Match

Fremantle vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 29 Aug 2020

Pre Game

00:00
GWS have recorded 25 forward half Intercept Possessions per game over the last four rounds, the third highest average of any side in the AFL, allowing them to win the time in forward half differential by almost 10 and a half minutes per game during this period, the highest margin of territory advantage of any side in this time.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:25
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
06:35
GWS are off to a good start after recording the first goal of the game through Harry Himmelberg. The Giants are kicking at 74 per cent efficiency early in this match, an area where they have struggled in recent rounds, recording the second-worst differential kicking efficiency (minus 7 per cent) of any side in the last four rounds.
08:27
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
10:18
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
12:14
GWS have taken five marks from eight inside 50 targets in a highly efficient start to the match, three of which have lead to their three goals to start the match. In their last three games, GWS average a mark from just 11 per cent of their kicks inside 50, the fourth-lowest mark rate of any side kicking inside 50 during this period.
14:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
15:49
GWS have won 11 of the first 13 inside 50's in today's match, off the back of four forward half Intercept Possessions for the Giants to zero for Fremantle.
17:39
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
19:05
All six of the Giants clearances have been effective in the first quarter, compared to just one effective clearance out of two for Fremantle.
21:14
Stephen Coniglio has lead from the front to start the match, recording a game-high nine disposals, three contested possessions, three inside 50's and 177 metres gained.
22:32
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
23:08
Matt Taberner gets the first goal of the game for the Dockers from their first team mark inside 50. Since the last score for GWS, the Dockers have won the contested possession count 9-4 and have improved their kicking efficiency to 77 per cent.
25:17
Matt De Boer has been sent to Nat Fyfe today and it has worked thus far, as De Boer has recorded eight disposals to three for Fyfe. He is making Fyfe pay for not running defensively on De Boer, recording a team-high four handball receives and disposing the ball at 100% efficiency

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
07:19
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
08:29
After the Dockers started the second quarter well recording the first four inside 50's, and winning the contested possession (12-10) and clearance counts (4-3), the Giants get their fifth goal from a mark from their first inside 50 for the term.
10:28
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Bobby Hill)
10:53
Fremantle are bringing plenty of pressure around the stoppages, recording a pressure factor of 3.00 to GWS' 2.36. However once the ball clears the stoppage, the pressure factor is reversed, with GWS factoring at 1.98 compared to 1.59 for Fremantle in general play.
12:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brett Bewley)
12:58
That goal to Brett Bewley is Fremantle's first score from a centre clearance, and just the second time they have converted a centre clearance into an inside 50. By comparison, GWS have converted all six of their centre clearances into inside 50's in today's match.
13:56
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
15:17
Lachie Whitfield has been excellent this quarter, recording twice as many Intercept Possessions as any other player on the ground this quarter (four), as well as a team-high eight disposals and 177 metres gained for the term.
15:28
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)
17:38
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
18:16
This game has suddenly become quite scrappy. Since the last goal, both teams are kicking at under 45 per cent efficency and only three combined inside 50's for three combined behinds in the last six minutes of play.
23:31
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
25:17
GWS have scored 4.0.24 from their defensive half Intercept Possessions in today's match. They average just under 15 points per game from Intercept's in this zone, the tenth-highest average score from this source of any side in the AFL in 2020.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:23
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Bobby Hill)
01:57
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)
04:12
Two quick set shot goals to David Mundy to start the third term and the Dockers are right back in the match. Fremantle have outscored their opponents by five poitns per game in the third term in their last three matches, the seventh-highest margin of any side in the AFL since Round 10.
06:59
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Bobby Hill)
07:58
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
08:04
Jake Riccardi gets his second goal for the match after a big pack mark to equal his tally in his debut match last week. He hasn't quite reached the 16 disposal, 10 mark effort from last week, however he leads the Giants' with three inside 50 marks and two contested marks, to go with four score involvements.
10:22
Giants Interchange - Bobby Hill off due to an injury.
12:52
GWS have recorded six tackles to zero for Fremantle in general play in the third term. In their last three games they average five more tackles per game in general play than their opponents, the fourth-highest differential average of any side in this category since Round 10.
14:32
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
15:25
Fremantle have played possession football in the first half of the third term. They lost the uncontested mark count 34-21 in the first half, however they have reversed this trend by recording 15 uncontested marks to just three for the Giants this quarter.
15:54
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
19:57
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Liam Henry)
21:27
That goal to Liam Henry is Fremantle's first score from four inside 50 possession chains. By comparison, GWS have scored from 60 per cent of their forward 50 possession chains in today's match.
22:21
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
24:53
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
25:43
GWS have converted 10 clearances into scores in today's game, including that last goal to Jake Riccardi, compared to just two scores from clearances for the game for Fremantle. Fremantle has only conceded 63 points per 100 clearances in 2020, the lowest strike rate conceded by any side this year.
27:24
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
29:56
The mark David Mundy took to kick his first goal inside the first two minutes of the third term was Fremantle's only mark inside 50 in the quarter. By comparison, Jake Riccardi had three inside 50 marks in that term alone.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:45
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
03:50
Fremantle's overall pressure factor of 1.82 in the second quarter has been their highest rating for the match. By comparison, GWS's lowest pressure rating of the match was 1.75 in the first term, with both of the next two quarters rated at above 1.90 for GWS.
04:27
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Liam Henry)
05:28
Dockers Interchange - Luke Ryan and is possibly out for the game.
06:34
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
07:49
Jeremy Cameron kicks his fourth goal of the match, which is his best goal-kicking performance of the season, surpassing the three goals he kicked against Geelong back in Round 1.
09:45
Fremantle have won five of the six clearances in the final term, however have only converted one into a score for one behind. In their last three matches they have outscored their opponents by nine points per game from this source, the third-highest differential margin of any side in the AFL since Round 10.
10:25
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Bobby Hill)
14:34
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Mitch Crowden)
18:25
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
20:04
Last round, GWS were outscored by Sydney by 41 points from possession chains launched in their respective forward halves, their worst differential performance in 2020. Today they have outscored the Dockers by 39 points from forward half possession chains, their best performance of the year in this regard.
21:54
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
22:53
Fremantle have only taken a mark from 13 per cent of their inside 50 targets, well below their season average of 19 per cent, which is the fuourth-highest season average of any side in this category in 2020.
23:38
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nathan Wilson)
26:00
GWS outscored Fremantle 11.2.68 to 4.1.25 to record their highest differential margin for scores from set shots in the 2020 season, eclipsing the 28 points they outscored Geelong by in Round 1.