Match

Melbourne vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 30 Mar 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:26
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
02:24
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Sharrod Wellingham)
05:41
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
07:09
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
08:34
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
10:00
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
11:02
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Callum Sinclair)
12:29
Eagles Interchange - Mitchell Brown off due to the blood rule.
13:12
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
15:13
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Shannon Byrnes)
24:17
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
24:37
Eagles Interchange - Chris Masten off due to the blood rule.
26:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Eric Mackenzie)
30:00
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)
30:07
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
05:19
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Chris Masten)
06:27
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
07:31
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Shannon Byrnes)
09:55
Demons Interchange - Dean Terlich off due to an injury.
10:52
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
16:19
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jeremy Howe)
22:47
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Chris Masten)
23:49
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Callum Sinclair)
26:35
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
27:58
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
28:28
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
08:35
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Callum Sinclair)
12:30
Demons Interchange - Daniel Cross off due to the blood rule.
12:58
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
14:01
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
17:37
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
20:38
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
23:38
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Shannon Byrnes)
26:00
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dean Cox)
28:03
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jeremy Howe)
28:05
BEHIND DEMONS - Howe marks 50m from goal on the boundary, he attempts to thread the eye of the needle but he misses.
29:14
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
29:15
BEHIND EAGLES - Cripps gathers it inside 50, he has a shot at goal and it is away to the right for a point.
30:40
THREE QUARTER TIME - The Eagles consolidated in the third term to extend their lead to 78 points at the final break.
30:41
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
We are back for the final term as the Eagles get first use of the ball from the middle.
00:40
GOAL EAGLES - Kennedy gives it off to Masten, who kicks it up to the goal square, it is punched down by the Melbourne defence, but LeCras is there at the edge of the box to soccer it in.
00:41
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
02:20
The most intriguing question that we have left to be answered from this game, is whether we will have a 100+ point margin.
04:00
Pedersen has been good since moving into the back line, not a lot of possessions, with only eight to his name, but he has been solid.
05:30
GOAL DEMONS - A wonderful kick by Dunn, as Kennedy-Harris runs onto it in the forward line, to take the mark, play on a goal. What a great passage of play from the Dees.
05:40
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jay Kennedy Harris)
07:04
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
07:10
BEHIND EAGLES - Priddis gives it off to Shuey, as he kicks it deep into the forward line, but it goes through to the left of the goal post.
07:57
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
08:00
BEHIND EAGLES - Gaff handballs it out of the pack just wide of the goal square, but Jones follows the ball over the goal line for a rushed behind.
09:11
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
09:20
GOAL EAGLES - What a great tap down from Cox, as he taps it straight to the waiting hands of Shuey, who slams it onto the boot for his second goal of the day.
11:00
The Eagles are showing no mercy as they go in for the kill. They are on top of the live ladder currently and will stay there, as long as they don't concede many more points.
12:45
Melbourne will be occupying last position on the live ladder, in a return to the dark days of seasons gone.
14:16
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jay Kennedy Harris)
14:20
BEHIND DEMONS - Kennedy-Harris to Byrnes, who returns to sender, he attempts a shot at goal as he is being tackled and it bounces away to the left.
15:21
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Daniel Cross)
15:25
BEHIND DEMONS - Cross marks 40m from goal, he takes the set shot on goal and he is off target.
16:42
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jimmy Toumpas)
16:45
GOAL DEMONS - Toumpas gathers it inside 50, he has a shot on goal and kicks the Demons' fourth goal of the match.
18:20
The Eagles will be wanting to make sure that they don't get any unnecessary injuries, especially to players such as Naitanui.
20:00
If this margin remains at 78 points, it will be Paul Roos' worst losing margin as a coach, beating his previous best of 73 points.
21:00
BEHIND EAGLES - Cripps marks 35m out directly in front, he takes the set shot on goal and he misfires it as a bronx cheer is heard from the Demons fans.
22:45
The Demons fans will be disappointed as they entered the season with so much promise and hope. Some fans even predicting that they would win ten games this season.
23:33
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
23:35
BEHIND EAGLES - Kennedy has a pressured kick at goal and it is punched through for a rushed behind by the Melbourne defence.
24:12
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
24:15
BEHIND EAGLES - The Dees concede another rushed behind to the Eagles, as the margin clocks over to 81 points.
25:03
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matt Rosa)
25:05
GOAL EAGLES - Rosa gathers the ball inside 50, has a shot at goal from about 40m out and he kicks a great running goal.
27:00
The sting has surely gone out of this game so to quote a lyric from a George Michael song, Well maybe we should all be praying for time.
28:20
The Eagles have come to Melbourne in a bid to re-gain their reputation as being a team to watch out for.
30:29
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
30:35
GOAL EAGLES - LeCras with a long kick up into the forward line as Darling takes the mark 15m out directly in front. He kicks an easy goal.
30:36
FULL TIME - The Eagles have shown to the football world that they are back and ready to shake it with the big guns, as they thrash Melbourne by 93 points.