Walker gives a long forward handball on a fast break from half back to Murphy who had got goal-side of his man Bergman, he scoots to CHF and bounces through the opening goal. (Q1 2:34)
Milera passes to Rachele 45m out on the flank whose set shot is short and rebounded. (Q1 4:35)
Rankine intercepts a short pass by Logue from the last line and passes to the square for Keays to dribble it through. Oh dear. (Q1 7:02)
Butts’ pressured kick across half back to a contest turns over, Wardlaw passes to Thomas 30m out on a slight angle who converts for North’s first major. (Q1 10:20)
Zurhaar receives on the boundary 30m out and tries a Daicos special off the left but it turns too early for a behind. (Q1 11:35)
Ziebell uses vision to spot Tucker with a long kick over traffic from the centre to the fat side wing, he runs to half forward and goes over Milera to Thomas, into the open goal. (Q1 13:20)
Soligo passes to Rankine 40m out near the boundary, he plays on and screws through his first goal. (Q1 15:10)
O’Brien soccers a goal from ruck in the pocket 15m out on a slight angle, Goldstein bent down to try to touch it off the boot but a review is inconclusive so goal ump call stands. (Q1 17:45)
O’Brien taps down to Rankine on the HFF, he breaks a McDonald arm tackle and scoots to 45m for a lovely finish. (Q1 20:35)
Pedlar tumbles a snap for a goal from 30m on the flank. (Q1 22:23)
Simpkin receives on the boundary 40m out after a stoppage, has two Crows closing, looks inside and goes himself from 30m… threads a pearler! (Q1 24:50)
North has been working the switch a lot today on turnover, it works again through Ziebell and Scott then to Stephenson 45m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q1 26:40)
A lull as Butts trudges off. (Q1 35:06)
Murphy roves at the hotspot and shrugs off a Bergman tackle with strength, he gives to the pocket for Fogarty to goal from 10m. (Q1 37:11)
Coleman-Jones drops Murray after an intercept mark at half back, melee and 50m penalty results, Murray passes to Walker leading to 45m on a slight angle. QT siren… Tex misses. (Q1 39:17)
Larkey draws a contact free on Murray 25m out on the flank, half a dive but the hands were in the back. Souva converts as the crowd chunters. (Q2 2:09)
The Crows attack on a play started by Hinge up the corridor which is strangely bereft of North defenders, Walker to Dawson to Keays for the easy goal. (Q2 6:57)
After a ruck free against O’Brien to Coleman-Jones at half back, Wardlaw roves at half forward and sets up a Joe the Goose special by Zurhaar for Larkey. (Q2 9:41)
Davies-Uniacke follows up a surge play from the next bounce to receive from Shiels and snap the goal from the hotspot, crowd booing for an unpaid free in the build up. (Q2 11:12)
Adelaide centre clearance through Keays, pack forms at the hotspot but McHenry reefs it out to Thilthorpe for the snap goal off the left. (Q2 12:22)
Shiels kicks from the next bounce, free for a hold paid against Smith to Thomas, Larkey runs into the open goal playing on to advantage! (Q2 13:47)
Curtis gets a high snap off from a stoppage at half forward but it lands on the line for Michalanney to touch through. (Q2 16:21)
O’Brien destroyed Goldstein in ruck in Q1, but it’s Coleman-Jones who has come to prominence in Q2 as North have started bossing clearances. (Q2 17:13)
Walker roves a Thilthorpe contest 40m out on the flank, runs onto his right and bounces a snap across the face. (Q2 20:31)
After a 50m against Wardlaw for time-wasting, Fogarty roves a Thilthorpe contest at the top of the square and snaps the goal off the left under not much pressure. (Q2 22:54)
Thilthorpe roves his own ruck contest at CHF and pokes a pass to Rachele to dive in front of Bergman to mark 25m out on a slight angle… but miss, disappointingly. (Q2 25:07)
On a repeat inside 50 by Pedlar, Soligo taps down to Rankine to snap his third goal from near the hotspot. (Q2 26:37)
Rankine roves a Fogarty contest on the HFF, wears a double tackle and gives back to the Fog who wobbles through the snap from 40m. (Q2 27:59)
Murphy releases Keays to run from a stoppage on outer wing to the HFF, almost tackled so he kicks to the square from 50m… rolls across the face for a point. (Q2 31:28)
Ziebell blazes wide right from half forward with seconds to HT. (Q2 34:18)
O’Brien marks a Dawson pass just inside 50m in the corridor, his set shot lands on the line, goal umpire not sure if touched in time… review shows it’s a goal. (Q3 1:58)
Pedlar sails through another nice finish with a snap from 40m on a slight angle after roving a Walker contest. (Q3 3:59)
Soligo goes to the corridor from the HFF to Walker who marks in front of Scott, with McKay caught under the footy. Tex converts from near the hotspot. (Q3 5:23)
Walker marks a McHenry pass 45m 9out in front for his second goal. He’s a vulture at this point. (Q3 11:30)
Hinge misses a flying snap from the HFF. (Q3 13:38)
Laird feeds Rachele who nicks the inside of the left goalpost from near the hotspot. (Q3 22:45)
Stephenson snaps a nice goal across the body from the pocket 20m out after Curtis creates a crumb in a ground contest with Smith. (Q3 23:32)
Corr and Logue fly to spoil Walker in the pocket but Thilthorpe stays down to mark 25m out, he screws in the goal with professionalism. (Q3 26:35)
Rachele avoids a Wardlaw tackle on the HFF and passes inboard to Sholl 45m out in front, whose set shot is touched on the line. (Q3 28:54)
Walker slots another junk time goal on the run from 50m near the boundary after catching Corr HTB and playing on. (Q4 0:51)
Walker marks a Sholl pass in front of McKay leading to 45m on a slight angle, but shanks it OOTF. (Q4 3:42)
Zurhaar gets some junk from half forward after Stephenson intercepts forward of the wing to start a rare counter attack. (Q4 4:37)
Keays shaves the inside of the right goalpost from a set shot from 40m in front, ugly kick with poor technique and deserved only a point. (Q4 6:47)
Sholl passes short to Fogarty 35m out on the boundary. Fog is very capable from here, but just misses far side right. (Q4 9:20)
Repeat inside 50 kick by Sholl to Rankine who plays on and screws in his fourth goal from 40m on the flank. (Q4 10:06)
Simpkin misses a snap from 40m with Larkey waiting on his own in the square. (Q4 11:34)
Scott bounces through a nice snap from 40m on the HFF off a step. (Q4 12:22)
Sholl misses from the HFF. (Q4 13:58)
Rankine sails through his fifth goal from a set shot from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 14:56)
Fogarty kicks his fourth goal from a set shot from the HFF. (Q4 18:42)
Thomas misses a set shot from 45m. No sting in this game at all now. (Q4 26:00)
O’Brien hits the post with a checkside from next to the behind post, going for a PB of three goals. (Q4 27:58)
