Match

Richmond vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 02 Aug 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:29
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
03:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
04:44
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
10:01
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
15:06
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Boyd)
17:12
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Matt Thomas)
21:42
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ben Griffiths)
22:37
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
23:33
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
27:38
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
06:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brett Deledio)
07:15
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ricky Petterd)
12:06
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
12:58
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Griffiths)
15:06
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
17:32
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ricky Petterd)
18:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
19:56
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ricky Petterd)
22:16
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brett Deledio)
27:18
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Devon Smith)
28:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
28:58
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:09
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ben Griffiths)
02:43
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
03:06
Giants Interchange - Will Hoskin-Elliott off due to an injury.
03:48
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:30
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
08:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)
11:48
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
13:50
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Treloar)
14:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Nathan Gordon)
15:34
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
17:40
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
19:40
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Troy Chaplin)
20:33
Tigers Interchange - Jake Batchelor off due to an injury.
21:00
The Giants would love a couple of late goals here, to give them something to work on at the final break.
22:20
Palmer is down behind play. He does not look like he is in a good way, as he is attended to by the trainers.
23:15
GOAL TIGERS - Martin snatches the ball off Petterd, taking the mark 25m from goal on the boundary. He kicks it through. The Tigers pull away to a 29 point lead.
23:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
24:25
GOAL GIANTS - The Giants with the clearance, as Boyd ends up with the ball and kicks an easy goal.
26:00
The Tigers are keeping the Giants at a distance, as the four points is ever so important in this contest.
26:37
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
26:40
BEHIND TIGERS - The ball is punched through for a rushed behind for the Tigers.
28:20
The Giants have enough time left on the clock to unsettle the Tigers here.
29:34
THREE QUARTER TIME - The Tigers go into the final break holding a 24 point lead over the Giants.
29:43
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 Tigers take it out of the middle.
00:40
GOAL TIGERS - Plowman looks to centre the ball as Ellis intercepts it, takes the mark, runs to the goal square and kick a goal.
00:41
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brandon Ellis)
02:15
GOAL TIGERS - Riewoldt comes out and takes the mark 38m from goal, near the boundary. He slots through his first goal of the day, which is 10 less than last time he played against GWS.
02:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
03:50
GOAL GIANTS - Martin pushes Bugg and slings him to the ground behind play. 50m penalty is given down the ground to the Giants. Patton takes the kick and kicks truly.
03:59
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
05:30
The Tigers are about a goal or two away from putting this game into the books as a win.
06:55
GOAL GIANTS - Hoskin-Elliott with a super kick to Palmer, who puts his body on the line and takes the mark before riding the bump. He comes in from 43m and splits the middle.
07:14
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
08:30
The Giants are putting it all on the line, as they trail by four goals and are still a chance to snatch this one!
10:00
This has become a scrappy affair, as both teams fight to get possession of the ball. One has the feeling that the next goal will be very important in the trend of the game.
11:45
Smith takes down Thomas and holds the ball to his body. Interestingly, the umpire pays a holding the ball decision against Thomas, Smith smack Thomas in the back, Thomas pushes him. 50m penalty.
12:21
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
12:25
BEHIND GIANTS - Smith's kick at goal falls short, as it is punched through for a rushed behind.
14:00
The next five minutes are very important for the Giants chances in this contest. They must score a goal or two and then look at running the Tigers off their feet.
15:30
BEHIND TIGERS - Riewoldt calls for it and marks 75m from goal, he spots Martin loose, he goes for him and Martin marks 27m from goal. He comes in and he shanks it.
16:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
17:10
Hoskin-Elliott with a strong mark in the middle of the ground, but his kick is not a good one as it is turned over.
18:30
The Tigers are icing the clock, as the Giants are fast running out of time, 24 points down, with just under seven minutes left on the clock.
19:41
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
19:45
BEHIND GIANTS - Patton gets a hand on it inside the goal square, but an unkind bounce for the Giants as it bounces through for a point.
21:25
Palmer marks on the 50, he takes the set shot on goal, but it falls short and it is back into play.
23:00
The Tigers look home here, after the Giants were unable to make the most of their opportunities today.
23:14
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Treloar)
23:15
BEHIND GIANTS - Treloar runs at full pace, away from Newman, has a shot on goal and it bounces away to the right.
24:02
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
24:05
GOAL TIGERS - Houli takes it inside 50, he kicks for goal and nails the game shut, as he lifts one hand in the air to celebrate.
25:30
The Tigers just need to keep on winning, to remain a faint chance for some September action.
26:52
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
26:55
BEHIND GIANTS - Patton takes the mark 40m from goal. He takes the shot on goal and he is away to the right.
28:26
FULL TIME - The Tigers are still alive for 2014, as they account for the Giants by 27 points.