tipper wrote:i think i heard 25xx over the pa at the end of the game, but i wasnt really listening.
That is what I heard also. I think the ground announcer said 2534.
It seemed to be at least 2/3 of the crowd were North supporters and besides a few jibes the crowd on both sides seemed surprisingly well behaved given the events of last year. Actually for a North supporter that was the only pleasing part of the day.
North's use of the ball was appalling. The number of times North had players clear inside 50 and the North player with the ball managed to hit his opponent on the chest was unbelievable. Redden dominated the ruck, Poole just kept working and getting the ball and Jack Hayes is just a very good, class forward. I was surprised when he actually missed an easy shot for goal in the last quarter.
