Match

GWS Giants vs Richmond

Commentary / 30 Jul 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Manuka Oval for the GWS Giants v Richmond Round 19 clash.
59:33
Outs for Giants: N.Haynes
59:34
Ins for Giants: R.Griffen
59:35
Outs for Tigers: J.Castagna, B.Griffiths, S.Edwards, L.McBean
59:36
Ins for Tigers: T.Vickery, B.Houli, A.Marcon, K.Lambert
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

Quarter 1

00:00
The Tigers finished with 94 fewer uncontested possessions last week against the Hawks, their worst differential in any game this season.
01:49
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
03:30
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
03:46
The Giants have set the tone early in the contested ball, leading the count 5 to 1. They rank second in the league for contested possession differentials this season.
06:16
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rory Lobb)
07:05
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
07:24
The Giants are doing all the attacking so far, recording four scoring shots to none. They lead the inside 50s five to one.
10:46
Both sides have recorded 18 kicks apiece but its the Giants that have been far more efficient, recording a kicking efficiency of 72 per cent compared to the Tigers' 50 per cent.
13:21
The Giants have been direct with their ball movement from defence, recording 15 disposals to just four in the corridor zone.
13:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
14:22
Toby Greene boots his first goal of the afternoon. Only Nat Fyfe has averaged more disposals than Greene of the top 50 in the AFL for goals per game.
15:17
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
16:42
Greater Western Sydney has recorded all five marks inside the attacking inside 50 for the match. It has generated two goals from stoppage as well as two from turnover.
17:03
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)
19:27
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
20:07
Tigers Interchange - Alex Rance off due to an injury.
22:06
It's one-way traffic at Manuka Oval with the Giants booting all six goals of the match so far. The Tigers are scoreless from their eight attacking entries.
23:42
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Steve Johnson)
25:03
The Giants have equaled their highest opening term point tally of the season (45). They rank third in the AFL for points per game in first quarters this season.
25:28
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Sam Lloyd)
27:16
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
31:44
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:54
Richmond has been completely dominated post-clearance, conceding 25 points from clearance chains in the first term. It could only manage one point itself via that source.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:52
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Kennedy)
03:59
Richmond concedes its third goal of the game from a defensive half turnover. It has conceded 32 points from turnovers across the game.
06:05
Greater Western Sydney is doing all the attacking, recording nine of the last 11 inside 50s of the game. It leads time in forward half 59 per cent to 41 per cent.
07:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
07:25
Richmond boots its first goal of the game from a Giants defensive half turnover. It has stemmed the flow, recording just five fewer disposals for the second term.
09:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
10:05
Dustin Martin has led from the front for the Tigers in the second term, hitting the target with all five disposals. Stephen Coniglio has a game-high six disposals in the second term.
14:10
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
16:46
Opposing key defenders Phil Davis and Alex Rance are winning plenty of the ball off the opposition, recording five and a game-high seven intercept possessions apiece.
20:05
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
21:52
Giants Interchange - Steve Johnson off due to the blood rule.
22:35
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Ryan Griffen)
22:46
Ryan Griffen records the Giants' first behind from beyond the 50 metre arc for the game. They have scored 3.1 from that distance across the match.
26:51
After being non-competitive in the opening term, the Tigers have lifted their output in the second term, recording 91 disposals to 90 for the quarter. They still trail heavily on the scoreboard despite winning more of the ball.
28:45
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)
28:48
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:58
Richmond has been well beaten from the stoppages despite generating only four fewer clearances for the game. It has managed to record an equal season-low two points from clearance chains, while conceding 27 to the Giants.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:57
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
02:17
The Giants boot their 12 goal of the match to start to third term. Of that tally, 11 have been directly from set shots as Jeremy Cameron scores his first goal of the game.
07:33
Tigers Interchange - Nathan Drummond off due to the blood rule.
08:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
09:00
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
11:39
Alex Rance has been under the pump all afternoon, recording 10 intercept possessions. His 17 disposals are the equal second-most of any Tigers player.
13:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
14:23
There hasn't been much between the two sides pre-clearance, with the Giants winning three more disposals and three more contested possessions.
14:42
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
16:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
18:54
The Tigers have managed to record just four scoring shots (2.4) from 28 inside 50s. Their current points tally of 16 points is their second-lowest in any game heading to three quarter time in any match since 2000.
21:46
Richmond has controlled the ball across the past 10 minutes of the game, leading time in possession 76 per cent to 24 per cent.
22:45
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Sam Lloyd)
23:43
The Giants entered this game with the best spread of goalkickers of any side in the AFL. So far this afternoon eight Giants players have recorded at least one goal with Sam Reid's three goals a game-high tally.
25:40
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Nathan Wilson)
29:29
Giants Interchange - Rory Lobb and is possibly out for the game.
29:55
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:05
Shaun Hampson has been well beaten in the ruck by Shane Mumford, recording a game-low five disposals to three quarter time. His direct opponent has managed 13 disposals of his own.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:04
Only the Lions have conceded more points in the final term than the Tigers in 2016, conceding an average of 28.6 per game.
03:44
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
05:45
The Giants have been a lot more direct with ball in hand, recording 16 more effective long kicks for the match. Heath Shaw has led the way with a team-high six long kicks.
07:53
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
09:04
The Giants have generated 24 points directly from defensive 50 chains for the match. They rank eighth in the competition for points launched from that zone this season with 16.
10:08
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)
11:19
Tom Scully becomes the Giants fifth player to record multiple goals for the match with his second major. Jack Riewoldt is the only Tiger to hit the scoreboard with a goal more than once, scoring two goals.
12:19
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shaun Hampson)
16:14
Stephen Coniglio exceeds the 30 disposal mark for the 10th time this season. He is on track for a season-high tally, needing a further four to exceed 34.
20:14
Heath Shaw's direct play has been a feature of his game, gaining a game-high 648 metres. He has preferred to kick the ball, recording 23 kicks and just three handballs.
20:44
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
23:41
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Steve Johnson)
24:10
Steve Johnson has been involved in an equal game-high eight scoring chains. He led the club in that category heading into the game (8.3 per game).
27:37
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
27:58
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
28:08
Richmond went down by a 88 points which was its greatest losing margin of the season. Its 23 points for the match was its lowest in any game since 1961.