Match

GWS Giants vs St Kilda

Commentary / 12 Jul 2015

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:15
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)
02:03
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jimmy Webster)
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Cam McCarthy)
08:03
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Cam McCarthy)
13:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
15:43
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (David Armitage)
18:32
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
19:43
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tom Scully)
20:39
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
24:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
25:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
27:47
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
29:58
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
02:52
Giants Interchange - Dylan Shiel off due to an injury.
06:09
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Adam Schneider)
06:57
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
10:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tom Scully)
13:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
14:56
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
16:56
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
18:36
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jack Steele)
25:57
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)
29:48
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
32:35
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:38
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
05:04
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
06:36
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
08:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
13:09
BEHIND - Giants (Tom Scully)
13:33
Scores from turnovers - GWS 6.4 (40) St.Kilda 2.4 (16)
15:28
Some key numbers this quarter now in the Saints favour with disposals (77-32), marks (22-2), handball receives (37-14) and inside 50s (11-4) all heavily weighted to the visitors.
15:35
BEHIND - Saints (Leigh Montagna)
19:10
The Giants last goal was Rory Lobb's major at 25:57 in the second quarter. The Saints have kicked the last four goals.
19:20
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
21:05
Leigh Montagna (St.Kilda) has been influential in this third quarter, picking up 11 of his 22 disposals. He leads all players on the ground in metres gained (429), clearances (seven) and inside 50s (seven).
21:48
BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
22:27
St Kilda Interchange - Farren Ray was substituted into the game for Sebastian Ross.
23:28
St Kilda Interchange - Maverick Weller replaces Jimmy Webster due to the blood rule.
24:41
BEHIND - Saints (Leigh Montagna)
25:58
St.Kilda have had great success attacking from the left side of goals scoring 4.4 from this avenue. This is compared to shots from directly in front and to the right of goal where they have only scored 1.3.
28:54
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:19
In last week's annihilation of Essendon, St.Kilda recorded 26 marks inside 50. Today they have only five. In comparison, GWS have six with Jeremy Cameron accounting for four of them.
03:09
BEHIND - Giants (Rory Lobb)
03:26
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
04:17
Stephen Coniglio now has 15 tackles a new season-high. Jack Steven is close behind with 13 tackles. This is also a new career-high for him, surpassing the 12 tackles he had against Richmond in Round 8 earlier this season.
05:38
BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
08:09
GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
10:54
Heath Shaw leads all players on the ground with four running bounces. Coming into today's game he was ranked No.2 in the league (3.4 per game), with Gold Coast's Adam Saad leading the way averaging 5.2 per game.
11:42
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
14:26
GWS has seven of the last eight clearances, Callan Ward with three of them.
16:59
GWS now have the last five inside 50s, Adam Treloar had the first three of the streak and Matthew Buntine with the last two. Time in forward half in the last 10 minutes is now nearly 70 per cent in the Giants favour.
17:24
GOAL - Giants (Cam McCarthy)
19:44
Scores from free - GWS 3.1 (19) St.Kilda 0.0 (0)
20:33
BEHIND - Giants (Ryan Griffen)
22:56
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
23:19
Scores from set shots - GWS 8.2 (50) St.Kilda 3.1 (19)
24:33
BEHIND - Saints (Farren Ray)
25:18
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steven)
25:42
Callan Ward is the first player to break the 30 disposal mark. It has been a typical Ward performance with 17 contested possessions, nine clearances and five tackles.
27:07
GOAL - Giants (Zac Williams)
28:25
Both teams have kicked 4.6 (30) after halftime.
28:59
BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
29:19
The siren has sounded to end Q4.