Match

Geelong Cats vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 25 Aug 2018

Pre Game

00:00
Geelong has won the inside 50 count on eight occasions this season. Four of these wins have come in its eight games here at GMHBA Stadium.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:33
Cats Interchange - Jake Kolodjashnij off due to the blood rule.
01:50
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
02:17
Brandan Parfitt sets up the Cats first goal. He ranks equal first at the Cats with 1.6 score assists per game this season.
05:33
Disposal Efficiency across the first five minutes, Geelong 80 per cent, Gold Coast 22 per cent.
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Scott Selwood)
08:44
Geelong lead 1.2 to 0.0. and have had the first seven inside 50s of the game.
10:33
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
13:12
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
14:09
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
14:27
Tom Hawkins gets his first for the game from a Harbrow turnover. He is now three goals off the lead for the Coleman Medal.
16:30
Suns Interchange - Jack Leslie and is possibly out for the game.
16:48
Gold Coast are winning the clearance count 8-3, but are losing the post-clearance contested possession count 10-15.
19:58
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
21:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
22:03
Patrick Dangefield sets up a Daniel Menzel goal, recording his third score assist for the game. He has been involved in five of the Cats seven scores so far.
22:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
24:27
Brad Sheer earns a shot at goal with his third tackle for the game (a match high).
24:58
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brad Scheer)
26:17
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
28:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
29:13
Patrick Dangerfield finishes the quarter with four score assists - the equal most assists by any player in a single quarter this season.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:00
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Ryan Abbott)
05:19
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
05:26
Geelong has taken nine marks inside 50 this game, getting a return of 5.3 on the scoreboard from these marks.
09:30
Geelong are winning the aerial contests taking 11 contested marks to Gold Coast's 2. The Suns are doing well at ground level winning the groundball-get count 32-27.
10:00
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
14:25
Geelong is dominating territory this quarter. It leads the inside 50 count 11-1 in the term alone.
16:16
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
16:52
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
17:35
Gold Coast has turned the ball over in its defensive half 19 times already this game, Geelong has done so on just three occasions.
18:12
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
19:28
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brayden Fiorini)
20:52
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Josh Schoenfeld)
24:34
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
24:46
Gary Ablett kicks his second goal for the game. This is his 96th goal here at GMHBA Stadium across his career.
26:40
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
28:30
Geelong has won 22 uncontested possession inside its forward 50, its equal second most won in any first half this season.
28:41
Suns Interchange - Sean Lemmens off due to an injury.
31:03
Geelong won the second quarter 8.2 (50) to 1.1 (7). Its kicking has been far more superior than the Suns, recording a kicking efficiency of 82 per cent compared to Gold Coast's 51 per cent for the quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:14
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Touk Miller)
04:09
Jack Bowes has won 11 contested possessions for the game - ranked equal first alongside Patrick Dangerfield.
07:44
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
08:08
Gold Coast has generated the first three scores of the quarter (all behinds). It has had four of the first six inside 50s of the third quarter.
08:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Scott Selwood)
12:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:11
Tom Hawkins kicks his second goal for the game. It was sourced from a clearance on the wing, Geelong's sixth goal sourced from a clearance today.
14:31
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Aaron Young)
18:34
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
19:01
Patrick Dangerfield is dominating. He kicks his first goal for the game to go along with 28 disposals, 16 contested possessions and 11 score involvements.
20:48
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
21:31
Another Geelong goal scored directly from a clearance, it has outscored the Suns 52-3 from stoppages today.
22:53
Cats Interchange - Lachie Henderson off due to an injury.
24:02
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
24:59
Michael Barlow has only played three games this season, but when he plays he can't stop winning the ball. He has won at least 20 disposals in all three games, currently with 22 disposals to his name today.
26:15
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Michael Barlow)
26:28
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brayden Crossley)
27:38
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
29:02
Jarrad Witts has won 36 hitouts, nine have been to the Suns' advantage and eight have been sharked by a Geelong player.
29:21
Patrick Dangerfield has equaled his season-high of 12 score involvements already in this game and still has another quarter to go.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:04
Cats Interchange - Cameron Guthrie and is possibly out for the game.
02:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
04:09
Gold Coast has only had 22 inside 50s for the game. Its fewest in any game this season is 37 and 28 is the fewest by any side (Fremantle vs Melbourne in Rnd 16).
04:54
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
06:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
07:08
Patrick Dangerfield has had 32 disposals, four goals and five score assists, the only player to have had at least 30 disposals, three goals and three score assists in a single game this season.
09:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
11:14
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
11:50
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
12:55
Geelong has kicked 13 goals from marks today, three more than it had kicked in any other game this season.
13:52
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarryd Lyons)
15:43
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jarryd Lyons)
17:04
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Ryan Abbott)
18:59
Michael Barlow has won 10 disposals and four contested possessions in the final term.
19:35
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
22:53
Gold Coast is 6 for contested possession differential at stoppages but are -24 in general play.
28:43
Michael Barlow finished with 35 disposals, the second most won by any Gold Coast player this season.