Corr spoils over a big pack at the hotspot but the crumb falls to the pocket where Naughton had cheated off the contest to rove and snap the first goal. (Q1 2:09)
McDonald is first to a ground ball on the HFF but gets a terrible bounce, Ugle-Hagan mops up and fends off McDonald to screw through a nice finish from 35m. (Q1 5:29)
Treloar roves English’s ruck tap on outer wing and streaks ahead of his tagger Phillips with two bounces, reaches the HFF and launches from 50m… into the far right post. (Q1 8:34)
Archer is pinged for some very soft contact on the arm of Ugle-Hagan in a marking contest 40m out on a slight angle, the footy gods aren’t having that, just a behind. (Q1 9:27)
Bontempelli snaps just wide right from a ball up 20m out on a slight angle. (Q1 10:29)
North Melbourne slingshots from half back at full pace, Sheezel to Larkey at half forward who has Ford running forward to mark 30m out… who misses to the right. (Q1 13:29)
Larkey draws two defenders in a contest to a long Fisher ball near the hotspot, Zurhaar is on his own to rove at the front and grubber past Friejah for his first goal. (Q1 18:24)
Phillips receives from Larkey on the HFF and chooses to target a lead by Teakle, crumb falls for Curtis who curls in a fabulous finish from the pocket 20m out! (Q1 20:04)
Weightman marks the next centre clearance at CHF but tries a pass that Taylor cuts off, no score results. (Q1 21:05)
Ugle-Hagan claims a juggled mark from a wayward Liberatore snap from the pocket over Corr on the behind line, there’s a review… inconclusive, umpire’s call of behind stands. (Q1 23:18)
Two Roos fly to spoil Ugle-Hagan’s kick from the HFF to the square over West, Naughton stays down to rove in the pocket, Coor comes in hot and takes him high, goal Naughton. (Q1 29:31)
Sheezel receives from Ford and snaps across the body off the left from the hotspot for his first goal. (Q1 31:44)
Archer is pinged again for contact on Weightman to gift a set shot from the hotspot, which he converts. (Q1 33:14)
Dawson gives away a high contact free to Weightman 50m out on the boundary, kick lands in the square and is off hands for a point. (Q2 7:19)
Liberatore hits Weightman with a lovely inside kick from outer wing to the centre to start a switch, Bramble to Bontempelli who beats Tucker easily for a mark and miss from 40m. (Q2 9:47)
North is defending grimly but they can’t stop Darcy marking a long Sanders ball over Dawson 20m out in front, he punches through the goal. (Q2 17:26)
Richards roves a stoppage in the pocket and ducks through a Tucker tackle to feed Ugle-Hagan for the goal. (Q3 3:47)
Teakle takes a big pack grab 45m out on the flank and steers through a nice drop punt for the goal. (Q3 5:02)
Naughton passes to the lead of Weightman who takes a strong grab with Archer all over him 35m out in the pocket, but misses. (Q3 7:02)
Darcy beats Teakle in ruck 25m out on the flank, spins and shoots off a step… into the far right post. (Q3 13:41)
Quick hands by the Dogs through half forward, Liberatore with the goal assist handball to Weightman for a checkside from the hotspot. (Q3 14:31)
North Melbourne will post another valiant defeat today, outgunned but not disgraced by any means. (Q3 15:03)
Liberatore steers through a set shot from the hotspot, a melee forms afterwards but it’s handbags at ten paces. (Q3 16:25)
Bulldogs rebound up the corridor, Treloar chips in front of Ugle-Hagan’s lead to mark in the pocket behind Sheezel, he plays on as Sheezel chunters for the goal. (Q3 20:48)
Zurhaar tugs a set shot way left from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 21:36)
Stephens passes over Lobb to Taylor 25m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q3 23:23)
Xerri bustles English off the fall of a high ball 35m out in the corridor to mark and goal. (Q3 26:21)
Corr drops Weightman off the ball to take Treloar from the HFF to the goal line for a charity goal. So much for the Kangaroo fightback. (Q3 28:21)
Tucker’s dump kick from the back pocket wobbles to West 45m out on the flank, his kick falls on the behind line, Darcy isn’t paid the mark so he snaps into the post. (Q4 2:13)
Weightman screws in a professional checkside from the pocket 20m out. (Q4 6:29)
Curtis roves a Larkey contest on the HFF and gives inside to Ford who wobbles a snap off the left from 45m… bounces in the square but backwards, no goal! (Q4 8:29)
Ford gets another chance after marking a Zurhaar pass at much the same spot, plus a late 50m penalty on Williams for encroachment to ensure the goal. (Q4 9:24)
Sheezel roves on outer wing to start a counter that ends with Zurhaar roving and sending a grubber from 10m for the goal. (Q4 15:28)
Curtis marks a Sheezel pass 45m out on the flank and delivers a lovely drop punt for his second goal. (Q4 19:30)
Simpkin passes to Ford on the HFF 40m out, he centres to Scott in the corridor also 40m out. Scott tugs the straightforward set shot to the left. (Q4 23:04)
Curtis goes to Zurhaar at half forward, he has Ford deep in the pocket 25m out who misses off the left. (Q4 25:13)
This game has petered out somewhat as a contest, North just don’t know how to win. (Q4 27:10)
