Match

North Melbourne vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 16 Jun 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Greater Western Sydney's style has been marked by control of possession this season. The Giants are ranked first in short kicks (103 per game), uncontested marks (101 per game) and time in possession (45 per cent).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:08
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
02:35
Giants Interchange - Sam Taylor off due to an injury.
05:23
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
05:40
A fine start for North Melbourne, owning possession for 16 per cent more game time than Greater Western Sydney in the early play. The Kangaroos have outscored their opposition by a total of 54 points in opening quarters this season, ranked fourth.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
08:00
Greater Western Sydney hits straight back with Hopper bouncing one through following the Giants' throw in clearance. North Melbourne concedes an average 2.7 extra clearances per game from throw ins to its opposition in 2019 (ranked 17th).
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)
10:15
The Giants have won six of the first seven clearances of the game and are a looking dangerous once inside 50, with three scores from four entries. This season Greater Western Sydney has scored from 48.7 per cent of forward 50 entries (ranked first).
11:24
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
17:23
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
17:45
Both teams have won nine midfield intercepts, but North Melbourne is the only side to have any resulting success with now two goals launched from these intercepts.
21:42
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
21:53
North Melbourne has steadied in the ten minutes since Greater Western Sydney last scored. In that time the Kangaroos have averaged 78 metres gained per turnover, clearly superior to the Giants' rate of 47 metres gained per turnover.
25:28
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
25:56
Toby Greene is back into the side this week and has marked his return by rolling a shot through from outside 50 metres. The Giants have won 11 more clearances than the Kangaroos and have launched all three majors from forward half clearance wins.
30:15
It's a willing encounter at Blundstone Arena as Greater Western Sydney leads by two points at quarter time, helped by nine more clearances than its opposition. The Kangaroos' direct style (1.92 kick-to-handball ratio) helped them counter that dominance, themselves recording three extra forward 50 entries.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:45
Greater Western Sydney has increased its lead Zac Williams winning the free kick at the ball up stoppage, and after a 50-metre penalty kicking truly. The Giants have won all six previous matches after leading at quarter time this season.
03:53
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
04:35
Big problems for North Melbourne at the restart as the Giants win their fifth consecutive centre clearance, with the latest by Taranto setting up Greene on the run. Greater Western Sydney have an 11-clearance advantage (18-seven) across the ground.
06:34
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
07:00
North Melbourne has kicked three of its four goals as a result of its opposition's indiscretions (two from free kicks and the latest from a 50-metre penalty). This season the Giants have conceded 2.3 per cent of their score against from 50-metre penalties given away (ranked 15th).
09:01
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
10:58
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
11:32
North Melbourne has hit back again this term off the back of clean ball movement. In the past seven minutes the Kangaroos have broken even at the stoppages, and averaged 13 disposals per turnover in comparison to the Giants' 2.2 disposals per turnover.
13:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
18:03
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Matt de Boer)
19:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
20:46
Kayne Turner has recorded his second major following a classy crumb and finish. The Kangaroos have been far better at ground level in attack, winning five more hard ball gets and nine extra loose ball gets than the Giants' in their respective forward halves.
22:22
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
23:21
In a game of contrasting styles, the Giants have won 14 more clearances and have launched all six majors from stoppages, while the Kangaroos have won five more intercepts and have launched five out of their six goals from possession gains.
24:14
Giants Interchange - Sam Taylor off due to an injury.
24:56
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
25:57
Greater Western Sydney midfielder Josh Kelly leads all players with 17 disposals including 2 kick, registering 278 metres gained. He is one of four Giants to win four clearances, alongside Coniglio and Hopper.
27:50
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
29:56
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)
30:06
The set shot goal kicking conversion of both sides has been impressive. The Kangaroos have kicked 5.1 (31) from set shots, while the Giants have managed 4.1 (25). There have been no scores for either side from within 15 metres.
35:38
The first half has had almost everything except a leading side. Shane Mumford has won 12 hitouts to advantage, helping his side to an 11-clearance advantage. Marley Williams has won seven intercepts, with the Kangaroos shading their opposition by four intercepts.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:19
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
04:01
A free kick against during set shot opportunity for the Giants has proven costly as the Kangaroos transition end-to-end for a major. North Melbourne has kicked two goals from 24 possession chains launched in defensive 50, while Greater Western Sydney hasn't scored from 16 such chains.
06:00
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
10:07
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
11:45
Prior to this match, Cameron, Finlayson and Himmelberg have combined for 83 of the Giants' 167 goals this season. The Kangaroos have restricted this trio to a combined four marks, 13 kicks and one behind so far in this match.
14:19
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
15:02
North Melbourne has evened up the clearance battle this term (seven apiece), however the Giants' kicking efficiency (68 per cent) has been superior to that of the Kangaroos (37). As a result, Greater Western Sydney has enjoyed 76 per cent time in forward half this quarter.
17:13
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
17:32
Incredibly, all eight of the Giants' goals have come from stoppages either forward of centre (seven) or at the centre bounce (one). In this zone Shane Mumford has won five hitouts to advantage, and has recorded 15 for the match.
18:54
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brett Deledio)
19:09
The Giants have dominated the past ten minutes, winning two more clearances, recording 15 more effective kicks, receiving all four free kicks and entering forward 50 on five occasions for a return of 3.2 (20).
24:41
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
24:46
Giants Interchange - Jake Stein off due to an injury.
27:31
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
27:43
The Giants have been able play this quarter on their terms, with 12 more uncontested marks than the Kangaroos on their way to 20 per cent extra time in possession. Jeremy Cameron has taken his first mark inside 50 and now has 46 for the season (ranked first in the league).
29:42
Giants Interchange - Matt de Boer and is possibly out for the game.
30:42
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
32:11
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)
32:15
Greater Western Sydney has surged with a strong third quarter, restricting North Melbourne to just 66 disposals while recording 97. The Giants mirrored their season's strengths, taking 19 uncontested marks and recording 47 per cent time in possession.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
02:08
An contested intercept mark by Phil Davis inside defensive 50 has launched a goal to Toby Greene at the other end. Davis has won a team-high nine intercepts including three intercept marks, as well as applied a game-high ten spoils.
02:28
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
08:10
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
08:29
That's now 11.4 (70) launched from 49 clearances for the Giants, in comparison to just 2.4 (16) launched from 33 clearances for the Kangaroos. For context, the Giants average 39 points per game launched from clearances (ranked second).
14:30
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
14:54
In the first half, Greater Western Sydney retained only 24 per cent of its kicks inside 50 while North Melbourne's retention was 48 per cent. Since half time, the Giants have retained 71 per cent while the Kangaroos retention rate has dropped to 36 per cent.
16:09
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
18:20
Giants Interchange - Sam J. Reid off due to an injury.
21:54
Jacob Hopper has put together an industrious game in the midfield, with game-high numbers in clearances (eight) and score involvements (eight), alongside 26 disposals, seven tackles and three intercepts.
24:42
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
27:12
It has taken around 56 minutes since Dumont's major in the fourth minute of the second half, but after 25 forward 50 entries finally North Melbourne has returned a major. The Kangaroos have only managed one behind from within 40 metres of goal from those entries.
28:43
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
29:48
Greater Western Sydney has run away with the four points after this game was tied at half time. In the second half the Giants recorded 39 more effective kicks than the Kangaroos and kicked four more goals, even with ten fewer forward 50 entries.