Duncan marks 45m out on a slight angle and strokes through the first goal of what promises to be a long evening for everyone except Cat fans and fantasy coaches. (Q1 1:22)
Ainsworth answers almost immediately with an impressive snap from CHF after the next centre bounce that skids through from an empty square! (Q1 2:29)
Atkins snaps the second goal for the Cats from the hotspot after roving a Hawkins contest. (Q1 4:32)
Sexton roves a long ball to the hotspot, two Cats chasing but he gets a grubber off from 20m that rolls through. (Q1 8:29)
The Suns apply some frontal pressure to produce some loose balls, Duncan is on the last line but he fumbles to allow Wright to soccer it through! (Q1 11:01)
Hawkins beats Hombsch one out to mark a Miers pass to the pocket 25m out, just too strong, but he misses. (Q1 14:06)
Taylor passes up the guts to Guthrie who draws a contact free on Harbrow 45m out but misses. (Q1 16:20)
Stanley marks a Rohan ball to 40m on the flank, leaping in front of Joyce. Then he misses. (Q1 20:37)
Stewart is pinged for an unrealistic leap over Martin 25m out on the flank. Martin misses, disappointingly. (Q1 23:11)
Miles ducks out of a high tackle at half forward and goes short to Sexton who plays on and screws through a fine goal from 30m on the flank! (Q1 24:41)
Sexton receives from Witts on the HFF and bangs it wide. (Q1 27:48)
Hawkins stands up in a tackle at the hotspot and gives wide to Duncan who grubbers home his second goal. (Q1 28:17)
Parfitt roves a Fort contest on the HFF and feeds Ablett who slices through traffic like a shark through a school of manta rays, Gazza snaps truly off his left boot from 30m. (Q1 32:07)
Rohan kicks long from the HFF to the square where Hawkins beats two Suns to mark and goal. (Q2 0:18)
Hawkins has another chance from the pocket 15m out with an open goal to aim at after roving, but Hombsch’s lunge puts him off and he misses the grubber. (Q2 1:43)
Hawkins catches a touched ball near the square, plays on with a snap but hits the post from 10m. (Q2 9:03)
Rohan gives to Ablett running to the behind line with a man up his ginger, he tries a grubber but it’s narrow. (Q2 9:31)
Dahlhaus turns the ball over by foot switching inboard from the wing, Sexton marks 45m out in the corridor and kicks truly, three for him. (Q2 12:14)
Corbett juggles and marks over Henry and Blicavs near the hotspot, but misses badly. (Q2 18:44)
Lukosius marks in front of a pack 45m out on the flank but doesn’t score. (Q2 21:45)
From the resultant stoppage near the behind post, Duncan dithers to allow Swallow to mop up and snap truly to give Gold Coast the lead! (Q2 22:17)
Murdoch is pinged for a very obvious deliberate rushed behind, but Clark misses. (Q2 26:13)
Hawkins beats Hombsch one out 15m out on the flank to mark and goal with no problem. (Q2 28:15)
Crumb falls from the top of the Suns goalsquare towards the line, Bowes is there first but fumbles, Parfitt challenges, eventually the ball comes off Bowes’ heel for a lucky goal! (Q3 2:27)
Ablett is front and centre for a crumb from a Rohan spoil on Ballard at the Cats hotspot for another lead-changing goal. (Q3 3:57)
Powell hits the post from a long-range snap. (Q3 5:07)
Ainsworth roves and misses from a stoppage 25m out on the flank. (Q3 6:13)
Kelly bombs long to a pack 20m out, the crumb falls to the pocket where Parsons is on his own to rove and run into the open goal. (Q3 12:47)
Martin catches Selwood HTB at a stoppage 20m out on the flank and converts to level the scores. (Q3 14:58)
Ablett gives to Rohan on the wing, empty square so he tries a skidder from 65m on a slight angle… bounces wide. (Q3 19:20)
Parfitt gets in the back of MacPherson at half forward, who gets up and pokes a pass to Witts 40m out on a slight angle. This for another lead change, yep, nice goal. (Q3 24:45)
Kelly runs from the next centre bounce to CHF and misses. (Q3 26:14)
Ablett passes beautifully from the wing to space where Clark runs back to mark 30m out on a slight angle, the kid’s set shot wobbles through, Cats lead again. (Q3 28:29)
Hawkins beats Hombsch one out to mark near the hotspot for his third major. (Q4 0:25)
Sexton marks 40m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q4 3:35)
Kelly misses from a stoppage in the pocket. (Q4 6:58)
Duncan passes across half forward to Tuohy zoning up from defence to mark 45m out on the flank, whose set shot is touched off the boot and wide. (Q4 9:35)
Hawkins intercepts a terrible kick from the BP by Murdoch and goals from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 12:55)
Stanley marks a Parfitt kick in front of a pack 40m out on the flank but misses. (Q4 16:20)
Parsons passes to Dahlhaus 50m out on a slight angle who gives off to Duncan for the sealing goal. (Q4 19:20)
Ablett feeds Parsons to snap some junk from 50m on a slight angle after a ball up. (Q4 24:20)
