Match

GWS Giants vs Carlton

Commentary / 22 Jun 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:42
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Andrew Walker)
08:35
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
10:53
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Brock McLean)
12:42
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
14:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
17:52
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tom Boyd)
20:41
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
23:39
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)
24:49
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jarrad Waite)
26:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dale Thomas)
28:02
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Troy Menzel)
30:42
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zach Tuohy)
32:17
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:21
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
03:36
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Bryce Gibbs)
05:22
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Dale Thomas)
08:07
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
08:34
Blues Interchange - Lachie Henderson off due to the blood rule.
10:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
12:59
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Kristian Jaksch)
17:13
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
19:58
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Henderson)
22:42
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Troy Menzel)
24:38
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
26:09
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Andrejs Everitt)
30:36
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:13
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dale Thomas)
05:50
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zach Tuohy)
06:07
Giants Interchange - Tomas Bugg off due to an injury.
06:52
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Brock McLean)
09:54
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
11:10
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
13:03
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Andrejs Everitt)
14:46
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
18:02
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Bryce Gibbs)
19:45
The Blues need a couple of late goals to give themselves a chance in the final term.
21:30
McLean snaps it at goal but the Giants are just too good in the last line of defence and they clear it away to safety.
21:40
Blues Interchange - Simon White and is possibly out for the game.
23:00
White is being assessed for his knee injury, as the Blues start looking at whether to inject Armfield into the game.
23:54
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
24:00
BEHIND GIANTS - Kelly wobbles it towards goal and it bounces away to the left for a point.
24:52
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Troy Menzel)
24:55
GOAL BLUES - The Blues go coast to coast as Menzel finds himself at the end of it, taking the mark 40m from goal directly in front. He kicks a much needed goal for the Blues.
26:00
SUBSTITUTION BLUES - The Blues activate the speedy Armfield into the game, at the expense of White, who is down with a knee injury.
27:13
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jarrad Waite)
27:15
GOAL BLUES - Waite gathers it 40m from goal, he kicks around the corner and brings the house down, as it sails through for a goal. The Blues are within eight points.
28:30
The Blues can kick another one to set us up for a grand stand finish, if they are good enough.
29:06
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
29:15
GOAL GIANTS - Palmer goes in hard, puts it onto his preferred left foot and kicks a great goal. The Giants with some breathing space.
31:00
Time is becoming a factor for another scoring shot here.
31:24
THREE QUARTER TIME - Giants go into the final break holding a 14 point lead over the Blues. Should the Giants win, it is their first ever back to back win, the Blues would lose their fourth in a row.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
We are back for the final term of the match, as the Giants get first use of the ball from the middle.
00:55
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
01:00
BEHIND GIANTS - Simpson punches it through for a rushed behind for the Giants.
01:30
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dennis Armfield)
01:40
GOAL BLUES - Armfield with the handball receive from Henderson, he takes a shot from a standing start and it is through, we have a nine point ball game.
02:09
Giants Interchange - Kristian Jaksch and is possibly out for the game.
02:59
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Boyd)
03:05
GOAL GIANTS - Bugg with a wobbling shot on goal, but Boyd is on the way through and kicks it off the deck for a steadying goal for the Giants.
04:45
The Blues desperately need to get their noses in front as could be watching their season go down the drain.
06:00
SUBSTITUTION GIANTS - Wilson has been activated into the game, as Jaksch is the person to make way for him.
07:18
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
07:25
GOAL GIANTS - Palmer takes on Walker, he sells the dummy twice, runs to the goal square and kicks it straight through the middle.
09:00
One more goal may just be enough for the Giants here, with the Blues not looking likely to chase the deficit.
10:14
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
10:20
BEHIND GIANTS - Shiel with a high shot at goal, it bounces away to the left for a point.
11:45
At the moment, the Blues can't even buy a goal, even if it were on a six percent off sale on e bay!
12:54
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Heath Shaw)
12:55
BEHIND GIANTS - Shaw runs into the open goal, he kicks from the edge of the goal square and pulls it away to the left.
13:50
BEHIND GIANTS - Ward takes it on the boundary, kicks around the corner and it sails through for a point.
15:00
The equation is this for the Blues, four goals in just under ten minutes.
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
16:45
BEHIND GIANTS - Shiel with a shot on goal but it goes away to the right for a point.
17:38
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Brock McLean)
17:45
GOAL BLUES - Everitt marks deep in the forward line, he centres it for McLean who marks 30m from goal. He kicks the goal to keep the Blues in it. The Giants lead by 19 points.
19:15
We have just under seven minutes left in the game, a quick goal to the Blues here, would make things very interesting.
20:45
The Giants are just doing what they need to do to keep the Blues at bay, as they look to beat them for the very first time.
21:32
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Troy Menzel)
21:35
GOAL BLUES - Everitt hands it off to Menzel, who runs into the open goal and he slots it through. The Blues cut it back to 13 points.
21:54
Giants Interchange - Stephen Coniglio off due to an injury.
23:14
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
23:15
BEHIND GIANTS - Kelly takes the game on, he takes a shot on goal and misses. Time is becoming a factor in the game now.
24:10
Whitfield marks on the boundary, he takes the set shot on goal and he misses the lot. We have 3:30 left on the clock.
25:30
The Blues need three goals to win, in under three minutes, it is starting to look unlikely here.
27:00
The Giants have been able to keep the ball locked away in their forward line, denying the Blues a run through the middle.
28:15
The Blues with a burst from the middle, this is their last chance saloon.
28:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Troy Menzel)
28:50
GOAL BLUES - Menzel is dragged down and a free kick is awarded. He kicks it through the middle. The Blues need two goals in 0:43.
30:00
Ding, that is the sound of the oven timer going off on Carlton's season. Their season is officially cooked, with the Giants winning this one.
30:25
FULL TIME - The Giants have recorded their first ever back to back win, as they hold off the Blues, to win by eight points.