF too short for a mark, he does a give-and-go with Retschko then shoots across the face from 40m. (Q1 4:13)
Duursma plays on from a HTB free on Banks to Davies-Uniacke and rams through the opening goal from the hotspot. (Q1 5:23)
McAuliffe catches Simpkin HTB at a ball up 40m out on a slight angle but tugs his set shot right. (Q1 10:22)
Curtis marks a high bomb by McDonald from members wing to 40m out on a slight angle in front of a pack, he converts. (Q1 11:15)
Daniel falls over in front of Campbell but does not draw a push free, mark paid from Grlj’s kick from the centre. Campbell kicks straight. (Q1 13:00)
Sheezel roves in the pocket and jinks onto his right for a centring ball to Spargo who kicks his first goal as a Kanga. (Q1 15:50)
Ross puts his head over a loose footy to earn a high contact free on McKercher at half forward, he gives off to Ralphsmith who hits the post. (Q1 20:03)
After a short Tiger kick in turns over, Blamires blazes wide right from the flank 40m out. (Q1 23:27)
Curtis marks in a pack in the pocket 20m out and curls in his second goal off the left. (Q1 24:51)
Taranto gets another holding free at a stoppage, this one against Wardlaw 40m out in the corridor, but he slices the set shot to the right. (Q1 27:44)
Broad intercepts in the centre to start a counter attack, Lefau marks on the flank 40m out but shoots across the face to the right. (Q1 28:49)
McKercher’s long centring ball is dangerous but pays off, Curtis marks at the hotspot from Davies-Uniacke’s pass and boots goal number three for the quarter. (Q1 30:22)
Larkey marks McDonald’s long kick to 50m on a slight angle just before the QT siren, but his kick is short for no score. (Q1 31:52)
Curtis is penalised under the stand rule over his man Vlastuin intercepts over him on centre wing, but Tigger misses from near the hotspot. (Q2 4:04)
Simpkin kicks long to the square on a slingshot play, Miller is whistled for a hold on Larkey, easy goal North. (Q2 4:04)
Vlastuin intercepts McKercher’s pass to Sheezel in the centre, leading to a Rioli mark 40m out on a slight angle. Accuracy the problem for Richmond today… another miss. (Q2 4:04)
Davies-Uniacke feigns a handball after marking in the centre and sucks Campbell in for a 50m penalty to put him at the hotspot, where he converts. (Q2 12:07)
Parker flies for an intercept at half back but it clears him and lands in the arms of Sonsie 40m out, who misses badly to the right. (Q2 13:51)
Zurhaar picks off Broad’s dump kick at half forward and passes short to Stephens 45m out on a slight angle, he kicks truly. Accuracy the only thing separating the two sides. (Q2 16:31)
Curtis kicks from the centre to the lead of Sheezel 35m out on the flank, he also converts a tough set shot. (Q2 18:35)
Spargo passes to Darling 35m out on a slight angle, another peach of a set shot, Kangaroos are kicking the lights out. (Q2 20:36)
Curtis flies but doesn’t mark over McAuliffe on the flank 40m out, McAuliffe is a touch unlucky to be penalised for contact with his eyes off the ball, kick doesn’t score anyway. (Q2 23:34)
Campbell gets a holding free and belatedly kicks Richmond’s second goal from 35m on the flank. (Q2 29:31)
Sheezel marks a Blamires pass just inside 50m on a slight angle, his set shot is short and rebounded. (Q3 2:31)
Blamires pumps it straight back in, Balta flies under it and his man Trembath marks 10m out for the first goal of second half garbage time. (Q3 3:44)
McKercher burns off Lalor bouncing around outer wing, he goes long to the square for Larkey to mark and goal. (Q3 9:06)
Powell marks a short Sheezel pass to 45m on the flank in front of Short, he misses the set shot narrow to the right. (Q3 10:42)
Larkey tries a party trick but doesn’t manage to kick goal of the year from 10m out. (Q3 12:22)
Dovaston has been the forgotten man so far today, he marks a Zurhaar pass 45m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q3 15:09)
Sheezel misses from a stoppage on the HFF. (Q3 16:33)
Simpkin passes to Trembath 40m out in the corridor for another set shot goal. (Q3 19:05)
Sheezel misses another snap from 40m in front. (Q3 21:22)
Prestia receives at CHF but is pressured by the chase of Simpkin, his checkside skews luckily into the arms of Lalor 15m out who goals. (Q3 25:46)
McKercher bounces through CHF on a rebound and slams through another one from 45m. (Q3 26:47)
Ross slots the quick replying goal on the run from 40m after the next centre contest. (Q3 28:03)
Trembath fills the bath some more from the top of the square. (Q4 5:03)
Balta responds up the other end. (Q4 5:48)
Powell’s 50m penalty brings Ross to the hotspot for some more junk. (Q4 10:59)
Duursma hits the post from long range. (Q4 13:28)
Powell joins the party. (Q4 15:38)
Duursma adds another one from the pocket. (Q4 21:54)
Green gets some very stinky garbage. (Q4 25:31)
Curtis adds his fourth. (Q4 27:55)
And Curtis gets the last as well. (Q4 31:10)
And the last again for his sixth! (Q4 33:09)

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