Blog log from R20 of 2024: North Melbourne vs Geelong

Xerri hoofs the first centre clearance to CHF where Sheezel marks on his chest, his kick lands in the square and is off hands for a point. (Q1 0:50)
Stewart intercepts on members wing and goes quickly inboard to Blicavs 40m out on a slight angle, he gives off to Duncan who kicks across the face to the right. (Q1 4:03)
Davies-Uniacke clears from a stoppage behind outer wing, North runs the ball by hand all the way through half forward, Simpkin baulks past Guthrie for the first goal from 35m! (Q1 6:16)
North handballs through traffic again around outer wing with Wardlaw and Sheezel involved, Zurhaar has a lash to an empty square from the centre square… leg-break for a goal! (Q1 12:26)
Simpkin engineers the next centre clearance, Comben takes a link mark on the HFF and goes quickly to the top of the square, Larkey draws a contact free on De Koning, goal! (Q1 13:51)
Stephens spoils on the behind line but scuffs the handball, Corr arrives to mop up but dithers instead of rushing, Dempsey pilfers the ball from his hands for a cheeky goal! (Q1 16:21)
Stengle squeezes in a fabulous checkside from next to the behind post after roving a Mannagh contest and jinking away from the chasing Stephenson. (Q1 19:26)
Mannagh sets up Cameron for a running snap from 30m on a slight angle but Jezza leaves it narrow to the right under some pressure. (Q1 22:16)
Stewart cuts off a promising North Melbourne attack and rebounds up the guts quickly, pass goes from Holmes to Neale 40m out in front who gives Geelong the lead. (Q1 25:52)
Oliver Henry marks on the lead in front of McDonald from a Stengle pass from outer wing. He shoots from 40m on the flank but it’s across the face to the left. (Q1 30:18)
Larkey takes a link mark outside CHF, he goes long to his other two tall forwards in Comben and Teakle in a four-man pack, crumb over the back for Curtis to volley home! (Q2 1:49)
Cameron floats another snap wide from half forward. (Q2 2:28)
Those three tall Kangas all assemble in the square for a long Stephens kick from the HFF but it drifts to the behind line and Comben fumbles it over. (Q2 4:26)
Miers roves a stoppage in the pocket and gives to Holmes who snaps off his left across the body for his first goal from 20m. (Q2 5:24)
Neale roves a long ball to the square, his snap is smothered by Tucker but the spillage falls for Dempsey who goals with a skilful volley. (Q2 9:09)
Oliver Henry marks well in front of Tucker near the boundary 45m out and steers through a lovely set shot for his first goal. (Q2 19:14)
George bursts through traffic at half forward chasing a loose ball, loses the handle but gets held by Bowes to earn a free which he uses to centre to Xerri 40m out who misses. (Q2 27:24)
Bowes snaps on the turn from the hotspot after receiving, it floats in the breeze and curls into the right post. (Q3 0:42)
Stephenson wobbles a poor rebound kick to outer wing straight to Bowes who goes quickly to Cameron 40m out in front. Jezza doesn’t miss that one. (Q3 2:27)
Humphries snaps across the face off a step from the boundary 25m out. (Q3 9:02)
Stephenson runs out of defence but North turns it over yet again, Oliver Henry marks a Dempsey pass 35m out on a slight angle for his second goal. Game almost over already. (Q3 13:42)
Stewart has been supreme today but he fumbles a long ball to the hotspot, Sheezel gives behind the pack to Larkey who snaps the goal off the left. (Q3 16:48)
Sheezel runs to CHF after Xerri engineers the next centre clearance and rams through another goal for North! (Q3 18:12)
Another surge from the next bounce by North, Phillips sets up Curtis who snaps wide right from 40m. (Q3 19:25)
North getting bulk repeat inside 50s late in Q3, finally they get scoreboard nourishment with a Duursma dribbler from the pocket 20m fed by Zurhaar. (Q3 26:22)
Stengle goals from a throw-in 20m out, all Archer gave him was a step and that was all Tyson needed. (Q3 28:40)
Stengle receives on the HFF and threads a low-percentage snap across the body off the right from 45m, that was top notch finishing! (Q3 32:18)
Jackson Archer has had a ticket to the Stengle show in the last five minutes, just the class showing out and nothing he could do. (Q3 32:38)
Dangerfield takes a big pack grab from the next centre clearance kick by Bowes 35m out in front just before the 3QT siren blows, he converts to just about put the contest to bed. (Q3 33:35)
Duursma flies in front of Kolodjashnij to clunk the mark from a Powell pass 25m out on a slight angle, he goals to keep the margin somewhat interesting. (Q4 4:15)
Blicavs intercepts a pressured dump kick by Xerri 45m out on the flank, he gives off to Duncan who tries a pass that is broken up by Logue. (Q4 7:14)
Cameron gets a 50m penalty to put him 20m out on a slight angle for a charity goal, Curtis had tapped the ball out of his hands after an intercept mark. (Q4 9:45)
Miers’ pressured kick from a stoppage at half forward lands in the breadbasket of Mannagh 45m out on a slight angle, who kicks the official sealer. (Q4 12:00)
Teakle and Stephens run into each other trying to intercept a Cameron snap near the behind line, crumb falls for Mannagh for a junk time special. Oh dear. (Q4 14:15)
Dempsey sails through his third goal from 40m on the flank to cap off a productive day. (Q4 16:56)
Stephens kicks across the face to the right from a set shot from 40m near the boundary. (Q4 19:01)
Larkey beats Kolodjashnij to mark 40m out on a slight angle for his third goal. (Q4 20:00)
Stengle roves Oliver Henry on the HFF ahead of Archer, his snap is wayward but Close marks in the opposite pocket 20m out and goals. (Q4 22:13)
Miers hits the post off a step from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 29:17)
Curtis gives Teakle a Joe the Goose special with twenty seconds to go. (Q4 30:24)