Tom De Koning bustles his brother Sam off the fall of a throw in to the pocket 20m out, catches the footy and tumbles through the first goal! That is a statement! (Q1 2:22)
Centre clearance Calrton, Kolodjashnij has arms around the midriff of Curnow to give away the free 40m out on a slight angle, Curnow goals. (Q1 3:37)
Cincotta forces a cough up handball by Stewart, Acres roves and feeds inside for Cowan 40m out, his pressured kick falls on the behind line for a point. (Q1 6:51)
Weitering beats Hawkins to a Dangerfield pass on members wing to start a quick counter, Cincotta halves a one-on-one with Stewart near the hotspot, Owies roves and goals! (Q1 7:43)
Geelong’s first inside 50 is for Cameron to bring the ball to ground for Tuohy to rove and roll through the opener for Geelong from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 9:03)
Another centre clearance for the Cats, Stengle to Cameron on the HFF, he goes inside quickly to Holmes 30m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q1 10:18)
The Blues carve up the Cats on a turnover play with precision kicking through the centre, Fantasia has Cincotta over the back in the pocket 15m out for the goal. (Q1 13:20)
Jack Henry is pinged for an arm chop on McKay just inside 50m on the flank, kick falls in the square for no score. (Q1 19:22)
From the resultant stoppage, Hewett receives from Elijah Hollands and pokes a pass wide to Acres 40m out on a slight angle, who hits the post. (Q1 20:28)
Williams bullets a low pass from outer wing onto the left nipple of Owies diving in front of Guthrie to mark 40m out on the flank. Owies misses. (Q1 22:23)
Cowan shanks a diagonal kick towards the centre from the HBF, straight to Dempsey who has Miers 45m out on a slight angle, he hooks it left. (Q1 23:48)
Curnow draws an arm chop free on Duncan going for a Walsh pass 45m out on a slight angle. Blues need to start converting… this draws right to left and through. (Q1 26:03)
Kennedy gives away a front-on contact free to Clark sitting under a long Dangerfield ball to 40m out on the flank. Clark lines up in the last minute before QT, and tugs it left. (Q1 30:38)
Holmes kicks short from a stoppage on the HFF, Dempsey marks 40m out and decides to play on for a quick snap, that one sails through! (Q2 1:39)
Stengle is over the back of Cowan to gather a bouncing ball for a relatively easy snap from 40m on a slight angle… but that one flies wide right. (Q2 3:23)
Dangerfield bombs long to the hotspot, four fly but the crumb falls over the back for Cameron who rolls through the goal. (Q2 4:21)
Cowan roves on the HFF and gives outside to Acres who spots up Fantasia to mark 40m out on the flank. Orazio hasn’t had a great year so far, this one stays to the right. (Q2 6:49)
Tom De Koning receives on the HFF and kicks inside 50 off the left on the turn, McKay marks 30m out on a slight angle and goals. (Q2 8:49)
Walsh hoofs a clearance from centre wing towards CHF, Curnow thieves the crumb off Kolodjashnij and bounces through a sensational goal from 45m off the left! (Q2 12:34)
Clark turns the ball over by foot centring from members wing, Carlton switches to allow Fantasia to hit Acres leading in front of Tuohy 20m out in front for another goal. (Q2 14:49)
Cripps monsters Sam De Koning in ruck on outer wing to start a surge play, Owies roves at half forward and does a one-two with Fogarty for another one from 25m! (Q2 19:09)
Cameron kicks over Boyd to Oliver Henry to mark 20m out on a slight angle but the kick is wide left, that was a very easy set shot burned. (Q2 25:48)
After five minutes of the ball living in Geelong’s front half, the Blues rebound with McGovern going over Jack Henry for McKay to mark 40m out on the flank for the goal. (Q2 26:49)
Tom De Koning snaps wide from a stoppage 20m out in the pocket. (Q2 28:39)
Curnow contests against three Cats in the square to a Cripps high ball, Tuohy roves but gets caught HTB by Owies for another one deep in red time. (Q2 31:45)
Atkins passes to Cameron to mark on the lead in front of McGovern, HT siren sounds as Jezza trots in crooked and kicks to the side of the mark, ball sails through… called a goal! (Half Time)
Miers passes to Cameron on the boundary 40m out whose screwing set shot stays narrow to the right. (Q3 1:01)
Stengle roves in the pocket and performs a circus trick handball over the shoulder for Cameron off the right from 20m… wobbles across the face. (Q3 2:22)
Cincotta chips in front of Holmes to intercept a short pass by Kolodjashnij, he goals from 35m in front. (Q3 3:42)
Owies marks at true CHF, his kick lands in the square for no direct score. (Q3 7:42)
Tom De Koning grabs the ball out of ruck and curls a snap towards the line from 30m on the flank but Stewart touches it through. (Q3 9:28)
Sam De Koning coughs the ball up on members wing after a hospital handball by Cameron, Curnow draws a contact free on the hapless Kolodjashnij 40m out on a slight angle… miss. (Q3 10:36)
Kemp trails Cameron to a crumb in the pocket but is close enough to pressure the snap across the face from 20m. (Q3 14:27)
Hawkins snaps OOTF from a throw in 30m out. (Q3 17:16)
Dempsey sends a long speculator to a pack 30m out on the flank, Tom De Koning goes very early on the back of his brother Sam to give away a free, Sam converts. (Q3 19:57)
Rohan chips in front of Fantasia to intercept a long kick across half back by Kennedy 45m out on a slight angle for a goal. (Q3 24:32)
Walsh sets up Elijah Hollands for the next centre clearance, crumb falls nicely for Curnow who tries a roller from 35m but it turns into the right post. (Q3 25:29)
Stengle looked to have been caught HTB at half forward but the handball chain continues to end with Close running into the open goal. (Q3 26:28)
Holmes arrives just late to contact Kennedy in the back to give away 50, mark brought from outer wing to 20m on a slight angle for a settler for the Blues. (Q4 2:19)
Miers marks 40m out on the boundary, plays on inside but misses. (Q4 4:06)
Cincotta rides a soft challenge by Bowes at half forward to feed Hewett for a pass to the pocket for McKay, whose drop punt from 30m is a peach. Blues back in control. (Q4 7:02)
Stewart gives away 50 for encroachment to bring Elijah Hollands to 45m in front, he has to take his kick twice but slots it both times! (Q4 11:05)
Acres roves on the HFF and gives inside to Cowan who rams through his first senior goal from 45m, the Carlton faithful moo like a herd of cows in response! (Q4 13:20)
Durdin is in the hole but fails to contest against Cameron leading to 40m out on a slight angle for a Miers pass, garbage time goal Jezza. (Q4 16:14)
Stengle snaps poorly from the HFF but the crumb falls nicely for Atkins to feed Miers for the goal from 20m. (Q4 18:14)
Cincotta feeds Oliver Hollands who settles over a running snap from 25m on the flank and pops it through. (Q4 19:39)
Curnow roves a Guthrie drop and snaps his fourth from 40m. (Q4 23:18)
Saad intercepts in the centre and passes to Newman 45m out on the flank, who joins the party with a rare six-pointer. (Q4 26:25)
Cameron feeds Stengle who checksides some junk from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 28:14)
After yet another centre clearance engineered by Cripps, Durdin feeds Walsh streaming from the centre for a much-deserved goal from the hotspot. (Q4 29:35)
Kolodjashnij has had a terrible night and he gives up an easy fifth goal to Curnow by missing O’Connor with a handball in the back pocket. (Q4 33:55)
