Match

GWS Giants vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 07 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Lions have scored from 23 percent of their hitouts-to-advantage won at an around the ground stoppage this season, ranked second.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
01:36
Charlie Cameron soccers through the first goal of the game for the Lions. Cameron has now kicked 28 goals for the season, just one shy of his career-best effort of 29 goals, recorded in 2017 playing for Adelaide.
02:43
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
05:52
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
06:01
Lincoln McCarthy marks inside 50 and converts the goal for the Lions. McCarthy has been involved in both goals so far, providing the assist for Charlie Cameron in the first goal. The Lions have scored one goal from an intercept possession and one goal from a stoppage so far.
08:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
08:16
Despite the ball being in GWS' forward half for 60 percent of the quarter so far, the Lions have had possession of the ball for 36 more seconds and lead inside 50s as well.
09:40
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
11:13
With the game only 11 minutes old, Lachie Neale has already had seven disposals in the game for the Lions, matched by Stephen Coniglio for the Giants. These two players have four more disposals than any other player on the ground to this point, with the exception of Josh Kelly for GWS, who has six.
11:53
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
13:14
The Giants are finding a lot more open space than the Lions, with GWS currently holding a plus-12 uncontested possession advantage and a plus-seven advantage in marks.
16:13
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
17:48
Kicking efficiency is showing a marked difference between the two sides in these early stages, with the Giants far cleaner by foot. GWS have recorded a 76 percent kicking efficiency so far, while the Lions are running at 52 percent.
19:20
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
21:50
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
21:54
Jarrod Berry kicks the easiest of goals from the goal line, for the Lions third goal. Brisbane are looking dangerous when they go inside forward 50, recording seven shots at goal from their eight inside 50 entries thus far.
29:26
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
31:03
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
31:06
20 point lead for the Lions at quarter time, built off their efficiency inside 50, with eight shots at goal from their 13 entries. Since Round 12, Brisbane has scored from 48 percent of its inside 50 entries, ranked No.1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:11
Stephen Coniglio has had a huge start to the game, with 15 disposals to this point. He also has a game-high 224 metres gained, four tackles, two clearances, three inside 50s and two score involvements.
04:38
The Giants had a plus-six contested possession differential in the first quarter and that has continued in the early stages of the second. GWS have a 8-3 lead this quarter and have won the contested possession count by 13 per game this season, ranked No.1.
05:44
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
06:50
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
07:04
Toby Greene kicks the Giants first goal since the 11-minute mark of the first quarter, this time from a set shot, starting from an intercept chain in the defensive half.
08:06
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
09:17
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
09:40
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
11:11
Heath Shaw turns it over from a kick-in to give the Lions a goal, through Cam Rayner. Heath Shaw has averaged 4.5 disposals per turnover this season, the seventh-worst rate of the top-100 ball winners in the competition.
11:38
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
13:22
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
14:14
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
14:44
GWS are controlling the ball in this second quarter, recording a plus-22 disposal differential and a plus-26 uncontested possession advantage.
16:13
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
16:40
Jackson Hately takes a nice contested mark on the half back flank for the Giants and it has been a feature for GWS today. The Giants have taken six contested marks in this first half, compared to the Lions with just one.
17:18
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brett Deledio)
18:54
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
19:24
Zac Bailey marks inside 50, the sixth time the Lions have marked inside 50 today. He kicks the goal and the Lions continue to improve their efficiency inside 50. They have now had 15 shots at goal from 19 forward 50 entries, a 79 percent conversion rate.
22:26
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
23:05
Jeremy Cameron kicks his second goal of the game to bring the Giants closer. Cameron has now kicked 45 goals for the season to lead the Coleman Medal race. Cameron's career-best in a season is 63 goals, recorded in 2015.
26:09
Lachie Neale snaps a goal for the Lions and he has had an excellent first half. Neale has had a team-high 17 disposals (nine contested possessions), a game-high 326 metres gained, three tackles, three clearances and five score involvements.
27:24
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
27:42
Lions Interchange - Luke Hodge off due to an injury.
32:04
Despite the Giants controlling the ball with 33 more disposals and 39 more uncontested possessions, the Lions hold a comfortable lead, scoring heavily from intercepts with 5.4 (34) coming from this source.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:35
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
00:55
A perfect start to the second half for Brisbane, with Lincoln McCarthy kicking the first goal. McCarthy has had a game-high eight score involvements, which is three more than any other player on the ground.
02:39
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
04:30
An intensity from the Giants so far in this third quarter, leading the tackle count 7-2 early and recording 35 pressure points to the Lions 22 so far this quarter.
05:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)
12:06
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
13:26
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
13:45
GWS continue to win the contested ball in this quarter, currently with a plus-nine advantage. The Giants have won the contested possession count by 13 per game this season, ranked No.1.
15:43
Jeremy Finlayson has taken a mark from 32 percent of his offensive one-on-one contests this season, ranked No.1 of the top-50 players to be targeted in a contest. Today, Finlayson has only been the target on one occasion, recording a loss from his only one-on-one contest.
16:13
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Luke Hodge)
17:53
The Lions are playing on from a mark more often than the Giants in this third quarter, playing on 33 percent of the time, compared to the Giants who are playing on just 20 percent from marks.
21:31
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
21:40
Lincoln McCarthy kicks his third goal of the game and the Lions have extended their lead by 13 points in this third quarter. The Lions have outscored their opposition by a total of 100 points in third quarters this season, ranked third.
25:09
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
25:45
After recording just eight disposals in the first half, Tim Taranto has lifted his output in the third quarter for the Giants, with nine disposals in this quarter, a game-high. He also has three tackles and four clearances for the quarter.
26:32
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
26:40
Giants Interchange - Zac Langdon off due to an injury.
27:27
The Giants are on top in the clearances in the third quarter, recording a 14-8 advantage so far. Dawson Simpson has recorded eight hitouts to advantage from his ten hitouts overall in this quarter.
29:39
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
30:24
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
31:46
Luke Hodge is turning back the clock in this third quarter. He has a team-high seven disposals at 100 percent efficiency, 241 metres gained and three inside 50s for the Lions.
33:55
The Lions extend their lead at three quarter time. In that quarter, Brisbane managed to stop the Giants getting on the outside, winning the uncontested possessions by eight and forcing the Giants into making seven clangers, while only conceding three themselves.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:01
The Giants have launched a score from 28 percent of their clearances this season, ranked No.1. Tonight, the Giants have scored 5.3 (33) from clearances, which represents 61 percent of their score.
05:22
The Lions have won the time in forward half differential by five minutes and 40 seconds per game this season, ranked second. Tonight however, despite their comfortable lead, the Lions have lost the time in forward half differential by 47 percent to 53 percent.
05:32
Giants Interchange - Josh Kelly and is possibly out for the game.
07:59
GWS are throwing everything at the Lions in this last quarter, with the ball spending 70 percent of the time in the Giants forward half so far. This has led to a Giants advantage of inside 50s to the tune of 6-1, yet no score has been recorded for either side after eight minutes.
12:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
13:01
Giants Interchange - Phil Davis off due to an injury.
13:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
14:44
Lions Interchange - Luke Hodge off due to the blood rule.
14:53
Hugh McCluggage puts the Lions up by 33 points with a goal from the goal line. McCluggage has had another productive game, with 22 disposals at 64 percent efficiency, 409 metres gained, seven tackles, four inside 50s and nine score involvements, an equal team-high.
18:05
The Lions have absorbed the Giants pressure from earlier in the final quarter. In the past ten minutes, the Lions are plus-16 in disposals, plus-8 for uncontested possessions, plus-eight for contested possessions and plus-four for clearances.
20:06
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
20:18
Stephen Coniglio has flown the flag for GWS today. He has game-highs in disposals with 32, contested possessions with 20, tackles with 11 and clearances with nine.
21:00
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
22:28
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
23:40
Charlie Cameron provides another highlight, this time with a goal assist for Daniel McStay. Cameron has won a total of 36 forward 50 groundball-gets this season, ranked third in the competition.
23:45
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
28:08
Phil Davis takes another strong intercept mark for the Giants and he has proven to be a strong performer today, with team-highs in both intercept marks, with six, and intercept possessions, with 12. The Giants have scored 100 points directly from Phil Davis’ intercept possessions this season, ranked No.1 in the competition.
29:30
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Zac Williams)
33:29
An important win for Brisbane away from home as they account for the Giants. The Lions won the game with their ball use in the end, recording 27 shots on goal from 50 inside 50 entries, despite trailing in total disposals, uncontested possessions, contested possesions and inside 50s.