Match

Geelong Cats vs Essendon

Commentary / 06 Sep 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Geelong only concede an average of 29 points per game from turnovers, the least of any side in the competition. The Cats have been determined to maintain possession by foot this season, kicking short 61% of the time and only averaging 24 metres gained per kick.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Irving Mosquito)
01:44
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
01:54
Mark Blicavs' goal punishes Anthony McDonald Tipungwuti's mistake at the opposing end of the groud. Tipungwuti marked 10 metres out, but turned the ball over trying to handball to Irving Mosquito in the goalsquare.
03:35
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jed Bews)
04:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
07:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
08:37
Geelong have scored 100% of the time they have gone inside forward 50. The Cats have kicked 3.1 from four inside 50 entries.
09:57
Sam Menegola has been back to his best in 2020 and has started well. Menegola has had seven disposals, two clearances, and two score involvements early in this contest.
10:56
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
11:50
The Cats maintain their 100% scoring efficiency when going inside 50. They have kicked 4.1 from five inside 50 entries. Tom Hawkins extends his lead in the Coleman Medal with his 37th goal of the season.
12:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
14:28
Geelong is kicking at 96% kicking efficiency from 24 kicks. The Bombers are struggling to apply pressure and are only registering a pressure rating of 1.63.
18:13
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
18:40
Geelong has kicked the first six goals of this contest. All six goals have come from set shots.
20:01
Geelong has already taken five contested marks. The Bombers are yet to register a contested mark. Patrick Dangerfield has taken two contested marks for the Cats.
21:49
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (James Stewart)
22:10
The Bombers have only laid four tackles approaching quarter time. The Cats have had 10 different players that have registered a tackle, whereas the Bombers only have three players that have completed a tackle.
23:40
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)
26:01
Geelong has completed dominated the opening quarter and lead by 30 points. They have been unpressured by the Bombers, allowing them to kick at 87% kicking efficiency. The Cats have scored 66% of the time they have gone inside forward 50.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:26
Sam Menegola has been involved in seven of Geelong's eight scores so far, directly assisting two of them. Menegola has had five clearances, three inside 50's and 12 disposals in a best on ground performance so far.
04:33
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
04:53
The Cats have now kicked seven of the game's first eight goals. Three of their goals have been generated from turnovers and three have come from stoppages.
06:30
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
07:51
Despite dominating possessions, the Cats have had double the amount of tackles as Essendon (22-11). Mitch Duncan and Mark Blicavs have already had three second-quarter tackles each.
08:21
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
10:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jed Bews)
11:28
Geelong average 29 points per game from stoppages and have already amassed 38 points from this source early in the second term.
13:15
Geelong is dominating marks 45-10. The Bombers have 13 players that are yet to register a mark. Tom Stewart and Jed Bews have combined for 10 marks, the same amount as the entire Essendon team.
15:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
15:37
Zach Merrett has been a lone soldier for the Bombers so far. Merrett has had 12 disposals, seven contested possessions, and three clearances.
16:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
18:33
Despite their dominance with the ball, Geelong is registering a pressure factor of 2.05. Tom Atkins has had a game-high nine pressure acts.
19:44
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
20:51
Geelong has registered four goals straight from throw-in situations.
21:59
Bombers Interchange - Martin Gleeson off due to the blood rule.
22:50
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
23:04
Geelong average eight contested marks per game this season. They have already taken 11 contested marks approaching half-time. Patrick Dangerfield has taken three contested marks, more than Essendon's team total of two.
25:50
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jed Bews)
26:58
Jed Bews had only kicked one goal this season but has kicked two goals today.
27:46
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
27:49
Geelong is obliterating Essendon in every department. Geelong has scored 15 times from 26 inside 50's. They lead uncontested possessions (104-64), marks (60-26), and clearances (19-12).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:37
Tom Stewart has had a game-high 313 metres gained and three rebound 50's.
05:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
07:11
Sam Draper has had 16 hitouts to Blicavs 11, however Blicavs leads hitouts to advantage 5-4.
07:29
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
09:51
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
11:17
Geelong spent 60% of the first half in their forward half of the ground. Essendon has spent 57% of this quarter in their forward half, as Geelong have seemingly taken their foot off the gas.
14:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
14:19
Geelong had kicked 82 goals from marks leading into Round 16, more than any other side. They have kicked seven of their 13 goals from marks today.
15:02
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)
16:29
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
16:37
Essendon has stemmed the flow in the third quarter. The Bombers lead inside 50's 8-7 and clearances 5-3 this term. Will Snelling has had eight third-quarter possessions, six of which have been uncontested.
19:31
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brandon Zerk-Thatcher)
19:39
Tom Hawkins is ranked number one in the competition for score involvements and has had another seven score involvements today. Hawkins has been the forward 50 target on nine occasions in this match.
20:11
Cats Interchange - Gary Rohan and is possibly out for the game.
21:45
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
22:00
Sam Menegola continues to be the standout player on the field. Menegola has had 24 disposals, six clearances, 11 score involvements, and two goals.
22:05
Bombers Interchange - Irving Mosquito and is possibly out for the game.
22:58
Geelong leads at three-quarter time for the 10th time this season. Their highest score for the year is 108, which they will be looking to better in the final term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:43
Brandan Parfitt is one of the leading tacklers in the competition. Parfitt averages six tackles per game and has already had seven early in the final quarter.
02:33
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
03:41
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
04:02
Adam Saad has been well down on his usual output. Saad averages 19 disposals and four rebound 50's but has only had seven disposals and one rebound 50 in this match.
06:04
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Stewart)
06:38
Zach Merrett (5) and Darcy Parish (4) have combined for half of Essendon's 18 clearances today.
06:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)
08:47
Geelong has taken 93 marks to Essendon's 43. Eight Cats players have registered six or more marks. Cale Hooker is the only Bombers player to have taken six marks.
09:35
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
11:06
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
11:43
Mark Blicavs rips the ball from the ruck and goals from 60 metres out on his left foot. Geelong has kicked 16 goals from outside 50 this season, more than any team in the competition.
12:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:33
Tom Hawkins kicks his fourth goal of the game, following his third contested mark of the match. Geelong has now kicked three goals from centre bounce stoppages.
15:36
Josh Jenkins has played well in his first game for the Cats. Jenkins has spent time in the ruck in the absence of Rhys Stanley and has had 13 disposals, eight contested possessions, four inside 50's, and seven hitouts.
16:42
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mason Redman)
17:33
Mason Redman kicks his first goal of the season. Essendon will be hoping to avoid the largest defeat of the season, which is 75 points.
19:30
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jacob Townsend)
19:43
Essendon gets consecutive goals for the first time in the match. Four of Essendon's six goals have come from turnovers.
21:08
Jordan Ridley has registered 43 marks from opposition kicks this season but has only managed two intercept marks today.
21:53
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
22:28
Geelong equals their highest score of the season (108) with one minute remaining in the final quarter.
24:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
24:09
Geelong wins by 66 points in one of the most one-sided matches of the season. Geelong scored 57 points from stoppages, including six goals from boundary throw-ins. Sam Menegola was the dominant player on the field, becoming only the 13th player this season to have 11 score involvements in a match.
24:32
The siren has sounded to end Q4.