Match

West Coast Eagles vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 16 May 2015

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:37
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
03:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)
05:33
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
08:00
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
14:46
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Harley Bennell)
22:17
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
24:51
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)
27:29
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
28:41
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
06:51
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
10:15
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
12:40
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
13:40
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Callum Sinclair)
16:02
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
22:18
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Shannon Hurn)
25:19
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Chris Masten)
27:18
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
28:59
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:44
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
01:44
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
02:42
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
03:32
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Harley Bennell)
05:20
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
06:50
Suns Interchange - Jack Leslie off due to an injury.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
08:15
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Harley Bennell)
08:46
Conversely, the Eagles have launched 36 chains from their defensive half of which 11 have resulted in inside 50s, with 2.1.13 coming from these defensive half score chains.
09:31
GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
10:07
Three of the Eagles four goals for the quarter have come from scoring chains generated from a stoppage win.
12:48
GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
14:05
The Suns, once again this season, are getting smashed in uncontested possession tonight 88 - 150. They have lost the uncontested possession count in every game this season by an average of 48 uncontested possessions per game, ranked 18th.
14:42
GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
15:39
GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
18:13
GOAL - Eagles (Matt Priddis)
19:56
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
21:33
GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
22:03
The Eagles have kicked 9.0.54 for the quarter. Five goals have come from stoppages, the other four from Gold Coast turnovers.
23:19
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
23:58
West Coast are the first and only side this season to kick 10 goals in a quarter this season.
24:44
As highlighted pre-match, the Eagles are ranked second for punishing opposition turnovers, scoring 61 points per game from this score source, while Gold Coast is ranked 18th in conceding points from turnovers, conceding 61 points per game from this source
26:13
So far tonight, the Eagles have outscored the Suns 12.4.76 to 1.1.7 from turnovers.
28:28
GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)
29:06
West Coast Eagles Interchange - Mark Hutchings was substituted into the game for Josh J. Kennedy.
31:54
GOAL - Eagles (Fraser McInnes)
32:10
Gold Coast Suns Interchange - Aaron Hall was substituted into the game for Sean Lemmens.
32:54
West Coast's 12 goals for the quarter is its highest in a quarter in the club's history.
33:56
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:40
Gold Coast Suns Interchange - Danny Stanley replaces Harley Bennell and is possibly out for the game.
04:02
GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)
05:18
The Eagles have now kicked 14 goals in a row without a miss. Eleven of these goals have come from general play, three have come from marks.
06:14
GOAL - Suns (Charlie Dixon)
08:20
BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
10:42
Despite wet conditions in the first half, the Eagles have kicked at an efficiency of 71 per cent for the match. Prior to tonight, the Eagles were ranked second in the AFL for kicking efficiency, going at an efficiency of 69 per cent for the season.
11:54
BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
13:38
GOAL - Suns (Dion Prestia)
17:51
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
19:25
The Eagles lead the inside 50s 11 - 2 this quarter from 71 per cent time in forward half. They have dominated the inside 50s 63 to 22 for the match.
20:55
GOAL - Suns (Michael Rischitelli)
22:51
GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
24:25
Gold Coast have been outmarked 43 to 114 tonight. This season the Suns have averaged 46 fewer marks per game than their opposition, ranked 17th.
25:54
BEHIND - Suns (Charlie Dixon)
28:21
Chris Masten has enjoyed the last quarter, amassing 19 disposals with 15 of them coming via an uncontested possession. He has 42 disposals at 76 efficiency for the match.
28:59
Matthew Priddis has been superb with 39 disposals at 74 per cent efficiency, 11 contested possessions, seven tackles and two goals.
30:29
GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
30:35
The siren has sounded to end Q4.