North Melbourne has ended Essendon’s season with Drew Petrie giving the Kangaroos a stunning 12-point comeback victory in a pulsating elimination final.
Petrie’s two goals in the final five minutes secured the 14.9 (93) to 12.9 (81) win.
The tense victory earns North Melbourne a date with Geelong in next Friday’s semi-final and ends Essendon’s season and the coaching career of Mark Thompson.
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HAWTHORN 3.4 6.5 10.8 15.14 (104)
GEELONG 2.1 6.5 8.6 10.8 (68)
Goals: Hawthorn: J Gunston 3 J Lewis 3 J Roughead 2 P Puopolo 2 D Hale I Smith L Breust L Hodge W Langford. Geelong: J Selwood 3 J Bartel 2 J Murdoch J Walker M Blicavs S Johnson T Hawkins.
Best: Hawthorn: S Mitchell B Hill I Smith J Gunston B Lake J Lewis L Shiels G Birchall J Gibson. Geelong: J Selwood J Bartel M Stokes C Guthrie G Horlin-Smith.
Injuries: Hawthorn: Nil. Geelong: S Johnson (foot).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Troy Pannell, Ray Chamberlain, Mathew Nicholls.
Official Crowd: 74,753 at MCG.
SYDNEY 3.4 5.8 9.10 13.15 (93)
FREMANTLE 3.1 5.3 6.6 10.9 (69)
Goals: Sydney: B McGlynn 3 L Franklin 3 A Goodes D Hannebery K Jack K Tippett L Jetta L Parker M Pyke. Fremantle: M Pavlich 4 T Mzungu 2 C Sutcliffe D Mundy M Walters N Fyfe.
Best: Sydney: L Parker D Hannebery L Franklin N Smith D Rampe J McVeigh B McGlynn L Jetta. Fremantle: N Fyfe M Pavlich T Mzungu G Ibbotson M Barlow L Neale P Duffield.
Injuries: Sydney: N Malceski (hamstring). Fremantle: J Griffin replaced in the selected side by H Crozier.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Simon Meredith, Brett Rosebury.
Official Crowd: 35,998 at ANZ Stadium.
NORTH MELBOURNE 2.3 2.4 9.5 14.9 (93)
ESSENDON 2.4 6.7 10.8 12.9 (81)
Goals: North Melbourne: B Brown 4 L Thomas 3 D Petrie 2 B Cunnington J Ziebell L Greenwood N Dal Santo S Gibson. Essendon: J Daniher 4 P Chapman 2 T Colyer 2 B Goddard B Howlett P Ryder T Bellchambers.
Best: North Melbourne: L Greenwood B Brown S Thompson D Wells B Cunnington S Gibson J Ziebell. Essendon: D Heppell J Watson J Daniher M Hurley P Chapman M Hibberd.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Robert Findlay, Dean Margetts.
Official Crowd: 78,559 at MCG.
PORT ADELAIDE 8.1 14.5 19.8 20.12 (132)
RICHMOND 1.1 3.2 6.5 11.9 (75)
Goals: Port Adelaide: J Neade 3 A Monfries 2 Brad Ebert 2 C Wingard 2 J Polec 2 J Schulz 2 J Westhoff 2 O Wines 2 M White R Gray T Boak. Richmond: J Riewoldt 3 N Gordon 2 B Deledio B Griffiths I Maric R Conca S Edwards S Grigg.
Best: Port Adelaide: T Boak J Westhoff J Neade R Gray Brad Ebert O Wines T Jonas C Wingard. Richmond: B Deledio A Miles B Houli D Martin J Riewoldt.
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Luke Farmer, Andrew Mitchell.
Official Crowd: 50,618 at Adelaide Oval.
