Match

GWS Giants vs Melbourne

Commentary / 06 Apr 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:08
Demons Interchange - Nathan Jones off due to an injury.
02:59
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Treloar)
05:31
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Kennedy)
06:40
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jack Fitzpatrick)
07:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
11:47
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Michael Evans)
19:20
Demons Interchange - Jack Grimes off due to an injury.
28:35
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:59
Giants Interchange - Devon Smith off due to an injury.
01:46
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
06:00
Demons Interchange - Dean Terlich off due to an injury.
06:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
10:34
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tom Scully)
12:17
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
14:00
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
17:54
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
19:30
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Lynden Dunn)
23:01
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (James Frawley)
25:34
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tomas Bugg)
29:40
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
31:36
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
09:25
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Townsend)
10:25
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
11:52
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Watts)
15:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Treloar)
16:16
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Treloar)
17:45
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Dean Kent)
21:15
The Giants have taken their foot off the pedal, ever so slightly, allowing the Dees back into the game.
22:55
GOAL DEMONS - Dunn gets in the right position, using his body strength to take the mark 20m from goal. He kicks it straight through. The Dees are back in town!
23:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Lynden Dunn)
24:00
SUBSTITUTION DEMONS - Kennedy-Harris has been substituted into the game as Byrnes makes way for him.
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Watts)
25:05
GOAL DEMONS - Watts is awarded a free kick after a hold, 35m from goal on a slight angle. He kicks his second goal of the term to give the Dees the lead for the first time in the game.
26:00
SUBSTITUTION GIANTS - Hoskin-Elliott is activated into the game in place of Addison.
26:44
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
26:45
BEHIND GIANTS - The ball comes off hands and through for a rushed behind it goes through for the Giants.
28:40
BEHIND GIANTS - Coniglio can't gather it in the goal square and it goes through for a rushed behind.
28:41
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
29:07
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
29:10
GOAL GIANTS - Cameron gathers it from the kick in, as he sends it goal-ward and kicks his second goal of the game.
30:30
The Giants have responded after some early pressure from the Dees.
32:00
The Dees need to be in a position to win at the final break, just to give them the confidence.
33:18
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Treloar)
33:20
BEHIND GIANTS - Treloar with a shot at goal, but it bounces away to the left for a point.
34:30
THREE QUARTER TIME - The Giants take in a seven point lead over the Demons into the last break.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
We are back under way for the final term, as the Dees get the ball out of the middle.
00:48
SCORE GOAL - Demons (James Frawley)
00:50
GOAL DEMONS - Frawley takes a tumbling mark 40m from goal directly in front. He kicks a goal to bring the Dees to back within a point.
02:00
The rain is falling down making the already slippery conditions just that little more slippier.
03:44
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
03:45
GOAL GIANTS - Kelly gathers the ball deep in attack, he threads the eye of the needle from 10m on a very tight angle.
05:00
Melbourne are going to struggle from here as it is literally pouring down.
06:20
GOAL GIANTS - Mumford is awarded a free kick after a ruck infringement, 30m from goal on a slight angle. He kicks a goal to give the Giants a 13 point lead.
06:23
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Shane Mumford)
07:40
The field umpire looks to have injured his leg. He is about to come off the ground as the emergency umpire prepares to come on.
09:10
There is plenty of time left on the clock, but Melbourne are going to find it tough in these conditions.
10:55
GOAL GIANTS - Kelly takes the spill from the pack, he dodges and weaves to kick his second goal of the day. The Giants lead by 19 points.
10:57
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
11:29
Demons Interchange - Jay Kennedy Harris off due to an injury.
12:15
BEHIND GIANTS - Cameron slides into the ball but he is unable to take the mark as it goes over the goal line for a point.
12:22
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
14:00
BEHIND GIANTS - Greene with a spinning kick at goal but it goes away to the left coming off hands and through for a point it goes.
14:17
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
15:30
Melbourne need a goal and they need it now, just to give them a bit of a run on.
17:15
Kennedy-Harris with a snap at goal, but Shaw marks it literally on the goal line to stop a certain goal. Great work from Shaw.
18:30
With just under nine minutes left on the clock, time is fast becoming their enemy.
19:20
BEHIND GIANTS - Swift hands from Patton over to Scully, who pulls the trigger, but he kicks it away to the right of the post.
20:59
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Plowman)
21:00
BEHIND GIANTS - Plowman with a quick shot on goal and his kick is offline and through for a point.
22:20
BEHIND GIANTS - Smith with a shot on goal from 45m out, but he just can't curl it in enough and it goes through for another minor score.
22:21
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Devon Smith)
23:22
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
23:25
BEHIND GIANTS - The Dees defence run it over the goal line for another Giants rushed behind.
24:15
GOAL GIANTS - Hoskin-Elliott gathers the loose ball 40m from goal, he runs around to shake off a tackle, he steadies and goals. The Giants will win this game.
24:19
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)
26:00
It has been a vast improvement from last week for Melbourne, but they still need to work a lot more harder.
26:55
BEHIND GIANTS - Treloar takes it in the middle, he puts on the after burners, he kicks it to the top of the goal square, but it bounces through for a point.
26:57
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
28:20
The Dees will have something to take away from this game, with a couple of moves working well.
28:58
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Matt Jones)
29:00
GOAL DEMONS - Great work by Matt Jones, as he takes possession of the hard ball, looks up at goal and drills it.
30:45
Smith with an attempted kick to the goal square, but he puts too much on it and it goes out on the full.
32:05
GOAL GIANTS - Coniglio gathers the hit out from Mumford and kicks around the corner for a great stoppage goal.
32:07
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
33:06
FULL TIME - The Giants with a hard fought final term, run out 32 point victors over the Demons in trying conditions.
33:07
The siren has sounded to end Q4.