Judd gets it out of the congestion to the free man in Cripps. Patrick takes hold of the pill, runs through to 30 and slams home the first of the contest! (Q1 3:58)
Murphy to Bell to Armfield all by hand at speed before Dennis runs through to 30 and makes it two in a row for the Blues! (Q1 7:56)
Wright attempts a banana under severe pressure from Buckley, but his shot from the boundary 25 out, just misses to the far side. (Q1 10:15)
Long bomb in and Everitt outmarks Cheney in the one on one at the top of the square. He goes back and nails it! (Q1 13:51)
Murphy takes the mark out ahead of Sloane and then chips it in short to the leading Everitt ahead of Kelly, and Andrejs marks. From 45 on the flank, he hits the post! (Q1 15:42)
Walker finds Wright out the back of the contest, allowing Matthew to mark unopposed in the pocket. He goals ahead of Docherty’s desperate effort to spoil! (Q1 16:34)
Laird goes long and Cameron takes the mark out ahead of Buckley running back with the flight. From deep in the pocket on the boundary, Charlie makes light work of that! (Q1 17:49)
Dangerfield! White taps it out the back from the forward stoppage ruck contest, but it works straight out the back to Patrick who slams it on the boot with ease from 20! (Q1 20:39)
Betts and Cameron causes the turn over with extreme spoiling pressure and Charlie forces it out the back to the hard running Lynch. Tom runs through to 20 and goals with ease! (Q1 24:55)
White took Jacobs legs out illegally and Sam receives the free kick 35 metres out from goal on a slight angle. Sam trots in and nabs the major for the Crows fifth in a row! (Q1 27:40)
Kreuzer to Everitt to Casboult all by foot as the Blues sped in numbers forward. Levi took the unopposed mark, and from 35 on the sharp angle, he bananas it home! (Q1 30:08)
Long bomb in and Jenkins out marks Rowe in the one on one contest with pure strenght. From 40, out on the boundary Josh splits the middle! (Q1 32:27)
Ellis-Yolmen takes it out of the stoppage and kicks for goal immediately with a banana from 30, but he misses to the near side from the flank. (Q1 33:25)
Cameron has an early second term shot from the pocket, but he misses to the far side with a banana attempt. (Q2 0:46)
Cheney to Grigg to Walker, all by foot.Taylor marks out the back, gaining a step on White early and using it to his advantage. From 40 out directly in front, Taylor slots the goal! (Q2 3:11)
Wood flicks it out to Tuohy who was sitting a kick behind the contest. From 40 Zach snaps truly over the attempted spoil from Grigg! (Q2 5:38)
A crazy play in which Dangerfield fed it to Betts who can stroll into goal. Instead he misses the handball to Cameron, who in turn can’t score from point blank range! (Q2 14:36)
Curnow then runs into an open goal but from 15, he gets a slight push and manages to hit the post! (Q2 15:11)
Henderson takes the big strong mark against Cheney in the one on one. From 40 on the slight angle, the former Lion goes back and nails the major! (Q2 17:11)
Grigg has a try from 35 pressed up on the boundary with his preferred left peg, after getting to the ground ball out of the stoppage. He misses to the near side. (Q2 18:24)
Betts centres to Grigg who stood wide of the contest and takes the simple mark 45 metres out on the flank. Mitch goes back and hits the post! (Q2 19:02)
White pulls down Jenkins in the marking contest and Josh receives the deserved free kick after the long bomb in. From the top of the square, Josh goals! (Q2 24:07)
The Crows feed it forward through sheer weight of numbers, ending with Smith finding Walker, but from the open play shot, Taylor misses from 45 on the flank to the near side. (Q2 26:40)
Jacobs taps it out the back to Betts who flicks it wider still to Grigg. Mitch runs through to 40, but he misses to the left hand side from the open play shot. (Q3 3:33)
Murphy, Everitt back to his captain and in turn Marc centres to Menzel who marks running unopposed through the corridor at speed. He goals from point blank range! (Q3 5:03)
Everitt goes long to the hot spot and Kreuzer takes the ripping mark over the top of Dangerfield. From 25 out directly in front, Matthew slots the goal in his first game back! (Q3 7:33)
Dangerfield out of the stoppage and it works out wide to Van Berlo, who has the quick shot at goal but he misses to the near side from 30 on the flank. (Q3 9:47)
Kelly bullets in a pass to Van Berlo who takes the mark at pace. Nathan turns around immediately and slams home the major from a step inside 50 on the flank! (Q3 13:34)
Cripps to Everitt to Kreuzer all by hand and Matthew slams it home from point blank range much to the Blues faithful delight! The Blues kicked that goal through sheer work rate. (Q3 15:34)
Bell puts the Blues down by just the 2 points! Carlton work it forward and deep in the pocket, Hartigan lays a tackle on Tom but he manages to just soccer it home! (Q3 18:49)
Thompson bounces the kick out ahead of Cameron, who runs onto it and the feeds it off to Jenkins via hand. Josh speeds past Rowe and goals from the pocket! (Q3 21:04)
Betts opens up the space with a solid block, which enables Lynch to get some free space. He chips it in short to Walker, who marks 15 out directly in front. Incredibly he misses! (Q3 22:34)
In a highly dubious decision, Casboult has been paid the mark after he questionably controlled the pill in the contest. From 35 on the slight, Levi slots the goal! (Q3 26:05)
Sloane to Dangerfield who in turn finds Wright running back into space, deep in the pocket. He attempts the banana, but misses to the near side. (Q3 27:18)
Henderson chips it in short to Casboult who marks out on the lead. From 50 on the slight angle, he misses to the left hand side. (Q4 0:55)
Tutt forces the turn over with an important tackle and it ends with Everitt marking out on the lead ahead of Kelly. From 40 on the flank, Andrejs misses to the near side. (Q4 2:25)
Docherty finds Casboult unopposed 50 metres out on the flank. Levi lines up the set shot and whacks it straight through the middle! The Blues have hit the lead! (Q4 3:21)
Jenkins receives out the back, but from the open play shot, he misses to the left hand side from 50 out. (Q4 7:40)
Docherty gives the free away for holding the man too long, with Lynch being the recipient. The former Saint lines up from 35 on the slight, and just nabs it! (Q4 11:26)
Long bomb in by Smith and the kick floats beyond Walker and allows Betts to mark out the back of Tuohy. From 20 on the slight, Eddie goals! (Q4 13:57)
Armfield nabs the quick answer with a major from 25 on the slight! Wood whacked it forward of the half forward stoppage and it bounces Dennis’ way, allowing him to do the rest! (Q4 15:12)
Thompson takes the pill out of the stoppage and finds Jenkins on the lead ahead of Walker. Surprisingly he finds Walker with a short pass. Taylor lines up from 45 on the flank… (Q4 16:27)
The captain misses to the far side. (Q4 16:49)
Wright goes long to the Jenkins/Walker matchup and Josh utilises his superior size to take the mark. From point blank range, Josh grabs his fourth major! (Q4 18:27)
Casboult flicks it off to Graham after the Blues win the stoppage. Nick runs through to 40 and slams it home for the quickest of replies! (Q4 19:27)
Laird goes long to Jenkins who takes the strong mark in the one on one contest opposed to Rowe. He continues on and goals from point blank range! (Q4 25:43)
The siren sounds. the Crows win! Epic game, but at least the Blues fans can take a lot out of there time at the G this Saturday afternoon! (Full Time)