Match

GWS Giants vs St Kilda

Commentary / 28 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda has been outscored by a total of 154 points in the opening 20 minutes of matches this season, ranked 18th in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:27
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Zac Langdon)
05:57
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jake Carlisle)
06:15
Despite conceding the opening goal of the match, St Kilda has made a promising start, recording nine disposals to just two inside the forward 50.
08:57
St Kilda's kicking in the early stages of this game has been errant, recording a kicking efficiency of 47 per cent compared to Greater Western Sydney's 67 per cent.
11:52
Lachie Whitfield's strong form has continued with six early disposals. He is averaging a career-high 27 disposals, 20 uncontested possessions and three rebound 50s heading into this match.
12:50
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
15:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
16:00
The Saints haven't been able to transform their early dominance onto the scoreboard, kicking 1.3 (9) to 1.0 (6). They lead time in forward half 76 per cent to 24 per cent in the opening term.
17:42
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
19:01
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)
20:52
The Saints have already kicked three behinds in this match. Their set shot scoring accuracy of 53 per cent is the lowest of any side in the AFL and seven per cent below the league average.
22:17
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
23:50
St Kilda is dominating the inside 50s count 16-5. It has also recorded 20 disposals inside the forward 50 which is its most in any opening term this season. Its previous best tally of 16 was against the Crows in Round 3.
26:12
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steven)
27:18
The Giants need a greater input from Toby Greene after he failed to record a statistic in the opening term. Team mate Harry Himmelberg also failed to register a disposal in the opening quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:38
Giants Interchange - Nick Haynes off due to an injury.
04:21
Jade Gresham remains St Kilda's only goalkicker for the match. He is enjoying a career-best season, ranking third in the competition for scoreboard impact among general forwards in the AFL.
05:53
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
07:33
The Saints continue to pile on the pressure as they have now had eight of the past nine scoring shots of the game, with Jade Gresham kicking his second goal of the match.
11:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tim Taranto)
13:08
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
13:28
Tim Membrey fails to capitalise on the Saints territory advantage. He misses a set shot at goal and has now scored 21.7 since Round 10. That's s vast improvement on his 6.15 in the opening nine rounds.
14:15
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Shane Savage)
15:16
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
17:18
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
17:30
Brent Daniels kicks his first goal in AFL football in what is his fourth senior match. He has led the way defensively so far this evening, applying an equal game-high four tackles.
18:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
21:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
21:20
The Saints record their fifth score from a clearance chain for the match, generating 2.3 (15) to the Giants' solitary goal via that source. Tom Hickey leads the hitouts-to-advantage 8-6 when opposed to Dawson Simpson in ruck contests.
24:28
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
25:45
Harry Himmelberg becomes the Giants' first multiple goalscorer for the match with his second goal. He has now kicked two goals in three of his past four games.
29:30
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
30:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
30:13
The Giants have done extremely well to keep themselves in the game despite conceding 40 inside 50s in the first half, their third-most conceded in any opening half since 2012.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
01:14
The Giants have extended their lead to 10 points and have now kicked four of the past five goals of the game. Brent Daniels' smart work at ground level now makes it two goals for the small forward.
03:02
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
05:10
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
06:27
The Giants have been extremely efficient in the third term, kicking three goals from just six inside 50s. All the indicators show a greater intensity around the stoppages as well, leading the clearances 6-1 in the third term.
09:24
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
09:39
Tim Membrey kicks his first goal of the game to break a run of four consecutive goals for the Giants. He has had two shots at goal tonight (1.1) and been involved in three scoring chains.
11:25
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
15:12
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
15:34
The Saints kick their first goal of the match from a ball up stoppage. They have now kicked 3.3 (21) from clearance chains and have narrowly edged the Giants by three points in scores from stoppages.
16:47
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
19:24
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brett Deledio)
19:40
Greater Western Sydney has launched 4.0 (24) from attacking midfield chains. St Kilda has been wasteful from that zone, recording 2.7 (19). The Saints have now kicked 3.5 from set shots compared to the Giants' 5.0 via that source.
21:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
21:52
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
23:07
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
24:11
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
27:46
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Zac Langdon)
28:57
The Giants seem to be running away with this game after kicking seven of the past 10 goals. They have opened up a game-high lead of 24 points, generating five of the past six inside 50s of the game.
30:48
St Kilda conceded nine scoring shots (6.3) in the third term from 15 inside 50s to Greater Western Sydney. It also conceded five marks to three inside the attacking 50. Tim Membrey was the only Saint to record a mark inside 50 in that term (three).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:36
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rory Lobb)
02:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
04:23
The Giants are looking to extend their quarter time lead with a strong start to the final term, leading disposals 31-18, uncontested possessions 22-14 and inside 50s 5-2. Josh Kelly has a game-high five disposals early in the final term.
07:09
Greater Western Sydney is making the most of winning the ball back off St Kilda. It has now outscored the Saints by 36 points from turnovers, which includes generating 5.4 (34) to 1.0 (6) since half time via that source.
09:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
10:59
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
14:05
St Kilda has won just one game when trailing at three quarter time this season which was against the Suns in Round 13. It remains in this contest after Jack Steven kicked its first goal since the 16-minute mark of the third term.
15:41
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
16:41
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
18:25
Josh Kelly has worked tirelessly in the final term, recording 10 disposals and a game-high four score involvements. He has recorded game-highs of 31 disposals and nine inside 50s.
18:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
21:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Battle)
23:03
After a quiet start, Jarryn Geary has been the leading ball-winner on the ground since quarter time with 26 disposals. The skipper has a team-high 30 disposals to his name tonight.
25:06
Lachie Whitfield's drive from defence was a feature of his game. He hit the target with 25 of 32 disposals and gained a game-high 646 metres from 89 per cent game time.