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Pre Game
00:00
The Eagles recorded a first possession to clearance rate of 89 per cent in Round 1, ranked second of all teams.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:10
Kicking efficiency early in the game favours West Coast 71 per cent to 33.
02:33
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Lachie Weller)
02:34
The first goal tonight is also Lachie Weller's first major for the 2020 season. The Sun kicked just two goals from 17 games last year.
05:13
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Sean Lemmens)
06:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
07:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
09:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
09:04
West Coast is yet to produce an effective kick inside its forward 50 zone.
13:05
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
13:06
After generating seven of the last nine inside 50s, West Coast finally has its first major tonight, courtesy of skipper Luke Shuey.
16:14
A Matthew Rowell clearance for Gold Coast breaks a run of six straight for the Eagles.
21:03
West Coast's Andrew Gaff is the leading disposal winner on the ground with nine, coming at a perfect 100 per cent efficiency.
22:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
24:35
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
24:36
West Coast will be disappointed with the score at quarter time, after dominating several key statistics for the term. The Eagles won the inside 50 count, 16 to six, and clearances, 12 to three, yet inaccurate kicking for goal sees the Suns up by two at the first break.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
03:54
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Noah Anderson)
03:55
The number two pick in the 2019 AFL draft, Noah Anderson kicks his first major in just his second career game.
08:01
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Sam Day)
08:02
Gold Coast is controlling the second quarter time in possession, 60 per cent to 23.
09:42
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
11:08
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
11:09
The Eagles kick consecutive goals for the first time tonight.
13:08
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
13:09
In the last five minutes of the play, West Coast has won three clearances, generated three inside 50s, and kicked three goals.
16:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
19:47
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
21:03
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Hugh Greenwood)
23:04
Gold Coast's Wil Powell has contributed four involvements in the Suns' six scores.
24:14
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Matthew Rowell)
28:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
28:53
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:54
A topsy-turvy second term sees the Suns maintaining a slender lead at half time, with Matthew Rowell leading the way. The top pick in the 2019 AFL draft, Rowell has contributed 12 disposals at 92 per cent efficiency, four tackles, three score involvements, and kicked the first goal of his AFL career.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:00
The leading ruck on the ground is West Coast's Nic Naitanui, directing five of his 19 hitouts to the direct advantage of an Eagles teammate. With 15 hitouts, Jarrod Witts leads the way for the Suns, but with zero to advantage.
02:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
04:01
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
04:02
Six of Gold Coast's seven majors have been kicked from a distance beyond 30 metres from goal.
06:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
08:21
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Sam Day)
08:22
Four of the Suns eight goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a West Coast turnover.
12:16
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Nick Holman)
12:17
Third-quarter time in possession favours Gold Coast 45 per cent to 35, and has contributed to the Suns outscoring the Eagles 3.1 to 0.1 for the term.
14:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
17:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
18:28
The leading tackler on the ground is the Eagles' Elliot Yeo with six. Across 23 games in 2019, the West Coast onballer averaged a career-high 7.3 tackles per game.
18:44
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
20:22
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
23:48
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Matthew Rowell)
28:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
28:39
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
28:40
The Suns ability to convert 14 third-quarter inside 50 entries into 5.2 sees them holding a 26 point lead at the final break.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:29
Early in the final term the only man on the ground to have played 100 per cent game time is Suns defender Sam Collins.
04:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
04:41
The Suns have converted five goals from seven set shots (71 per cent accuracy). This compares favourably to the Eagles, who have kicked only three goals from seven set shots (43 per cent).
05:34
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
08:11
Gold Coast has recorded the last three clearances and last nine inside 50 entries.
09:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
10:59
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
13:10
Charlie Ballard does the little things to help his side. His tally of ten one percenters for Gold Coast leads all players on the ground.
14:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
16:31
After West Coast won the contested possession count 37 to 30 in the first quarter, the Suns have won the remaining three terms, and currently lead the count for this measure 126 to 102.
18:00
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Darcy MacPherson)
19:56
Of the 15 free kicks that the Suns have conceded for the game, the most common indiscretion has been for high contact on six occasions.
25:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
25:24
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
25:25
The Gold Coast Suns win their first game since April 14, 2019, breaking a nineteen game losing streak. Sam Day was pivotal for the victors, with 18 disposals at 78 per cent efficiency, taking five marks, kicking two goals, and contributing a match-high eight score involvements.