Blog log from R8 of 2024: St Kilda vs North Melbourne

Windhager marks a short pass inside 50 by Steele and plays on for a snap from near the hotspot that goes wide left. (Q1 3:54)
Comben gets back just in time to touch through a Battle snap from 45m. (Q1 4:23)
North’s rebound is going nowhere, Hayes kicks a sack inside 50 from outer wing for Wilson to mark 40m out on a slight angle and steer through the first goal. (Q1 5:24)
Wardlaw scoots to 45m for a snap on the run after roving Xerri’s centre clearance for North’s first major. (Q1 7:24)
Zurhaar leaps against Wilkie and Battle for a contested grab 25m out on a slight angle, lets his opponents know about it when he lands, and kicks the goal as well. (Q1 10:23)
Webster catches Duursma HTB in the back pocket but shanks his rebound kick straight to Powell 45m out in front. North crowd loved that one! And they love the straight set shot. (Q1 12:19)
Wardlaw roves a Scott kick and lets fly off a step from 50m on a slight angle… just stays left. (Q1 14:18)
Duursma intercepts a Stocker kick across the back line and gives off to Wardlaw who tumbles an ugly snap wide from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 15:17)
Corr is pinged for a hold on King off the ball 20m out in front for a charity goal. (Q1 18:48)
Bonner hits the lead of Hayes to 40m in front, Xerri flat-footed well off the fall. Hayes kicks the goal, the team gets around him. (Q1 25:19)
Steele fights for a ground ball with Davies-Uniacke and is extremely lucky to get a free 40m out, he goes to a pack 20m out where Membrey marks in front and goals. (Q1 29:44)
Phillipou feeds Ross who snaps a nice finish from 40m on a slight angle. (Q2 1:32)
Hill beats Fisher to mark in the centre and hits Hayes leading to 40m in the corridor, he boots his second goal. (Q2 2:47)
Wilson tries a low-percentage snap from deep in the pocket that misses. (Q2 9:07)
Hastie marks 45m out on the flank and sails through his first senior goal in game four. (Q2 9:54)
Ross roves on the wing and passes to Garcia 45m out on a slight angle, he gives off to Battle who blazes across the face. (Q2 13:36)
North gets a loose man going around outer wing after Scott plays on from a mark on the HBF, Curtis hits Zurhaar on the run over the back to stroll into the open goal. (Q2 17:03)
Hill passes to Hayes and powers on to receive for the goal from 40m in classic gut-running style, after baulking past Wardlaw. (Q2 29:34)
Curtis marks 40m out on a slight angle for his first goal. (Q3 5:13)
Wilson leaps in front of McDonald to take a strong contested grab from a Bonner kick near the hotspot for his second goal. (Q3 6:54)
Goals from Wood and Simpkin cancel each other out. (Q3 18:55)
Hill is over the back of Tucker to mark 20m out on a slight angle after another barnstorming run around outer wing by Wilson and a long ball. Hill goals. (Q3 20:25)
Archer is distraught after being pinged for timewasting on centre wing to bring Hayes after a mark to 35m on a slight angle, but the set shot misses. (Q3 22:25)
Another 50m penalty against a young Roo, this one against Wardlaw and Sinclair converts from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 24:56)
North handballs through heavy traffic on outer wing all the way through half forward, Pink gives to Zurhaar who tumbles through a goal from 30m on a slight angle. (Q3 27:08)
Bonner intercepts on outer wing over Drury and sets up Ross to deliver the repeat inside 50 kick, Wilson marks 30m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q3 29:11)
Steele passes to Sinclair 40m out on the flank after King takes a good link mark in the centre. Sinclair opens Q4 junk time with his second goal. (Q4 0:59)
Wilson marks a Marshall pass from the centre over McKercher in the pocket 20m out and screws through his third goal. (Q4 2:59)
Larkey props under a Scott pass towards the hotspot to draw a contact free on Howard coming in hot from behind for his first goal, belatedly. (Q4 5:58)
Curtis marks a Shiels pass 40m out on a slight angle and converts after Scott starts a handball chain from a stoppage on outer wing. (Q4 9:14)
Larkey delivers some more garbage from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 12:30)
Owens gets a contact free on the luckless Archer at a stoppage 20m out on a slight angle but misses near side left. (Q4 14:30)
Duursma passes to the lead of Larkey 45m out on a slight angle, nothing Howard could do there. Souva doesn’t score. (Q4 21:30)
Wood sets up Sinclair for a running shot from 45m on the flank which swerves wide left. (Q4 23:29)
Wardlaw is pinged again for encroachment on the mark to bring Marshall near the hotspot for some more garbage. (Q4 25:05)
Webster is pinged for contact on Duursma for a shot after the siren from 35m on a slight angle, which he misses. (Q4 30:27)