Pittard is pinged for a punch to the jaw on Rozee off the ball, Rozee passes to Powell-Pepper 40m out on the flank, SPP tries to sit it up but North eventually rebounds. (Q1 2:51)
Rockliff intercepts the rebound kick to the HFF for Port and gives off to Lienert who misses. (Q1 3:36)
Pittard is pinged for accidental OOTF 20m out, Sam Gray screws through the first goal with a professional finish. (Q1 5:02)
Ziebell clears long from the next centre bounce, Larkey roves the Brown contest at the hotspot and gives to Thomas who hits the post. (Q1 6:17)
Ryder roves an Ebert contest and shoots in the one motion from the boundary 15m out, the ball takes a fabulous off break that Daicos would have been proud of, fine goal! (Q1 8:21)
Brown passes to Zurhaar 40m out on the flank, he trots in a little rightish and shoots a little leftish but it’s straight enough for the first goal for North Melbourne. (Q1 12:16)
Atley is pinged for a throw 35m out on a slight angle, Ebert takes the free and makes no mistake. (Q1 14:43)
Dumont misses a flying snap from the HFF. (Q1 17:13)
Brown kicks to space in the pocket for Hall to run onto, he tries a grubber from 20m with the cavalry fast approaching but the ball skids across the face for a point. (Q1 20:22)
Ziebell is pinged for high contact on Sam Gray at a ball up 30m out on a slight angle, but the free kick goes wide. (Q1 23:50)
Polec, one of two North players to get booed whenever they go near it, makes the crowd go oh instead as he threads the needle with a snap from the boundary 25m out! (Q1 25:22)
Bonner runs up the wing after the next centre bounce and hits Wines leading up near true CHF, his set shot is short but Drew roves and gives to Sam Gray for the goal from 20m. (Q1 27:34)
Pittard, the other booee tonight, intercepts on the HBF but immediately burns the footy going inside, eventually Westhoff passes to Duursma for the turnover goal from 20m. (Q1 29:06)
Ziebell, who is playing pure midfield this evening as cover for Higgins, snaps a goal from a stoppage at the hotspot. (Q2 4:32)
Ebert hits the post with a running snap from the HFF after a feed by Powell-Pepper. (Q2 6:05)
Marshall sets up a Sam Gray snap from 40m on a slight angle after Port locks in the next kick in, that one sails through for his third goal. (Q2 6:35)
Rozee runs down the wing and goes long down the flank for Ebert to mark over Atley 35m out, who misses. (Q2 14:50)
Port tries to run the ball around the boundary all the way towards goal, Powell-Pepper gives to Boak who is off balance and misses from 15m. (Q2 18:47)
Westhoff marks and misses from 35m on the flank. (Q2 20:21)
Rozee kicks long down the flank to a big pack where Westhoff is the only one to fly 25m out, he marks and converts. (Q2 24:03)
Boak kicks awkwardly but effectively to Marshall who scores a behind from 40m on the flank. (Q3 0:56)
Larkey gets a rare one-on-one win over Howard to mark a wobbly Goldstein ball 40m out in the corridor for his first senior goal. (Q3 3:16)
Thomas kicks from the HFF to the hotspot where Wood slides in front of Lienert to mark and boot his first goal. (Q3 5:03)
Goldstein clears long from the next centre bounce to the HFF where Wood takes a nice mark in front of Lienert, but he doesn’t score. (Q3 6:01)
Goldstein sharks a Boak handball to the FP for North but his lugubrious snap from 20m is OOTF. (Q3 8:47)
Rozee roves in the pocket at pace and wheels onto his right boot for a centring ball to Boak at the hotspot, who steadies the Power with their first goal of Q3. (Q3 13:02)
Rozee has the sit on Wright for a high Butters ball to the hotspot and takes a crowd-pleasing speccy for his first goal. (Q3 17:17)
Brown marks on the lead 40m out near the boundary but misses. (Q3 19:44)
Thomas roves a Brown contest and feeds Zurhaar who is in two minds whether to give the Joe the Goose special, eventually goes himself from 20m and hits the post. (Q3 23:33)
Wood marks 40m out on the flank but doesn’t even try to score, and Port locks it up. (Q3 23:58)
Thomas runs through midfield and goes long over Duursma to Hall running back with the flight 30m out on a slight angle, he goals. (Q3 27:18)
Robbie Gray gives to Ebert who screws through a nice finish from congestion on the flank 35m out. (Q3 28:54)
Westhoff catches Dumont HTB 40m out in front of the Port goals, but misses at the 3QT siren sounds. (Q3 30:14)
Hall runs across the backline under heavy pressure and kicks OOTF 20m out, Lycett screws through the goal. (Q4 0:58)
Robbie Gray wins a wrestle with a hobbled McDonald to mark a Boak pass 25m out in the pocket but he plays on and doesn’t score… eventually Ryder snaps wide from 20m. (Q4 3:50)
Port play some champagne footy with Robbie Gray passing to Sam Gray at the hotspot for some garbage, his fourth goal. (Q4 8:36)
Wines gives to Ebert for a running miss from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 10:35)
Turner secures himself some junk after North rebound from the kick in. (Q4 11:21)
Zurhaar feeds Ziebell for some more junk from the hotspot. (Q4 12:34)
Powell-Pepper misses from the HFF. (Q4 13:48)
Wood marks well within range but passes to Larkey at the hotspot for some refuse. (Q4 15:51)
Robbie Gray passes to Rozee near the boundary 40m out, who misses. (Q4 20:33)
Zurhaar kicks long to the flank 40m out where Larkey props in front of Howard who falls all over his back, obvious free and Larkey converts for his third goal. (Q4 22:19)
Davies-Uniacke roves the next centre bounce and starts an attack around ther outer flank, Zurhaar gives to Hall who checksides a goal from 20m on the flank! (Q4 22:53)
Three kicks in it, four minutes left. (Q4 25:17)
Port keeps the ball in attack for long enough to ice the game. (Q4 28:49)
Wright is pinged very unluckily for contact on Duursma who misses from half forward after the final siren. (Q4 30:34)
