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Match report • View fantasy scoresHill gets the clearance and goes long to the pocket, where Ballantyne roves and attempts to bounce it home, just bouncing to the near side. (Q1 0:15)
Duffield goes long to the Sandilands/Jacobs match up and big 211 takes the grab out in front. From 40 metres out on the flank, Aaron misses to the far side. (Q1 1:58)
Talia found Betts completely free on the wing. He chipped it over to Cameron who was also free in the pocket. Charlie took the mark and snapped truly from the pocket! (Q1 8:15)
Clarke takes the grab over Jacobs and moves it quickly to Hill who finds Pavlich on the lead ahead of Talia. From 55 metres out directly in front, he misses to the right hand side. (Q1 10:28)
Kerridge gives a free to Mayne off the ball. Mayne moves it on quickly to Duffield who bangs it deep to the Pavlich/Talia matchup. Matthew receives the free for illegal contact. (Q1 13:13)
From 30 metres out on the 45 degree angle, Pav goals! (Q1 13:28)
Mzungu to Duffield to Fyfe who marks ahead of Kerridge in a sublime play by the Dockers... From 40 metres out on the flank, he hits the behind post. No score! (Q1 15:28)
Douglas incredibly soccers straight to Dangerfield who had lost Crowley in transition for just a moment. From 35 metres out on the flank, he nails the major! (Q1 17:00)
Walker finds Dangerfield who takes a strong mark on Crowley. He flicks it off to the speeding Cameron who nails it from point blank! (Q1 18:28)
Fanatical pressure in the forward half of the game by the Crows is keeping them up so far. They've stood up for one quarter, but maintaining this game style may prove difficult. (Qtr Time)
Ibbotson to Crowley to Clarke who marks on the lead ahead of Rutten with ease. Zac kicks from 40 metres out on the 50 degree angle, but misses just to the far side. (Q2 0:53)
Hill released by Mundy from congestion and bounds away. He hits up Suban who in turn finds Pavlich on the lead ahead of Talia. From 40 metres out directly in front, he misses! (Q2 2:50)
Suban kicks it out the back to Crowley who marks ahead of Brown. From just inside the 50 metre emblem, he misses to the near side. (Q2 5:34)
FINALLY! Miss after miss by the Dockers ends in a Duffield goal after strong defensive pressure on Douglas leads to a turn over. Paul slotted from the top of the square. (Q2 7:04)
Mundy crumbs the Dawson bomb and works it out eventually to a flying Duffield who has a flying shot from 30 metres on the boundary, just missing to the far side. (Q2 8:49)
Suban to Johnson to the Pavlich/Talia contest. Pav stops and props before jumping up with power and Daniel couldn't stop Matthew. From 35 metres out on the flank, he misses again! (Q2 9:34)
Dangerfield turns it over with a missed handball that Mzungu uses to his advantage before snapping from 35 metres out on the 45 degree angle but hits the post. (Q2 10:46)
Podsiadly goes long to the Walker/McPharlin contest and Luke gives the free away for holding his arm. Taylor kicks from just inside 50 on the flank and misses to the near side. (Q2 12:04)
Mundy pumps it to the Fyfe/Kerridge contest and Nathan takes the strong grab. From 45 metres out directly in front, he finishes for the maximum! (Q2 14:04)
Thompson finds the free Cameron who marks unopposed 35 metres out from goal on the flank. Charlie kicks but misses poorly to the far side. (Q2 20:04)
Long bomb comes in and the ball takes a horrendous bounce over the top of Crowley and Cameron was first onto it leading Duffield to the pill.He finishes with class from the pocket! (Q2 22:35)
Thompson to Walker who marks on the lead and rounds quickly and lets loose with a 55 metre bomb, just missing to the right hand side. (Q2 25:32)
Hill hits the hot spot and Mzungu flies but Pavlich ghosts past with Talia behind him and he takes the grab. From directly in front, 25 metres out, he just squeezes it in! (Q3 4:18)
Hill to the Sheridan/Laird matchup and Tom held Rory under the ball and then moved off him to take the strong grab. From 30 metres out on the flank, he goals! (Q3 8:03)
Lyons has a flying snap shot at goal under pressure straight out of congestion, but misses to the right hand side from 25. (Q3 11:20)
Martin receives a free kick against Sheridan for in the back. From 35 metres out on the slight angle, he goals! (Q3 12:32)
Pavlich out of congestion to Mundy who whacks it on the boot with the inside of his right, but it bounces through for a minor to the near side on the slight angle from 30. (Q3 14:20)
Pearce goes to the hot spot where Fyfe drops the contested grab against Kerridge, but recovers quickly to snap truly around the body from 25! All class by Fyfe! (Q3 16:33)
Suban centres to Hill who marks unopposed 40 metres out directly from goal. Stephen misses to the right hand side, not even particularly close to the target! (Q3 18:05)
Poor kicking the main reason this is still a close contest on the scoreboard! (Q3 18:05)
Barlow finds Dawson who marks in space and will have a rare shot at goal from 45 out on the slight angle. The ex-sainter kicks his seventh career goal! (Q3 19:18)
Sutcliffe goes long to Fyfe who marks on the lead ahead of Kerridge who clearly doesn't have the pace to go with him. From just inside 50 on the slight angle, he just misses. (Q3 22:48)
Jenkins caught holding the ball by Spurr which was quite harsh given the lack of prior opportunity. Lee holds play and then goes to Ballantyne on the lead... (Q3 27:43)
From 35 on the slight angle, Hayden goals! Dockers establishing a strong lead! (Q3 28:03)
Dangerfield goes long and Jenkins wins his one on one opposed to Dawson, before turning and finishing from 20 metres out directly in front. (Q4 1:37)
Pavlich goes to the Mayne/Martin contest, and Chris out bodies Brodie before flicking it off to Suban who snaps truly from 15 out! Quick reply for the Dockers! (Q4 3:46)
Sandilands whacks it out the front where Pearce runs onto it ahead of Ellis-Yolmen and finishes superbly from 45 metres out boundary side! (Q4 6:01)
Walker pressures Sheridan and forces the turn over where Sloane finds Smith, who duly finishes from 40 out directly in front on the run! (Q4 9:16)
Ballantyne out of congestion to Sutcliffe who goes long from 50 but just misses to the right hand side. (Q4 13:55)
Hill is released out the back and uses his pace to burn away from laird before going to Mayne who marks out the back of Rutten. From 45 metres on the flank, he misses . (Q4 15:46)
Mayne roves the attempted Ballantyne grab opposed to Smith. He works it out to Mzungu who hits the post on the bounce from 30. (Q4 20:12)
Mayne marks on the lead after the hack forward. From 3o metres out on the slight angle, Chris extends the margin! (Q4 20:31)
Pavlich marks on the lead ahead of Talia after the pass from Mayne. Matthew kicks from 50 metres out on the slight angle and delivers the maximum! (Q4 24:31)
Douglas has a mid air volley snap, pushing for a plane ticket to Brazil seemingly, but it bounces through for a minor score. (Q4 26:05)
Suban finds Pavlich in the corridor on the lead ahead of Talia. For his fourth major, Matthew kicks from just outside 50 directly in front but just misses to the right hand side. (Q4 28:26)