Match

West Coast Eagles vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 08 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00
Zac Langdon has applied 23 forward 50 tackles thisseason ranked equal-third in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:49
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
04:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
07:28
Nic Naitanui has had a strong start winning the hitouts 5-0 when he has been opposed to the GWS ruckmen this quarter - Dawson Simpson (2-0) and Rory Lobb (3-0) he also has two hitouts to advantage
07:55
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
09:15
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)
10:24
The two sides have been evenly matched in the clearances 4- 4 this quarter with Zac Langdon leading the way for GWS with two clearances.
10:52
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
16:28
West Coast has had the past six out of the past seven inside 50's in the match. It has had seven more disposals in the forward half than GWS but has failed to capitalise scoring only one more point this quarter.
19:13
Stephen Coniglio has had a strong first quarter tonight with seven disposals, three ground ball gets, three contested possessions and two scoring involvements.
20:03
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Perryman)
22:27
GWS have out-tackled the Eagles this quarter 21 - 13. Tim Taranto leading the way for GWS with five, Josh Kelly and Ryan Griffen with two.
27:19
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
27:34
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:22
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Brayden Ainsworth)
04:32
West Coast has had nine more effective disposals than GWS this quarter. Elliott Yeo (four), Shannan Hurn (3) and Andrew Gaff (3) have been the most prominent on the ground.
05:47
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Ryan Griffen)
06:51
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
09:01
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
10:58
GWS lead the contested possession count by 10 this quarter. Dawson Simpson, Tim Taranto and Callan Ward have been influential with two contested possessions each.
11:39
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
12:59
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
14:02
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Zac Langdon)
15:17
GWS have been strong when the ball has been on the ground this quarter, leading groundball gets 19 to 10. Tim Taranto three, Lachie Whitfield, Josh Kelly and Adam Thomlinson two have to lead the way for the Giants tonight.
17:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
18:57
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
20:00
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
20:47
West Coast has been able to hit the scoreboard from kick-ins today outscoring GWS, 2.0 (12) - 1.0 (6) from this area.
21:16
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Redden)
22:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
23:29
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
23:37
Eagles have kicked the last three goals in the match. There have been eight lead changes in the match so far. The Eagles have been in the lead for eight minutes longer than GWS across the whole match.
29:23
Andrew Gaff has had a strong first half tonight with 26 disposals, 10 contested possessions, 13 handball receives, six clearances and one goal.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:24
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
03:05
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
07:16
Lachie Whitfield has gained 423 metres for the match, with Elliott Yeo 394 and Jack Redden 338 the next best on the ground.
07:19
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)
10:27
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)
10:53
West Coast has kicked six out of the last nine goals of the match. The last time GWS was in the lead was the 13th minute of the 2nd quarter.
12:57
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)
14:27
GWS Heath Shaw has played 98 per cent of the game this evening, the most out of everyone on the field. Will Schofield for West Coast has spent 92 per cent.
15:38
West Coast has focused on Jeremy McGovern as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high six times. He has failed to heavily impact the scoreboard with only one goal and three disposals for the match.
16:49
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
18:49
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Redden)
21:11
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
21:14
West Coast has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring GWS, 4.2 (26) - 1.4 (10) from this area.
23:39
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)
25:29
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Matt de Boer)
28:11
Giants Interchange - Matt de Boer off due to an injury.
29:55
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rory Lobb)
30:57
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
31:26
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
01:45
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Ryan Griffen)
04:20
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
05:37
West Coast has been able to hit the scoreboard from throw-ins today outscoring GWS, 4.1 (25) - 1.2 (8) from this area.
06:26
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Brendon Ah Chee)
08:24
GWS has focused on Harry Himmelberg as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high seven times. He has failed to heavily impact the scoreboard with only two behinds but has six score involvements for the match.
08:55
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
10:26
The Eagles forward pressure has been far better than GWS, applying 27 tackles to 22 inside in the forward half of the ground.
10:37
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
12:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
13:58
Jack Redden has had a strong match tonight with 29 disposals, 12 contested possessions, 10 handball receives, six tackles and eight score involvements.
14:37
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
15:03
GWS has kicked five out of the last six goals to take the lead by one point. The Eagles have been in the lead for 76 minutes of the match while GWS has been only in front for 20 minutes of the match.
16:14
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
20:21
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Brendon Ah Chee)
21:46
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
22:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)
25:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
28:32
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tim Taranto)
28:53
Andrew Gaff falls one short (41) of equalling his career-high disposal tally of 42. He's been unbelievable in today's match alongside Yeo (32), Redden (32) and Shuey (32) the main reason why the Eagles have won today.