Blog log from P1 of 2026: North Melbourne vs Collingwood

Parker kicks long from outside CHF after a stoppage, the wind blows it left for the first behind. (Q1 1:36)
Schultz draws a contact free on Logue on the HFF and goes to the pocket where Buller draws a contact free on Comben, both there. Buller shoots from 25m into the wind, rushed. (Q1 3:50)
O’Sullivan feeds Powell at a stoppage near CHF, Powell’s quick snap flies to the right. (Q1 5:51)
Darling marks a Davies-Uniacke kick to the top of the square for the opening goal of the game. (Q1 7:16)
Hansen jnr sppins on outer wing and passes short to Dovaston 40m out on the flank, whose set shot drifts across the face to the right. (Q1 9:51)
Powell roves a smothered snap by Sheezel and misses off the left from 20m on a slight angle. (Q1 11:52)
Zurhaar storms through a stoppage 20m out with Quaynor in hot pursuit, he has an arm held but no free and he misses to the right. (Q1 14:40)
Schulz keeps his feet after Daniel spoils him 40m out on a slight angle, he gathers and shoots for a nice finish into the breeze. (Q1 16:36)
Dovaston is penalised for encroachment to bring Steene from the edge of the centre square to the top of the goal square for a charity goal. (Q1 17:46)
Urquhart feeds Powell for the next kick from the centre, Larkey draws a contact free on his man Frampton 25m out on a slight angle, he converts low and hard. (Q1 19:35)
Zurhaar hits the post from a free kick from 15m on the boundary. (Q1 28:21)
Long passes from the centre to McCreery 35m out in front just before the QT siren. This to level the scores into the teeth of the breeze… thump, straight through! (Q1 29:47)
Buller converts a set shot from 35m in front for his first goal. (Q2 2:29)
West draws a holding free on Comben going for a high ball by Daicos from CHF to the top of the square, he makes no mistake. (Q2 4:44)
Comben dives for a loose ball at defensive hotspot and taps to the square but misses Pink and is whistled for deliberate rushing, no arguments there, free goal for McStay. (Q2 8:26)
Hayes is on the end of a hard-fought handball chain through half forward by Collingwood, ending with a goal assist by Buller and the goal from the square. (Q2 12:06)
Coleman-Jones floats across the pack to mark a long ball from the centre by Sheezel to 40m on a slight angle. Kick is blown right and short for no score. (Q2 14:44)
Allan is awarded a HTB free which Perryman had earned on O’Sullivan, he makes good with a quality set shot from 35m on the flank. (Q2 17:51)
Stephens hits the post with a tough set shot from the boundary 40m out. (Q2 20:04)
Zurhaar strips Cochrane in a tackle at half forward, Darling isn’t paid a juggle mark over Quaynor near the hotspot but he plays on to dribble through the goal. (Q2 22:47)
Stephens is aghast at being pinged for HTB under a McStay tackle 40m out on a slight angle, McStay bangs through the goal with no problem. (Q2 24:57)
North gets a surge going on rebound through Larkey’s contest on the HFF, with Davies-Uniacke feeding Dovaston for an easy goal over the back. (Q2 28:12)
Blamires shows good toe to get away from congestion on members wing and then excellent vision to spot up Curtis 20m out, who hooks it to the right. (Q2 31:33)
After Balmires wins a HTB free on the wing, Simpkin’s long speculator to the hotspot is marked on the chest by Larkey on the HT siren, he makes no mistake. (Q2 32:26)
McCreery checksides a centring ball from the pocket to the hotspot for McStay to mark in front of Pink for his third goal. (Q3 1:04)
After Comben drops an intercept mark at defensive hotspot, Logue wins the loose footy but handballs into the legs of West who mops up and goals with ease. (Q3 3:33)
Davies-Uniacke marks 55m out in front and rides the breeze to make the distance with a set shot, but the ball flies to the left. (Q3 4:48)
Trembath snaps a mid-range goal after roving a clanger handball by Josh Daicos 40m out. (Q3 6:49)
Sheezel just misses a long snap to the left. (Q3 8:34)
Dovaston snaps his second from congestion near the hotspot. (Q3 11:33)
Steele drops a defensive mark 40m out in front and catches Trembath high who crumbed, Trembath goals again. (Q3 14:34)
O’Sullivan just misses to the left from a stoppage 35m out in front. (Q3 16:35)
Trembath taps to Curtis for a close-range goal to bring the margin back within a kick. (Q3 19:50)
Zurhaar roves a throw-in 20m out and slightly ducks into a tackle by Maynard to draw a free, marginal that one. The Bull converts, North in front with five goals in a row. (Q3 22:19)
Cochrane is dispossessed in a double tackle 45m out on the flank but gets a free for a push in the back, he makes the wind look silly with a booming straight set shot! (Q3 25:20)
Trembath has two to beat 35m out near the boundary but draws a pushing free on Maynard, somewhat lucky and he misses anyway. (Q3 28:41)
Duursma leaps in front of Cochran to mark 45m out on a slight angle, but he also hooks it way to the left. (Q3 30:08)
Xerri gets a holding free on Long deep in the pocket 20m out but shoots OOTF off his left, much to the delight of the travelling black and white army. (Q3 34:29)
Simpkin’s dump kick from defence is intercepted by Perryman 50m out on a slight angle, he points to the goals Babe Ruth style and hits a home run! (Q4 2:00)
Buller gets a tripping free on Pink whose tackle slipped as he fell. He lines up from the hotspot and kicks straight enough. (Q4 5:23)
North wins another centre clearance, this one results in a holding free against Frampton to Larkey 30m out in front, Souva punches low and straight. (Q4 6:47)
Swadling misses a flying snap from the pocket 25m out after a stoppage. (Q4 10:30)
West drops Dovaston after disposal on members wing to gift a downfield free to Konstanty 25m out on a slight angle, who shanks for no score. (Q4 11:57)
Konstanty gets another set shot from the same spot and tries a J-curve kick this time… terrible again, doesn’t make the distance. (Q4 17:45)
Dovaston gives to Zurhaar who misses on the run from 35m on a slight angle, North getting chances to win this but can’t find the radar as yet. (Q4 21:09)
Curtis plays on to advantage from a free for contact by Quaynor on Duursma and feeds Dovaston who puts North back in front from 15m, finally! (Q4 24:46)
Wil Parker bombs long from half forward, Pie fans bay for blood with Logue contacting Buller on the behind line but no free paid and the ball flies to the right for a point. (Q4 27:46)
Series of stoppage in Collingwood’s forward 50m leading into the last minute. (Q4 29:01)
The Magpies can’t get a mark with North understandably flooding back… (Q4 29:27)
Siren goes with the ball at CHF for the Pies, North holds on by a point! (Q4 30:00)