Byrne gets a free kick on the boundary 35m out, his curling free kick starts on line but floats to the right. (Q1 1:32)
McKay marks Byrne’s short pass from the HFF to 40m out on the flank and kicks straight as a die for the first goal. (Q1 5:59)
McGovern marks 45m out on a slight angle, crowd silent as the ball is in flight but it falls inside the left post. (Q1 7:17)
Haynes is goalkeeper to rush a Waterman snap from the pocket. (Q1 8:29)
Kemp fumbles on the HFF to almost butcher what looked a certain score, but the Blues scramble to George Hewett who grubbers inside the left post from 20m in the pocket. (Q1 9:29)
Williams taps to space from the next centre contest, Reid speeds onto it and sails through the goal from true CHF. (Q1 10:29)
Acres misses off a step from behind a ball up 25m out on a slight angle. (Q1 12:20)
Duursma snaps his first goal from the hotspot after gathering a bounce pass from Baker. (Q1 13:49)
Cripps hits the right post with a set shot from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 15:02)
Evans snaps a nice goal off his right from 30m in the pocket after a stoppage. (Q1 16:57)
George Hewett receives from a weaving Ainsworth for a snap on the lope from 40m on the flank, had a man in the pocket waiving for a give but dobbed it himself for his second. (Q1 22:00)
Reid smothers Kemp at a stoppage in the pocket to prevent another score. (Q1 23:49)
Cerra misses a set shot from 45m on a slight angle to the right. (Q1 25:15)
McGovern takes a specky on the back of Yeo from Smith’s kick from midfield to 40m on a slight angle, but misses to the right. (Q1 27:45)
Cripps marks in front of Reid 40m out near the boundary, he tries a J-curve and nails it! (Q1 30:00)
Yeo tries a low-percentage roller from the boundary 20m out, the loose man Florent is there to rush it easily. (Q2 1:45)
Ainsworth passes to Cripps in the pocket 35m out, he goes back to Ainsworth 30m out on the flank who misses near side right. (Q2 3:19)
Wilson catches Reid HTB on the HFF trying to snap for goal. (Q2 4:16)
Smith receives and tries to sprint away from a stoppage on the HBF but Hough mows him down to win a HTB free 45m out on a slight angle, his set shot is a peach. (Q2 5:45)
Byrne hits a crumb at full pace running across the front and tries a snap running to the boundary 40m out… screwing ball off his left swerves out then in for a lovely finish! (Q2 9:11)
Duursma roves and shoots from the flank 35m out, it’s a high floater and easily rushed again by Florent. (Q2 13:27)
Kick in turns over quickly, Allan rams through a nice snap from half forward. (Q2 13:46)
Dean puts a left-foot step on his man Shanahan on outer wing and passes crisply to Byrne 45m out on a slight angle. Byrne’s set shot off the left is a burner, his second! (Q2 17:16)
Cripps sets up a McGovern mark and goal from 40m in the corridor, his second. (Q2 19:16)
In a microcosm of the game, Elijah Hewett’s attempted clearance give turns over while George Hewett is much cleaner with his to exit a stoppage on members wing. (Q2 22:05)
Cottrell holds onto the mark from an Acres pass to 20m on a fast break despite Bazzo’s late attempt to spoil. He goals to almost put the game to bed already, it’s been a pizzling. (Q2 24:36)
Hough receives from Shanahan for his second goal off the right from near the hotspot. (Q2 26:12)
Frontal pressure forces a cough up handball by Florent from the last line, Murdock roves and goals. (Q3 1:48)
Credit to Hutchinson and Waterman for providing body pressure. (Q3 2:27)
Hayward marks, wheels and shoots from 50m on a slight angle but it’s just narrow left. (Q3 2:54)
Pittonet gives up a rucklotto free to Williams 30m out on a slight angle, BJ swings in the goal after a quiet first half by his standards. (Q3 5:37)
Williams snaps a point from deep in the pocket. (Q3 7:37)
Hutchinson drops Cerra after kicking inside 50, McKay takes the downfield free 30m out on the flank but his J-curve turns too early for a point to the right. (Q3 9:15)
Byrne fumbles a crumb on the HFF, loses his feet but gets a high contact free on a lumbering Duff-Tytler 40m out. His drop punt is a peach for his third. (Q3 18:17)
McKay is on the end of a slingshot play by the Blues to run into the open goal, started by Dean’s defensive work in back 50. (Q3 22:38)
Cripps centres low and hard for Evans from the HFF to 30m on a slight angle, but he misses narrow left. (Q3 26:08)
Evans marks in a pack despite heavy contact from behind by Starcevich. He shoots after the 3QT siren from 40m on a slight angle… tugged left. (Q3 28:53)
Young is whistled for a hold on McKay at the top of the square for the first goal of Q4 junk time, his third. (Q4 3:32)
Smith deserves a goal but misses to the right on the burst from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 5:04)
Waterman marks over Dean and gives a Joe the Goose special to Shanahan. (Q4 5:55)
Williams does a one-two with Cole for a snap goal from 15m. (Q4 9:10)
Walsh roves the next centre contest and passes to Ison 30m out on a slight angle, he misses right. (Q4 10:23)
Yeo hits the left post from a pack near the hotspot. (Q4 11:27)
Waterman marks a Baker pass 40m out near the boundary but misses near side right. (Q4 12:37)
Davis tugs a set shot narrow left from the flank 50m out. (Q4 12:37)
Ainsworth sails through a cherry goal from half forward. (Q4 18:43)
George Hewett baulks past Baker and just misses left from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 20:15)
Cerra passes to Cripps to mark in front of Starcevich near the boundary 35m out. Set up for his right-foot J-curve, he curls it too early to the left. (Q4 20:43)
Evans is on the end of a slingshot from a stoppage on outer wing for another cherry on top. (Q4 21:42)
Ainsworth feeds Hayward to turn at CHF and bang through another one after the centre contest. Blue fans going ape droppings! (Q4 23:28)
Waterman marks 30m out on a slight angle but misses his J-curve to the right. (Q4 27:06)
Smith snaps a goal from a pack at the hotspot a split second before the final siren. (Q4 28:14)
