Blog log from R9 of 2024: Gold Coast vs North Melbourne

Johnston intercepts McKercher 20m out in the pocket but hits the post. (Q1 2:56)
Stephenson marks on the lead in front of Jeffrey 45m out on a slight angle and sails through the first goal of the night. (Q1 6:04)
Fisher kicks from the HFF to the open side for Larkey to mark 40m out on a slight angle but miss to the left. (Q1 9:57)
Davies-Uniacke centres from members wing but turns it over, the Suns fumble multiple times on the counter but eventually Rogers runs downhill to 30m for the goal. (Q1 14:53)
Walter snaps into the post from the pocket. (Q1 16:53)
Larkey shows strong hands to clunk a Curtis pass in front of Lukosius leading to 40m on the flank. His kick is across the face for a behind. (Q1 17:48)
Miller passes from the centre to King on his own 45m out on a slight angle, North defence nowhere on that play. King shanks it OOTF to the right. (Q1 19:08)
Drury feeds Curtis for a snap off the left across the body from 30m on the flank that flies left across the face. (Q1 21:55)
McKercher’s kick in to the HBF bounces past Archer straight to Clohesy who boots it over his head for a goal from 45m. (Q1 23:14)
Davies-Uniacke gives to Wardlaw who snaps across the face from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 24:24)
Ballard drops an intercept mark at CHB, Davies-Uniacke roves and gives Curtis a Joe the Goose special but as he saunters into the open goal, the QT siren sounds! Oh no! (Qtr Time)
Witts snaps the first goal of Q2 from a ball up 20m out on a slight angle. (Q2 1:41)
Anderson kicks across half forward to Clohesy just inside 50m on a slight angle whose set shot fades from right to left and over the goal umpire! (Q2 3:47)
Shiels hits the post after some Larkey frontal pressure. (Q2 7:44)
Powell baulks away from Anderson at half forward and passes to Larkey 30m out on a slight angle for his first goal, belatedly. (Q2 9:29)
Rogers roves Comben’s spoil and gives to Miller who wobbles a left-foot snap wide from the hotspot. (Q2 15:44)
Corr roves but dithers and loses the handle near defensive hotspot, Johnston mops up and feeds King who snaps wide left. (Q2 18:28)
Davies checksides wide from the pocket 20m out. (Q2 20:15)
Anderson goals on the run from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 20:08)
Walter hits the post with a set shot from the pocket. (Q2 25:29)
Scott catches Flanders high 40m out in the corridor but the set shot flies wide left. (Q2 30:45)
Corr is pinged for insufficient intent 15m out, Johnston curls in his first senior goal. (Q3 0:51)
Greenwood wins a HTB free on a spinning Flanders, the ump gives the free kick to Zurhaar who goals. Random. (Q3 2:42)
Another centre clearance via Wardlaw, Larkey gets a holding free on Collins for an arm around the belly 45m out on a slight angle. His set shot skews to the right and OOTF. (Q3 4:09)
Greenwood feeds Wardlaw who spins away from a chaser and shoots from 40m on the flank… just falls on the line to be rushed. (Q3 5:13)
Long drops a Miller pass to CHF but has time to butter up and kick over Corr to King 20m out in front, who goals. (Q3 5:44)
Powell runs around outer wing and goes long for Larkey, two Suns fly to spoil leaving Stephenson down to rove and goal. (Q3 8:09)
Ainsworth receives on members wing and has space to bounce twice to the HFF, all defenders staying on their men so he goes himself from 50m on the flank and nails it! (Q3 10:04)
Davies-Uniacke misses from a stoppage in the pocket. (Q3 11:41)
King marks a short Davies pass in front of Corr just inside 50m out on the flank and roosts a big kick for his second goal! (Q3 14:10)
Walter soccers a goal from the top of the square after Fisher drops an intercept mark, Fisher claims he got a finger on it on the late dive, after review the goal stands. (Q3 22:25)
Lukosius catches Fisher HTB 45m out on a slight angle but misses to the right. (Q3 23:25)
Lukosius roves in the pocket over the back but dribbles into the post from 15m. (Q3 25:37)
King drops a Humphrey pass to 20m in the pocket contesting with Corr but has time to butter up for another easy goal. (Q4 1:22)
Flanders scrubs a centre clearance kick for Miller to mark 45m out in the corridor, he goals. This is some very smelly garbage time. (Q4 3:00)
Long catches Scott HTB 45m out on a slight angle for some more junk. (Q4 6:19)
Humphrey misses from the HFF. (Q4 8:56)
Tucker just avoids Andrew to soccer a goal from the square. (Q4 11:59)
Curtis marks a Stephenson pass in the pocket 20m out after a rebound through the centre, he gets some garbage. (Q4 18:44)
Walter roves an Ainsworth kick to the square and kicks the goal from the line. (Q4 20:40)
Ainsworth adds some junk. (Q4 23:04)
Long bounces through another one from the pocket. (Q4 24:28)
Sexton adds some more smelly garbage. (Q4 28:03)
Davies-Uniacke is generally disgusted with a junk time special from 20m. (Q4 29:56)
Shiels misses after marking 30m out on the flank. (Q4 33:00)
Scott skids a long snap wide left with seconds to go. (Q4 34:04)