AFL 2021 LIVE updates Blues season on knifes edge as North bring the heat
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Another almost-mark-of-the-year contender for Betts. The good news is he has emerged from the rooms and is doing some run-throughs along the boundary.
The Kangaroos have responded well and goals from Thomas and Stephenson give them the lead back. They now enjoy a five-point advantage with 6:43 left in the second term, 5.4.34 to 4.5.29.
The Blues finally are starting to get rewarded on the scoreboard courtesy of a pair of brilliant shots for goal from sharp angles from Cripps and Martin.
The Carlton skipper executed a spectacular checkside punt from the boundary line, and a few minutes later Martin converted the set shot from near the boundary too.
How typical is that? The hardest shot on goal get converted, while the easy ones go astray
The Blues lead by seven points nearing the halfway mark of the second term, 4.5.29 to 3.4.22.
Some observations about the contest at Marvel Stadium so far...
Nakia Cockatoo (Brisbane Lions) and Will Brodie (Gold Coast) are the medical substitutes at the Gabba for Q-Clash 21.
Fantastic to see Cockatoo named by the Lions, the injury-ravaged former Cat has not played a game since April 2018.
Nakia Cockatoo.Credit:Getty Images
Carlton 2.5 (17)
N.Melb. 3.1 (19)
GOALS
Carlton: Kennedy, Owies
N.Melb: Larkey 2, Stephenson
DISPOSALS
Carlton: Cripps 7, Dow 7
N.Melb: Scott 10, Cunnington 9, Davies-Uniacke 8, Simpkin 8
INTERCEPTS
Carlton: Jones 4, De Koning 3, Plowman 3, Petrevski-Seton 2
N.Melb: Cunnington 2, Scott 2
How often do we see this happen? One team dominates the territory battle but fails to translate that onto the scoreboard, and then gets bitten down the other end.
A beautiful long-range set shot from Stephenson late in the first term handed North the lead, despite trailing the inside 50s 7-15 and scoring shots 4-7.
The Kangaroos are leading the disposals 91-83, clearances 7-6, hitouts 9-5 and contested possessions 25-23.
Carlton’s accuracy issues are affecting them again early in this game, they’ve dominated the inside 50s 14-6, but only lead by four points, 2.5.17 to 2.1.13.
Newnes, Owies, Silvagni and Fisher have all squandered shots for goal.
The absence of Harry McKay up forward is telling for the Blues.
It’s all even at the halfway mark of the first quarter, with both teams tied on 2.1.13.
Kennedy and Owies have booted Carlton’s majors while Larkey is the solitary goalkicker for the Kangaroos with two converted set shots.
Leading disposals: Simpkin 7, Cunnington 6, Walsh 5.
How about this pass from Saad to set up the first goal of the game?
Cripps has started forward and has been picked up by Ben McKay, Jones is matching up on Xerri, Simpkin looks like he is tagging Walsh and De Koning is in the ruck against Goldstein.
The most salient point made by Eddie McGuire in his lengthy Collingwood editorial during the week is that it is time for Jeff Browne to emerge from the shadows and make a genuine case for his tilt at the Collingwood presidency. Click here to read the full story.
Collingwood president Mark Korda (left) and challenger Jeff Browne.Credit:The Age
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