Match

GWS Giants vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 14 May 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Spotless Stadium for the GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns Round 8 clash.
59:33
Outs for Giants: T.Greene, P.Davis
59:34
Ins for Giants: T.Mohr, J.Hopper
59:35
Outs for Suns: M.Rosa, J.Garlett, A.Sexton, P.Wright, C.Cameron, D.Currie
59:36
Ins for Suns: K.Brooksby, B.Matera, M.Shaw, C.Ah Chee, J.Leslie, T.Nicholls
59:40
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00:00
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00:10
GWS are averaging 4.4 more intercept possessions per game than their opponents this year, ranked second in the AFL. From 2012-2015, they averaged 3.9 less intercept possessions per game than their opponents, ranked 17th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:32
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)
03:54
Suns Interchange - Sam Day off due to an injury.
04:45
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
05:39
GWS are doing all the attacking early in the first quarter. They lead the inside 50 count five to one, and have spent 66 per cent of this match in their forward half.
06:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Nathan Wilson)
08:12
All of the Giants points have come from turnovers early in this first quarter.
08:57
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
11:45
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Steve Johnson)
13:54
That inside 50 entry for the Suns is only their second so far in the first quarter, with the first entry coming in the first 30 seconds of the match. The Giants have had 10 inside 50 entries in that time.
15:51
GWS have taken 18 marks to the Suns three so far in this match. The Giants average 81.7 marks per game in season 2016, ranked 5th in the AFL.
15:54
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Gary Ablett)
21:05
Jacob Hopper has started his debut in fine form, leading all players on the field in disposals (11), contested possessions (four), uncontested possessions (seven) and inside 50's (three),
23:45
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
25:17
Jesse Lonergan is working hard to keep the Suns in this game, with a game-high five tackles.
27:01
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
28:01
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
02:53
Giants Interchange - Steve Johnson off due to the blood rule.
03:18
The Suns are doing a better job of retaining possession than their opponents, going at 74 per cent retention rate compared to 70 per cent. However, the Giants have gotten to the ball first regularly in this match, leading groundball-gets 39-21.
03:30
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
08:05
That goal to Rory Lobb came from his first contested mark for the game. Up to the start of Round Eight, he had taken 20 contested marks, ranked 4th in the competition.
10:40
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Shane Mumford)
11:05
The Giants are allowing the Suns to play on quickly from just three Gold Coast marks, compared to 14 mark play ons of their own. The Suns rank 9th in this category in the 2016 season, ahead of the Giants who are ranked 12th.
11:25
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
12:56
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
14:16
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Zac Williams)
16:47
After an even first quarter for both teams in the stoppage clearances, the Giants have started to overwhelm the Suns in this category, winning nine of 10 clearances this quarter.
18:23
Giants Interchange - Steve Johnson off due to the blood rule.
19:29
The Giants have done an excellent job of nullifying Tom Lynch in the first half, allowing him only one handball for the match so far.
19:38
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
20:26
That goal to Brandon Matera means the Suns avoid recording their lowest ever score in a first half, which they recorded in Round 7 last year against the West Coast Eagles (8 points).
21:46
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
23:55
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
27:10
The Giants are 20 per cent ahead in the Kick-to-Handball Ratio category, going at 1.06 Kicks-to-Handballs compared to the Suns 0.86. The Giants and Suns are ranked seventh and 16th respectively in this category in the 2016 AFL season.
27:19
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
28:27
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
30:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
32:27
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
33:17
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
33:27
After scoring their first six goals from turnovers, the Giants last three goals have all come to stoppage clearances, a category they lead the AFL in this season, averaging 7.3 goals per game from this source.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:32
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Steve Johnson)
02:57
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
06:20
The Suns are trying to take the game on more in the third term, recording 14 handball receives to the Giants six.
07:04
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)
08:34
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Steve Johnson)
08:38
Suns Interchange - Adam Saad and is possibly out for the game.
10:11
GWS have launched five scores from their forward 50 in this match so far. They rank 1st in this category in the AFL this season, averaging just under seven score launches from this zone per game.
10:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
11:30
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
13:51
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarrad Grant)
14:30
After recording 12 disposals in the first half with a retention rate of just 50 per cent in the first half, Aaron Hall is using the ball better in the third quarter, going at 100 per cent retention from a quarter-high eight disposals.
16:21
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)
18:19
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jack Steele)
19:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
21:34
That goal to Tom Lynch comes from only the third mark the Suns have taken inside their forward 50. They average 12.7 marks per game in this zone, ranked sixth in the AFL this season.
24:10
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
25:45
That goal to Jeremy Cameron sets a new career-best mark in games against the Suns, eclipsing his previous best return of three goals set in Round Six, 2014.
25:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
26:22
Giants Interchange - Rhys Palmer off due to an injury.
27:31
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
29:11
The Suns have been harder at the football in this quarter, leading the groundball-get differential by plus six, however they are minus six in the intercept possession differential this quarter.
29:29
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
31:51
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:41
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Matera)
01:13
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
03:25
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)
04:47
With that goal to Rory Lobb, the Giants have now kicked 13.6 (84) from possession gains in this match. They average 57.6 points per game from this source in the 2016 AFL season, ranked eighth in the competition.
06:40
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Zac Williams)
08:21
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
09:20
Suns Interchange - Tom Nicholls and is possibly out for the game.
10:24
Gold Coast have evened up the battle in the ruck, breaking even in hitouts, but the Giants midfield has consistently been first to the ball throughout this match, winning both the First Possession count (41-31) and the Stoppage Clearance count (42-25).
12:16
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
12:50
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarrad Grant)
14:43
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
15:31
GWS have recorded a new club record in handballs received (136), breaking their previous best team mark of 99 set against the Gold Coast in Round 4, 2015. Dylan Shiel has also set a personal career-best mark in this category with 16 handball receives.
16:41
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
18:55
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
19:16
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rhys Palmer)
19:50
Aaron Hall has continued his good start to the year to be a bright spot in this game for the Suns. He leads his team in disposals (30), handball receives (18) and rebound 50's (six).
20:25
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
21:44
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
23:40
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarrad Grant)
24:35
In his debut for the Giants, Jacob Hopper has shown his class, with 29 disposals, 14 groundball-gets (game-high), seven inside 50's, seven score involvements, six handball receives and five marks.
27:25
The Suns have still tried to work their way back into the game in the last quarter, matching GWS for groundball-gets (25-24). However their disposal retention rate is 10 per cent lower than that of GWS (67 per cent-77 per cent).
29:08
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
32:53
The siren has sounded to end Q4.