Curtis wear heavy contact from Coffield from behind to mark a Spargo pass to 45m out on a slight angle, his drop punt draws left to right for the first goal of the night. (Q1 5:53)
Curtis had left his man Sellwood lagging on the last goal and he keeps his feet after they contest a long Darling ball to 20m to volley through the next one as well! (Q1 8:34)
There was a slight push by Curtis on Sellwood for that goal but the ump didn’t blow it, was more in the side to be fair. (Q1 8:54)
Hynes kicks long up the guts from the centre to Kennedy over the back 20m out for the Bullies’ opener. (Q1 9:59)
Curtis roves a Dawson contest at CHF and gives outside to Stephens who passes wide into space for Simpkin 35m out, he converts. (Q1 12:24)
Curtis involved in a slingshot, Simpkin’s snap falls on the behind line for Trembath to mark but he decides to centre to a contest, opportunity lost. (Q1 15:04)
Dawson provides another crumb up forward, Liberatore roves but his kick is smothered, ball squirts towards the hotspot where Wardlaw gathers and goals! (Q1 16:29)
Davies-Uniacke centre clearance, Sheezel roves Larkey’s contest and pokes a pass to the pocket for Trembath 30m out… kick wide but Darling marks and goals! (Q1 17:58)
Davies-Uniacke receives from Parker in the back pocket but gets caught HTB by Croft 15m out, who misses left. (Q1 21:01)
McKercher turns the ball over at half back then compounds his error with a free for insufficient intent 30m out, but Bontempelli misses. (Q1 22:16)
McKercher’s checkside snap off a step is a shank, but it lands in the pocket for Spargo to mark 25m out for another one for North Melbourne! (Q1 27:46)
Croft roves 20m out and gives wide to Hynes who snaps the goal, would have been a contact free to Bontempelli if he had missed it. (Q1 29:22)
SImpkin releases Wardlaw to run through the centre and spot up Xerri 40m out in front, the ruckman hoofs it through, the Kangaroos are in full control! (Q2 1:31)
Naughton takes a strong contested grab over Corr at the top of the square for his first goal. (Q2 3:02)
Liberatore receives from Kennedy and tries a snap from next to the behind post under heavy pressure, signalled a point. (Q2 5:02)
Repeat inside 50 after the kick in, Comben drops the intercept mark, crumb falls for Bontempelli for the open goal! (Q2 5:32)
Simpkin roves a Dawson contest and tries a running grubber off his left from 25m on the boundary, turns too early into near left post. (Q2 7:20)
Zurhaar tries to punch a loose ball forward on members wing but straight to the oppo, on the counter it’s Freijah who bounces to 50m on the flank and skids through the goal! (Q2 8:17)
Dawson misses from a stoppage deep in the pocket. (Q2 12:55)
Davidson snaps over his shoulder after a handball chain from stoppage in the pocket, he misses left from 30m. (Q2 17:51)
Croft marks 40m out on the flank after both sides exchange turnovers on outer side, but his kick is wide right and OOTF. (Q2 20:33)
Dawson has been one of the surprise packets of the game so far, he delivers a lovely touch pass to Banch 40m out after a Bontempelli handball clanger on the wing. Banch goals. (Q2 21:33)
Bontempelli bounces through the centre and goes long to the top of the square, but it’s off the hands of Lobb and rushed. (Q2 23:10)
Throw-in in the Kangaroos forward pocket, somehow Curtis is untouched as he roves Xerri’s tap to his boots and grubbers the goal! (Q2 26:03)
Free for contact at half forward after the next centre contest, Davies-Uniacke roves and runs a very long way to the hotspot to ram through another one, how far ump! (Q2 27:03)
After Curtis starts a counter with a tackle on Sellwood on outer wing, Larkey passes to Banch 30m out in front but he misses. (Q3 1:43)
Bontempelli strips Logue in a tackle on members wing then receives for a running snap from 35m on the flank but that one flies to the right. (Q3 4:29)
Bramble has Khamis to mark untouched at the hotspot after a ragged rebound through traffic at the centre eventually works out. Khamis converts. (Q3 5:30)
Naughton also misses to the right from a set shot from 40m on the flank. (Q3 7:45)
Darling marks a Stephens pass 45m out on a slight angle but misses narrow left. (Q3 9:27)
Daniel has Jones on his hammer on the HFF but puts a lovely right-foot step to get away for an inboard pass to Darling 30m out on a slight angle, who goals. (Q3 11:10)
Richards beats Wardlaw in the air to mark a high centring floater by Dolan to 45m on the flank, he sneaks the set shot inside the near right post. (Q3 15:46)
Ruck free in the centre against Xerri to English, long ball to a pack at the hotspot, crumb into the lap of Liberatore who snaps a fine goal off his left. (Q3 17:25)
Kennedy leaves a tough set shot narrow to the right from 45m near the boundary. (Q3 19:57)
Dwason feeds Blamires who props and shoots from 50m on a slight angle, goes over Trembath’s head for a point to the left. (Q3 22:00)
Naughton engages with Logue at the hotspot to draw a rather soft holding free at the hotspot, he pops through the goal. (Q3 23:10)
Khamis goes to ground after Xerri bumps him lightly inside 50, ump pays 50m for prohibited contact to bring Kennedy to 20m for a charity goal. (Q3 26:18)
A downhill goal for North is negated for a push by Larkey in the build up, North fans go ape droppings! (Q3 27:46)
Curtis marks over the back of a pack 15m out and plays on into the open goal just before the 3QT siren, that will not damped the crowd’s mood! (3 Qtr Time)
Bontempelli’s snap in the pocket is smothered, O’Sullivan chooses to punch the ball out of the pack but it’s straight to Davidson who goals. (Q4 2:01)
Davies-Uniacke’s intercept on members wing is courageous, Larkey takes a link mark and passes to the flank for Darling 40m out who misses right. (Q4 5:55)
Sheezel has a chance off a step from 40m on a slight angle but his right-foot snap curls across the face to the left. (Q4 10:31)
McKercher swerves through traffic on members wing after a turnover and goes long to Davies-Uniacke who beats Williams one out to mark at the hotspot. LDU kicks straight. (Q4 14:03)
Khamis beats Comben and Parker to mark a Naughton pass from outer side to the pocket 35m out, but he hooks it right and OOTF. (Q4 18:53)
That man Davies-Uniacke takes a link mark on rebound, Banch passes to Blamires 35m out on a slight angle. Blamires tugs his drop punt left for a point. (Q4 19:59)
Dawson takes a link mark on members wing, Spargo marks Hardeman’s bomb in the pocket and centres for Banch 35m out on a slight angle… he kicks the sealer! (Q4 23:29)
After a 50m penalty, Daniel passes to the boundary for Parker 40m out who drains the clock for a kick after the final siren, which he converts to give the North fans a big lift! (Q4 29:54)
