Mac Andrew cleans up a loose ball out of North’s defence and feeds it to Anderson who quickly takes a shot and kicks a goal! (Q1 1:23)
Andrew and Anderson combine again, Anderson’s kick inside 50 deflecting off a player and bouncing favourably for Rosas who takes it cleanly, snaps, and goals! (Q1 2:48)
Goater opens up the game with an inside kick and the Roos are away, Horne-Francis flashing a handball to Scott who runs to 45 and blasts through a goal! (Q1 5:48)
The Roos go through the corridor once more, Powell hitting up Comben on the lead who marks 35m out on a slight angle, but he sprays it wide for a point (Q1 8:03)
Bonar coughs up the ball under pressure and Sexton sets off, dashing to 30m out and kicking for goal, but the ball slides wide (Q1 10:39)
Cunnington gets involved as the Roos move forward, but it’s Dawson who ends up sending a ball inside 50 that finds Curtis. His set shot falls short though and is tapped over (Q1 11:45)
Davies-Uniacke bulls through a forward stoppage and handballs to Mahony who’s instantly tackled by Rowell. Umpire calls play on and Greenwood tries a sneaky snap, but misses (Q1 14:33)
Davies-Uniacke creeps off the bench as Powell kicks to Comben. A quick handball and LDU is inside 50, he kicks to space in front of Mahony but puts too much on it for a point (Q1 21:27)
Dawson looks for a mark near the top of the square but the ball gets behind everyone and rolls through for a point (Q1 25:14)
Rowell shovels a handball to Davies who snaps for goal from 35m out and sneaks it home! It goes to review and after a lengthy wait the goal stands! (Q1 27:26)
Lukosius squeezes out a kick that somehow gets out the back to Sexton who marks! An easy set shot from 20m out, and he guides it home (Q1 29:19)
Davies catches Goldstein cold 45m out and pumps the ball to the pack at the square, it spills to ground and is rushed over (Q2 1:32)
Ellis chips to Ainsworth who bides his time before kicking short to the lead of Chol. He lopes in from 35m out but his kick slides to the left (Q2 2:52)
Horne-Francis tries to keep the ball in on the wing, but he turns it over which allows Graham to kick to Rosas in space. He runs in from 40m out but misses to the left (Q2 8:31)
MacPherson intercepts a McDonald kick-in and his inside 50 finds Lukosius on the double grab. However, the young utility shanks it badly for a behind (Q2 10:08)
Young’s kick falls out the back and into the hands of Larkey 35m out on an angle. The young gun forward aces the set shot to kick the Kanga’s second goal! (Q2 12:52)
Hollands decides to go for broke from 50m out on the flank but his kick stays narrow for a behind (Q2 13:26)
Anderson lopes through the middle of the ground and his kick finds the chest of Sexton who marks 20m out. He steadies and runs around, snapping through the goal (Q2 15:57)
Greenwood feeds a handball to Taylor who snaps from 20m out but misses (Q2 17:54)
Larkey and Lazarro have issues inside 50 going for goal but eventually Lazarro gets a handball over the top to Mahony who slams through a goal! (Q2 20:28)
Flanders and Sexton combine for a quick counter attack and Sexton finds the lead of Casboult 35m out. His set shot slides to the left (Q2 23:19)
Ellis looks for a target inside 50 but the ball spills off the hands of Casboult and to Swallow who gets space, snaps, and goals! (Q2 25:28)
Perez slides a nice kick down low to Comben who marks 40m out on the flank, but his set shot misses to the right (Q3 5:23)
Farrar collects in his defensive pocket and is able to disguise a deliberate rushed behind well (Q3 6:07)
Swallow kicks to the pack in the pocket and Chol presents to take a mark 25m out. Chol has been in a slump recently, and it continues as he misses again (Q3 7:59)
Rosas darts through the pack in a forward stoppage and gets a handball out to Davies who has the time and composure to snap through his second goal! (Q3 9:23)
MacPherson’s little dinky kick does Ellis no favours as Greenwood crashes in to steal the ball and snap while falling over, slotting a goal! (Q3 10:23)
Rowell bombs a centre clearance inside 50 that finds its way to Chol 40m out in front. He lumbers in casually and puts it out to the left for another point (Q3 12:06)
Davies-Uniacke breaks through the pack in a forward stoppage with pure strength and slams through a massive goal! (Q3 14:53)
Miller finally gets his hands on the ball and the Suns surge forward, Lukosius’ kick inside 50 missing Casboult, but Sexton is there to clean up and snap through another goal! (Q3 17:20)
Swallow spirals a kick out of a forward stoppage that tumbles through for a point (Q3 18:13)
Anderson cuts inside from the flank to find Hollands 35m out in front, but his set shot sticks to the left for a minor score (Q3 19:08)
Miller burns his tagger in Taylor from a centre stoppage and slides through a classy goal as the boys get a bit rowdy! (Q3 21:09)
The Suns get some overlap going on the wing and MacPherson is able to send a bullet onto the chest of Casboult, but he misses everything with a shanked kick (Q3 24:10)
Rosas lurks outside the resulting forward stoppage and is able to clean up a free ball to snap through another goal! (Q3 24:44)
Gold Coast coast along the wing with real pace from their smalls, finishing with a Chol clunker in the pocket! He steadies himself and finally snaps through a goal! (Q3 28:44)
Chol marks at true CHF and wheels and goes, kicking to Sexton who marks as the siren sounds! He runs in from 30m out and adds another goal to the tally at 3QT! (3 Qtr Time)
Lukosius feeds Ainsworth a handball and he snaps at goal, but skies it to the right (Q4 0:46)
Ainsworth marks 40m out but selflessly chips to Sexton, though it’s too short a kick. Sexton swings around and puts through his fifth goal! (Q4 7:41)
Zurhaar gets a free kick as he looks to get a late goal, but he misses his chance (Q4 10:09)
Sexton marks and lines up for goal number 6! He’s careful about it and his kick is a bit tentative as a result, missing to the left (Q4 13:16)
Anderson takes advantage to have a shot at goal, but misses badly to the right (Q4 13:48)
Ainsworth receives the ball in the middle of the ground, he kicks from the centre square and it rolls through! Fahk! (Q4 16:24)
Ainsworth collects the ball from an over the top handpass and takes another shot, but kicks it into the post (Q4 18:56)
Rosas and Sexton are in the pocket and Rosas uses his teammate as a decoy to spin around and snap, but misses (Q4 19:57)
Hollands launches a kick from the pocket but it thuds into the post (Q4 21:00)
Goater is on the end of a North Melbourne overlapping play, he dashes to 25 out and takes a shot but misses the chance for his first goal (Q4 22:25)
Lukosius catches McDonald sleeping on the mark and pokes a ball in front of Sexton who instantly straightens up and snaps through goal number 6! Sixton! (Q4 24:13)
North Melbourne have fallen apart in this last quarter as Gold Coast cruise inside 50, a ball getting out to Lukosius who runs into the square and puts through some more junk (Q4 24:51)
Taylor snaps through a goal to break the run of Gold Coast (Q4 26:26)
Taylor marks with seconds remaining and as the siren sounds. He takes his time but his kick falls short, perhaps to sum up North’s season (Full Time)
