Match

GWS Giants vs Fremantle

Commentary / 20 Apr 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Greater Western Sydney has averaged 59 points per game from its intercepts this season, the best in the AFL.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:55
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
02:35
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
05:00
The Giants have dominated the time in possession for the first five minutes, leading 56 per cent to 28 in this measure.
06:11
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tim Taranto)
07:29
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
08:33
Neither side has produced an effective kick inside their forward 50 zone.
09:21
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
09:52
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
09:53
Opening goal scorer Brent Daniels kick his third major for 2019 in his fifth game of the season.
13:08
An Andrew Brayshaw clearance for Fremantle breaks a run of five consecutive clearances for the Giants.
14:07
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jesse Hogan)
15:33
Michael Walters has a team-high six disposals for Fremantle, but is getting rid of the ball at just 17 per cent efficiency.
15:50
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
17:46
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
19:47
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Zac Williams)
21:50
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
22:04
Jeremy Finlayson''s tally of three first quarter tackles for the Giants matches his entire 2019 tackle count for the first four games of the season.
23:41
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
26:20
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
27:01
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
28:34
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)
30:58
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
30:59
Stephen Coniglio''s 14 first quarter disposals have come at 50 per cent efficiency.
32:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jesse Hogan)
33:50
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
33:51
Coming into this match, the Giants had won the contested possession count by 14 per game this season, best in the competition. However, after one quarter today they trail Fremantle in this measure, 34 contested possessions to 37.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:25
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
02:19
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
02:20
Four of six goals for Fremantle have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Greater Western Sydney turnover.
05:18
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
06:49
Brennan Cox has been targeted a match-high five times inside forward 50 for Fremantle, but is yet to take a mark for the Dockers.
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
10:17
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
13:01
Despite trailing Giant Shane Mumford in the hitout count 13 to 15, Docker Rory Lobb has directed seven to the direct advantage of a teammate, comparing favourably to just four for Mumford.
13:30
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
14:54
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
16:04
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
17:38
Averaging a career-high 25.0 disposals per game this season, Fremantle speedster Bradley Hill has been restricted to just four as half time approaches today.
19:15
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
22:05
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
23:11
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
24:34
Zac Williams 358 metres gained for the Giants is the most of any man on the ground. Next most is from his teammate, Stephen Coniglio with 309 metres gained.
26:09
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nathan Wilson)
29:31
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
31:27
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
31:28
In the first four weeks of the 2019 season, Fremantle won just 23 per cent of its defensive one-on-one contests, last in the competition. In the first half today they have improved in this measure, winning 33 per cent of defensive one-on-ones.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:24
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tim Taranto)
00:25
Despite not hitting the scoreboard himself, Josh Kelly has been involved in a team-high seven scores for Greater Western Sydney.
03:59
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
05:00
The Dockers have won ten of the last 13 clearances, including five to Nat Fyfe.
08:09
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
08:56
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
11:01
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Matt Buntine)
11:02
Five of the Dockers nine goals have been kicked from a distance beyond 30 metres. In contrast, just two of the eight majors for the Giants have come this far from goal.
16:03
The Giants have not conceded a free kick since the 25th minute of the opening quarter.
16:58
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)
21:31
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
21:32
For the second time in three games, Brandon Matera has three goals for Fremantle.
24:02
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
25:03
The only Docker with multiple intercept marks is Ethan Hughes with three, a tally matched by Giants defender Phil Davis.
25:30
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
27:05
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Ethan Hughes)
28:35
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
30:36
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:37
A superior disposal efficiency for the third term (74 per cent to 63) saw the Giants win the quarter 3.4 to 2.2 to take a four point lead into the final term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
02:01
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
03:04
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
04:04
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
04:05
Michael Walters has been involved in four of the six Fremantle second half scores.
06:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
06:01
Matt Taberner has three goals for the Dockers for the first time since kicking four in a victory against Essendon in Round 2 last season.
09:09
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
10:08
Fremantle has opened the final term with five of the first six clearances.
13:03
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
14:38
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jesse Hogan)
16:17
Final quarter time in possession favours Fremantle 62 per cent to 24.
17:50
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
21:16
Alex Pearce has produced three final quarter spoils for Fremantle, all of which have resulted in the Dockers gaining possession.
21:49
Giants Interchange - Phil Davis off due to an injury.
23:23
The kicking efficiency for the Dockers for the final term currently sits at an excellent 85 per cent, significantly better than 67 per cent for Greater Western Sydney.
24:10
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
27:50
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
27:51
An even contest for three quarters sees the Dockers run out winners on the back of a dominant final term, led by Michael Walters. For the quarter, he contributed nine disposals at 78 per cent efficiency, two marks, three clearances, five score involvements, and one goal.