Josh Daicos passes to Mihocek diving in front of Collins to mark at CHF, Checkers just nicks the left goalpost. (Q1 3:09)
Josh Daicos goes himself from 40m but also misses. (Q1 4:13)
Ballard leaves his man Elliott to try to stop a fast break around outer wing but can’t stop McCreery’s link play, Elliott is on his own for the first goal from 20m. (Q1 6:17)
McCreery tumbles a snap wide from a stoppage 20m out. (Q1 7:22)
Holman gets low to rove a Powell speculator at the hotspot, Quaynor doesn’t and is pinged for contact over the shoulder in the tackle. Holman hits the left goalpost. (Q1 10:54)
Nick Daicos marks a Mitchell pass in front of Oea 50m out on a slight angle, plays on and just snicks the inside of the left goalpost. (Q1 12:47)
Hoskin-Elliott sends Crisp to run across the paint on the HFF and shoot from 45m but that one skews left OOTF. (Q1 13:20)
Ballard spoils Elliott one out at the hotspot, the crumb falls behind where Ballard just about rushes it but Elliott taps it back in to soccer it home from the line! (Q1 15:49)
Ball living in Collingwood’s front half, Hill feeds Crisp who runs clear onto his left foot for the goal from the hotspot. (Q1 17:48)
Long drops an intercept mark 40m out from the Collingwood goals, Hill roves and baulks away from Weller to bounce and goal from 20m. (Q1 22:50)
Weller gets a free on McCreery 40m out on the flank on a rare repeat inside 50 for Gold Coast, Pie fans boo, his set shot falls on the line to be touched through. (Q1 25:30)
Adams marks a Pendlebury clearance in front of Powell just inside 50m on the flank. As the set shot is in the air, the ump reverses it for some scragging on the line by Cox. (Q2 1:27)
Lipinski runs up the centre and goes to the HFF for Hill, who goes further to the pocket 30m out for Adams. The set shot is a shank but Cox gets the free this time on Witts, goal. (Q2 4:04)
Howe long up the guts to Moore on the kick in, he feeds Murphy to run and bomb, Weller gives away a contact free to Lipinksi, Elliott plays on to advantage into the open goal. (Q2 8:24)
Another flowing move through the corridor by the Pies, Frampton bounces through another one from 55m in front. It’s a complete destroyation at this point. (Q2 11:45)
Elliott marks 40m out on the flank and slots goal number four. (Q2 13:33)
Lukosius delivers a lovely long kick down the flank to the top of the square where Oea marks in front of Hoskin-Elliott for the belated opening goal for the Suns. (Q2 17:29)
Nick Daicos rams through another long snap from true CHF on the end of a flowing move through midfield. (Q2 18:29)
Hill is over the back of Macpherson for a long Lipinski pass that hits him in stride for another fast break goal, it’s a procession at full pace! (Q2 23:33)
Free before the next bounce against Anderson for a melee with Mitchell, long ball to the hotspot is marked by Cox for a miss. (Q2 23:33)
Lipinski joins the party with a snap goal from a stoppage at the hotspot. (Q2 28:28)
Elliott marks a Maynard pass from midfield on the lead in front of Long 45m out on the flank, his set shot is wide and off hands for a point. (Q3 0:45)
Mihocek hits the right post with a snap from the flank. (Q3 2:12)
Adams marks at half forward and feeds Noble who baulks clear and slots another one from 45m. When the backs are zoning up as high as this you know it’s a party. (Q3 3:08)
Markov marks an Adams pass just inside 50m on a slight angle and gets some fruity punch for himself, another Pie defender with no pressure on him feasting on hot chips. (Q3 6:11)
Crisp speeds from the next bounce and goes to a four-man pack at the top of the square, Ballard has his head in his hands after he’s pinged for a hold on Frampton for the goal. (Q3 7:11)
Nick Daicos misses a set shot from the HFF. (Q3 12:22)
Ainsworth marks a Weller pass on the boundary with Murphy all over him, he slots the difficult set shot. (Q3 17:21)
Humphrey roves at half forward and hits the lead of Ainsworth 40m out on a slight angle, he goals again. (Q3 18:46)
Casboult gives to Fiorini who has a lash from 50m on a slight angle, needs a leg break but the ball takes an off break instead. (Q3 20:27)
Rowell snaps a goal from a stoppage at the top of the square. (Q3 26:23)
Rowell roves a chaos ball by Ellis that was supposed to go to King but pitches at his feet and rolls past him, he swerves past Markov to 20m and goals again. (Q3 28:39)
The Markov chain of that goal was rather random. (Q3 29:12)
Rosas receives from Lukosius on the wing and has time to spot a target, his pass is a sizzler over Lipinksi to Anderson 45m out on a slight angle just before 3QT. Ando misses left. (Q3 31:41)
Good old spindleshanks Hoskin-Elliott bodies out the astronaut Ellis to mark 40m out in front but misses. (Q4 1:46)
Nick Daicos passes to Elliott 40m out on the boundary in front of Long after Holman and then King fumble in midfield. Billy shoots for five… across the face and rushed. (Q4 4:46)
Casboult tries to intercept a long McCreery ball from the HFF to the top of the square but drops it into the arms of Cameron who goals. (Q4 8:31)
Elliott snaps his fifth goal from 30m in front after a feed by Adams following a stoppage. (Q4 11:42)
Lukosius volleys a chaos ball to his feet at half forward, King catches it about five yards away and the ump mystifyingly pays a mark… King misses, footy gods laugh. (Q4 13:13)
Anderson feeds Flanders for a miss from 25m on a slight angle. (Q4 15:21)
Hoskin-Elliott marks a Josh Daicos pass from the HFF at the top of the square for some junk. (Q4 18:32)
Lukosius passes to Rosas on the boundary 30m out to mark in front of Quaynor, Rosas checksides a point off his left. (Q4 19:27)
Adams is on the end of another flowing attack up the guts for a goal from the hotspot, Hoskin-Elliott with the goal assist handball. (Q4 23:42)
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