Match

West Coast Eagles vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 30 Mar 2019

Pre Game

00:00
GWS averaged 5.98 disposals per turnover in Round 1, ranked No.1. The Giants averaged 5.38 disposals per turnover in 2018.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
02:09
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Zac Williams)
02:19
The Giants have gone inside 50 twice and generated a score from both entries. GWS generated a score from 58 per cent of inside 50s in Round 1, the highest percentage recorded by any side.
06:15
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
06:25
Jack Darling grabs an intercept mark to launch his team's first goal. Darling recorded a scoreboard impact of 20 points per game last season, ranked second at the club.
11:15
West Coast is absorbing the Giants' attack conceding no score from the last 10 GWS entries.
13:59
Tom Barrass has won five contested possessions, including that intercept mark. No other player has won more than three intercept possessions.
15:08
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
15:18
That goal to Jack Darling was launched from the intercept mark grabbed by Tom Barrass in defensive 50. The Eagles were unable to score from any of their chains originating in defensive 50 against the Lions in Round 1.
18:39
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh Smith)
22:18
Lachlan Keeffe grabs his team's first mark inside 50 from their 17th entry. GWS took 16 marks inside 50 in the opening round, ranked No.1.
22:33
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachlan Keeffe)
23:46
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
25:46
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
27:24
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
28:01
GWS recorded a kicking efficiency of 62 per cent in the opening term. This dropped to just 44 per cent in the forward half.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:16
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
02:26
The Eagles have sourced their entire score from intercepts, including 14 points from forward half intercepts. West Coast scored 36 points from intercepts in Round 1.
03:49
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
05:05
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
05:15
GWS continue to dominate the stoppages, leading the clearance count 14-7, and they have generated the only three scores from this source, including that goal to Jeremy Cameron.
06:11
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
08:37
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
08:41
Lachie Whitfield has recorded 16 disposals from 16 uncontested possessions and gained a game-high 471 metres, 278 metres more than any other player.
09:42
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
09:52
The Giants have generated four inside 50s this term from five chains originating in defensive midfield and scored from three of these, including that goal to Sam Reid. GWS launched four scores from this zone in the opening round.
16:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tim Taranto)
18:12
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
18:22
Both teams have booted two goals this quarter with the Eagles generating five fewer inside 50s.
21:19
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Tom Hickey)
21:29
Tom Hickey has already grabbed four contested marks, two more than GWS, and his most in a game since Round 15, 2016.
24:39
The Giants have conceded 11 contested marks, eight more than they conceded to Essendon in Round 1.
25:56
Make that 12 contested marks for West Coast, four more than it took in the opening round.
26:31
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
29:14
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
29:24
West Coast has generated 11 more points from four fewer clearances this quarter.
30:47
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
30:57
The Eagles have been efficient inside 50 this term, kicking six goals from 10 entries.
32:04
West Coast has dominated in the air, taking nine intercept marks in its defensive 50 while the Giants have taken just two marks in their forward 50.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
05:36
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
05:46
Jeremy Cameron grabs his team's third mark inside 50 and boots their 10th score from their 40th entry. GWS took 16 marks inside 50 and scored from 58 per cent of entries in Round 1.
08:55
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Nick Haynes)
09:05
The Giants have scored the only two goals for the third term, both from defensive half intercepts. GWS has launched 75 per cent of its score from chains originating in defensive half.
12:10
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
12:20
West Coast has launched 22 per cent of its score from defensive 50, including that goal to Josh Kennedy. The Eagles launched 20 per cent of its score from this zone in 2018, the third-highest percentage of any side.
14:05
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
15:53
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
16:03
Back to back goals from 50 metre penalties for the Eagles. GWS conceded six goals from 50 metre penalties in 2018, the fourth-fewest of any side.
17:32
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
19:38
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
21:20
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
22:03
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
22:07
Giants Interchange - Sam Taylor and is possibly out for the game.
22:13
GWS has generated four inside 50s this term from six chains starting in defensive 50 and scored from three of these, including that goal to Brent Daniels. The Giants went inside 50 just twice in the first half from 14 defensive 50 chains and scored from neither.
24:32
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Nick Haynes)
27:45
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
27:55
GWS has recorded a kicking efficiency of 70 per cent across the whole ground, two per cent higher than West Coast, but the Giants are kicking at just 35 per cent in forward 50, 32 per cent lower than the Eagles.
30:06
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
30:56
Jeremy McGovern continues to win the ball back in the air for his team. He has grabbed five intercept marks, two more than any other player, among nine intercept possessions, also a game-high.
31:49
Inefficiency inside 50 separates the teams. GWS has generated 13 more inside 50s and both teams have had 18 shots at goal with West Coast recording a at shot at goal accuracy of 67 per cent, double the Giants.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
02:57
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
03:49
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
03:59
The Giants have now scored two goals from kick-ins and 79 per cent of their score has been launched from the defensive half.
07:44
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
07:45
Giants Interchange - Phil Davis and is possibly out for the game.
09:13
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
09:23
Elliot Yeo has recorded three disposals this quarter with all being involved in a score for his team. He is up to an equal game-high seven score involvements.
12:15
Oscar Allen has now grabbed three marks inside 50, one more than he took in his first three games.
12:44
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
14:57
GWS has applied 28 tackles for the game, including just two in this quarter. They recorded a club-low 35 in Round 7, 2013.
17:56
Shannon Hurn grabs his team's 22nd intercept mark. The Eagles averaged 17 intercept marks per game in 2018, the second-most of any side.
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Smith)
20:09
Both teams have gone inside 50 nine times this term with West Coast generating six scores to one.
25:23
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
28:09
The Eagles respond to their upset loss in Round 1 with an emphatic 52-point win. Jeremy McGovern was impenetrable, recording 18 possessions with 10 of these coming from opposition disposals.