Match

GWS Giants vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 20 Jun 2015

Pre Game

00:00

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Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:41

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jamie Macmillan)

01:50

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)

07:41

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)

12:05

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

12:52

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

13:59

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)

15:40

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)

16:58

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jamie Macmillan)

19:21

SCORE GOAL - Giants (James Stewart)

21:19

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

23:59

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Devon Smith)

26:38

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)

29:05

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

31:24

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:01

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

02:45

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)

05:32

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Cam McCarthy)

09:04

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)

11:52

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)

13:17

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)

14:14

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jack Steele)

15:03

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

16:32

SCORE GOAL - Giants (James Stewart)

18:40

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

21:13

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)

26:05

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Andrew Swallow)

27:28

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)

28:33

Kangaroos Interchange - Todd Goldstein off due to the blood rule.

30:23

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:01

Kangaroos Interchange - Jarrad Waite off due to an injury.

01:29

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)

03:56

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)

07:11

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

08:24

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)

09:42

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)

11:06

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)

12:57

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Devon Smith)

14:08

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

17:56

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)

22:24

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Ryan Griffen)

23:58

Greater Western Sydney has shown some poise in the back half, taking 14 intercept marks in this zone (Buntine and Haynes leading the way with three apiece). North Melbourne has only taken three defensive half intercept marks.

30:42

North Melbourne Interchange - Trent Dumont was substituted into the game for Ben Brown.

32:00

Greater Western Sydney has been able to get its run-and-carry game going this quarter. The Giants average 15.7 running bounces per game, but only registered two in the first half. They have taken five bounces in the third term.

32:49

BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

34:42

GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)<br>On the Run (0-15m, Corridor)

35:00

The ball has been inside the forward half of Greater Western Sydney for 91 per cent of the past ten minutes, registering six of the seven forward 50 entries. The Giants have capitalised on this territory battle with only their third goal from a stoppage.

35:36

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:42

BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)

05:07

GOAL - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

05:20

North Melbourne has kicked the first goal in every quarter of the match.

05:50

GWS Giants Interchange - Nathan Wilson was substituted into the game for Caleb Marchbank.

07:07

GWS Giants Interchange - Zac Williams off due to an injury.

07:34

GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)

09:08

BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

09:31

BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

10:56

GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)

11:25

North Melbourne has dominated the final term, winning more of the ball and using it far better. The Kangaroos lead disposals 43-24 and in disposal effectiveness 65 to 50 per cent. They have registered eight inside 50s to two, and kicked 3.3 to no score.

14:15

Todd Goldstein now has won 72 hit outs, the highest number on record. The previous high was set by Aaron Sandilands with 70 against Gold Coast last week (Round 11).

15:29

GOAL - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

19:54

GOAL - Kangaroos (Jamie Macmillan)

24:14

BEHIND - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)

25:26

North Melbourne has kicked 5.4 (34) to no score this quarter. Only on one previous occasion has Greater Western Sydney been held scoreless in the final quarter (2012 Round 6 against Carlton).

25:51

GWS Giants Interchange - Matt Buntine off due to an injury.

27:21

BEHIND - Giants (James Stewart)

29:50

The siren has sounded to end Q4.