Match

Geelong Cats vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 04 May 2018

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to GMHBA Stadium for the Geelong Cats v GWS Giants Round 7 clash.
59:33
Outs for Cats: J.Parsons, G.Horlin-Smith
59:34
Ins for Cats: S.Selwood, S.Crameri
59:35
Outs for Giants: J.Cameron, B.Deledio
59:36
Ins for Giants: L.Keeffe, D.Buckley
59:40
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00:00
GWS have won the clearance count by one per game in 2018, ranked sixth, and they have outscored their opposition by nine points per game from this source, ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:06
GWS win the first centre clearance for the game. The Cats have lost the centre clearance count by six per game this season, the worst differential of any side.
07:36
Esava Ratugolea applies his team's 11th tackle for game and the Cats lead this count 11-2. Geelong has lost the tackle count by five per game this season, the sixth-worst differential in the competition.
08:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
10:00
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
10:02
Joel Selwood has had a quiet start to the game winning just one possession, an intercept possession which launched that goal to Tom Hawkins.
15:51
Cats Interchange - Esava Ratugolea off due to an injury.
16:43
The Cats have generated the last six inside 50s and lead this count 10-5. Geelong has recorded five fewer inside 50s per game than its opposition in 2018, the fourth-worst differential in the AFL.
17:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jackson Thurlow)
20:48
Geelong leads the time in forward half differential by five minutes and 13 seconds and it has won nine intercept possessions in this zone, almost half its season average per game (20).
22:14
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
22:18
The clearance count is tied at nine with both teams kicking one goal from this source.
26:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
30:37
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
30:39
The Cats launched two goals from chains originating in their forward 50 in the first term. Geelong has launched just 13 per cent of its score from forward 50 chains this season, the second-lowest percentage of any side.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:08
Geelong has applied 28 tackles from 33 attempts (85 per cent). Joel Selwood leads all players with five tackles at 100 per cent efficiency. The AFL average is 64 per cent.
03:17
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
05:38
Nick Haynes has taken a game-high three intercept marks. Haynes has now grabbed 19 intercept marks in 2018, ranked second at the Giants.
07:39
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
08:41
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
10:27
Jordan Murdoch grabs his team's 10th contested mark for the game. GWS had conceded just nine contested marks per game this season, the fifth-fewest in the AFL.
11:04
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
12:49
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Zac Langdon)
16:19
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cory Gregson)
16:21
The Cats have scored two goals from four inside 50s this quarter. Geelong has booted a goal from 26 per cent of its forward 50 entries this season, ranked No.1.
18:32
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
19:19
Rhys Stanley just grabbed his team's 13th intercept mark for the game. Geelong has averaged seven intercept marks in opening halves this season.
20:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
23:14
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tim Taranto)
24:06
Giants Interchange - Nick Haynes off due to an injury.
25:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Stewart Crameri)
25:31
Jordan Murdoch has recorded just three disposals this quarter but they have made an impact with two being involved in his team's three goals. He has booted one and he won the last clearance to launch that goal to Stewart Crameri.
32:13
GWS recorded 50 kicks in the second term with just 18 (36 per cent) of these efficient. The Giants' are kicking at just 46 per cent efficiency for the game. Their worst kicking efficiency recorded in a game is 49 per cent, in Round 22 2014.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:11
GWS have recorded a kicking efficiency of 37 per cent in their forward half and they have grabbed just one mark inside 50. The Giants had taken 13 marks inside 50 per game this season, ranked fourth.
02:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
03:21
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
03:23
Geelong has launched two goals from defensive 50 chains. The Giants had conceded just 17 points in six games from defensive 50 chains this season, the second-fewest of any side.
04:51
Giants Interchange - Dylan Shiel off due to an injury.
05:16
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
10:05
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
11:56
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
11:58
Patrick Dangerfield has recorded three kicks this quarter with all three impacting the scoreboard. Dangerfield has recorded a scoreboard impact of 79 points this season, ranked third at the club.
14:44
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
15:39
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Stewart Crameri)
15:41
The Giants have conceded two goals from kick-ins this quarter. GWS conceded just two goals from this source in the opening six rounds.
20:48
Jackson Thurlow just grabbed his team's 21st intercept mark, a season-high.
24:36
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
28:45
Geelong recorded 56 effective kicks in the third term while GWS recorded 53 kicks in total with 24 of these effective and just three of these in their forward half.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
02:15
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
04:11
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
05:49
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
06:23
Dylan Shiel has won seven disposals this quarter, three more than any other player.
07:57
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
08:30
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
08:32
Another goal from an intercept to the Cats. They have now scored 53 points from this source. GWS have conceded more than 50 points from intercepts in three games this season with the other two resulting in a loss and a draw.
14:11
Cats Interchange - Jed Bews off due to an injury.
14:12
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Stewart)
19:08
The Giants' woes by foot continue. They have recorded just 11 effective kicks this quarter and 77 for the game. Their club low for a game is 91.
21:21
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Lachie Fogarty)
23:21
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
23:23
Jeremy Finlayson has recorded two kicks this quarter with both resulting in goals.
25:13
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
27:18
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
28:18
The Cats finished with 28 intercept marks, their most in a game since Round 11, 2003.