Kemp beats Lynch to a loose footy at half forward and sends a repeat inside 50 pass to McKay who marks in front of Young 30m out on a slight angle. Drop punt, first goal. (Q1 3:02)
Balta roves his own contest on the HFF and gives outside to Taranto who misses off a step from 45m. (Q1 5:24)
Balta taps a loose ball to Bolton who baulks and misses from near the hotspot. (Q1 6:11)
Kennedy is over the back to gather an intelligent kick by McKay to the square for the second Carlton major. (Q1 6:54)
Lynch gets a ruck free on De Koning 30m out on the flank, crowd boo the replay but it was a fairly obvious push in the back. Lynch converts with no problem. (Q1 9:11)
Prestia waits on a slow play on the HFF and scrubs an ugly kick to the corridor, Bolton marks in front of Carroll but shanks it OOTF from 40m. Tiger fans groan. (Q1 12:49)
Flowing Carlton attack by hand from a stoppage behind the wing, Carroll feeds Curnow who kicks poorly on the gallop for a point from just outside CHF. (Q1 14:49)
Saad baulks around Balta in the centre circle and kicks long to the fat side, Owies marks in front of Vlaustin 45m out on the flank and kicks truly. (Q1 15:18)
Young is out of position for a long ball to Lynch at the top of the square and gives away a soft front-on contact free, second goal for Lynch. (Q1 17:55)
Dow keeps a ground ball alive on members wing and goes long to Balta who marks behind Young on the HFF, turns tail and runs freely to 25m for the goal. (Q1 20:18)
Williams marks a sideways kick in the centre from McGovern and lets fly from 55m in front, goes over Curnow’s head for a point. (Q1 23:01)
The Tigers rebound around outer wing at pace, Bolton passes to Martin on the boundary 20m out who checksides a nice finish for his first goal. (Q1 23:53)
Hewett tugs the jumper of Short without the footy, free just outside 50m on a slight angle. Short has the long leg… he bangs through another one for the Tigers! (Q1 27:07)
Blue fans boo ironically at a ruck free to De Koning against Nankervis 45m out on a slight angle. TDK leaves the set shot left. (Q1 30:18)
Another free for some soft contact in side 50, this one to McKay on Young 40m out on the flank. Kick is wide and rushed. (Q2 1:33)
Curnow leaps in front of the outsized Grimes and clunks a long ball to the hotspot. Set shot curls through for his first. (Q2 2:07)
McIntosh baulks away from the chasing Hollands on the wing and goes long, clever work by Mansell to create a crumb for Balta who stands up in a challenge and goals from 15m. (Q2 4:27)
Saad spoils a short kick by Bolton to Maurice Rioli jnr on the HFF, butters up and goes over Bolton to Kennedy 30m out on the flank. Kick stays right. (Q2 6:27)
Cuningham gives outside to Acres who blazes wide from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 8:05)
After Williams wins a HTB free on outer wing with a desperate lunge, De Koning marks 40m out on the flank but misses near side right. (Q2 9:52)
McIntosh is pinged for a throw 15m out on a slight angle, Hollands takes the free and tumbles it through. (Q2 12:26)
Vlaustin is pinged for a jumper tug on Curnow in a marking contest in the pocket 25m out. Curnow screws it narrow. (Q2 17:43)
McKay draws two defenders for a long Acres ball to a pack 40m out on a slight angle but the ball clears them all to land in the arms of Fantasia. Orazio misses to the right. (Q2 19:23)
McKay marks on a hard lead to 50m on the flank in front of Young, this is his range and he strokes through a lovely drop punt for his third goal. (Q2 20:53)
A lull as Gibcus is stretchered off. (Q2 24:53)
Nankervis marks a long speculator to 40m on a slight angle over the undersized Boyd. This to level the scores… no good, to the right. (Q2 29:31)
Maurice Rioli jnr leaps over Saad to juggle a mark at the hotspot, he kicks straight just as the HT siren sounds to give Richmond an unlikely lead. (Q2 31:56)
McKay juggles a pack mark in front of Grimes 45m out on the flank, his drop punt is another peach for goal number three. Harry is on! (Q3 2:43)
Balta marks near the hotspot and answers with his third goal to restore Richmond’s slender lead. (Q3 4:35)
Curnow marks easily in front of McIntosh 15m out in front from a quick Hewett kick from the HFF. The set shot is regulation. (Q3 7:45)
Baker drifts across a pack 20m out to juggle a mark for another lead-changing goal. (Q3 10:45)
Taranto snaps narrow from a throw in to 25m. (Q3 13:10)
Fantasia runs around the boundary after roving a chaos ball by Williams, his snap is a shocker, wobbles across the face from 40m. (Q3 20:40)
Blues everywhere on the counter after the Tigers stuff up a slow rebound, Cottrell marks 30m out on a slight angle to put Carlton in the lead again. (Q3 22:37)
Martin skids through the answering goal after roving a pack at the hotspot. It’s a ding-dong battle! (Q3 24:12)
Dow reefs out a handball to Taranto who breaks the run of goal-for-goal play with a snap from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 26:26)
Carroll feeds Owies who tumbles a snap wide off a step from 45m on a slight angle after the next bounce goes Carlton’s way. (Q3 27:20)
Mansell plays for and gets a holding free on Williams as they fight for a ground ball near the behind line, but misses from point blank range! (Q3 29:10)
Martin marks in range on the HFF but goes quickly inboard to Lynch 40m out on a slight angle. Lynch sprays it way left for a behind. (Q4 1:42)
Balta is pinged for getting in the back of Owies in a tackle after the titchy Blue had roved 40m out on a slight angle. The set shot is true to bring the margin back to a kick. (Q4 3:15)
Baker is pinged unluckily for timewasting on the mark to bring De Koning to just inside the paint of 50, very generous metreage… TDK puts the Blues back in front with a boomer! (Q4 6:55)
Cerra snaps the next goal from a ball up 20m out, the numbers are irresistible at this point, just too much territory conceded and not enough soldiers for Richmond. (Q4 10:25)
Bolton is caught in possession on the wing and coughs it up to Cripps, quick counter, McKay goes to Curnow to mark in front of McIntosh and Broad 45m out on a slight angle. Miss. (Q4 13:48)
Acres worries Grimes off a ground ball on the HFF, Blues everywhere off the counter, Curnow marks in the square and tries to play on to goal but Vlaustin tackles… what happened? (Q4 15:15)
Review is line ball on whether Curnow or Vlaustin got last touch on the goal line… (Q4 15:40)
Ruled as goal umpire’s call, which is a point. (Q4 16:15)
Campbell turns the ball over by foot on the HBF, Cottrell kicks from the pocket to the fat side for Boyd to slide and mark 25m out… but he kicks like a backman, behind. (Q4 17:40)
Kemp outmarks two smalls on the wing to intercept but his play on kick inside bounces off Maurice Rioli jnr for a turnover, Lynch feeds Campbell for the goal from 20m! (Q4 19:50)
Baker has a set shot from true CHF after the next bounce to give Richmond the lead back… drifts left. (Q4 20:56)
Broad roves on the HFF and goes to the boundary for Baker 45m out. Baker tries a pass towards Bolton but misses him, moment gone. 5:45 to go, still a kick in it. (Q4 22:26)
Vlaustin is back on the line to intercept an Owies running snap from the HFF to keep the game interesting. 3:33 to go, anyone’s game. (Q4 25:06)
Grimes dives on the line to touch through a pressured grubber by Curnow. 3:08 to go, still a kick in it. (Q4 25:44)
2:00 to go, ball on outer wing. (Q4 27:16)
Carlton get inside 50, still 1:30 to go. (Q4 27:56)
Taranto starts the rebound, Bolton around outer wing, Curnow spoils for a throw in 80m from Richmond’s goals, 1:08 to go. (Q4 28:41)
Another throw in same spot, 58 seconds. (Q4 28:55)
Cuningham tumbles a clearance, Balta intercepts and feeds McIntosh, link mark to Dow, he goes inside 50, Bolton fumbles the crumb, pack forms, ball up 30m out, 17 seconds left! (Q4 29:52)
McGovern roves but slips, pinball, Carroll scrubs a kick to the flank, siren goes, Carlton holds on for a second consecutive win by a kick! (Q4 30:27)
