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Pre Game
00:00
Gold Coast heads into tonight's game hosting Geelong with two wins from the pair's ten encounters. The Cats won both matches against the Suns last year in a canter by a combined 187 points, atoning for their shock loss at Metricon Stadium in 2017.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:22
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
01:26
Mitch Duncan kicks the first of the match following a forward half intercept to Tuohy. Duncan leads the league in marks (82) this season.
02:29
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
02:42
Ben Ainsworth does it himself and gets the quick reply for Gold Coast from the centre clearance. The Suns only average just over a goal (7.1 points) per game from centre clearances this season, ranked 17th in the league.
04:32
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Atkins)
04:37
A turnover kick from Jack Martin has proven costly for the Suns as it has led directly to a Tom Atkins goal for the Cats. To this point, Gold Coast has a kicking efficiency of just 14 per cent, while Geelong is kicking at 80 per cent efficiency.
08:29
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
08:51
Alex Sexton once again draws the scores level with a clever goal from the outside of the boot. The Gold Coast forward has recorded 140 scoreboard impact points this season, ranked first for the Suns and 21st across the league.
10:40
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)
11:35
The Suns are leveraging their superiority at the stoppages and now have the lead at Metricon Stadium. Gold Coast has won the past three clearances, with Anthony Miles' second of those three launching the possession chain ending in Wright's goal.
13:48
Suns Interchange - Nick Holman off due to the blood rule.
14:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
16:30
Geelong has enjoyed 69 per cent time in forward half this quarter and four more forward 50 entries than Gold Coast. The Suns have been particularly efficient with three goals from four inside 50s (75 per cent), well up on their season rate of 18 per cent (ranked 17th).
16:41
Suns Interchange - Ben Ainsworth off due to an injury.
16:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
20:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
23:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Jack Martin)
24:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Nick Holman)
24:41
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
25:07
Reward for effort with the Suns winning five forward half intercepts in the past five minutes, and recording their third consecutive score from their third successive forward 50 entry. The Suns have scored six times from just eight inside 50s.
27:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
28:17
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
28:47
A goal against the run of play for Geelong as it launches a goal directly from the kick-in after Sexton's behind. In time-on this quarter, the Suns have controlled field position with 80 per cent time in forward half.
31:34
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
31:42
Gary Ablett has levelled the game with four seconds left in the quarter, with a vintage left foot snap. This was his 70th career goal at Metricon Stadium, the fourth-highest tally of all league players at the venue.
32:30
Gold Coast is the first side to prevent Geelong from leading at quarter time since Round 1. Helped by Jarrod Witts with 11 more hitouts than anyone else on the ground, the Suns won double (18-nine) the clearances of the Cats and scored four times to zero from this source.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
00:58
A strong contested mark and goal to Tom Hawkins to start the second quarter. The Geelong forward has won 46 per cent of his offensive one-on-one contests this season, ranked second of the top 25 players targeted in a contest.
02:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
07:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
09:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
10:09
The disposal standard has dropped off a little since Tom Hawkins kicked the opening goal of the quarter. In that time the kicking efficiency of both sides has been at or under 50 per cent, in comparison to the league average this season of 65 per cent.
12:38
The Suns are once again creating repeat forward 50 entries and finally Alex Sexton can make the most of one with his third major. Gold Coast has won six more forward half intercepts than Geelong and have launched three of its five goals from that source.
16:49
Alex Sexton may have been a little ambitious with a set shot from outside 50 metres unfortunately ending out of bounds on the full. Although the Suns forward has 21 goals already to his name this season, he has only kicked three set shot goals from that range in his 107-game career.
19:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Josh Corbett)
22:28
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)
23:00
The Suns are back in front with David Swallow winning a game-high sixth clearance and converting with a snap from forward 50. The Gold Coast midfielder has already surpassed his season average of 4.1 clearances per game (ranked fourth at the club).
25:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
26:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Clark)
28:30
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
29:05
Tom Hawkins ends the quarter the way he began it with a contested mark and goal from close range. The Cats have retained 77 per cent of their kicks inside forward 50 for the match, considerably better than the Suns at just 41 per cent.
31:16
It's a tight tussle at Metricon Stadium and the Cats take a three-point lead into half time. In that quarter Geelong was a little cleaner than Gold Coast, with 98 metres gained per turnover in comparison to Suns' rate of 63 metres gained per turnover.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:37
David Swallow won nine clearances in the first half, including seven in the second quarter alone. Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne) is the only other player to win seven clearances in a term this year.
01:55
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Bowes)
02:27
Jack Martin has won the Suns' first two clearances in the second half, with Jack Bowes getting a boot on the end of the resulting possession chain of the second. Gold Coast won 11 more clearances than Geelong in the first half.
03:46
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
05:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Wil Powell)
06:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
07:35
The Suns' back line has stood tall to many of the Cats' forward 50 entries. Within their respective defensive 50 zones, Gold Coast has applied 12 spoils while Geelong has recorded just four. Charlie Ballard is leading the way with six spoils inside defensive 50 for the Suns.
11:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Darcy MacPherson)
12:47
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (James Parsons)
13:50
From eight kick ins, Geelong has now twice transitioned successfully to directly kick a goal at the other end. Prior to this match the Cats had launched just four goals from 102 kick ins this season.
15:26
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Martin)
15:58
Jack Martin has exploded out of the blocks this quarter, already winning four clearances (two at centre bounces) this term, on his way to six disposals, two forward 50 entries and now his first goal. The Suns have now won 14 more clearances than the Cats.
19:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)
25:22
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jarrod Witts)
25:44
Jarrod Witts is continuing is dominance in the ruck, with a 60 per cent hitout win rate exceeding that of Rhys Stanley (41 per cent). Witts has also won 13 hitouts to advantage, eight more than the entire Geelong side (five).
26:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tim Kelly)
28:13
Suns Interchange - Ben Ainsworth and is possibly out for the game.
28:56
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jordan Clark)
32:31
Once again Geelong has edged in front just before the end of the quarter. Across the last five minutes of all three terms, the Cats (17.0) have averaged far more disposals per turnover than the Suns (4.6). In this time the Cats have outscored the Suns by four goals.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:03
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
01:15
Tom Hawkins has been the most dominant forward on the ground and might prove the difference between the sides. He has taken five contested marks, his highest tally in a match this season.
03:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
04:34
Up the other end Alex Sexton has also been influential, with three marks inside forward 50 and six disposals. All six of his disposals have been kicks at goal, returning 3.2 (20) and one miss.
06:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tim Kelly)
09:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
13:04
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:15
A turnover kick from former Cat Jordan Murdoch has led to Tom Hawkins' sixth contested mark and fourth goal. This is the first time Hawkins has taken six contested marks in a game since 2016.
16:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
16:54
The Cats have closed the gap at the stoppages this quarter, winning only one fewer clearance than the Suns (after 15 fewer across the first three stanzas). As a result, Geelong has been able to enjoy 20 per cent more time in possession than Gold Coast.
19:37
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
20:00
The weight of numbers is becoming a little too much for the Suns, with the Cats controlling 27 per cent more game time in possession this quarter and recording six more forward 50 entries. Mitch Duncan has three goals for the third time out of his past four games.
24:45
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (James Parsons)
25:30
James Parsons has made a successful comeback to senior level, with a change in role into the midfield. The former forward has won a career-high six clearances (three at the centre bounce), taken the ball inside 50 on five occasions and now has two goals to his name.
27:05
David Swallow has won 12 clearances for the second time in three matches. Prior to these occurrences, the Gold Coast midfielder's best return was ten clearances back in 2017 against Geelong.
29:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
30:02
For a second consecutive week, a brave Gold Coast side has kept pace for almost three quarters but has been held goalless in the last term. In the final quarter the Cats broke even at the stoppages and averaged 6.2 disposals per turnover in comparison to the Suns' 3.9.