Match

GWS Giants vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 13 Aug 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Spotless Stadium for the GWS Giants v West Coast Eagles Round 21 clash.

59:33

Outs for Giants: H.Himmelberg, N.Wilson, S.Reid

59:34

Ins for Giants: D.Shiel, M.Kennedy, A.Kennedy

59:35

Outs for Eagles: J.Nelson

59:36

Ins for Eagles: S.Butler

59:40

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00:00

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Quarter 1

00:00

The Eagles and Giants are ranked second and third respectively for goals per inside 50. The Eagles convert a goal from 28.2 per cent of forward entries and the Giants goal from 27.6 per cent of entries.

01:02

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)

02:00

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

05:15

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

07:54

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)

09:30

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)

09:32

The deadlock has been broken through Patton's goal from a strong contested mark inside 50, the goal came from the Giants' fourth inside 50.

12:48

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)

14:24

The Giants have been able to get their trademark running game going in patches, they lead handball receives 18 to seven.

15:47

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Steve Johnson)

17:22

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

17:49

GWS has had 24 more disposals than West Coast and have managed nine more tackles.

19:23

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)

21:36

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)

21:57

The Eagles get on the board with their first goal from their ninth inside 50.

26:01

In the last ten minutes the Giants have won five clearances to two, the game count is now ten to eight in the Eagles' favour.

26:44

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)

28:17

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:11

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)

04:39

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Ryan Griffen)

06:29

The Giants have taken seven marks inside 50 to four and have laid eight tackles inside 50 to two.

06:57

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Steve Johnson)

08:37

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

09:36

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

12:17

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

14:08

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

16:02

In the last ten minutes the Eagles have kicked three goals to zero, two of which coming from GWS turnovers.

16:32

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)

17:54

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

19:55

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)

20:55

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)

23:37

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rory Lobb)

24:41

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)

25:00

Three of the Eagles' five goals have been generated from a Giants' turnover.

27:59

C. Ward has gained the most metres on the ground with 290 metres.

28:36

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Chris Masten)

33:06

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

33:08

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

33:18

Shiel and Ward have been leading the way in the GWS midfield with 15 disposals each.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:56

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

03:12

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

03:50

The Eagles get the first of the third term and now lead after trailing by 24 early in the second.

04:18

Giants Interchange - Ryan Griffen off due to the blood rule.

04:59

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

05:36

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

08:55

The Eagles lead ball up and throw in clearances 18 to 12 and the Giants lead centre clearances eight to five.

09:07

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)

11:13

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jonathon Patton)

13:29

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)

14:06

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Brad Sheppard)

14:20

Sheppard's goal was the Eagles' first launched from a kick in, the Giants have two.

18:24

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Devon Smith)

19:24

Toby Greene has two score assists today which takes him to number one in the competition in this area.

20:02

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)

21:12

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

22:43

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)

24:34

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Ryan Griffen)

26:25

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)

27:10

In the last ten minutes the Giants have had six clearances to one and kicked four goals to zero.

28:36

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)

32:10

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:11

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

01:34

The Eagles get on the board early in the fourth with a goal from their first entry inside 50.

04:19

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)

07:43

The ball has been in the Giants' forward half for 60 per cent of this term.

11:48

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

12:03

Giants Interchange - Ryan Griffen off due to an injury.

12:43

Giants Interchange - Nick Haynes and is possibly out for the game.

13:09

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)

13:35

Shuey is now up to 10 clearances, the next best is five.

20:55

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)

23:08

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rory Lobb)

23:18

The Giants have taken 16 contested marks to seven, Greene and Lobb lead the way with four each.

23:58

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

25:44

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

30:57

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

36:26

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)

37:33

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh Hill)

39:12

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)

39:26

Naitanui kicks the winning goal with the final kick of the game in one of the games of the season.

39:27

The siren has sounded to end Q4.