Cottrell passes short to McKay leading well ahead of Aleer to 35m on the flank who misses. (Q1 4:04)
Aleer gets into McKay’s back 55m out on the flank, long kick falls in the square to be rebounded by Briggs. (Q1 5:51)
Daniels’ chase forces Walsh to turn the ball over by foot on members wing, quick counter ends with Hogan marking within range but going to Daniels himself 30m out for the first goal. (Q1 6:56)
Oliver Hollands kicks from behind a stoppage on the HFF, it’s a dirty sack that lands in the arms of Owies 25m out on a slight angle for Carlton’s opening major. (Q1 10:15)
Brown almost stuffs up a Joe the Goose special after roving his own contest at half forward but Hogan gathers near the behind line and dribbles the goal off the side of the boot. (Q1 12:55)
De Koning kicks towards the hotspot after the next bounce, Aleer rises very high to spoil but the crumb is down the throat of Cottrell who baulks and goals off the left! (Q1 14:00)
Another centre clearance to the Blues, Himmelberg is pinged for a hold on Elijah Hollands whose set shot from 40m in front starts way left and swerves right for the goal! (Q1 15:26)
Replay shows that was a very lucky free to Hollands, who caught Himmelberg around the neck. (Q1 16:00)
Cadman leaps in front of Williams to clunk a Kelly sizzler to 30m on the flank, lands on his back but gets up to take the shot and misses left. (Q1 17:00)
Greene roves 20m out and draws two tacklers, he stands up and gives off to Riccardi who snaps the goal from the pocket. (Q1 21:38)
Cottrell runs through CHF on a fast break up the guts and passes short to De Koning 35m out for the goal. (Q1 25:01)
Durdin marks a Walsh pass 35m out and converts as well, it’s a shoot out under the roof! (Q1 27:40)
Bedford catches Williams HTB 40m out on a slight angle and kicks the goal to keep the Orange Team in touch. (Q1 30:36)
Curnow’s first kick is a bomb from outside CHF that flies harmlessly wide right. (Q2 0:42)
GWS almost goes coast to coast on the kick in, Greene’s snap from 40m on the flank drops short to be rushed. (Q2 1:14)
Buckley is flat-footed on a hook lead and allows Curnow to mark a Hewett kick to 40m on a slight angle, but the set shot is again wide right. (Q2 5:41)
Aleer shows insane toe to start a running rebound from the last line that ends with Hogan marking 45m out on the flank and booting his second goal. (Q2 7:28)
Elijah Hollands tumbles a centre clearance to a pack near the hotspot, crumb falls wide for Curnow to gather and snap off the left… another miss, this one to the left. (Q2 8:58)
Daniels feeds Kelly for a towering snap off the left from 40m on a slight angle that zooms through at post height! (Q2 10:24)
Kemp turns the ball over by foot on the HBF to Wehr, Giants work the ball via Bedford to Riccardi 30m out on a slight angle for the goal. (Q2 13:24)
Ward forces Cripps to cough up in the centre to engineer a centre clearance, Cadman’s gather sets up Bedford to snap around the corner for another one from 25m in the pocket! (Q2 15:01)
Cadman joins the party after Perryman starts another rebound that goes unchallenged through midfield, feed from Wehr and snap from 20m! (Q2 17:02)
GWS’s lead has been built not on a tsunami but some excellent all-ground pressure. Rather than a wave of water, it has been a shockwave. (Q2 18:15)
Curnow’s fourth shot on goal is a missed snap from half forward. (Q2 19:01)
Daniels roves a ball up 20m out on a slight angle, rolls a tackle off his shoulders and gives to Greene who misses while falling. (Q2 21:49)
Kemp kicks over O’Halloran to Oliver Hollands 35m out on a slight angle for a goal that was rather necessary for Carlton. (Q2 25:48)
De Koning roves a Kennedy kick 30m out following up after rucking the centre, his snap wobbles in for his second goal! (Q2 27:26)
After Riccardi kicks OOTF in silly fashion on the HFF, Carlton rebounds around members wing ending with Cottrell marking 30m out on the flank, his kick is rushed. (Q2 30:01)
Hewett roves a stoppage at the GWS hotspot but gets slammed in a Hogan tackle to give up a HTB free, which the Giant spearhead converts. (Q3 1:52)
Oliver Hollands passes inside 50 to his brother Elijah 45m out on a slight angle, who swerves through a nice set shot from right to left and over. (Q3 3:37)
Hewett to Williams for the next centre clearance kick which is marked by De Koning in front of Idun 30m out… but the set shot is shanked left. (Q3 5:18)
Cowan misses off a step from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 7:08)
O’Halloran receives from Perryman for a snap off a step from 45m on a slight angle which skews wide left. (Q3 9:36)
Daniels zips through a stoppage at half forward, stands up in a Newman tackle and gives off to Kelly who checksides the goal from the hotspot. (Q3 13:37)
Daniels passes from the HFF to the fat side for Kelly who has too much of a leg rope on Acres 40m out, Kelly kicks truly once again for his third. (Q3 14:29)
Walsh storms around outer wing and goes long to Curnow in the pocket to mark in front of two giant Giants 20m out, he curls in the goal off the left. (Q3 16:53)
Newman hits the lead of McKay 30m out in front, nothing Himmelberg could do there. McKay’s drop punt is on target. (Q3 18:47)
McKay strips Himmelberg in a tackle on the wing and the Blues pounce, long Cottrell ball over Buckley to Curnow 20m out for another one! Carlton comeback almost complete. (Q3 22:53)
Walsh kicks from the next bounce, Himmelberg is livid as again he is pinged for some rather soft contact, this one on McKay 30m out was more there. McKay goals, Blues lead! (Q3 24:08)
De Koning roves a McKay contest and gives outside to Walsh who misses snapping from 30m. Crowd at Docklands is rollicking! (Q3 26:53)
Fantasia bounces a pass past Aleer to Curnow who gathers and snaps off the left from 25m… another one to the Blues! (Q3 27:26)
Owies passes short to De Koning 40m out on a slight angle whose set shot flirts with the left goalpost but falls in as well! Carlton can not miss. (Q3 29:53)
Thomas runs away from the centre and lets fly from 50m on a slight angle, Kennedy runs back to the square but watches it sail over his head wide to the left. (Q3 31:14)
Brown has done very little today but he marks a Hogan pass 35m out over Cowan. 3QT siren sounds as he strides in, home crowd cheers as he kicks left. (Q3 32:59)
Walsh reefs out a handball in the pocket to Cripps who checksides intelligently to an empty space 15m out for Durdin to mark and goal. (Q4 3:08)
Perryman intercepts Oliver Hollands’ dump rebound kick and passes quickly to Green outside CHF, he eventually passes but no score results. (Q4 5:24)
Durdin misses from a stoppage on the HFF. (Q4 7:27)
McKay storms in front of Idun and Aleer to mark a Walsh high ball to 50m on a slight angle but his drop punt stays left. (Q4 8:38)
McKay catches Whitfield HTB 20m out in front to just about put the contest to bed. GWS haven’t looked much like it since half time, really. (Q4 12:04)
Kennedy finds Acres on his own 30m out on a slight angle who almost drops it but juggles it while on his knee. He misses, however. (Q4 17:08)
Kelly roves and shoots on the turn from a ball in 25m out but the ball bounces across the face for a behind. Just about in junk time now. (Q4 18:11)
Peatling snaps from a pack 40m out after getting a lucky ricochet from a handball clanger by Hewett. (Q4 19:09)
Durdin roves a Cripps clearance but misses from near the hotspot. (Q4 19:52)
Riccardi takes a contested grab in the square in front of Young from a Himmelberg speculator for what must now be a junk time goal. (Q4 24:39)
McKay sits a long ball from the HFF to the square for a big pack, crumb falls towards the behind line where Kennedy side-foots it home like Haaland! (Q4 28:33)
