Nick Daicos tumbles a kick from members wing to grass at half forward, Elliott held by Williams to earn a free 50m out on a slight angle, gives off to Maynard for the first goal! (Q1 4:09)
McKay is on his own over the back 30m out for a long Owies ball from the centre, Maynard comes late to concede a 50m penalty to bring the shot from the goal line for an easy one. (Q1 6:54)
Owies receives from Elijah Hollands and checksides the next goal from the hotspot after Walsh clears from the centre against Lipinski. (Q1 8:09)
Long ball to the Collingwood hotspot, four-man pack forms under the fall, Williams is again pinged for arms around Elliott for another goal. (Q1 10:39)
Nick Daicos roves Cameron at a stoppage at half forward and exits at pace towards the hotspot for a scything goal! (Q1 12:40)
Acres roves a Quaynor spoil on Fantasia and tries a bouncing snap off the left from 30m on the flank but it turns left for a point. (Q1 14:40)
De Koning beats Cameron to mark a Newman pass 30m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q1 16:20)
Cottrell intercepts a Schultz kick on outer wing and starts a quick counter, Cerra passes to McKay in the pocket 20m out who screws in the goal off the left. (Q1 19:55)
Cerra bombs from the next bounce, De Koning roves and gives outside the pack at the hotspot to Walsh whose left-foot snap across the body is wide right. (Q1 21:09)
Pittonet’s quick snap from a stoppage in the pocket is narrow to the right. (Q1 24:32)
Cottrell again intercepts, this time from Moore’s kick in to just beside true CHF for Carlton. The set shot is short for no score. (Q1 25:12)
Another dump kick intercepted, Carlton repeat inside 50s piling up now, Cameron drops the latest one at the hotspot and the crumb falls for McKay who snaps his second goal. (Q1 25:55)
Curnow marks prettily over a pack at the hotspot for his first goal. The Blues are taking control of the undermanned Pies early. (Q1 31:23)
Cameron passes short to McCreery 40m out near the boundary on a slow play, Cottrell chuntering about lack of cover. McCreery leaves the set shot narrow to the left. (Q2 2:07)
Cuningham runs free to the HFF and makes an interesting decision to kick long to Curnow with Howe and Sidebottom on him… but Curnow marks and goals anyway! (Q2 5:57)
Pendelbury handballs from the pocket to Harrison to run into the open goal after Collingwood works the ball by hand from a stoppage on the HFF. (Q2 13:42)
Pittonet grabs the ball out of ruck against Cox as he has often this evening, but again his hurried snap flies wide from 20m. (Q2 15:06)
Young gets a bad bounce chasing a crumb on the HFF, Harrison mops up and gives inside to the first-gamer Sullivan for the goal from 35m! (Q2 16:57)
Sullivan gets a contact free on the wing, Cox marks after a wrestle with Young 40m out on a slight angle and sails through another one, margin back under a kick! (Q2 18:42)
Hewett roves a long McKay speculator to a Curnow contest, baulks left and shoots left OOTF from 40m. (Q2 23:13)
Hoskin-Elliott keeps a ground ball alive against Williams in the pocket and starts a handball chain ending with Lipinski who checksides the go-ahead goal from 20m! (Q2 25:43)
Curnow is swamped in the centre and is caught HTB by Maynard, Markov’s kick to the pocket is marked by Schultz running full-pelt back with the flight to 20m. Schultz goals. (Q2 28:58)
Elliott intercepts a dump kick at half forward and plays on for a snap from 50m on a slight angle that flies to the right. (Q3 1:20)
Owies gets a rather fortunate free for a slam tackle by Maynard at the hotspot, the Blue kind of dropped the knees. He goals, a melee predictably ensues. (Q3 3:38)
Lipinski receives from Crisp and passes to Cox 40m out on a slight angle, who tugs his kick left. (Q3 5:42)
Pendlebury sets up a running snap off the left by Maynard from 50m on a slight angle, that one is just the left side of the left post for a behind. (Q3 7:57)
Elliott marks a Noble pass on the dive 30m out on a slight angle, Williams well behind. Billy’s set shot is a shank, crowd goes aww as it flies right. (Q3 13:07)
Carlton gets some repeat inside 50s, one works as Owies roves a Curnow contest 20m out and skids through the goal, finally! (Q3 17:03)
The Blues are not being particularly adventurous with footy in hand but they keep retaining it, it’s a grind and they are edging closer. (Q3 17:33)
Walsh beats Lipinski to rove on members wing, Curnow beats Moore to take the link mark, McKay beats Frampton to mark 25m out on a slight angle, goal Carlton and the lead! (Q3 19:33)
Ball living in Carlton’s forward half, on the latest repeat inside 50 by Cowan it’s McKay who marks fourth in line 40m out on the flank but he misses. (Q3 23:16)
Hill hits the lead of Hoskin-Elliott in front of Cowan 30m out on the flank, whose kick is poor for no score. (Q3 25:02)
Mihocek roves a Weitering tap in the pocket and snaps on the turn off the right from 20m but Williams is in the square to touch it through. (Q3 25:57)
Fantasia roves a Cripps speculator to 35m on the flank and gets caught across the chops by Nick Daicos. His free kick sails across the face to the left. (Q3 28:25)
Pendlebury feeds Noble for the next centre clearance, Hill roves the Elliott contest on the HFF and lets fly from 40m near the boundary for a sizzling goal! (Q4 1:40)
Markov passes over the head of Elliott at half forward but the ball skids on to Hoskin-Elliott in the pocket, he goals from 20m with a bit of luck! (Q4 5:34)
Crisp catches Walsh HTB at the next bounce, Sullivan plays on to advantage, Elliott gives to Hoskin-Elliot who shoots from 25m on the flank… nicks the far left post. (Q4 6:42)
Sullivan receives outside a pack at the hotspot but his right-foot snap across the body curls left. (Q4 8:54)
Walsh kicks to members wing, crumb falls for Carlton, De Koning is over the back to mark Cuningham’s kick and waltz into the open goal! (Q4 9:54)
Cox is livid as De Koning is paid a pack mark 10m out, thought he touched it first but replay doesn’t support the big Yank. De Koning yanks the Blues back in front. (Q4 13:16)
Sidebottom marks on the HFF, points to the square then passes short to Pendlebury 45m out on a slight angle, classic misdirection. Pendles’ kick is a peach! (Q4 16:37)
Hill gives to Harrison for a snap off a step from the hotspot that wobbles to the right. (Q4 19:12)
Cox leaps in front of De Koning to mark 45m out on the flank, his kick is wide and short to be rushed. (Q4 21:10)
Crisp rolls a snap across the face from a throw in 25m out. (Q4 23:43)
Curnow can’t mark an Owies kick to the HFF but keeps his feet to rove, break a tackle and centre for Cottrell 40m out in the corridor. This to level the scores… perfect! (Q4 24:25)
3:52 to go and it’s anyone’s game. (Q4 24:54)
Young marks in relief at the hotspot from a Nick Daicos tumbler to prevent a Pie score. (Q4 26:39)
McKay takes a link mark on members wing but his long ball is cut off by Harrison to start a rebound on the switch. (Q4 27:08)
Pies play it slow on outer wing, clock ticks towards 2:00… (Q4 27:08)
Out for a throw in on Collingwood’s outer HFF, 2:06. (Q4 27:40)
Crisp to Josh Daicos for the ball to the pocket, Hill roves but is OOB, 1:52 and it’s another throw in. (Q4 28:11)
Another throw in in the Magpies forward pocket, 1:43. (Q4 28:26)
Cincotta to Walsh for the dump kick, stoppage on the HBF for Carlton, 1:24. (Q4 28:55)
Lipinski takes it out for a throw in same spot, 1:18. (Q4 29:10)
Nick Daicos zooms onto the pinball that spills in front of the stoppage, he tumbles through the go-ahead goal from 35m like the champion he is! (Q4 30:10)
Pendlebury forward from the next bounce, out for a throw in 60m out, 52 seconds left. (Q4 30:54)
Cripps gets into the back of Nick Daicos at the throw in, that’s the ball game you’d think. (Q4 31:40)
Josh Daicos long to the pocket, ball up 20m out, 16 seconds to go, impossible from here. (Q4 31:55)
It’s a Daicos special! (Q4 32:12)
