Blog log from R21 of 2025: St Kilda vs North Melbourne

Comben gives away a free kick for contact from behind 20m out on a slight angle to concede the first goal of the afternoon to his man Heath. (Q1 1:09)
Zurhaar receives from Parker and gets around his man Wilkie for a snap off his right from 40m in front, Larkey is over the back but watches it go over his head for a point. (Q1 8:34)
Zurhaar passes short from the HFF to the pocket for Davies-Uniacke who plays on inside the chasing Hall to screw through the goal off the left from 20m! (Q1 9:24)
Sharman sets up Byrnes to get over the back for a snap under a little bit of pressure from 20m in front but he checksides it into the right post, then holds his head in shame. (Q1 10:32)
Zurhaar marks a Larkey pass from the centre to just inside 50m out on the flank, his kick is across the face for no score. (Q1 14:00)
Darling feeds Sheezel to screw through a goal off his right from a stoppage 25m out on a slight angle. (Q1 15:03)
Sheezel threads an aggressive pass to Larkey in the centre to open up a congested midfield, Curtis hits the fat side lead of Konstanty 40m out on a slight angle, he misses. (Q1 19:04)
Wilkie intercepts at half back to start a rebound around outer wing that ends with a Marshall pass to Sharman 35m out on a slight angle, who also misses. (Q1 20:45)
Harvey earns a high contact free on Clark on the boundary 30m out but hits the near right post with a drop punt. (Q1 23:15)
Larkey marks a Davies-Uniacke pass leading in front of Caminiti to 40m on the flank, he shoots as the QT siren sounds for his first goal. (Q1 28:46)
Higgins feeds Wanganeen-Milera who floats a snap wide right from outside a pack near the hotspot. (Q2 2:36)
Sheezel clears from a stoppage on the HFF behind to Powell whose kick down the flank is marked by Larkey 35m out for his second goal. (Q2 5:27)
After Wanganeen-Milera sharks a Davies-Uniacke handball to dash away in the centre, Higgins swerves in a nice finish from the pocket with a goal assist give by Macrae. (Q2 9:55)
Heath misses a snap off a step from 40m in front, hooked to the left and OOTF. (Q2 13:57)
Wanganeen-Milera leaves Davies-Uniacke eating turf on outer wing as he streaks away to pass to Heath 45m out in the corridor. He pushes this set shot to the right. (Q2 15:10)
Owens gets a free kick 45m out near the boundary but hits the far left post. (Q2 18:17)
Owens is paid a mark 30m out on a slight angle that North players claimed to have touched in flight, replay shows the ump got it right, and Owens get the set shot right. (Q2 20:00)
Banch pushes a set shot from CHF to the right. (Q2 24:18)
Marshall marks 40m out in the corridor and puts the Saints back in front with his first goal. (Q2 27:21)
Sharman’s goal to kick off Q3 is answered by Zurhaar and then Larkey to retake the lead. One suspects the 3QT lead will not be in record territory. (Q3 6:23)
Wanganeen-Milera marks a Hill pass from outer wing to 45m out on the flank but misses near side right. (Q3 7:09)
Garcia bounces up the wing and goes long to Byrnes 20m out in front, he restores the Saints’ lead. (Q3 8:44)
McKercher scoots to 40m in the corridor and slams through another lead-changing goal. (Q3 10:25)
Zurhaar misses to the left after marking 40m out in the corridor. (Q3 12:33)
Wanganeen-Milera burns off Hansen jnr with a bouncing run from members wing inside to the centre, reaches half forward and spots up Hall 40m out in front, who misses. (Q3 16:56)
Comben spoils at the top of the square but the crumb sits up for Boxshall to push off Logue and volley home, but did Pink get a little pinkie to it? Called goal, review confirms. (Q3 18:54)
Higgins receives from Jones for an awkward-looking snap off a step from 50m on a slight angle, no one in the goalsquare, it swerves and skids through! (Q3 21:54)
Boxshall misses a set shot from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 23:40)
Heath gets another contact free on Comben 30m out on a slight angle, the Moose takes a deep breath and finally delivers a straight set shot. (Q3 26:00)
Wood shows them how it’s done with a nice set shot from near CHF. (Q3 27:57)
Powell passes to McKercher running forward to 30m on the flank, he runs in leftish and tugs it to the right and across the face. (Q3 31:53)
Darling marks 30m out on the flank in front of Tauru and converts to kick off Q4 with some hope. (Q4 1:07)
Zurhaar flies four deep in a pack 45m out on the flank for a long Powell speculator from outer wing and claims a juggled mark, but his set shot nicks the far left post. (Q4 3:07)
McKercher pokes a clever pass between two Saints in the centre to Wardlaw 45m out in front, who thumps through a nice finish! (Q4 6:36)
Larkey marks a McKercher pass 50m out on the flank, gets cannoned into by Caminiti and gets up with a corked left knee to come off for treatment, O’Sullivan misses the kick. (Q4 9:40)
Wood beats Logue to mark in the pocket but shanks the kick for no score. (Q4 18:23)
Heath takes another contested grab in front of Pink 35m out on the flank from a Clark pass from the centre, but he kicks near side left. (Q4 23:58)
Zurhaar leads hard out of the square to juggle another contested mark in front of two tall Saints at the hotspot, from Daniel’s pass from the centre. The Bull goals! (Q4 25:03)
St Kilda has been almost scoreless in Q4 and now finds itself only a few points in front. (Q4 25:38)
1:36 to go and it’s North’s turn for the big steal. (Q4 26:23)
Harvey with the long inside 50 kick after the next bounce, surge play towards the goalsquare but the Saints get back to rebound… (Q4 26:40)
Repeat inside 50, out for a throw in 20m out from North’s goals, 56 seconds. (Q4 27:10)
Wanganeen-Milera roves and starts a rebound, Windhager takes a huge contested mark on the wing, almost iced! (Q4 27:41)
O’Sullivan kicks to the centre but the Saints swarm the crumb, they retain possession, free to Hall on the HFF, siren, Saints hold on! (Q4 28:23)
Hall gets a 50m penalty and goals from the line to flatter the margin. (Q4 28:41)