Match

GWS Giants vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 12 May 2018

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Spotless Stadium for the GWS Giants v West Coast Eagles Round 8 clash.
59:33
Outs for Giants: D.Buckley, J.Patton, N.Shipley
59:34
Ins for Giants: J.Cameron, R.Lobb, I.Cumming
59:35
Outs for Eagles: J.McGovern, N.Naitanui, L.Shuey, J.Petruccelle
59:36
Ins for Eagles: W.Schofield, B.Ainsworth, B.Ah Chee, F.McInnes
59:40
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00:00
Greater Western Sydney has won the groundball count by 13 per game this season, the best in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
01:44
Currently leading the West Coast goalkicking this season, Jack Darling had a average of 2.6 goals per game entering today's match.
03:37
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Shannon Hurn)
04:31
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
06:57
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
09:34
In-form West Coast captain Shannon Hurn has already gained 153 metres by foot. His teammate Jack Redden is the only other player with over 100 kick metres gained so far. He has 130.
09:35
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
11:25
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
13:53
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Zac Langdon)
14:37
The Giants recorded a disposal efficiency of 59 per cent against the Cats last round, their worst percentage ever recorded. They have started better today, currently disposing of the ball at 66 per cent. The Eagles are better, at 73 per cent.
15:23
A Liam Duggan clearance for West Coast breaks a run of five in a row for the Giants.
16:26
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
17:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
20:24
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
24:17
The Eagles won the contested possession count by 40 against the Power last round, their best differential in any game since Round 22, 2016. The Giants are proving a tougher prospect today, as GWS hold the edge in the contested possession count, 28 to 25.
25:37
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
27:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Ryan Griffen)
31:01
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
31:36
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:37
In the last ten minutes of the opening term, the Giants disposed of the ball with 80 per cent efficiency, bettering West Coast's 58 per cent. In this time they kicked 2.0 to 0.1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:04
Of the seven frees that Greater Western Sydney has conceded, three have been for a push in the back.
03:18
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Zac Langdon)
04:52
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
06:57
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
06:58
After West Coast commenced the second term with the first two inside 50s, the Giants generated the next three. The difference in the two teams is GWS kicked 2.1 from their entries, compared to 0.0 for West Coast.
08:21
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
09:31
The second quarter clearance count currently favours the Giants seven to three.
10:03
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)
10:52
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Heath Shaw)
14:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
15:33
Elliot Yeo is averaging a career-high 6.0 tackles per game for West Coast this season. He has matched this in the first half today, and leads all players on the ground. Next most is three tackles by five individuals.
17:34
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Duggan)
21:14
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
21:36
The second quarter kicking efficiency heavily favours the Eagles, 65 per cent to 44.
22:25
Giants Interchange - Matt de Boer and is possibly out for the game.
23:28
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
25:22
Tom Barrass' four intercept marks contribute strongly to the Eagles leading this measure eight to five.
27:22
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
28:10
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
30:59
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
32:46
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
33:12
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
33:13
The Giants won the second quarter inside 50 count 16 to 13. However, West Coast were able to kick an accurate 5.1 from their entries, compared to 3.5 for GWS.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
03:26
West Coast has opened the third term with the first four clearances, including three to Jack Redden.
05:12
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
09:05
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
09:23
Giants key forward Jeremy Cameron has been targeted a team-high seven times inside forward 50. However, he has yet to take a mark.
10:35
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
11:57
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
13:56
Stephen Coniglio's six disposals at 100 per cent efficiency to open the third term are helping the Giants stay in touch with West Coast.
14:03
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
16:19
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
17:38
Giants Interchange - Lachie Whitfield off due to an injury.
18:09
Jamie Cripps has applied 16 forward 50 tackles this season, ranked number one in the competition. With four tackles laid in this zone already today, he is well on track to maintain this ranking.
18:35
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
20:33
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
21:07
After West Coast won the first four clearances of the quarter, the Giant's have claimed five of the last six.
21:37
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
23:23
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
25:59
While Eagles ruckman Scott Lycett has the most hitouts of any man on the ground with 19, he has only directed three to advantage. The Giants big men, Lachie Keeffe and Rory Lobb, have 18 hitouts each, and have combined to send 12 to a teammate.
26:11
Giants Interchange - Phil Davis and is possibly out for the game.
32:13
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
33:40
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
33:41
West Coast first-gamer Brayden Ainsworth has contributed 12 disposals at 67 per cent efficiency and taken three marks in three quarters of senior football. Perhaps surprisingly, his tally of eight tackles leads all players on the ground.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
03:49
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Brendon Ah Chee)
05:25
Tom Barrass is doing the little things to make West Coast difficult to score against. His five spoils lead the Eagles, but trail injured Giant Phil Davis who has ten.
08:41
After losing the contested possession count 87 to 72 in the first half, the Eagles have turned this around in the third and fourth terms, currently leading this count 53 to 44 for the second half.
12:20
West Coast has caught its opposition holding the ball 39 times this season, ranked second in the AFL. Consistent with this, the Giants have conceded five frees in this manner today, compared to just one for the Eagles.
14:52
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
14:53
Jamie Cripps kicks his 150th career goal in game number 127.
16:34
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
23:02
Seven of West Coast's 11 goals (63.6 per cent) have been kicked from a distance of less than 30 metres to goal. In comparison, just three of the Giants eight goals (37.5 per cent) have been kicked from this close to goal.
25:45
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
27:15
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
28:21
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
30:15
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
30:40
A prolific day for West Coast onballer Andrew Gaff today with 32 disposals at 81 per cent efficiency, eight contested possessions, three marks, one tackle and four clearances.
31:16
The siren has sounded to end Q4.