Match

Gold Coast Suns vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 03 Jun 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Metricon Stadium for the Gold Coast Suns v West Coast Eagles Round 11 clash.

59:33

Outs for Suns: B.Fiorini, B.Scheer

59:34

Ins for Suns: M.Rosa, G.Ablett

59:35

Outs for Eagles: C.Masten, J.Kennedy, M.Karpany

59:36

Ins for Eagles: M.LeCras, L.Shuey, E.Mackenzie

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:00

Gold Coast has generated a score from 23 per cent of its defensive midfield chains this season, ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

02:11

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

03:26

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Peter Wright)

05:15

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

06:06

West Coast has already conceded three marks inside forward 50 to Gold Coast. They concede just 11 marks inside their opposition's forward 50 this season, the seventh fewest in the the competition.

06:21

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

07:59

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Michael Barlow)

09:22

West Coast have employed a short-kicking, possession-retention style of game early, registering 21 kicks to 13 handballs. Thirteen of these kicks have been effective short kicks, with the Eagles recording a kicking efficiency of 90 per cent.

09:45

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

12:48

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

13:29

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jackson Nelson)

14:25

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

14:39

With both sides employing a short kicking, ball-retention game style their have only been four effective tackles laid in the game, three by the Suns.

15:25

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Adam Saad)

20:12

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Will Schofield)

20:39

West Coast lead the contested possession count by five, but the Suns have the advantage outside of the contest, leading uncontested possession by 22.

25:07

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)

26:05

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Sean Lemmens)

26:45

Gold Coast has recorded 31 effective short kicks out of 63 total kicks for the match. This is well up on the 82 effective short kicks it averages per game this season out of 213 total kicks per game.

28:59

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

29:09

Despite its disposal dominance, 74 of Gold Coast's 126 disposals have come in its defensive half of the ground.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:44

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

02:55

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)

04:19

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)

05:38

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)

08:00

West Coast has done a better job of controlling the football and limiting the Suns' ability to retain the football, leading the disposal count 36 to 18 in the early stages of the second term.

12:04

West Coast leads the contested possession count 20 to 11 in the second quarter.

13:42

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

16:45

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarryd Lyons)

17:04

Both teams have kicked three goals from opposition turnovers today. The Suns average 58 points from this score source, ranked sixth, and the Eagles average 56 points, ranked ninth.

18:32

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Nathan Vardy)

19:49

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Matera)

20:17

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Sean Lemmens)

22:10

With scores level in the match, the contested possession count is also level at 58 apiece. Clearances are 2 in Gold Coast's favour, but it is the Suns inaccuracy at 4.10.34 that might have them ruing a 32 advantage in disposals.

26:13

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

27:31

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)

28:00

Gold Coast has enjoyed 66 per cent time in forward half this quarter, recording 15 inside 50s to nine for the term. It has resulted in a 3.5.23 to 2.2.14 advantage on the scoreboard.

30:19

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

30:29

The story of the game at the half has been the Suns' desire to retain possession. They lead the uncontested possession count 153 to 117 and marks 68 to 51. Gold Coast only average 90 marks per game this season, so are well on their way to eclipsing that.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

04:14

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

04:58

Three of West Coast's six goals for the match have come via intercept possessions in its attacking midfield zone. They have turned seven intercept possessions in this zone into six inside 50s and five scores.

06:58

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

08:59

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

09:20

Elliott Yeo has both West Coast goals this quarter. He has had 13 disposals, five contested possessions, three tackles and three goals for the match.

11:44

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Aaron Hall)

13:50

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)

14:10

All three Gold Coast goals this term have come via a West Coast turnover. The Suns have generated 4.4.28 from forward 50 chains for the match, compared to just 1.0.6 for the Eagles.

17:49

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)

21:15

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

23:35

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarrod Harbrow)

23:53

Suns Interchange - Pearce Hanley off due to the blood rule.

24:01

Gold Coast has been largely dominant this quarter, leading the disposal count 101 to 63, the contested possession count by five and the tackle count by seven, kicking 4.0.24 (all from West Coast turnovers).

27:03

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)

29:10

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

29:20

Gary Ablett led from the front in the third term with 13 disposals at 85 per cent efficiency, four contested possessions, three inside 50s, two score assists. He has 31 disposals at 84 per cent efficiency and 12 contested possessions for the match,

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:45

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)

06:26

West Coast has the early ascendancy in the final quarter leading the disposal count 26 to 13 and uncontested possession 19 to seven.

07:32

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Drew Petrie)

09:18

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Will Brodie)

12:09

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

14:20

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

14:31

West Coast has kicked the first three goals of the final term to take the lead, leading inside 50s eight to three for the term. Two of the three goals have come via clearances, an area they have outscored the Suns 5.3.33 to 1.3.9 for the match.

17:03

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Sean Lemmens)

18:01

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

20:09

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

20:11

Eagles Interchange - Brad Sheppard off due to an injury.

20:43

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)

21:02

West Coast has dominated clearances 11 to four, inside 50s 12 to five for the quarter and leads uncontested possession 41 to 35 (an area that they have trailed significantly in each of the first three quarters.

21:53

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)

24:47

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

26:59

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)

28:23

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Peter Wright)

29:24

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

29:34

The Suns also won the tackle count by 17, its largest differential for the year.