Match

GWS Giants vs St Kilda

Commentary / 04 May 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Nathan Brown has been omitted from this game in favour of ex-Collingwood player Jonathon Marsh who makes his St Kilda debut today. Only Harris Andrews has recorded more effective spoils (35) than Brown (34) in the AFL in the first six rounds of 2019.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:00
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
02:17
The Giants open the scoring through Jeremy Cameron from their first entry inside 50. Only Geelong scores more goals per inside 50 than the Giants in 2019.
03:50
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
07:54
Jacob Hopper just recorded his 1000th career disposal.
08:21
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
08:47
St Kilda have been unable to capitalise on their territorial dominance, recording five inside 50''s in a row but only recording one scoring shot which was Tim Membrey''s goal.
11:02
The Giants are outrunning the Saints and making it hard to make GWS earn their possessions. Jack Billings is the only Saint who has recorded an effective tackle with two so far this term, where as the Giants have recorded 10 tackles.
13:09
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)
14:54
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
17:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
18:50
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
19:07
GWS have scored two goals from six possession chains that have been launched from defensive 50. The Giants have generated an inside 50 from 25 per cent of their chains starting in the defensive 50 this season, ranked second in the AFL.
20:36
Rowan Marshall has provided a spark for the Saints in the first term, recording a game-high three clearances and three inside 50''s and winning three free-kicks against an ill-disciplined Shane Mumford.
22:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Matthew Parker)
23:35
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
24:37
After the Saints get their second goal of the match through Matthew Parker, Jeremy Finlayson gets his second of the match to take his tally for the season to 13 goals. Among the top 20 goalkickers in the AFL this year, Finlayson''s 72 per cent accuracy places him equal-fifth.
26:25
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
28:54
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tim Taranto)
29:44
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
31:34
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
32:44
GWS have scored 50 points in the opening term to make it the third-best score by any team in a single quarter this season, and their equal-highest score in a quarter against St Kilda in the club''s history.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:17
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
03:27
Jeremy Cameron gets the scoring started for the second straight quarter and he looks on his way to recording a career tally of goals for a game. He leads all players with three contested marks, to equal the tally of the entire St Kilda team in this category.
07:31
Matthew Parker gets his second goal for the match and has shown plenty in just his seventh AFL match. He leads all Saints with eight pressure acts and is yet to record an ineffective disposal today.
09:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
10:32
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)
11:28
Adam Kennedy has copped an accidental knee to the side of the head in a marking contest and will undergo a concussion test but he looks unlikely to take any further part in today''s match. He is second behind Zac Williams with 10 disposals and six uncontested possessions.
12:59
Giants Interchange - Adam Kennedy and is possibly out for the game.
15:41
St Kilda have recorded 10 forward half Possession Gains to none for the Giants, however they have only managed to score 0.2.2 from these chains so far in this match.
21:50
Nick Haynes has lead the defensive unit for the Giants in the absence of captain Phil Davis, recording a game-high six disposals and 160 metres gained to go with three Intercept Possessions including a contested Intercept Mark in this quarter.
22:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Shane Mumford)
24:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
25:56
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jonathon Marsh)
27:07
Jonathon Marsh kicks a goal on debut for the Saints as just reward for a strong performance this term for the new Saint. He has recorded two contested marks inside 50 from three one-on-one contests this quarter as well as a team high three score involvements.
29:42
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
31:29
Seb Ross has been close to best on ground despite the losing margin for his side in the first half. 13 disposals and the only player on the ground to record a possession retention rate of over 60 per cent and have over 200 metres gained. He''s also recorded seven contested possessions, four clearances, four score involvements and four inside 50''s.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:49
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
04:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
06:00
After losing the uncontested possession count by almost 50 in the first half, the Saints have been much more dominant in this area to start the second half, currently leading this count 16-4. St Kilda average 226 uncontested possessions per game, the eighth-highest average in the AFL in 2019.
06:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
09:34
After both teams opened the match recording kicking efficiency rates over 75 per cent in the opening term, both sides have dropped their ratings in this area in the third term, with GWS at 56 per cent and St Kilda at 52 per cent efficiency by foot.
12:43
Blake Acres gets the opening goal of the second half and the Saints are back in the hunt. It took a lot of effort, with 11 inside 50''s recorded before notching their first goal for the term.
14:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Matthew Parker)
15:38
Jeremy Cameron gets goal number four for the afternoon after a sweeping move from the kick-in to get their first goal from this source. The Giants average 19 points per game from chains launched from their defensive 50 zone, the highest-average in the AFL in 2019.
19:08
After a quiet first half by his standards with just seven disposals, Jade Gresham has almost matched that tally in this term alone with six disposals, three inside 50''s and 185 metres gained to lead all Saints in each category this quarter.
21:21
Four Giants players, Jeremy Finlayson, Isaac Cumming, Harry Himmelberg and Matthew De Boer, are yet to record a possession or disposal in this quarter.
23:30
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
24:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
25:34
In the last 10 minutes, the Giants have opened up the Saints with 76 per cent kicking efficiency, 14 contested possessions to eight, and yet despite recording three of the last 10 inside 50''s, GWS have scored 3.0.18 to 0.0.0, with all goals coming from clearances.
26:56
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
29:15
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
31:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Matt Buntine)
33:22
Nick Haynes has recorded 10 Intercept Possessions in the first three quarters, the fifth time he has done this in his career and the highest total of any Giant in this category to three quarter time in 2019.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:52
Giants Interchange - Aidan Corr and is possibly out for the game.
02:28
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
04:28
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
04:38
As a result of a 50 metre penalty against Daniel McKenzie, Daniel Lloyd gets his first goal of the match and the Giants ninth goal from a set shot to seemingly ice any chance of St Kilda staging a comeback. GWS averages 7.5 goals per game from this shot type in 2019, ranked equal-fourth in the competition.
06:32
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
08:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dean Kent)
11:28
Rowan Marshall has been a solid contributor around the ground for the Saints, and his six disposals for 112 metres gained from four contested possessions and two clearances leads all players on the ground in this quarter.
17:04
This has arguably been Zac Williams best performance as a Giant, as he leads all players with 24 disposals, over 500 metres gained, as well as eight Intercept Possessions, six groundball-gets, and 14 uncontested possessions to provide real run out of defence.
18:12
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
21:18
Hunter Clark''s work rate without the ball has been tremendous for the Saints, as he leads all players on the ground with 27 Pressure Acts and six Tackles.
23:27
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
24:41
Saints Interchange - Jack Steele off due to the blood rule.
24:54
That goal makes it Jeremy Cameron''s 11th six goal haul of his career, and his best performance in this category against St Kilda, surpassing his five goal haul in Round 5, 2016 against the Saints. Cameron has also set a new career-high with six contested marks, his best performance since 2013.
25:32
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dean Kent)
26:59
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Matt de Boer)
28:53
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
29:14
St Kilda have squandered this match by failing to capitalise on the 30 forward half Intercept Possessions they have recorded in this match. They have scored just 2.4.16 from these chains, their lowest score from this source this season.
32:04
A terrific win by the Giants. They showed they could score from Intercepts last week notching 91 points from this source against the Swans, but today''s match has shown they are a dominant stoppage team too, outscoring the Saints by 35 points from this source.
33:05
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
33:10
The siren has sounded to end Q4.