Blog log from R24 of 2024: Carlton vs St Kilda

Kennedy roves at the hotspot after the first bounce and gives a handball wide to Hewett who checksides the first goal of the evening. (Q1 0:29)
Marshall beats Pittonet to mark 20m out in the pocket, turn and grubber through the opening major for St Kilda. (Q1 8:57)
Durdin dives for an uncontested mark 40m out in front from a pass by Carroll from the HFF, but misses to the left. (Q1 12:42)
Higgins misses a set shot from 30m in the pocket. (Q1 14:58)
Wood marks 35m out in the same pocket, he tries a curling set shot and swerves it in off the left. (Q1 18:30)
Kennedy leaps in front of Battle to clunk a contested mark 30m out on a slight angle from Hewett’s clean centre clearance kick. He hits the right post. (Q1 19:58)
Owens gets a free for high contact 40m out on a slight angle but kicks poorly for a rushed behind, Blue fans were hooting the decision. (Q1 24:28)
Pittonet snaps across the body from 40m in the corridor, it pitches in front of the pack in the square but rolls through them all for a fortunate goal! (Q2 1:09)
Sharman takes a link mark from an Owens pass in front of Weitering on members wing and kicks inside 50 to Phillipou 35m out on the flank. Phillipou’s kick is poo, OOTF. (Q2 3:44)
Phillipou gets another chance after roving a stoppage on the HFF, he dobs this snap from 35m to put St Kilda back into the lead. (Q2 7:59)
Binns intercepts a dump kick by Marshall from defence and restores Carlton’s lead from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 9:57)
Phillipou skids another long snap wide right. (Q2 12:14)
Sharman marks 25m out in the pocket but his little chip shot is narrow to the right. (Q2 15:30)
Membrey marks over Saad at the hotspot after Dow forces a turnover from Young’s rebound kick to the HBF. He converts to kick the Saints out past a goal margin. (Q2 17:26)
Cowan gets back just in time to spoil Owens to prevent another downhill St Kilda goal. (Q2 19:19)
Sharman roves deep in the pocket 15m out but misses with a low-percentage left-foot snap. (Q2 20:12)
Walsh passes to Carroll for a mark 45m out in the corridor after Wood falls over. Carroll makes the footy sing with a nice set shot. (Q2 22:30)
Chaos ball to the top of the Saints goalsquare bounces past an unlucky Cincotta and sits up for Wood who spins and goals from 10m. (Q2 25:59)
Hill runs around outer wing and hits a strong lead of Higgins 45m out on a slight angle, who cops high contact for his trouble but no penalty… he hoofs it wide left. (Q2 28:05)
Motlop’s first disposal of the game is a miss from a stoppage in the pocket 20m out. (Q3 0:54)
Sinclair kicks long from the centre over the Carlton defence to the pocket for Membrey 30m out for a goal. (Q3 7:47)
Another long pass from the centre to the fat side for the Saints, this one by Clark to Higgins 35m out on the flank who curls in the set shot. Things looking crook for Carlton. (Q3 10:36)
Battle is late on a spoil on Acres on a spoil on the point of the centre square, 50m penalty puts the mark at the top of the square for a goal, causing a melee. (Q3 12:14)
Byrnes receives outside a pack 35m out on the flank and snaps on his left across the body for a nice finish. (Q3 14:46)
Fantasia bounces through a goal from 40m on the flank, he tries to fire the Blues fans up with a big celebration! (Q3 17:01)
St Kilda gets a slingshot play going to send Zak Jones off into the open goal on the end of a long ball from outer wing by Hill, Newman’s chase in vain. (Q3 19:56)
Carlton handballs its way through CHF after the next bounce, Acres snaps off a step from 40m and nails it! It’s a shoot out. (Q3 20:43)
Owies dives in front of Webster to take a contested grab from a pressured Walsh clearance from a stoppage on the HFF near the hotspot. He converts, Carlton not going away! (Q3 25:36)
Cripps chunters on the mark of a free kick to Dow 45m out in the corridor, Dow ignores him and kicks it over his head for a big goal! (Q3 29:48)
Cripps had fallen into Dow’s back in a tackle so it was there, albeit perhaps Dow ducked into the challenge. (Q3 30:52)
Kemp marks a Fantasia pass from outer wing to 40m out in front. His day has been a lot quieter than last week’s heroics, but he converts here. (Q3 33:33)
Elijah Hollands tumbles a snap narrow to the right from 35m on the flank. (Q4 1:25)
Acres roves and misses from a stoppage 30m out on the flank. (Q4 3:39)
Weitering wobbles a rebound kick to the HBF but it lands in the arms of Wilson to mark over Oliver Hollands 35m out. Huge kick for the Rising Star candidate… just to the left! (Q4 10:26)
Newman starts a rebound around members wing, Motlop keeps it alive with a key touch, Moir has a man over the top but goes himself from 40m… and slots it! (Q4 13:54)
Halfway through Q4 and Carlton are running on fumes, but they’re only a kick behind now! (Q4 14:39)
Howard saves St Kilda’s lead with an intercept of a snap from a stoppage on the goal line. (Q4 17:39)
Fantasia feeds Motlop who checksides off a step from 25m on a slight angle… Blues hit the lead! (Q4 19:20)
Sinclair intercepts at half back and starts an attack up the corridor bit it breaks down at half forward. Five minutes to go and Carlton is holding onto a finals berth. (Q4 21:41)
Newman picks off Owens’ kick to half forward to stop another Saints attack. (Q4 22:53)
Kemp flies at the hotspot for a long clearance kick by Cincotta, Battle has an arm around him and concedes the free kick. Kemp shanks it badly to the right, just a point! (Q4 25:10)
Wanganeen-Milera speeds around outer wing after the kick in, does a one-two with Marshall and passes to Phillipou 40m out in front. This for the lead back… wide left! (Q4 25:55)
1:15 at the kick in… (Q4 26:26)
Short kicks from the kick in to Oliver Holland and then Acres on the HBF, clock under a minute… (Q4 26:42)
Long kick to a contest on members wing, ball up, 49 seconds. (Q4 26:58)
Hill roves and gives to Clark, Phillipou is tackled over the line on the HFF for the Saints, 39 seconds at the throw in 55m out… (Q4 27:23)
Pittonet tackles Steele for a ball up on the HFF, 33 seconds. (Q4 27:42)
Marshall to Byrnes for the inside 50 tumbler, Higgins snaps high with a curler from 30m on the flank, Blues congregate on the goal line… falls over for the go-ahead goal!! (Q4 28:20)
Zak Jones with the goal assist handball outside the pack, 12 seconds for Carlton to secure a finals spot or they have to let Fremantle take a shot in the next game… (Q4 28:40)
Hewett soccers then gives to Elijah Hollands at half forward, Zak Jones smothers, siren goes, St Kilda pinches it back at the death! (Final Siren)