Match

Geelong Cats vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 19 Jun 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Geelong has won the contested possession count by an average of 14.7 per game, to be ranked number one in this category during 2021. Twice this year, the Cats have lost this category, both resulting in losses (rounds one and four, against Adelaide and Melbourne respectively).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:07
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)
04:28
Western Bulldogs have had nine disposals inside their forward half, with three being inside their forward 50 zone. Over the course of the match so far, 72 per cent of game time has been spent in the Bulldogs forward half zone, compared to Geelong's 28 per cent.
06:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
07:19
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
07:56
Cats Interchange - Mitch Duncan and is possibly out for the game.
08:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
13:09
Geelong has earned the last eight inside forward 50 incursions after the Bulldogs had the opening three. The Cats have scored 1.2 (8) from their eight entries.
16:21
Geelong has taken five intercept marks in tonight's game during the first quarter, with Tom Stewart (two) having had more than Bulldogs in total (one).
18:18
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jed Bews)
21:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
25:07
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)
26:18
Geelong has marked the ball on 26 occasions during the first quarter, whilst the Bulldogs have taken just six. When it comes to defensive half marks, the Cats lead the Western Bulldogs 18-2 in this category.
28:07
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
29:32
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
30:31
Western Bulldogs lead the tackling category 24-18 over the Cats during the first quarter. Whilst in the respective forward halves, the Bulldogs lead Geelong 11-4 in tackles.
31:13
Tom Liberatore for the Western Bulldogs has earned a game-high nine contested possessions during the first quarter, three more than any other individual player on the ground, also leading in clearances and first possessions (both five)

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:48
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
03:40
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
05:08
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
09:03
Jed Bews, for the Cats, has taken three intercept marks during the first nine minutes of the second quarter, with Geelong's goal for the term resulting from one of these turnovers.
09:18
Bulldogs Interchange - Toby McLean off due to an injury.
09:22
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
12:34
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)
16:33
Geelong has had 16 disposals inside their forward 50 area during the second quarter from five entries, however, have scored just one goal. Whilst the Bulldogs have had four disposals from their five inside forward 50 entries, also scoring one goal.
18:15
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)
20:29
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
23:56
After trailing in this statistic in the first term, Geelong has won the tackle count during the second quarter over the Bulldogs 12-9, with the differential being 11-2 in the midfield zone.
24:09
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
25:02
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
26:30
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
28:02
Geelong's Luke Dahlhaus playing against his former team, kicked his first goal of the night as a result of a turnover, the Cats fourth goal sourced using this method. Eight of the game's ten goals have been sourced from intercepts.
28:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
33:09
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
34:39
Geelong leads the Bulldogs in both forward half disposals 120-69 and defensive half disposals 120-93, a positive differential of 78 overall.
36:36
Sam Menegola for the Cats earned the most metres individually during the second quarter with 195, to go with an equal term-high three clearances and quarter-high five contested possessions.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:20
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
04:37
Of Geelong's 19 disposals in the third quarter, 12 have been in their forward half. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs have had 17 disposals during this term and 16 of them have been in their defensive half of the ground.
05:03
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
05:11
Bulldogs Interchange - Cody Weightman off due to an injury.
06:38
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
08:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
10:26
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Anthony Scott)
11:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
14:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
15:52
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Anthony Scott)
16:24
Western Bulldogs have been involved in 262 pressure acts during tonight's match, leading Geelong in this category who have had 209. Individually, Tom Liberatore for the Bulldogs has been involved in 30 pressure acts, nine more than any other player on the ground.
18:46
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Anthony Scott)
21:10
Tom Stewart for the Cats is now up to seven intercept marks for the match, which is more than the entire Western Bulldogs team with six. Geelong has taken 16 intercept marks in the game so far.
22:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
23:26
Bulldogs Interchange - Roarke Smith off due to the blood rule.
25:33
Geelong has won four clearances inside their forward 50 zone during tonight's match compared with the Bulldogs one in their respective area. However, overall the Cats trail the Western Bulldogs 28-34 in clearances through all zones.
26:26
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
28:10
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
31:07
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
31:13
The Bulldogs have won the contested possession count 33-27 during the third quarter, turning around this statistic after trailing the Cats 79-91 across the first half in this category.
32:46
Bulldogs Interchange - Toby McLean off due to an injury.
33:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
34:56
Patrick Dangerfield for the Cats has been involved in a match-high nine scores across the first three quarters, two more than any other player on the ground.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Anthony Scott)
03:38
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
07:19
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
08:01
Geelong's first goal of the last quarter and Jeremy Cameron's second of the match was sourced from a chain starting with an intercept in their defensive 50 zone. The Cats have source two goals from intercepts in this area across the course of the match.
11:33
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
14:14
Cats Interchange - Tom Hawkins off due to an injury.
15:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Hannan)
15:57
Zach Tuohy has earned a quarter-high 235 metres for the Cats (40 more than any other player) from his six disposals at 67 per cent efficiency.
18:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
19:30
Geelong has had six of the last eight inside forward 50 entries, but have been held by the Bulldogs two one behind during this period.
20:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Roarke Smith)
21:26
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
22:51
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
24:12
Western Bulldogs have had more uncontested possessions in the last quarter, leading the Cats 57-28 in this category. However the Bulldogs trail Geelong 28-36 in contested possessions in the last term.
27:37
The Bulldogs have turned around the marks category in the last quarter taking 23 to the Cats 12 overall and lead 5-1 in the inside forward 50 zone. At three-quarter time the Western Bulldogs trailed the Cats 45-68 and 6-9 respectively for marks overall and inside forward 50.
28:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
28:52
Gary Rohan, scored the winning goal after the siren for the Cats, kicked two goals for the game, with three score involvements and four inside forward 50 entries, was a target inside forward 50 six times (three in the last quarter).