Match

Geelong Cats vs St Kilda

Commentary / 13 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda has won just four first quarters this season, the equal fewest in the competition, and it has been outscored by 129 points in this period, ranked 17th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
01:54
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
02:04
Tim Kelly boots the first goal for the game, sourced from a forward half intercept. The Cats have averaged 33 points from this source this season, ranked No.1.
06:36
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
06:46
Josh Bruce has grabbed the only two contested marks for the game, including one inside 50. He has now taken 13 contested marks in forward 50 this season, ranked equal No.1 at the club and equal 10th in the competition.
08:50
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
09:00
Both of the Cats goals have come from intercepts. The Saints have conceded 52 points from this source in 2019, ranked 15th defensively.
10:29
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ben Long)
10:39
All four goals have been sourced from intercepts, with that goal to Ben Long coming from a forward 50 intercept. St Kilda has averaged just 12 points from forward 50 chains this season, the second-fewest of any side.
13:30
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
14:46
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
14:56
Patrick Dangerfield has won a game-high two clearances with both launching scores for his team.
16:10
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
18:45
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
18:55
Another score from a clearance for the Cats. They have now generated three scores from six stoppage wins, whilst the Saints have scored just once from eight clearances.
20:18
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
21:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Atkins)
21:30
Tom Atkins kicks his team's third goal from intercepts. Geelong has averaged 54 points from this source this season, the second-most of any side.
24:10
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
30:48
The Cats won the contested possession count by seven in the opening term (44-37). They have won this count by 10 per game this season, the second-best differential in the AFL, and they have won it in 12 games, winning all of these.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
05:14
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
06:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
06:23
Jack Lonie breaks the goal drought. His goal was sourced from a kick-in. The Saints have launched a score from 10 per cent of their kick-ins this season, ranked third.
08:17
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
08:27
The Saints have scored from three of four inside 50s this quarter (75 per cent). Geelong has conceded a score from 41 per cent of opposition entries this season, ranked second defensively.
10:30
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
10:40
Luke Dunstan has recorded four disposals this quarter with three being involved in scores for his team.
13:40
Hunter Clark has grabbed a game-high three intercept marks, a career-high and two more than any other player.
16:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ben Long)
16:54
The Saints have kicked two goals from forward 50 chains for just the third time in a first half this season. They went on to win the other two games.
23:24
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
23:34
Geelong has kicked one goal from its last 13 inside 50s after booting four goals from its first 11 entries.
24:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
24:55
With that rushed behind the Cats have avoided their lowest second quarter score this season.
29:52
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
30:32
St Kilda applied a pressure factor of 232 in the second term, reducing the Cats' kicking efficiency to 59 per cent. Geelong has received a pressure factor of 187 from his opposition this season, the second-highest pressure rating received of any side.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:18
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
03:03
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Hind)
04:43
Callum Wilkie has grabbed the only two intercept marks this quarter to take his team's tally for the game to 10. The Saints have averaged 15 intercept marks this season, the fourth-fewest of any side.
06:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
06:24
The Cats lead the clearance count 2-1 this quarter with that goal to Cameron Guthrie coming from this source.
06:34
Cats Interchange - Gary Ablett off due to an injury.
08:50
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
09:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
13:58
Hunter Clark has now grabbed four intercept marks for the game. He had taken 10 in 22 career games prior to tonight.
17:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
17:32
Patrick Dangerfield has won a quarter-high seven contested possessions as well as being the only Cat to be involved in both of their goals, winning a clearance to launch one and booting the other.
21:13
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
21:23
Geelong has kicked three goals from its last eight inside 50s, while the Saints have gone goalless from their last 11 entries.
23:30
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Ben Long)
28:50
St Kilda scored four points from 15 inside 50s in the third term, the fewest points Geelong has conceded in a third quarter this season. The Cats have conceded 281 points in third quarters in 2019, ranked third defensively.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:45
The Saints have generated just three inside 50s from 34 defensive 50 chains (nine per cent). They have entered forward 50 from 20 per cent of their defensive 50 chains this season, the seventh-highest percentage in the AFL.
03:21
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)
06:26
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
06:36
The Cats have recorded a kicking efficiency of 64 per cent across the whole ground, but just 33 per cent in forward 50.
07:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
12:15
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Blake Acres)
12:25
That goal to Blake Acres was his team's first from their last 21 entries. Geelong has conceded a goal from 18 per cent of its opposition's inside 50s this season, ranked No.1 defensively.
13:48
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jed Bews)
15:23
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
15:33
Geelong has now kicked 32 points from forward half intercepts, just one point less than its season average.
16:34
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
16:44
Gary Ablett has recorded two goal assists as well as kicking two goals for a scoreboard impact of 24 points, the most of any player on the field.
17:58
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
18:36
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
20:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
20:15
St Kilda has now booted two goals from kick-ins. It had kicked six goals from this source for the season prior to tonight.
23:39
That mark inside 50 to Tom Hawkins was his first against St Kilda in three games.
23:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
30:14
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
30:20
Led by a game-high 23 contested possessions from Patrick Dangerfield, the Cats have overcome a spirited St Kilda performance. Luke Dunstan was his team's best, recording equal season-highs for disposals (30), contested possessions (17) and clearances (nine).