Match

West Coast Eagles vs Melbourne

Commentary / 17 May 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Melbourne has lost the time in possession differential by three minutes and 50 seconds per game this season – ranked 18th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:19
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Nathan Jones)
04:50
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
06:34
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
07:35
Melbourne has generated four scoring shots from its first five inside 50s, but unfortunately has only kicked the one goal. The Demons have scored from 34% of their inside 50 entries this season – ranked 18th.
09:54
West Coast has used the ball better by foot to begin this match, going at a kicking efficiency of 83 per cent, compared to Melbourne's 61 per cent.
11:31
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
13:33
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
14:06
West Coast kicks its third goal from just its fifth inside 50 entry. The Eagles average a goal from 23 per cent of their forward 50 entries, ranked fourth in the competition.
15:14
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
18:01
West Coast rank second in the AFL for kicking efficiency, going at 70 per cent by foot. Melbourne average a kicking efficiency of 62 per cent, ranked 17th. Tonight, the Eagles are going at 82 per cent compared to the Demons' 65 per cent.
19:55
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
21:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
22:44
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jayden Hunt)
26:09
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
28:45
Two of Melbourne's three goals have come via forward half throw-in clearances. Two of West Coast's three goals have come via midfield intercept possessions.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:14
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
03:10
Melbourne has scored 2.1.13 from chains launched within its defensive 50. This is already right on its average of 13 points per game from this zone - ranked eighth in the AFL.
06:34
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
08:14
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
08:51
West Coast leads the tackle count 24 to 13. The Eagles have won all three games this season when they have won the tackle count.
10:55
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tim Smith)
11:11
Melbourne have outscored West Coast 3.1.19 to 1.2.8 from stoppages. All three of Melbourne's stoppage goals have been from throw-ins in its forward half.
16:12
James Harmes has had an excellent game to date with 14 disposals at 86 per cent efficiency, a game-high eight contested possessions, three tackles and two score assists.
16:48
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
18:01
Melbourne is well on top in the clearances this quarter, nine to three. Max Gawn has given his midfielders first use with seven hitouts-to-advantage, while also totalling a team-high three clearances for the term.
18:33
Eagles Interchange - Daniel Venables and is possibly out for the game.
24:17
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
26:29
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
27:58
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
28:04
Eagles Interchange - Tom Hickey off due to an injury.
28:12
Melbourne's transition from defensive 50 to forward 50 has been positive, with 18 defensive 50 chains resulting in seven inside 50s, a strike rate of 28 per cent. Conversely, West Coast's 18 defensive 50 chains have yielded three inside 50s, a strike rate of 11 per cent.
32:29
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Oskar Baker)
33:15
As to be expected in such a tight game, the numbers are very even. Melbourne leads disposals by two and contested possessions by two, with both sides recording a disposal efficiency of 68 per cent.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:22
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
03:31
Demons Interchange - Alex Neal-Bullen and is possibly out for the game.
04:48
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
05:22
Melbourne has outscored West Coast 4.2.26 to 2.2.14 from clearances. All four of Melbourne's goals have come from throw-in clearances. The Demons lead throw-in clearances ten to six.
08:23
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
09:51
Melbourne has recorded seven of the first eight inside 50s of the term and have enjoyed 63 per cent time in forward half. Unfortunately, they have just 1.2.8 to show for this dominance.
10:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
13:38
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
14:58
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
15:35
West Coast's skipper Shannon Hurn has led from the front with 22 disposals that include 16 kicks at 100 per cent kicking efficiency. In addition to leading all comers for disposals, Hurn also has a match-high 349 metres gained.
16:32
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
16:52
Melbourne has scored 4.3.27 from chains launched in its defensive 50, its highest score from this source this season. The Demons have scored from 32 per cent of its defensive 50 chains, compared to just six per cent from West Coast.
23:00
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
24:05
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
24:38
Melbourne has dominated the inside 50 count 18 to four for the term, kicking 3.4.22 to 1.1.7, enjoying 69 per cent time in forward half. The Demons have averaged five more inside 50s per game than their opposition, ranked fourth.
26:24
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
28:14
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
28:29
Melbourne has won all three of its games this season when it has led at three quarter time. Conversely, West Coast has lost all three games this season when it has trailed at the final change.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:35
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
02:43
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (James Harmes)
05:27
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
06:43
West Coast has kicked all of its 2.1.13 from intercept possessions this quarter. Melbourne has a kicking efficiency of just 38 per cent for the term, compared to the Eagles' 67 per cent.
08:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
09:04
The Eagles have kicked a very efficiency 3.1.19 from six inside 50s to take the lead in the final term. All of West Coast's score this quarter have come via intercept possessions. For the match, the Eagles lead 8.3.51 to 4.7.31 from this source.
11:07
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jayden Hunt)
18:38
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
19:04
West Coast has reversed the trend of the third term, leading the inside 50 count 13 to six in the final term. The Eagles have enjoyed 66 per cent time in forward half, kicking 4.1.25 to 1.1.7.
22:26
Demons Interchange - Christian Salem off due to an injury.
22:48
Shannon Hurn has eight intercept possessions for the match, seven of them marks from Melbourne kicks. Marty Hore also has seven marks from opposition kicks for Melbourne as part of an equal-match-high 10 intercept possessions.
23:14
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
24:18
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Billy Stretch)
26:10
Jamie Cripps has had a big final quarter for the Eagles with seven disposals, five score involvements and two goals.
26:41
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
30:54
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Angus Brayshaw)
32:55
Melbourne has won the inside 50 count by 15 tonight, the seventh time in the last eight weeks it has done so, but failed to capitalise with 69 points from 62 entries.
33:02
The Eagles outscored Melbourne 6.1.37 to 1.3.9 in the final term. Five of Melbourne's six goals came via intercept possessions, with four of these goals coming from forward half intercepts.