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Pre Game
00:00
The Giants have retained possession from 51 per cent of their kicks inside 50 this season. This leads the competition.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
01:57
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)
01:58
Former Giant Dylan Shiel with the first major tonight. The Bombers midfielder has kicked four goals in 13 games for Essendon this season.
05:00
Despite trailing on the scoreboard, the Giants have controlled the time in possession for the first five minutes of the match, 52 per cent to 30.
08:21
After Essendon started the game with the first three forward 50 entries, the Giants have responded with five of the next six.
10:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
13:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
13:16
Bombers Interchange - Mason Redman off due to an injury.
14:20
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Phil Davis)
14:21
Giants skipper Phil Davis kicks his first goal since 2012, and just the seventh major of his 155 game career.
16:32
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
17:31
The Giants lead the clearance count 10 to four, with Zach Merrett responsible for three of the Essendon tally.
20:37
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)
20:38
The Bombers stretch their lead, despite 32 per cent time in possession compared to 51 per cent for the Giants.
22:28
Bombers Interchange - Orazio Fantasia off due to an injury.
22:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
28:58
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
28:59
The Bombers head into quarter time with a two goal lead on the back of some strong work from Zach Merrett. The Essendon midfielder contributing ten disposals at 60 per cent efficiency, to go with three marks and three clearances.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:37
In 22 career matches prior to tonight, Zac Langdon has averaged 4.1 tackles per game for Greater Western Sydney. With five already tonight, he has eclipsed this benchmark early in the second term.
03:21
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
08:00
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
08:28
The Giants disposal efficiency so far in the second term is 79 per cent. This is far superior to 46 per cent for Essendon.
10:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Harry Perryman)
11:06
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
12:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
14:17
In the first term, the forward 50 kicking efficiency of the Giants was just 29 per cent. For the second term, they are kicking the ball in this zone at a much improved 60 per cent.
17:33
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
17:34
All four Essendon goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Greater Western Sydney turnover.
23:04
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
24:24
Of the 12 free kicks that the Giants have conceded, the most common indiscretion has been four frees for high contact.
26:38
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
26:39
Shaun McKernan's four contested marks lead all players on the ground, and matches a season-best for the Essendon big man.
29:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
32:08
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
32:09
After trailing at the first break, the Giants turned a deficit into a slender lead via a strong second quarter in which they won time in possession (41 per cent to 37), disposals (97 to 67), and outscored the Bombers 4.2 to 2.1 for the term.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:36
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
02:37
With his second major tonight, Jeremy Cameron has now kicked multiple goals in ten of 14 games for the Giants in 2019.
06:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
07:31
Essendon forward Jayden Laverde has been targeted a team-high seven times inside forward 50. However, he has only been able to take one mark in this zone.
08:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Zac Langdon)
10:19
The Giants have won the last six clearances.
11:27
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Mitch Brown)
15:14
While Giant Stephen Coniglio leads all players on the ground with 22 disposals, his kicking efficiency is a poor 31 per cent.
15:27
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
19:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
21:55
Harry Himmelberg has contributed match-highs of six score involvements and three goal assists for the Giants.
24:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
24:35
Bombers Interchange - Tom Bellchambers and is possibly out for the game.
27:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Josh Begley)
27:42
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
27:43
With six scoring shots to two for the third quarter, the Giants could have put greater distance between themselves and the Bombers than the current ten point margin. However, kicking just two goals from 17 inside 50 entries for the term has allowed the Bombers to keep in touch.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Nick Haynes)
02:53
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
02:54
Seven of the eight Giants goals have been kicked from a distance inside 30 metres.
05:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
06:21
The Giants' Josh Kelly has generated a match-leading 596 metres gained. Next most on the ground is his Giants teammate Zac Williams with 520 metres gained.
07:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
08:17
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
10:32
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
10:33
For the final quarter, the Giants are dominating the time in possession 63 per cent to 20.
12:34
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
14:25
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
14:26
Two of Essendon's three final quarter goals have been sourced from stoppages.
16:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
17:20
After the Giants won five consecutive clearances, the Bombers have responded with five of the next six.
21:15
In the last ten minutes of play, Essendon has produced 31 disposals at 77 per cent, compared to 14 disposals at 36 per cent for the Giants. The Bombers have kicked 3.1 to 0.0 for the Giants in this time.
22:39
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
25:25
The marks inside forward 50 count favours the Giants 16 to six.
27:31
For the final term Bomber Kyle Langford has eight disposals at 75 per cent efficiency, five inside 50s, and two score involvements.
28:40
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
31:58
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
31:59
After kicking zero goals in ten prior games this season, Cale Hooker kicks two in the final term to give the Bombers the lead.
33:15
The siren has sounded to end Q4.