Ridley comes back with the flight to smash Stringer sitting under a high inside 50 kick by Greene to 35m out on a slight angle. The Package curls his J-curve too much left. (Q1 1:18)
Day-Wicks marks Durham’s pass 30m out in front but misses left. (Q1 3:07)
Stringer misses again narrow left from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 5:22)
Farrow marks in the pocket 35m out from Sharp’s pass from outer side. Wrong side for a left footer, and he shanks left and OOTF. (Q1 7:14)
Stringer takes a link mark on centre wing, wheels quickly and thumps a long ball to the square for Greene to mark for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 8:24)
Kondogiannis catches Stringer HTB 40m out on the flank, the Package trying to kick when a handball was by far the higher percentage option. Max misses near side right. (Q1 10:59)
Downfield free against Laverde for late contact on Merrett gives Sharp a free 35m out in front, he converts. (Q1 12:36)
Cadman hits the post with a long-range set shot. (Q1 18:12)
El Achkar roves a stoppage and shoots from 35m on the flank, looks great but hooks late into the left post. (Q1 21:35)
Classic tsunami play through the centre by the Giants ends with Greene again over the back to mark and goal. (Q1 22:06)
Durham leaps of the back of Madden for a screamer 35m out on the flank, but leaves the drop punt narrow to the right. (Q1 26:05)
McGrath passes to Merrett who marks 45m out on the flank with a shepherd by Clarke. The former captain sails through a lovely drop punt. (Q1 28:20)
Gruzewski marks a Madden pass from the centre in front of Prior 35m out on a slight angle, but tugs his set shot left. (Q2 1:42)
Prior spoils Greene at half back but straight to Rowston, who goes quickly to Cadman 30m out in the corridor, who hooks to the right. (Q2 3:22)
Artemis rolls a behind to the right from inside the centre square, half a pass and half a shot. (Q2 5:28)
Bedford passes short to Stringer 40m out on a slight angle, who pleases the home fans with another dud set shot to the left. (Q2 6:55)
Stringer roves and hits the post from 20m in the pocket. (Q2 8:27)
Bryan gets a free rucking near the hotspot against Madden. He kicks straight, a rarity in this game so far, Dons regain the lead! (Q2 15:00)
That free was for a fairly soft push in the back, it was there but not particularly rough. (Q2 15:23)
Stringer marks 35m out on the flank and tugs this one left across the face for his fifth behind. (Q2 17:53)
Brown is the latest Giant to miss a set shot, this one from the HFF. (Q2 22:12)
O’Halloran gets a set shot just inside 50m on the flank, he tugs it left and short for no score. (Q2 24:09)
Gruzewski marks Clayton Oliver’s clearance from outer wing near true CHF in front of Prior, he tries a pass for Greene that results in a rushed behind. (Q3 3:03)
Laverde is a touch lucky not to get whistled for HTB under Durham’s tackle deep in defence but gives away a holding free on Farrow at the resultant ball, who kicks his first goal. (Q3 6:17)
Merrett catches Brown HTB in the centre with an open field tackle, long ball to the pocket, Durham provides a crumb for Bryan who goals for the second time! (Q3 8:47)
El Achkar gets the next Essendon goal from the line after a HTB and 50m penalty on Ash at the top of the square. Wheels falling off the Giants wagon. (Q3 12:03)
Redman joins the party with a snap from half forward, the crowd is going ape droppings in the stands as the Red Dog pumps them up! (Q3 13:33)
Brown monsters Prior off the fall of the next centre clearance by Ough, he gathers and gives wide to Coniglio who does the rest off the left from 30m. (Q3 14:29)
Stringer tugs another set shot left from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 16:04)
Hamilton is paid a contested grab in front of Artemis but hits the post from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 22:46)
Reid kicks OOB from half back, the lasso free kick to Bedford who hits the lead of Gruzewski in the pocket 20m out. This set shot curls through. (Q3 25:53)
Bryan marks Caldwell’s pass 45m out in the corridor but tugs his set shot left and OOTF. (Q3 29:04)
Angwin passes to Rowston just inside CHF on a tsunami play that Merrett tried to spoil but couldn’t. Rowston kicks long and straight. (Q3 30:30)
Wright draws an arm chop free on Laverde 40m out near the boundary, his set shot looks great but falls on the line for no score. (Q3 33:04)
Cadman marks just inside 50m on a slight angle but begins Q4 with yet another set shot miss for GWS. (Q4 0:46)
Farrow marks over O’Halloran 40m out on the flank, he fades in a lovely drop punt left to right and in! (Q4 2:36)
Prior intercepts in defence but Stringer was blocked off the fall by Ridley, the Package lines up from 30m on a slight angle and tugs it left yet again. (Q4 7:12)
Angwin roves a loose ball at the hotspot and screws in a goal off the left. (Q4 8:07)
Stringer roves at half forward, jinks, thinks, and chooses a pass to Hamilton at the hotspot… but he also tugs his drop punt to the left. (Q4 11:23)
Brown roves a Roberts spoil to the corridor at full pace and snaps across his body off the left for the go-ahead goal from 35m! (Q4 17:08)
Day-Wicks wins a huge HTB free in the pocket on Fonti, Robey snaps the goal from 15m playing on to advantage! (Q4 21:03)
Crowd is up, Dons are in with a fighter’s chance with 6:06 to go. (Q4 21:03)
Durham is pinged for a throw in the centre, as the free is set Oliver dives to suck a 50m penalty on Roberts, Ough gets a 50m penalty and goals from the hotspot! (Q4 23:08)
That was professional by Clarry, he smiles at Roberts afterwards as the crowd hoots the replay. (Q4 23:33)
Idun is rightly whistled for a push on Wright in a marking contest 45m out on a slight angle. 2MP’s set shot is a peach, Dons, regain the lead, five minutes left. (Q4 25:04)
Robey intercepts at half back to prevent a Cadman mark. Clock under three minutes. (Q4 28:28)
Stoppages on members wing, clock under 2:00. (Q4 29:28)
Ash tries to speed away from a ball up on members wing but Roberts sharks his throw, plays on to advantage, Langford marks in front of Idun 35m out in the corridor… pass… (Q4 30:28)
No mark to Prior but a contact free on the HFF, clock at 40 seconds as he kicks to the pocket… Day-Wicks marks 40m out! (Q4 30:53)
Day-Wicks drains the clock until the final siren sounds, then misses and celebrates! (Q4 31:56)
