King grubbers the first goal from 20m on a slight angle. (Q1 2:38)
Long takes a link mark on the HFF and feeds Weller running past to pass to the hotspot for Ugle-Hagan to mark in front of Wilkie for his first score: a poster to the left. (Q1 5:29)
O’Connell hooks a kick from the HFF under pressure into the behind post OOTF. (Q1 6:34)
Wilkie spoils Lombard on members wing, crumb falls for Hall who tries his luck with a running snap from 65m on a slight angle to an empty square… skids through! (Q1 14:34)
Wilson passes from outer side to Henry 45m out near the boundary after the next centre contest. Henry shanks it right and OOTF. (Q1 15:49)
Owens marks a long speculator by Hill behind a pack 15m out in the pocket and curls in the set shot. (Q1 16:57)
Flanders intercepts on outer wing and passes to Sharman 50m out on the flank, whose set shot is rushed on the behind line. (Q1 19:34)
Anderson gets sandwiched and gives up a HTB free at half back, plus a 50m penalty against Moyle for encroachment to gift a goal to Wilson. (Q1 20:19)
Garcia clears from the next centre contest, Henry marks on his chest behind the pack at the hotspot and converts. (Q1 21:49)
Ruck free and advantage from the centre, long and quick Hall ball to the hotspot where Marshall marks and misses, disappointingly. (Q1 23:43)
Weller’s clanger handball starts a slingshot play by the Saints around members wing, a bit loose but it works all the way to the HFF where Wilson’s pass clears Caminiti for a goal! (Q1 25:50)
Petracca gets a holding free on his tagger Stocker 20m out and converts. (Q2 2:57)
Rioli bounces six times around outer side to break lines on a rebound, Humphrey centres to the hotspot from the pocket for Weller to mark and goal. (Q2 7:13)
Anderson sets up Noble to ram through another one from CHF after the centre contest! (Q2 8:30)
Long spins and shoots from 40m on the flank but that one is narrow to the right. (Q2 9:46)
Sinclair is pinged for HTB under a Graham tackle near the hotspot, bit red hot that one, but Graham steers through the go-ahead goal. (Q2 10:50)
Wood roves in the pocket and gives to Henry who centres for Phillipou 35m out on a slight angle, who misses left. (Q2 13:25)
De Koning takes a pack mark 40m out on a slight angle floating in front of Adams, but he leaves that set shot to the left. (Q2 15:50)
Humphrey takes a contested grab over Byrnes on the HFF and chooses a centring ball to Rioli just inside 50m on a slight angle. A Rioli in Darwin? Of course he kicks the goal. (Q2 19:45)
De Koning marks a Carroll pass to the pocket 30m out then goes further to Henry 20m out. Henry misses across the face. (Q2 22:24)
Davies gets a set shot in the pocket 30m out and slots it with a perfect drop punt! (Q2 24:01)
Ugle-Hagan gets a holding free on Wilkie 15m out on a slight angle but hits the near left post. (Q2 26:01)
Owens gets a holding free at half forward after the first centre contest of Q3 and hits the lead of Sharman in front of Andrew 40m out on the flank. Sharman misses left. (Q3 0:55)
Caminiti misses under heavy pressure from the pocket. (Q3 3:46)
Wood roves in the pocket and gives inside to Henry whose checkside attempt is a shank… but it swerves into the arms of Wilson 35m out on a slight angle, who misses left. (Q3 12:54)
Humphrey’s snap from 35m is off the side of the boot but falls into the arms of King in the fat side pocket 20m out, who kicks the first goal of the quarter from either side. (Q3 17:16)
Marshall sets up Wilson to snap across his body from the hotspot for his third goal. (Q3 18:36)
Anderson spots up King leading into a pocket of space 40m out on a slight angle, Howard trailing well behind. King’s set shot is a peach. (Q3 21:14)
Moyle misses near side left from a set shot from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 24:25)
After another scything Rioli run through the centre, Long passes from CHF to Weller 40m out on the flank who misses across the face to the right. (Q3 26:28)
Humphrey jinks onto his right boot deep in the pocket 20m out and hits the far right post. (Q4 0:53)
Flanders passes to the lead of Wilson 45m out on a slight angle who delivers a lovely drop punt for his fourth goal. (Q4 2:13)
After a lasso free against Andrew on members wing, Marshall passes to the boundary for Hall 40m out who misses across the face to the left. (Q4 6:04)
Graham can’t mark a long ball to the pocket but the crumb pinballs to Petracca for the goal assist give to Lombard for the goal from the top of the square. (Q4 7:27)
Slingshot from CHB by the Suns via Miller but Petracca skids the snap to the left from 30m. (Q4 8:47)
Owens roves his own contest 40m out on the flank and earns a high contact free on Andrew, but he shanks the shot for no score. (Q4 9:31)
Henry’s rebound kick is straight to Jeffrey outside CHF for Gold Coast, he goes short to Lombard 30m out in front who misses to the right. (Q4 10:57)
Graham feeds Miller who snaps the official sealer from near CHF. (Q4 12:18)
It may look like it’s too early to call the game but the Saints are out of tickets, undermanned and looking out of ideas. (Q4 13:03)
Sinclair rams through a quality snap on the burst from 50m on a slight angle to keep the scoreboard interesting. (Q4 14:46)
Collins handball from the last line is fumbled to Henry in the pocket, he gives back to Sharman who misses off the right from 20m. (Q4 18:29)
Anderson kicks long from members wing over Stocker to Humphrey deep in the pocket 15m out. Humphrey screws in the goal off the right. (Q4 19:53)
Noble receives and shoots off a step from 50m on a slight angle… falls into the left post. (Q4 22:50)
Humphrey with another close-range miss. (Q4 23:49)
King marks 50m out on a slight angle and boots goal number four, a cherry on top for him. (Q4 29:12)
