Blog log from R7 of 2024: North Melbourne vs Adelaide
Walker marks a quick O’Brien kick up the middle and feeds Rankine to snap the first goal from the top of the square. (Q1 1:31)
Surge play by North Melbourne out of the next bounce, Wardlaw to Davies-Uniacke to Lazzarro to Powell who curls in the first Roo goal from 40m. (Q1 2:41)
Hardeman is spoiled in the pocket by Rankine, pass inboard to O’Brien 40m out on a slight angle but Windscreens shanks for no score. (Q1 4:26)
Dawson misses a set shot from 45m on the boundary, pretty tough pockets to score from at Hobart. (Q1 5:41)
Keays beats two North defenders in the pocket to rove and reef out a handball to Rankine who snaps his second goal from the top of the square. (Q1 10:37)
Pedlar marks in front of Nyuon after some skilful work to get through traffic by Rachele on outer wing. The set shot is a peach for his first goal. (Q1 14:57)
Cook marks in front of Hardeman 50m out on the flank, plenty of options inside 50 but he roosts it over all their heads for another one! (Q1 16:39)
Soligo barges through traffic after a stoppage on outer wing and kicks to Walker, within range but he goes short to Keane 40m out on a slight angle. His first senior goal… no. (Q1 18:39)
Sholl centres from the pocket to the fat side for Cook to mark over Hardeman 20m out on a slight angle, he hits the post. (Q1 21:47)
Rankine leaves a set shot left from 40m on the flank. (Q1 23:53)
Powell misses from the HFF on a rare inside 50 for North, who have been very much under the pump. (Q1 26:09)
From the resultant kick in, Duursma intercepts Keane’s short kick in in front of Nankervis at the hotspot and snaps the opportunist goal! (Q1 26:32)
Zurhaar misses from near CHF after the next bounce. (Q1 27:17)
Walker marks 45m out on a slight angle and chooses to shoot this time, he’s a dead-eye dick. (Q1 28:50)
Zurhaar roves a Larkey contest and gives it back to the key forward for the goal from 15m. (Q2 1:18)
McDonald is pinged for OOTF 30m out, Sholl curls a free kick into the far right post. (Q2 5:44)
Walker misses a set shot from just on 50m on the flank. (Q2 6:47)
Nyuon fumbles a bouncing kick by Sholl from a pack on the HFF in the pocket, crumb falls to the goal line where Cook leads Stephens to volley home. (Q2 9:42)
Jones sails through a set shot from half forward. (Q2 10:47)
Dawson snaps another goal from half forward, Crows now getting value for territory. (Q2 15:35)
Duursma feeds Zurhaar for a checkside goal from the pocket 20m out. (Q2 16:51)
Nyuon saves another Rankine snap goal with a relieving mark on the line. (Q2 19:10)
Wardlaw roves at half forward and gives wide to McKercher who sprints clear but misses off the left from 45m on the flank. (Q2 22:38)
Lazzarro misses Curtis entirely kicking inside 50 but the crumb falls for Drury, he gives to Powell who sets up Tucker for the goal from 20m. (Q2 24:44)
Hardeman holds his head in his hands after kicking across the back line straight to Cook but then realises he has to chase, no use as Cook kicks the easy goal. (Q2 26:28)
Walker plays on around Comben on the mark on the HFF, reaches 45m and bangs through the goal. It has been rather embarrassing for North Melbourne again today. (Q2 27:37)
Keays’ set shot from the boundary lands near the opposite behind post where Himmelberg marks and goals. (Q2 30:43)
Simpkin spots up the lead of Larkey 40m out in front just before the HT siren, he converts with no fanfare. (Q2 32:49)
Not much goalmouth action in Q3 apart from goals to Laird and Wardlaw. (Q3 11:02)
Rankine marks over McDonald in the pocket 25m out for his third goal. (Q3 13:17)
Rankine marks a Laird pass and fades a lovely set shot left to right from the boundary 30m out for goal number four. (Q3 16:35)
Himmelberg marks a long Fogarty ball over a tired-looking Comben and goals from 30m on a slight angle. (Q3 20:50)
Keays sails through another one from the HFF, on the end of yet another too-easy rebound. North is just not much chop defending in transition. (Q3 24:41)
Rachele misses a set shot from the HFF. (Q3 27:20)
Zurhaar grubbers an impossible snap from next to the behind post into the goal post. (Q3 28:58)
Nankervis misses to the right from a set shot from near CHF. (Q4 2:59)
Lazzarro sets up Zurhaar to bounce through some junk from the HFF. (Q4 4:26)
McHenry snaps his first goal from 30m in front after a Rachele centre clearance, contest by Walker and a feed by Fogarty. (Q4 5:59)
Rankine runs away from a trundling Sheezel to half forward and passes over McDonald to Keays near the hotspot for some more garbage. (Q4 8:49)
Drury roves and gives to Duursma who snaps wide from the hotspot. (Q4 10:57)
Walker roves his own contest on the HFF, McKercher challenges but he looks like a squirt next to the big Texan, can’t stop the forward give to Sholl who goals from 30m. (Q4 11:46)
Zurhaar marks a Scott kick 40m out on the flank for his third goal. (Q4 14:55)
Duursma roves the next kick after the bounce by Davies-Uniacke and bounces through a goal from the pocket 20m. (Q4 16:22)
Crouch feeds Laird to shoot on the run from 40m near the boundary but the ball floats across the face. (Q4 19:12)
Duursma passes to Davies-Uniacke for some junk from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 20:25)
Xerri leaps to touch through a set shot by Keays from CHF. (Q4 22:05)
Sholl passes short to Soligo 40m out on the flank who misses to near side right. (Q4 26:28)
Soligo is pinged for deliberate rushing to gift Lazzarro a bizarro goal. (Q4 30:00)
Laird with his 13th clearance, Rachele hits the lead of Fogarty 25m out on the flank for some more junk. (Q4 31:34)