Match

Geelong Cats vs Carlton

Commentary / 24 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00

Carlton has averaged 46 points from chains starting in its forward half this season – ranked third.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:13

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

04:17

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)

06:27

The Cats have started strongly, leading disposals 17-6 and inside 50s 5-0. They average possession of the ball for 44% of game time this season – the highest percentage of any side.

06:42

Cats Interchange - Mitch Duncan off due to an injury.

08:30

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)

11:19

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lochie O'Brien)

12:17

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Paddy Dow)

13:06

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)

14:08

After recording the last four inside 50s the Blues kick their first goal through a mark from Matthew Kennedy. Since Round 12, Carlton has retained possession from 48% of its kicks inside 50 – ranked fourth.

14:40

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)

17:24

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)

17:47

Patrick Dangerfield has started strongly, leading disposals (7), clearances (3) and metres gained (225) for the match.

19:56

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

23:22

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Quinton Narkle)

25:11

Since Round 12, Carlton has won the contested possession count by nine per game – ranked No.1, but the Cats currently lead the count 35-25 in this match. Ed Curnow has already recorded seven for the Blues.

25:49

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)

29:26

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)

29:43

Tim Kelly kicks that goal from a holding the ball free against Sam Walsh. Before this match Geelong has scored 74 points as a result of turnovers caused by Tim Kelly’s pressure acts this season – ranked fifth in the AFL.

30:57

Geelong head to the break with a comfortable lead off the back of a massive quarter from Patrick Dangerfield - recording nine disposals, four score involvements and booting two goals straight. Ed Curnow leads disposals (13) and contested possessions (8) for the match.

31:16

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)

31:21

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

05:27

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Will Setterfield)

05:54

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Marc Murphy)

06:53

The Blues have started this quarter around the stoppages strongly, leading contested possessions 12-7 and clearances 6-1. Patrick Cripps has three contested possessions already this quarter.

07:14

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)

07:55

Gary Ablett leads disposals for this quarter with four and has just booted the only goal. He has averaged 26.1 disposals per game across his career against Carlton – his fourth-highest average against any side.

08:48

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Quinton Narkle)

10:35

Geelong has kicked four goals from stoppages already this match, including two in this quarter. Across the past month, the Cats have won the clearance count by 11 per game – ranked No.1.

11:08

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

11:58

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

14:49

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)

16:08

Since the six minute mark of this quarter the Cats have had the last six inside 50s and booted four goals from those entries.

16:52

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Patrick Cripps)

18:45

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Marc Murphy)

19:59

After seven unanswered goals from Geelong, the Blues have kicked the last two from Marc Murphy and Patrick Cripps. Those two also lead disposals for the quarter, recording 8 and 11 respectively.

22:55

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

24:14

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Mitch McGovern)

26:16

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)

28:11

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)

29:44

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

34:35

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)

34:38

Geelong continued their control that quarter, leading contested possessions 47-38 and recording a differential of more than 500 metres gained for the quarter. Gary Ablett had quarter highs for disposals (12) and metres gained (336), as well as booting two goals.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:32

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)

02:30

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

07:48

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

09:38

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lochie O'Brien)

11:52

Carlton have recorded the last six inside 50s but have only managed two behinds from these entries.

13:19

Blues Interchange - Ed Curnow and is possibly out for the game.

15:30

Cats Interchange - Gary Rohan off due to an injury.

16:43

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Sam Walsh)

17:07

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)

17:34

Patrick Cripps currently leads clearances for the match with nine. Before today, he had recorded a total of 62 centre bounce clearances this season – ranked second in the AFL behind Ben Cunnington (65).

18:34

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Josh Deluca)

20:31

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)

21:53

After 12 consecutive inside 50s, Carlton finally get something from their territory dominance with Deluca and McKay registering goals.

21:57

Cats Interchange - Gary Rohan off due to an injury.

22:59

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (David Cuningham)

24:32

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)

26:20

Carlton slightly lead clearances won with 33-32, but the Cats have gained much more from theirs, scoring 46 points compared to the Blues' 11.

27:50

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lochie O'Brien)

30:12

Carlton have dominated inside 50s 18-7 this quarter but has wasted opportunities booting 3.5.

30:28

Patrick Cripps has had an enormous quarter, leading disposals (12), contested possessions (10) and clearances (7) - five more than any other player this quarter.

30:58

Ed Curnow is out for the match with an injury sustained halfway through that quarter. He was racking up the ball, leading disposals (29) and contested possessions (16) when he left the field injured.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:01

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)

03:14

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)

04:50

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)

05:58

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)

06:16

The Cats have started this final term strongly, leading disposals 20-7, contested possessions 9-3 and inside 50s 4-0.

07:09

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

12:10

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

12:45

Twelve minutes into this quarter and Carlton are yet to record an inside 50 while the Cats have eight, but have only managed one goal.

14:17

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)

15:03

Quinton Narkle has been lively this quarter, recording six disposals and over 200 metres gained already. He has 25 disposals and 10 score involvements for the match.

16:36

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tim Kelly)

17:41

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zac Fisher)

18:43

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)

19:15

The Cats register yet another goal from a stoppage. They have booted 9.9 (63) from this source, compared to Carlton's 1.5 (11)

21:30

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)

23:14

The Cats continue to dominate the play this quarter, leading disposals 70-44 and inside 50s 15-2, with Gary Ablett recording five inside 50s.

25:19

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Quinton Narkle)

30:19

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Walsh)

32:50

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

34:27

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)

35:05

The siren has sounded to end Q4.