Match

Geelong Cats vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 04 Jun 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Simonds Stadium for the Geelong Cats v GWS Giants Round 11 clash.

59:33

Outs for Cats: R.Stanley, B.Smedts, C.Gregson

59:34

Ins for Cats: L.McCarthy, D.Menzel, T.Ruggles

59:35

Outs for Giants: A.Kennedy, R.Palmer

59:36

Ins for Giants: P.Davis, M.Buntine

59:40

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00:00

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00:10

The fourth placed Cats will be looking to get one back over the fifth placed Giants for the 13 point defeat in Canberra in round two earlier this year.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

03:49

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

04:06

The Giants are controlling the early play in this match, leading the disposal count 17-7, and the inside 50s three to none.

04:16

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Steve Johnson)

05:32

Johnson with the first goal of the match against his old side, crumbing the Henderson spoil and snapping truly from deep in the right pocket.

06:08

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)

07:12

The Cats goal with their first inside 50 of the match as Menzel hits the scoreboard with his first disposal of the match, a kick off the ground from close range.

08:18

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Josh Caddy)

09:25

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shane Kersten)

11:38

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)

12:42

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

13:01

The Giants move the ball uninterrupted from the kick in to inside attacking 50, which results in the Greene goal. Greene has been busy early with four disposals and a tackle.

13:46

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

16:19

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

19:01

Coniglio has been busy early in this match leading all players on the field with seven disposals, including four contested possessions, and two clearances.

22:27

A Whitfield inside 50 breaks a run of five consecutive inside 50s for the Cats. The Cats now lead the inside 50 count 11-9 across the duration of the quarter so far.

25:51

Giants Interchange - Zac Williams off due to an injury.

26:39

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jack Steele)

28:19

The Cats have had the last two clearances of the match to start to even up the count that the Giants lead significantly 13-7, including centre clearance 6 to none.

28:25

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

29:47

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

29:57

The Cats doing well to keep within two goals of the Giants who had the run of play that quarter. The Giants lead the disposal count 101-83, marks 25-10, and tackles 23-15. Whitfield and Williams leading the disposal count with 10 each for the Giants.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

02:54

Neither team has scored in the opening minutes, but the Cats are controlling field position, reversing the start to the match by having the first three inside 50s of the quarter with the Giants yet to enter their attacking 50.

06:27

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)

07:16

A Dangerfield clearance in defensive 50 sets the Cats off on a chain of possessions that ends with a Guthrie goal from outside 50. Guthrie has an equal team high four disposals four the quarter so far.

07:46

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)

10:15

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)

11:08

And for the second time this quarter the Cats move the football from Defensive 50 to inside attacking 50 for a goal, this time to Murdoch. The Cats have had four chains that have originated from defensive 50 and ended in attacking 50 for the match.

12:40

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Lincoln McCarthy)

13:48

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

15:29

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)

16:28

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)

17:26

The Cats now with the last five inside 50s of the match, and the last five scores, as they hit the lead through a Guthrie goal. Guthrie becomes the Cats first multiple goal scorer of the afternoon.

19:30

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

21:56

A Ward clearance breaks a run of five consecutive clearances to the Cats this quarter as they continue to dominate the middle part of this second quarter. Zac Smith the leading clearance player for the Cats with four so far.

24:44

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)

25:30

Scully with his second goal of the quarter, off the back of a Dangerfield turnover 35 metres from goal. Dangerfield has an equal team high four turnovers for the match so far.

26:43

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zac Smith)

30:53

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

31:03

An enthralling first half sees the Cats take a five point lead into the main break. Both teams with 195 disposals apiece as Coniglio leads all players with an individual tally of 20, including 11 contested possessions and four clearances.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:05

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

01:54

Coniglio with his fifth clearance of the match which ends with Greene's third goal of the match. Greene has also been effective with defensive pressure having a match high five tackles.

02:05

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Dylan Shiel)

03:58

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

05:59

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lincoln McCarthy)

06:28

The Cats continue to transition the football effectively with another goal, this time from McCarthy, coming from a chain of possessions originating from defensive 50.

07:34

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shane Kersten)

11:11

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lachie Henderson)

11:33

The Henderson goal originated from an intercept mark across half back from a Tomlinson kick. The Giants lead the intercept mark count for the match 10-6.

12:56

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Lachie Henderson)

14:53

The Cats have been dominant in the third quarter so far, leading the disposal count 51-33, with the respective disposal efficiencies 82 per cent and 56 percent. The Cats also lead the inside 50s 9-4 and have scored 3.2 to 2.0.

18:46

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Darcy Lang)

19:10

Zac Smith with his second clearance of the quarter, taking him to eight for the match, beating his previous season high count of four. Smith is now the only other Cat besides Selwood and Guthrie to have eight or more clearances for a match this year.

23:43

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)

24:08

With that goal from Whitfield, both sides now have three goals apiece that have originated from chains that have started in their defensive 50.

27:34

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)

31:46

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

31:56

With the last two goals of the quarter, the Giants outscore the Cats for the third quarter despite losing the inside 50 count a massive 23-8, having kicked four goals straight. Caddy led all players that quarter with 12 disposals.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

03:06

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)

04:06

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

04:25

Hopper with a chance to give the Giants an early lead from 35 metres out courtesy of a Bartel 50 metre penalty, misses, and the Cats go the length of the field and Hawkins goals from the goal line, courtesy of a Davis 50 metre penalty.

05:33

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)

06:39

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

07:30

The Cats have been dominant early in the last, leading the disposals count 20-11, contested possessions 9-2, and inside 50s 6-1.

11:01

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)

11:48

A Lobb handball from a stoppage inside 50 for the Giants results in Wards first goal of the match. Ward has had an equal team high four disposals so far this quarter.

13:35

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)

15:13

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shane Kersten)

15:27

A Selwood centre clearance breaks a run of three consecutive clearances for the Giants in a period where they have brought the margin back to two points. The Cats now lead the centre clearance count 13-12, after trailing early in the match 6-0.

16:15

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)

17:50

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shane Kersten)

18:56

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)

19:26

A Ward pass inside 50 sets Hopper up to kick his first goal of the match. Ward has had six score involvements for the match, an equal team high.

21:34

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

22:11

Now the Captain from the Cats, Selwood, turns provider as he hits Hawkins on the lead, who goes back and kicks a long goal from outside 50. Selwood has had an equal game high three score assists.

22:58

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)

25:27

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)

28:17

Despite only leading the inside 50 count this quarter 14-13, the Cats have dominated field position across the course of the match leading the count 73-45.

30:11

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Daniel Menzel)

32:01

The Cats have been cool when the heat has been on this last quarter, keeping the Giants scoreless in the last five minutes, and to a disposal efficiency of only 27 per cent.

34:18

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)

34:22

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

34:32

A gutsy 10 point win to the Cats, who were challenged through out the entirety of the match today by the Giants, who in the end just gave up too many shots on goals. Dangerfield led the disposal count for the visitors with 32.