Match

GWS Giants vs Fremantle

Commentary / 20 Aug 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Spotless Stadium for the GWS Giants v Fremantle Round 22 clash.
59:33
Outs for Giants: M.Kennedy, A.Kennedy
59:34
Ins for Giants: J.Hopper, N.Wilson
59:35
Outs for Dockers: E.Hughes, M.Pavlich, A.Sandilands
59:36
Ins for Dockers: M.Taberner, J.Griffin, C.Sutcliffe
59:40
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00:00
Greater Western Sydney lost its first four matches against Fremantle but broke through in Round 7 this season at Domain Stadium, defeating the Dockers by 18 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:54
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shane Yarran)
01:59
In just his fifth game, Shane Yarran has continued his run of goals in every match with the seventh of his career. This goal was launched from an intercept inside defensive 50, where Fremantle launch an average of just 11.3 points per game (ranked last).
04:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Ryan Griffen)
05:02
The Giants have hit back with a goal through captain Ryan Griffen capitalising on a Dockers' turnover out of defensive 50. In the first five minutes, Greater Western Sydney has a kicking efficiency of 73 per cent compared to just 56 per cent by Fremantle
06:22
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
08:35
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
09:26
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shane Yarran)
09:37
That's twice now from four attempts that Fremantle has been able to counter-attack into an open forward 50 where Yarran has capitalised. This season the Dockers average a score from just 6.7 per cent of possession chains launched from defensive 50.
11:53
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
12:12
When Fremantle is unable to break out of its own defensive zone, Greater Western Sydney appears to have the ability to score. The Giants have won three forward half intercepts already, taking all three inside 50 for two scoring shots.
16:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shane Yarran)
16:43
Yet another coast-to-coast chain for Fremantle is finished by Shane Yarran for his third goal, a personal best. The Dockers have taken the ball from defensive 50 to forward 50 on 43 per cent of attempts, well up on their season average of 16 per cent.
17:23
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Darcy Tucker)
19:32
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Danyle Pearce)
20:25
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Apeness)
20:58
The Dockers have won the past five clearances after the Giants won six of the first seven of the match. Fremantle has scored six times from eight forward 50 entries (75 per cent), a big improvement on its season average of 44 per cent (ranked 14th).
21:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
22:26
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
24:29
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Shane Yarran)
25:26
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Steve Johnson)
26:04
The Giants have been effective when winning midfield possession. From 11 midfield intercepts, Greater Western Sydney has taken nine of the resulting possession chains inside 50. The Giants' entire score to this point has come from this source and zone.
27:30
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
29:11
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
29:29
In time-on this term, Greater Western Sydney has outscored Fremantle by eight points. This season the Giants are ranked sixth ( 124 points) in time-on and the Dockers are ranked 16th (-209 points) in this period.
32:15
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:25
Greater Western Sydney has edged ahead in an entertaining first term. Fremantle has looked potent on the counter-attack, kicking three goals launched from defensive 50, while the Giants have launched four of their five goals from midfield intercepts.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:42
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
05:13
Fremantle has been able to restrict Greater Western Sydney's transition play, with none of the Giants' 11 rebounds from 50 making it inside forward 50. This season the Giants transition 23.6 per cent of possession chains from end to end (ranked fourth).
07:31
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
07:37
From a set shot following a free kick, Patton has kicked the first goal of the second quarter. The Giants have kicked five goals from five set shots, including two from free kicks.
11:16
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tom Scully)
12:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Neale)
12:04
Lachie Neale has been the most prolific player on the ground, already winning a game-high 16 disposals (at 88 per cent efficiency), four clearances, three intercepts. He has been involved in six of Fremantle's nine scores, including now his first goal.
16:09
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
17:45
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
17:55
In the six minutes since Fremantle's last goal to Neale, Greater Western Sydney have dominated field position. The Giants have converted on their fourth consecutive forward 50 entry, after the Dockers turned the ball over three times in the midfield.
21:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Nick Haynes)
24:00
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
24:47
In the past ten minutes Fremantle has tried to control possession with 19 more disposals (44 to 25), however not one of these has been forward of centre. The ball has been inside Greater Western Sydney's forward half for 93 per cent of that period.
25:40
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
26:35
Greater Western Sydney has been stronger in marking contests with and without possession this quarter, taking five more marks inside 50 (six to one) and five extra intercept marks (also six to one).
26:58
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
27:08
Greater Western Sydney has strengthened its grip on this match, shutting down Fremantle and kicking all three goals from midfield intercepts in the second term. The Dockers had 28 more uncontested possessions but four fewer inside 50s than the Giants.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
06:06
There has been a stalemate to start the third quarter, already with ten stoppages around the ground. There were only 12 ball-ups and throw-ins combined in the second quarter in total.
07:44
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
08:06
The Giants' forward press has again paid dividends to set up Patton for his third goal. Greater Western Sydney has won 12 more midfield intercepts than Fremantle (32 to 20) and has outscored the Dockers by 47 points from these score launches.
10:08
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Steve Johnson)
11:33
Greater Western Sydney has recorded the first seven forward 50 entries of the second half, with the ball inside its forward half for 92 per cent of its duration. Since Fremantle's last goal the Giants lead inside 50s by 13 (15 to two).
13:09
Since Fremantle's last goal to Neale at the 12-minute-mark of the second term, the Dockers have had 96 disposals for two forward 50 entries (48 disposals per inside 50) compared to the Giants with 76 disposals for 16 inside 50 (4.8 disposals per entry).
16:29
In another measure of the success of Greater Western Sydney's forward press, in over a quarter Fremantle has only recorded six disposals inside its forward half. The Giants have disposed of the ball 64 times inside their forward half in that period.
18:11
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
18:42
Yet another Fremantle turnover in the midfield has helped Greater Western Sydney to its third goal for the quarter. This term the Giants have won eight intercepts in the midfield and have launched two goals with the resulting possession chains.
20:10
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
21:05
The Giants have won 14 more intercepts than Dockers so far (51 to 37), led by Nick Haynes who has won ten himself (including four intercept marks). He is already tracking above his season average of 7.9 intercepts per game (ranked eighth the league).
22:14
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Zac Clarke)
24:55
Jonathon Patton has kicked a career-high fourth goal in his 52nd senior game. He has recorded nine disposals, six marks (with four inside 50) and kicked four majors from five shots at goal.
25:59
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Steve Johnson)
29:27
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:37
Greater Western Sydney has kept Fremantle to just three forward 50 entries for the quarter, the equal-fewest by any team in a term this year. The Giants kept the play inside its forward half, launching all four goals for the quarter from that zone.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:19
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
02:51
With the first goal of the final quarter to Lachie Whitfield, Greater Western Sydney have had seven players kick goals. This season the Giants average 9.1 goal kickers per game, the highest average of any team in the league.
04:45
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
06:05
Jonathon Patton continues to enjoy a breakout game, now up to a personal best fifth goal. He has kicked all five from within 40 metres of goal, with three goals from marks and two from free kicks.
07:36
Dockers Interchange - Matt Taberner off due to an injury.
07:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
09:30
Since half time Greater Western Sydney has been far more efficient than Fremantle. In that time the Giants have only recorded three more disposals (144 to 141) however they have had 22 more inside 50s (27 to 5) and outscored the Dockers by 33 points.
11:01
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Steve Johnson)
11:39
With his third goal for the game, Steve Johnson has taken his season total to 39 goals (equal-15th across the league with Jesse Hogan). Johnson has now kicked 491 goals across his career, equal-56th on the all-time table with Jarryd Roughead.
12:41
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
14:15
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rory Lobb)
16:03
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
17:11
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)
17:39
Jonathon Patton has become just the second Greater Western Sydney to kick six goals or more in a game. Jeremy Cameron has kicked six or more on five occasions, with the last occasion being in Round 8 against Gold Coast when he kicked seven goals.
19:22
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
20:24
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
22:35
Patton has taken a career-high sixth mark inside 50. The Giants have taken 17 marks in total inside forward 50, compared to just six by the Dockers.
23:30
The Greater Western Sydney midfield has been led by Ryan Griffen (29 disposals, eight clearances, ten tackles and seven inside 50s and a goal) and Lachie Whitfield (26 disposals at 92 percent efficiency, nine marks, four intercepts and a goal).
23:55
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
26:18
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
27:25
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Scully)
29:32
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:42
Greater Western Sydney has steamrolled Fremantle after half time, in the second half recording 28 more inside 50s (39 to 11) and kicking 11.8 (74) to 0.2 (2). The Giants had 37 more entries across the game, the fifth-highest differential this year.