Match

GWS Giants vs Collingwood

Commentary / 23 Aug 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:48
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
05:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Mark Whiley)
09:46
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
11:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Marley Williams)
12:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)
13:29
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tomas Bugg)
15:54
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
17:37
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
18:26
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)
20:53
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)
22:29
Giants Interchange - Jonathan O'Rourke off due to an injury.
24:05
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
27:53
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jesse White)
29:45
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:47
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Boyd)
07:26
Magpies Interchange - Clinton Young off due to an injury.
08:43
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Hunt)
10:45
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Devon Smith)
14:32
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jesse White)
16:45
Magpies Interchange - Dane Swan and is possibly out for the game.
19:57
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
23:52
Giants Interchange - Adam Tomlinson off due to the blood rule.
25:17
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
28:10
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)
29:27
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)
31:23
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:25
Magpies Interchange - Brent Macaffer and is possibly out for the game.
04:05
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)
05:16
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
08:02
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
13:07
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)
17:54
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
20:28
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
23:39
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
25:09
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Marley Williams)
27:29
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Hunt)
28:29
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
33:09
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
33:48
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:26
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
02:49
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
04:50
BEHIND GIANTS - James Stewart off one step sets sail for goal, but he hits the post!
04:53
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (James Stewart)
06:00
Toby Greene advances to 37 disposals for the night and he is heading towards 40.
08:15
BEHIND MAGPIES - The long shot for goal by Ball is punched through for a rushed behind.
08:16
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
09:10
If Collingwood win this match they will be in the eight tonight and could be overtaken if Richmond defeat St Kilda as expected.
10:30
Collingwood are doing the chasing with the Giants leading by 3 points. The Giants need to take the game on here otherwise they will be beaten by an undermanned Collingwood outfit.
13:00
This far out it is still not possible to suggest that we have a winner to this match. It's hard to pick.
15:20
BEHIND GIANTS - James Stewart marks on the lead with Hunt pin pointing the pass. He sends the kick on its way and it's coming back. It's coming back but straight into the post!
15:21
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (James Stewart)
15:35
Magpies Interchange - Josh Thomas off due to an injury.
16:20
GOAL GIANTS - Will Hoskin-Elliott marks hard up against the boundary from 40 metres out. Will Hoskin-Elliott's kick is an absolute beauty! Magnificent kick. Giants by 10 points!
16:23
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
18:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Sinclair)
18:40
GOAL MAGPIES - Blair handballs over the top to Sinclair and he kicks off two steps for a goal. That's straight through the middle! The Magpies are back to within four points.
20:40
Collingwood with 11 inside 50s in the final quarter. The Giants have been inside 6 times.
22:15
GOAL MAGPIES - Remarkable stuff. Great pressure by Collingwood in defence sees the ball come out to Josh Thomas who snaps it through for a goal. Collingwood are in front for the first time!
22:18
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
22:50
Collingwood lead by 2 points with their 19 fit men against the 21 fit men of GWS.
24:50
There is plenty of time left for the Giants to come back with one more goal. The clock shows four minutes plus change.
26:59
Giants Interchange - Nathan Wilson off due to an injury.
27:00
Collingwood are in the box seat to win this match. 2:30 on the clock with the ball deep in their forward line.
29:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
29:15
GOAL MAGPIES - Sidebottom runs inside 50 and takes the mark. From 40 metres out Sidebottom makes absolutely no mistake at all. Magpies by 8 points.
29:30
Collingwood will hold on and win.
31:20
FULL TIME - Collingwood are back in the 8 after a courageous against all odds victory with only one man on the bench for the second half. Collingwood with a big win, defeating the Giants by 8 points.