Blog log from R3 of 2024: North Melbourne vs Carlton

Marchbank is pinged for a hold on Zurhaar as they jostle 20m out on a slight angle, Cam-Z pops through the opening goal of the afternoon. (Q1 2:26)
Pink paddles a loose ball OOB 40m out under pressure but gets pinged for insufficient intent. McKay takes the free, falls short, mark fumbled by Curnow and rushed by Fisher. (Q1 4:16)
Zurhaar has a chance to kick the second goal as well running to the pocket 25m out but his grubber is OOB for no score. (Q1 4:55)
Hewett gets low to rove a long kick to the hotspot, McKercher catches him over the shoulder to concede an obvious free and Carlton’s first goal. (Q1 7:25)
Curtis gets legged by Marchbank trying to run into the open goal after North gets the next centre clearance through Davies-Uniacke, he goals from close range. (Q1 9:26)
Sheezel receives from Xerri spitting through the next bounce after a ruck free, long ball to the hotspot where Marchbank is pinged for a hold on Larkey, goal North. (Q1 10:55)
Marchbank was brought in to replace Brodie Kemp who was omitted this week. So far, Marchbank has been directly responsible for the first three goals for North. (Q1 11:30)
Oliver Hollands misses a long snap. (Q1 12:27)
Curtis is pinged for timewasting to bring McKay to 50m on a slight angle, his drop punt is tugged to the left. (Q1 13:51)
Stephens plays on to advantage from a high free against Hewett to Coleman-Jones on outer wing, he pops a pass over traffic to Curtis 30m out on the flank who misses. (Q1 14:45)
Durdin snaps his first goal from 15m in the pocket after McKay’s tackle forced Coleman-Jones to cough up a ground ball. (Q1 16:30)
Pink takes an intercept mark 15m out but looks disgusted after the ump takes it off him for Dawson’s contact on Curnow, charity goal on Good Friday is appropriate. (Q1 19:56)
Curnow beats Pink to mark 45m out on a slight angle with Corr failing to impact as third man up, but the set shot shews left. (Q1 22:10)
Tucker’s handball to grass in the back pocket leaves Fisher a lot to do, turnover play ends with Carroll feeding Cerra for the goal from the hotspot. (Q1 24:11)
Cerra runs ahead of Sheezel through midfield on another turnover play, long ball to the hotspot where Corr is pinged for an arm around McKay, it’s raining charity goals! (Q1 25:51)
Cripps to Elijah Hollands from a ball up at the Carlton hotspot, his left-foot snap across the body is off hands in the square for a point. (Q1 28:05)
Carlton keeps winning the ball back in mids and pumping it long because why not given the way the umpires are paying things, latest crumb flipped out to Acres who misses. (Q1 30:29)
Owies roves a McKay contest near the top of the square but snaps wide left under pressure. (Q2 0:36)
Fisher bottles it on a slow rebound and runs himself back into big trouble, setting up Corr to turn it over by foot to gift Carroll an easy goal from 30m. (Q2 1:52)
Sheezel is penalised under the stand rule to bring Acres from the centre square to 20m out in front for some more charity. Carlton getting more donations than the hospital today. (Q2 4:11)
A lull as Coleman-Jones is stretchered off with a nasty-looking ankle injury, possibly an Achilles rupture. (Q2 8:12)
Simpkin intercepts a hack kick from defence over Kennedy 45m out in the corridor but misses to the left. (Q2 12:20)
Carroll blazes OOTF from 40m out in front after a feed from Cripps. (Q2 13:14)
Wardlaw releases Stephens who runs from a ball up in the centre and spots up a lead by Larkey to 40m on a slight angle, who strokes through the goal. (Q2 14:32)
McKay monsters Pink from behind to clunk a long ball by Curnow to 45m on the flank, his set shot is a peach of a drop punt for his second major. (Q2 19:15)
McKay stands up on a tackle in the pocket to feed Fogarty who centres to 20m out for Curnow to mark in front of Corr for another one for the Blues, who are well in control now. (Q2 21:32)
De Koning gets a ruck free on Xerri 55m out on the flank, plays on and loads up for bear… McKay clunks the mark a few metres out for his third goal. (Q2 24:37)
Lazzarro delivers a lovely set shot from just inside 50m in the corridor to stop the rot for the Kangaroos. (Q2 26:34)
Frees to Powell against Cerra for legging then Ford against McGovern for a block, set shot from 45m on a slight angle is wide and short… Curtis marks and goals! (Q2 28:36)
Durdin bends down to rove in the pocket 25m and runs into Sheezel who is shocked to find the umpire blowing a free for high contact. Durdin curls in the goal off the left. (Q3 1:13)
Davies-Uniacke has been quiet today but he speeds around outer wing, goes long to Larkey and ends up with a goal assist as Curtis skids home a lovely grubber from 25m. (Q3 2:48)
Weitering rushes a long snap by Simpkin. (Q3 4:19)
McGovern’s short kick in turns over to Powell who kicks it over his head for an opportunist goal! (Q3 4:31)
Acres kicks to the square from a stoppage in the pocket and again Corr is penalised for a hold to gift Curnow his third goal. (Q3 6:28)
Hewett clears from the next bounce, Curnow marks in front of McDOnald 45m out and gets a 50m penalty for his fourth goal. (Q3 8:09)
Powell coughs up a handball at CHB and the Blues are off to the races, Curnow link mark and quick ball to the square, McKay provides the crumb for an easy Owies goal. (Q3 11:23)
Cripps roves Sheezel’s fumble after the next bounce and feeds Cerra who runs to half forward and passes to McKay 40m out on a slight angle for another one. It’s a procession. (Q3 12:52)
Powell passes to Simpkin 50m out after the next bounce but it’s reversed for Zurhaar contact on Marchbank off the ball. Carlton sweeps forward, Fogarty feeds Kennedy who misses. (Q3 14:29)
Duursma is on the end of a handball chain for a Joe the Goose but it’s called back for a throw by Ford under an Oliver Hollands tackle. North fans not happy at all. (Q3 15:44)
North rebounds through the centre with good overlap handball, Lazzarro passes to Larkey leading to 25m on a slight angle in front of Weitering. Souva goals. (Q3 18:48)
Sheezel sharks an Acres handball on the wing and passes to Zurhaar 45m out on a slight angle. who misses. (Q3 21:59)
Dawson drops an intercept mark on the HBF against Owies who accepts the crumb and checksides a nice finish from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 24:49)
Stephens gathers a kick to the pocket by Davies-Uniacke and centres for Ford 25m out on a slight angle, who screws in the goal. (Q3 29:14)
Ford takes a contested grab near the hotspot and kicks truly for his second goal in a row. Not much reaction from the pro-North crowd, this has not looked an even contest. (Q3 32:49)
Simpkin snaps high and just wide off the left from half forward. (Q4 2:04)
Sheezel handballs to grass on members wing and the Blues whip the ball on the turnover, Fantasia has Owies for the easy goal from 15m. (Q4 3:09)
McKay kicks to the square from the HFF, crumb falls for Cripps who snaps the goal past Sheezel and Fisher. (Q4 11:19)
Larkey is penalised for a block in ruck on McKay 25m out on the flank in Carlton’s attack, McKay curls in his fifth goal. (Q4 14:00)
Fisher slides in dangerously and takes out the legs of Elijah Hollands to concede a free at the hotspot, that’s what the rule was brought in for. Hollands goals. (Q4 16:44)
Wardlaw intercepts Fantasia at half forward for a junk time goal. (Q4 18:44)
Elijah Hollands passes to Cerra 45m out in the corridor who misses to the right. (Q4 23:10)
Oliver Hollands receives from Fantasia running around outer wing then passes back to him 40m out on the flank. Orazio slots the goal. (Q4 25:50)
Wardlaw chunters after the ump pays a red hot HTB free against him to Elijah Hollands 50m out on the flank, kick is short for no direct score. (Q4 28:10)
Zurhaar marks 45m out on a slight angle just before the final siren but misses. (Q4 31:50)