Tucker snaps the first goal from near the hotspot after Coleman-Jones roves his own contest in the pocket and gives inside to Harvey who shrugs a tackle and feeds off. (Q1 2:52)
Logue receives from McDonald at half back but gets mown down from behind by Rohan 40m out, who boots the first major for Geelong. (Q1 3:29)
Holmes strips Zurhaar in a tackle at half back, crowd boos as no HTB is paid and Davies-Uniacke roves to punch through a snap from 45m. (Q1 6:52)
Dangerfield tries rove deep in the pocket, McKay tackles and dispossesses but gets pinged for a slam tackle… Danger hits the post from 10m out. (Q1 10:48)
Stengle’s tackle forces a cough up by Perez near the Cat hotspot, Oliver Henry roves and is caught high by Sheezel, he also misses with a poor set shot. (Q1 12:03)
Oliver Henry has two on him but halves the contest 30m out for Duncan to rove and throw to Stengle who goals from 10m, ump didn’t see it. (Q1 14:58)
Duncan marks and goals from 45m in front after Atkins roves the next bounce. (Q1 16:34)
Thomas volleys from a stoppage deep in defence but Bowes intercepts in front of Harvey just inside 50m out on a slight angle, he misses. (Q1 19:03)
Ford is dispossessed after a stoppage on members wing and the Cats sweep forward, Stengle gives Oliver Henry a Joe the Goose special. (Q1 21:03)
Blicavs gets the next centre clearance, Stengle beats Perez to mark 35m out in front for another one. It’s a procession. (Q1 22:28)
That bounce was actually roved by Greenwood but his handball went backwards to Blicavs for some reason. (Q1 23:18)
Hawkins roves a long Duncan ball to the pocket 20m out and turns for the snap goal. (Q1 25:18)
Long ball over Hawkins’ head rolls to the square, Corr gets to it ahead of Stengle but fumbles under Stengle pressure to allow the Tomahawk to volley home. North nowhere. (Q1 30:34)
Duncan roves at half forward and feeds Hawkins but Corr’s tackle forces the grubber across the face from 25m. (Q1 32:35)
Close bangs through another one from 50m on the flank after the kick in turns over, Young couldn’t get a finger to it in the square. (Q1 33:19)
McDonald touches through a checkside by Duncan from 20m in the pocket. (Q1 34:55)
Curtis snaps from 45m on a slight angle, it bounces in the square and Curtis starts celebrating but the ball went backwards for Guthrie to rush! Oh dear. (Q2 0:56)
Miers passes from one pocket to the other over two North players for Oliver Henry to goal from 15m. (Q2 5:30)
Oliver Henry marks in front of Ziebell just inside 50m on a slight angle and gives off to Tuohy who kicks OOTF. (Q2 9:45)
Dangerfield passes to the lead of Hawkins in front of McKay just inside 50m out on a slight angle, he passes to Miers who gives back to Hawkins whose snap is short for no score. (Q2 12:47)
Geelong playing Harlem Globetrotters footy at the moment, bit disrespectful but how much respect does North deserve at this point in their development? (Q2 13:26)
Sheezel hits the post from long range. (Q2 17:50)
Larkey marks in front of Stewart and plays on for a running snap from 45m on a slight angle but blazes well wide right. (Q2 19:30)
Zurhaar tries to cut off a centring ball by Miers to the hotspot but Jack Henry spoils, gathers and runs into the open goal. (Q2 20:46)
Hawkins marks a Bowes pass 40m out near the boundary after the Cats boss the next bounce but shanks it OOTF. (Q2 22:11)
Another downhill rebound from Geelong ends with Stengle at the hotspot who curls in another one. (Q2 23:48)
Young is pinged for deliberate rushing to donate another charity goal for Oliver Henry. (Q3 1:21)
Oliver Henry draws a free on Xerri 45m out on the flank, his set shot is wide and short but no score results. (Q3 4:47)
Larkey’s first goal comes from a set shot from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 9:08)
Stengle snaps wide from the pocket 20m out. (Q3 10:39)
Hawkins snaps on the turn from a stoppage 30m out on a slight angle, neither Oliver Henry or Ziebell could get a finger to it. (Q3 15:48)
Close gets a 50m penalty on McDonald for a very late tackle to ensure the goal after a mark in the pocket. (Q3 18:20)
Lazzarro feeds Perez playing on to advantage from a Dangerfield free on Zurhaar, the kid kicks his first senior goal from 55m on a slight angle. (Q3 24:18)
Zurhaar receives from Stephenson 50m out on the flank, has time to measure a pass inside but goes himself rom 40m… narrow. (Q3 27:45)
Ford curls in a nice finish from a set shot 40m out near the boundary, after catching a dithering Stewart HTB. (Q3 28:43)
Rain falling now as the 3QT siren blows. (Q3 32:06)
Holmes catches Young HTB 45m out on the flank and slices the set shot into the near right goalpost. (Q4 1:05)
Duncan’s uncontested drop from a short Tuohy pass deep in defence gifts Larkey his second goal from 15m. (Q4 2:07)
Close roves and goal again from the square as reward for hard running forward of the play, leaving Young 20 metres behind. (Q4 3:42)
Curtis baulks Stanley at half forward and passes inside for Thomas 45m out in the corridor, who hooks left and OOTF. (Q4 5:17)
Stephenson roves a chaos ball by Thomas 20m out in front for a junk time goal. (Q4 9:22)
Fast break up an acre of space on members wing through Stengle, Oliver Henry marks behind Ziebell 25m out on the flank and boots his fourth goal. (Q4 10:39)
Bowes joins the party with a snap goal from 30m. (Q4 13:19)
Stengle runs into the open goal for his fourth. Ski fields are open at the You Yangs and it’s good powdery snow. (Q4 17:01)
Davies-Uniacke baulks to CHF after the next bounce and sails through a garbage time special. (Q4 18:21)
Harvey marks a Lazzarro centre clearance over O’Connor going back with the flight to 45m on a slight angle. The son of Boomer draws the set shot from right to left and through! (Q4 20:03)
Stengle marks a Close pass on the boundary 25m out and checksides his fifth goal. (Q4 26:58)
Coleman-Jones gets a holding free on De Koning 50m out on a slight angle and kicks short for no score. (Q4 28:58)
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