Match

GWS Giants vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 03 May 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:24
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
02:58
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
05:30
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
07:34
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
08:25
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Cornes)
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
11:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
14:43
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
17:39
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
19:50
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tom Scully)
21:44
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)
25:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
27:02
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
29:31
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
31:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
31:24
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:37
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew White)
06:58
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
08:39
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
10:19
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
15:50
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)
17:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
21:09
Giants Interchange - Callan Ward off due to an injury.
22:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
24:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
27:00
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
29:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
31:36
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:14
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jonathan Giles)
04:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Benjamin Newton)
08:24
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
09:40
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew White)
11:58
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
13:23
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
14:30
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
18:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Angus Monfries)
19:40
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)
22:08
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
26:53
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
28:07
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew White)
29:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
30:34
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
30:35
BEHIND POWER - Gray has a quick shot on goal and pushes it away to the right.
32:11
THREE QUARTER TIME - Just as the Giants were playing themselves back into the game, the Power go WHACK, piling on three unanswered goals to lead the Giants by 39 points at the final break.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
We are back under way for the final term, as the umpire thumps the ball back into the turf.
01:00
SUBSTITUTION POWER - The Power have activated Impey into the game as Jonas is the man that makes way for him.
02:06
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
02:20
GOAL GIANTS - Hoskin-Elliott marks the ball 10m from goal, he plays on and kicks a dribbling goal.
03:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jarman Impey)
03:25
BEHIND POWER - Impey gathers it inside 50, he has a shot at goal and hits the post.
05:00
The Giants are a chance if they can kick two quick goals, but they would need to do that it in a hurry.
05:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
05:55
BEHIND POWER - Boak has a quick shot on goal and it is through for a point.
06:27
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jarman Impey)
06:30
GOAL POWER - Impey roves the ball, has a quick look at goal and slots it through, shutting the gate on a possible Giants revival.
08:15
The Power lead by 41 points at the moment, the question that is left to answer is will they now run away with the game?
10:00
The sting has gone out of this game, as the Giants and the Power start making some skill errors.
10:36
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)
10:40
GOAL GIANTS - Boak takes it out of the back line, as he fumbles the ball, Smith picks it up, has a shot on goal and kicks it straight through the middle.
12:20
GOAL POWER - Schulz comes out and takes the mark 40m from goal directly in front. He takes his time and just floats it through for a goal.
14:00
Ward has had a day out today with 30 touches and the biggest possession winner for the Power has been Polec with 28 possessions.
15:05
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)
15:15
GOAL GIANTS - Smith takes the handball from the stoppage, kicks around the corner and threads it through for his third goal of the day.
17:24
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jed Lamb)
17:25
GOAL GIANTS - Lamb goes on a lead and takes the mark 35m from goal. He takes the set shot on goal and he kicks his first goal of the day. We are back out to a 29 point ball game.
19:00
With just over nine minutes left on the clock, another Giants goal would just leave the door ajar for them.
20:30
Smith is caught by two Power players, as he tries to get out of the tackle to have a shot on goal. The umpire calls for the ball for a ball up.
21:15
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
21:35
GOAL GIANTS - Kelly runs into space and takes the mark 30m from goal. He threads it through for a goal. The margin is back to 23 points.
22:52
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
23:05
GOAL POWER - Schulz takes the mark 25m from goal, he takes the set shot on goal and kicks his fourth goal of the day, putting a halt to the momentum of the Giants.
24:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
24:50
GOAL POWER - Schulz once again finds himself in the right position as he takes the mark 40m from goal. He just floats it over the last defender to kick his fifth goal.
26:30
There is still plenty of time left on the clock for goals for either team.
27:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
27:10
BEHIND POWER - The ball comes off hands and through for a rushed behind it goes.
28:50
GOAL GIANTS - Giles marks the ball on the 50, Impey infringes on his mark and the umpire awards a 50m penalty. Giles kicks an easy goal in the end.
29:02
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathan Giles)
30:30
The Giants are three points away from their highest score of the year.
31:30
Wingard gathers it from the pack, has a shot on goal and puts it out on the full.
32:55
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
33:05
BEHIND GIANTS - Patton takes a shot on goal and it just drifts away for a behind.
33:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
33:40
GOAL POWER - Polec kicks it into the goal square, as Schulz gathers it and kicks an easy sixth goal. The Power lead by 35 points.
35:00
The Giants would be concerned at the score that they have conceded against them, as the Power will be happy with the win.
35:39
FULL TIME - The Power have run out winners to the tune of 35 points over the young Giants. GWS tested the Power for most of the game, but in the end Port Adelaide were just too strong.