Sheezel roves at half forward after the first centre contest and releases Simpkin to baulk clear of Guthrie for the first goal of the game from the hotspot. (Q1 0:32)
Surge North’s way from the next centre contest, Trembath strips Guthrie in a tackle, Larkey feeds forward to Darling who rolls through another from 10m! (Q1 1:52)
Comben is whistled for front-on contact on Polkinghorne 45m out on the flank, technical but there as he wasn’t looking at the ball and didn’t touch it. Set shot short, no score. (Q1 9:32)
From the resulting scrap, Worpel misses to the left from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 9:55)
Polkinghorne marks a Dempsey snap from the HFF that lands in the square, beating Comben again with positioning going back with the flight. He goals this time. (Q1 11:32)
Curtis roves at half forward and goes quickly over the back of the Cats defence to Darling at the top of the square for the replying goal. (Q1 12:52)
Stewart floats in front of a pack on the HBF but drops an intercept mark, Larkey keeps his feet to rove and bang through an opportunist goal! (Q1 14:29)
Banch does a one-two with Sheezel forward of a stoppage in the pocket, his checkside sails through from 20m. (Q1 22:39)
Spargo marks 40m out on the flank but leaves his drop punt narrow right. (Q1 24:03)
Simpkin’s snap from yet another stoppage win on the HFF skews high into the air and drops at the hotspot for Curtis to juggle the mark, he converts. (Q1 26:03)
Stoppage inside forward 50 for the Roos, Simpkin waltzes through untouched to rove and bounce through another one off his left from 25m! (Q1 28:18)
Bruhn was torched on that play by Simpkin. (Q1 28:28)
Jack Henry rushes a wobbler from Finn O’Sullivan from the HFF in front of Xerri. (Q1 29:55)
Finn O’Sullivan forces a Smith cough up at the first centre contest of Q2, Sheezel goes long to Trembath to mark over Guthrie 15m out on a slight angle, who hits the left post. (Q2 0:18)
Edwards is outnumbered but draws a free on Logue at the top of the square for his first senior goal. (Q2 3:49)
Mannagh roves a Dangerfield contest and snaps another one for the Cats from half forward. (Q2 5:23)
Dangerfield marks 30m out in the pocket, his first disposal is a kick narrow to the right and OOTF. (Q2 7:32)
Neale sails through another goal for Geelong from 30m on a slight angle. (Q2 9:05)
Dempsey runs from the pocket to 15m out but hits the post under not much pressure. (Q2 10:48)
Blicavs rams through a snap from a pack at the hotspot. (Q2 14:41)
Polkinghorne marks 40m out on the flank and converts. Margin back to single figures, as Geelong have turned the game around in general play with pressure. (Q2 17:30)
Humphries snaps a rare goal from the pocket 30m out to bring the margin back to a point! (Q2 19:47)
Sheezel rolls through a goal to stop the rot from a ball up at the hotspot. (Q2 21:18)
Edwards takes a link mark at half forward and gives off to Mannagh who snaps the goal from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 22:16)
Mullin spoils a flat-footed Parker in the centre, Close roves, he turns and puts Geelong in front with a goal on the lope from 45m on a slight angle! (Q2 25:45)
Spargo roves outside CHF and passes to the hotspot for Darling to mark in front of Jack Henry and restore North’s lead. (Q2 26:35)
Dangerfield roves and snaps narrow to the left from 25m in the pocket. (Q2 27:43)
Edwards gets a ruck free for high contact on Xerri near the hotspot for his second goal. (Q2 29:45)
After a Comben lasso free against on members wing, Mannagh passes short to Worpel 35m out on a slight angle who tugs his drop punt left on the HT siren. (Q2 31:46)
Guthrie spoils a deep Larkey pass to Trembath for a point. (Q3 2:23)
Blicavs thumps through a set shot from 40m on the flank. (Q3 3:37)
Mannagh misses a pass from the HFF to Close on a slingshot play, ball rolls between him and the goalface across the face to the left for a point. (Q3 7:05)
Corr is whistled for a rather soft hold on Oliver Henry 30m out on the flank, whose J-curve is narrow left. (Q3 8:18)
Larkey marks on the lead 35m out in the pocket. His goalkicking from set shot has been poor lately so this is a big kick for Souva… he dobs it! (Q3 12:52)
Dempsey marks a Smith pass in front of Stephens 45m out on a slight angle but leaves his drop punt right. (Q3 14:30)
Dangerfield runs interference on Comben to allow Oliver Henry to mark and goal from 30m on the flank. (Q3 16:07)
Trembath brings the margin back, Worpel out of the centre for Dangerfield to blow it out again. It’s a shoot out! (Q3 21:07)
Banch runs free to half forward, no pressure except that in his mind but he chooses a pass to Larkey on the behind line, who marks and goals. (Q3 22:35)
Banch feeds inside from a stoppage in the pocket to Trembath who snaps off a step for another one to bring the margin back under a goal. (Q3 24:48)
Dangerfield marks just inside CHF but passes short to Mannagh a little further in. Mannagh misses to the right. (Q3 26:33)
Trembath marks in the pocket 25m out and slots the drop punt to put North Melbourne back into the lead with his third of Q3! (Q3 28:21)
Neale misses across the face from the boundary 40m out just before 3QT. (Q3 30:33)
Blicavs receives forward of a pack in the pocket from Polkinghorne to restore Geelong’s lead from 15m. (Q4 0:39)
Trembath’s tackle on Guthrie forces a cough up handball at half forward, Simpkin marks 45m out on the flank but his set shot is wide, short and rushed. (Q4 1:45)
After a Daniel kick clanger on members wing, Mullin’s kick under Davies-Uniacke skews luckily to Neale 45m out in front, who converts. (Q4 3:55)
Dangerfield gets a holding free on Logue 20m out in front for an easy goal. (Q4 6:37)
Banch is already low and gets lower after roving, Guthrie is whistled for catching him over the shoulder. Free kick from 40m out in front, tugged left. (Q4 8:17)
Darling floats across Larkey’s contest to mark a long McKercher kick from the centre to 20m out in front, he punches through goal number four. (Q4 9:55)
Surge from the next centre bounce by North with Simpkin heavily involved, Larkey snaps high from 30m on a slight angle for another one! (Q4 11:25)
Dempsey beats Stephens to mark a wobbler from one pocket to the other and kicks a big goal off his left boot. (Q4 20:41)
Dangerfield sharks Davies-Uniacke on the HFF and passes to Polkinghorne 30m out on the flank, who converts. Tough for the Roos now, three kicks in it with 6:18 to go. (Q4 23:13)
Banch passes to Larkey 35m out in the corridor, he shoots low and straight. 4:19 to go and two kicks in it. (Q4 26:36)
Darling marks over Jack Henry in front of the behind post and misses with a checkside set shot. 3:34. (Q4 28:38)
Comben starts a rebound from the last line but it breaks down at half forward… (Q4 31:15)
Xerri rushes a Neale snap, Zurhaar bombs the kick in but Stewart intercepts in the centre, his repeat inside 50 kick to Dangerfield 40m out on the flank… game iced. (Q4 32:07)
Mannagh adds a cherry on the final siren from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 33:02)
