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Blog log from R8 of 2023: Carlton vs Brisbane

Blog log for Carlton vs Brisbane, R8 of 2023

Young touches a Cameron snap from point blank range after a stoppage for the first score, a behind. (Q1 1:16)
Cameron tries to hit Gunston over the back on a fast break, Gunston finally gathers the bouncing ball near the behind line and has a fresh airie, eventually rushed. (Q1 4:16)
Repeat inside 50 to the top of the square, McCarthy roves McGovern’s spoil to the back and snaps the first goal of the gvening. (Q1 4:46)
Saad intercepts Rayner’s handball after the next bounce and bombs long, crowd goes HUH, crumb falls for Docherty who snaps a very popular goal in his 150th game! (Q1 5:56)
Neale with the next centre clearance, Cameron roves and feeds to Gunston who does the rest across the body off the right from the hotspot. Simple game, footy! (Q1 6:56)
Ed Curnow turns the ball over by hand in the centre, Starcevich threads a handball to Daniher who roosts a classic Joe special from 55m on the flank! (Q1 9:46)
Honey snaps high and just wide left after a stoppage 20m out. (Q1 11:59)
After a 50m penalty against McCarthy under the stand rule, Charlie Curnow marks over Lester at the top of the square for his first goal. (Q1 13:57)
Hollands passes to Walsh 40m out on a slight angle who is spoiled but the crumb sits up for him to feed Ed Curnow who checksides the goal off the right. (Q1 18:47)
Silvagni’s contest with Andrews at half forward results in a crumb to Cripps, his man Dunkley on his hammer but he dinks a lovely pass to Durdin at the hotspot, who converts. (Q1 20:12)
Brisbane got the jump, but the Blues have settled and have got their running game going nicely. (Q1 20:47)
Berry’s long bomb up the guts to the hotspot clears Hipwood and lands in the breadbasket of Bailey, who restores Brisbane’s lead. (Q1 25:47)
Lester misses a flying snap from half forward after a stoppage. (Q1 28:48)
Weitering turns the ball over by foot on the wing and the Lions swarm forward, Daniher bombs over Kemp to Cameron to run into the open goal. (Q1 31:12)
Ed Curnow soccers a loose ball on the HFF to the pocket where McKay marks going back with the flight 25m out. McKay plays on and screws through the goal. (Q1 32:27)
Cameron catches Silvagni HTB 20m out on a slight angle and performs a simple J-curve set shot for his second goal. (Q2 3:51)
Saad spoils a kick to Cameron in the square and feeds Hollands to run away but Hipwood mows him down and passes inside to Gunston 35m out on the flank… he hits the post. (Q2 7:04)
Cripps feeds Hollands who blazes OOTF off the left from the hotspot. (Q2 15:43)
McInerney gives behind a stoppage in the pocket to a flat-footed Dunkley who snaps wide left from 20m. (Q2 18:43)
Sharp passes to Dunkley just inside 50m out on a slight angle, he goes to the boundary 25m out for McCluggage… who passes to Gunston 20m out for the goal. (Q2 20:03)
Charlie Curnow roves an Andrews drop hard on the boundary 25m out and snaps quickly but narrow. (Q2 21:42)
Cincotta catches McCluggage HTB at a stoppage just inside 50m on the flank. His set shot starts right, fades left but not enough, just a point. (Q2 25:42)
Cincotta kicks towards Motlop who can’t mark but Charlie Curnow draws two defenders going for the ground ball and reefs out the handball for Motlop to snap truly from 20m. (Q2 26:42)
Charlie Curnow marks a short Durdin pass on the HFF, he hits the square but no direct score results. (Q2 28:24)
Acres dumps a kick from a stoppage in the back pocket straight to Bailey 45m out on the flank, who had no one near him. Bailey kicks the footy over the goal umpire’s peaked cap. (Q3 1:27)
Wilmot hasn’t done much this evening but he sprints through midfield from a stoppage and passes to the lead of Daniher 40m out in the corridor. Daniher sprays the drop punt, point. (Q3 6:01)
Saad’s kick in after playing on goes straight to Dunkley 45m out under Cameron pressure. Dunkley also shanks OOTF. (Q3 6:41)
Newman drops Neale at a stoppage 25m out on a slight angle, Neale gets up holding his jaw and replay shows it was an elbow. But Neale also wastes a golden opportunity! (Q3 8:26)
After a 50m penalty against McCarthy for timewasting to clear Carlton out of defence, Charlie Curnow passes to Honey 35m out on a slight angle… who misses. (Q3 12:11)
After a high-scoring first quarter this game has descended somewhat with not much quality finishing. Pressure is still high by both sides. (Q3 12:56)
Sharp kicks long from the wing to the HFF, ball hits grass but Gunston gets to the crumb before Newman to tap it to Cameron who runs into the open goal. (Q3 14:27)
Gunston roves on the HFF and kicks to Cameron one out with Newman, ball hits turf and that’s where Charlie dominates, easy fourth goal. (Q3 18:19)
Young roves on the HBF but his handball is to green grass, Bailey pounces and sprints away to 25m for another opportunist goal. (Q3 21:57)
Carlton tall defenders look at each other as a Hipwood inside 50 kick bounces between three of them, bounce favours Cameron who taps to Bailey for the sealing goal. (Q3 27:42)
Silvagni runs to the HFF, looks uncertain but goes to Charlie Curnow who marks strongly in front of Payne 25m out in the pocket. The set shot goes across the face. (Q3 29:47)
Charlie Curnow and Payne sit under a long Hollands ball to the teeth of goal, Charlie fumbles the crumb over the behind line. (Q4 2:23)
Cerra and Sharp go in hard for a loose ball at a stoppage near the Carlton hotspot, shoulders clash but Cerra gets up with the ball and snaps a nice goal off the right. (Q4 4:05)
Durdin provides link work at half forward and the Blues have a couple of loose players in the pocket, Acres feeds Motlop for the goal from 20m. (Q4 10:20)
Hipwood passes to Daniher 30m out on the flank who sends through a drop punt. Junk time is now in session. (Q4 15:00)
Hollands drifts the fat side to mark a Kennedy kick across CHF, he runs to 35m on a slight angle and slots the goal. Classic modern wingman play. (Q4 16:56)
Durdin checksides a goal from 20m after pilfering the footy from Andrews in the pocket after Dunkley kicks it at his bootlaces. (Q4 23:20)
Lyons roves on the HFF and has Sharp running alone to the square, drops the mark but has all the time in the world to butter up and kicks his first league goal. (Q4 24:16)
Kennedy snaps a nice goal from a stoppage on the HFF, but it’s way too late in the last minute. (Q4 29:44)
Hipwood marks a McInerney centre clearance free kick in front of a weary-looking Weitering 30m out on a slight angle. He converts as the final siren sounds. (Q4 31:21)

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