Lang snaps the first goal after a stoppage at the hotspot, after a fumble by Zaharakis. (Q1 1:09)
Ed Curnow misses a quick snap from congestion 40m out on the flank. (Q1 3:15)
Lamb roves at half forward and gives to Graham who passes to O’Brien 45m out in the corridor. O’Brien shanks it OOTF. (Q1 7:39)
Zaharakis goes short to McKenna 45m out on a slight angle after the Blues fumble the ball away at half back. The Irishman boots the first Bomber goal. (Q1 10:09)
McDonald-Tipungwuti marks on the wing and gets a 50m penalty for a bunch of Blues encroaching, he shoots from near the hotspot and misses. (Q1 11:55)
Mutch marks the kick-in at half forward for Essendon and goes to McKernan deep in the pocket 30m out. Smack goes bang right through the hi-diddle-diddle! (Q1 13:09)
Ed Curnow and then Wright get quick kicks down the flank from heavy congestion, Lamb draws a contact free on Goddard at the top of the square for a goal. (Q1 20:25)
Kreuzer and Cripps follow up the crumb from a stoppage in the pocket, Cripps gives to the hotspot where Fisher does the rest off the left boot. (Q1 24:25)
McKay marks just outside 50m on a slight angle, wheels and hits the square… his kick carries Cripps and Heppell and goes through! (Q1 26:02)
Kreuzer kicks under heavy pressure from defensive hotspot but Ambrose marks just on 50m on a slight angle before the QT siren. Ambrose kicks the big goal! (Qtr Time)
Graham roves at the hotspot but misses on the turn. (Q2 2:49)
McKernan marks a quick Stringer kick from the HFF to 25m on a slight angle in front of Fisher, but misses. (Q2 7:20)
McKernan gives to Stewart for another miss from much the same spot, off the left boot. (Q2 8:04)
Zaharakis marks a low ball from congestion on the wing by Saad strongly in front of Thomas near the hotspot for a goal. (Q2 9:58)
Charlie Curnow flies over Hooker to juggle a mark from a long Mullett ball to the top of the square for his first goal. (Q2 11:33)
Fantasia volleys a chaos ball to the top of the square but into the goalpost from 15m. (Q2 14:03)
Heppell marks over Graham 40m out on a slight angle and delivers a lovely finish, it’s goal for goal in Q2. (Q2 15:10)
Ed Curnow gets a Fisher handball 55m out on a slight angle and throws the ball on the boot, the ball lands behind the contest 20m out and bounces through! (Q2 18:57)
Smith runs down the wing and gives to Stringer who snaps on the run from 35m on the flank, but it’s across the face. (Q2 25:33)
Bellchambers misses from a stoppage 35m out on a slight angle. (Q2 28:35)
Merrett roves a Heppell centre clearance kick to a pack at the hotspot and snaps the first goal of Q3. (Q3 0:34)
Jones intercepts on the wing, Kreuzert marks on the HFF and Charlie Curnow takes a big pack grab 40m out on a slight angle for a miss. (Q3 4:19)
Kreuzer bombs long and quick from a stoppage on the HFF, Charlie Curnow marks over Ambrose at the top of the square, turns and runs into the open goal. (Q3 7:33)
Jones spoils McKernan at the hotspot, Smack crumbs it himself but misses. (Q3 8:35)
Dow gathers a loose ball on the HFF and gives to Lamb who centres for Kreuzer 20m out on a slight angle. Krooze misses a soda, though. (Q3 9:30)
Heppell has Fantasia over the top for a goal on a rebound play started by Hurley going around members wing. (Q3 13:20)
Kerridge passes to the lead of Graham near the boundary 40m out who misses. (Q3 14:35)
Charlie Curnow floats across the front of a pack at the hotspot to clunk a long ball from the wing by Jones. But he misses. (Q3 15:35)
Fantasia soccers wide from the pocket 20m out after McKenna bounces four times on a run through the centre. (Q3 16:44)
Cripps roves a Kreuzer contest to an Ed Curnow ball on the HFF and gives to Lang to banana home. (Q3 20:05)
Lamb speeds away down the wing and goes to the pocket where McKay has space to run to the square and kick his second goal! (Q3 25:06)
Hurley overcommits on the wing and fails to spoil Graham who is off, his long ball goes to Charlie Curnow 45m out on the flank who strokes through another one for Carlton! (Q3 26:30)
Parish marks 45m out on a slight angle but misses, which means an off-the-ball free against Lamb wasn’t punished. (Q3 28:17)
Zarahakis passes to Smith 30m out on the boundary, he plays on but shanks for no score. (Q3 28:51)
McKernan flies over a pack 15m out on a slight angle to clunk a mark in impressive style for the first goal of Q4. (Q4 0:59)
Dow roves on the HFF at speed, runs around the boundary then gives inside to McKay who misses on the turn from 20m. (Q4 2:35)
McKernan is the key link in a chain through traffic from the wing that ends with Fantasia giving McDonald-Tipungwuti a Joe the Goose special. Dons back in front! (Q4 4:59)
Wright sharks a McDonald-Tipungwuti handball at half forward and gives to Petrevski-Seton who gets a snap off near the hotspot just before Baguley bumps… it’s good! (Q4 7:19)
Garlett kicks inside 50 after the next centre bounce, Lamb draws a contact free playing in front of Hurley just outside the hotspot and just avoids the right goalpost for a goal. (Q4 8:40)
Fisher catches Myers HTB 50m out on a slight angle, but plays on to O’Brien who shoots OOTF from the HFF. (Q4 10:15)
Kerridge beats Goddard to mark a Lamb kick 20m out on a slight angle for another one for the Blues. (Q4 13:15)
Heppell feeds Fantasia in space at half forward after the next centre bounce, Fantasia rams through the goal from 50m on a slight angle! (Q4 14:59)
Smith catches Cripps HTB at the next centre bounce, eventually Parish roves and misses in the FP. (Q4 16:13)
Ed Curnow roves a stoppage in the pocket and rolls through a big goal! (Q4 18:27)
Merrett misses a snap from the HFF. (Q4 25:25)
Stringer shoots OOTF, the crowd gives him some Bronx cheers and he starts a mini-melee. That’s where Essendon is at. (Q4 28:07)
