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Pre Game
00:00
A tough challenge for the 14th placed Blues tonight against the 10th placed Giants, with the Blues having lost all four of their games at Giants Stadium by an average margin of 61 points.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
03:51
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
04:45
The Giants with the first goal and on top in the first five minutes of this match. The Giants lead the inside 50s 3-1 and total disposals 19-6.
05:35
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
08:10
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
10:07
The Giants extend their disposal dominance, now 30-14 at the ten minute mark of the quarter. Both teams are very efficient to this point in the match with the Giants going at 90 percent disposal efficiency and the Blues at 86 percent. Kelly for the Giants leads all players with four disposals.
13:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
14:40
Giants Interchange - Bobby Hill off due to an injury.
15:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
15:58
Himmelberg registers the Giants' second score from a free kick, on this occasion only one behind, with the first shot from a free kick being a goal. To this point in the match, the Blues have only received one free kick.
17:23
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
20:29
As well as being on top in ball control and field position, the Giants are dominating in the tackle count, leading 18-9. Taranto for the Giants with an early match-high count of four.
21:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
23:16
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
24:25
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
25:04
The last two players from the original 44 named yet to register a disposal for the match are Hill for the Giants and McKay for the Blues. The Giants lead the total disposal count 74.-56.
31:40
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
31:45
A very strong start by the Giants who takes a 20 point lead into the first break with a torpedo punt goal to Toby Greene after the siren. Hopper for the Giants led all players with ten disposals, including an equal match-high three inside 50s. The Giants lead the total inside 50s18-8.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
05:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
05:43
No disposal for Haynes but his boot deflecting the ball on the goal line saves a goal for his team. Haynes does however lead the disposal count for the Giants this quarter with three, taking his match count up to nine, going at 78 percent disposal efficiency.
06:34
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
08:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
10:46
The Giants have won five of the six clearances is this quarter to take their total advantage up to 17-9. Hopper for the Giants leads all players with five from 12 disposals.
12:48
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
16:08
Hopper earns his second free kick of the match, the first player with more than one to his name, and registers his seventh clearance with the ensuing disposal. Carlton leads the total free kick count 9-8.
17:02
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
19:00
Williams for the Blues takes his second intercept mark of the night against his old club, one of three players with two intercept marks to their names, the other two being teammates Jones and Docherty. The Blues lead the total intercept mark count 9-5.
21:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Nick Haynes)
25:04
For the seventh time tonight the Blues are able to transfer the football uninterrupted from defensive 50 to inside 50, however on this occasion are not able to generate a shot on goal as McKay fumbles his attempted bounce and the ball goes out of bounds.
25:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
27:52
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Isaac Cumming)
29:56
Another strong quarter by the Giants sees them extend their lead out to 30 points at the main break. Cumming for the Giants kicked his first career goal that quarter on his way to 11 disposals for the half. Cumming's disposal efficiency of 91 percent is the highest of any player with 10 or more disposals.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:51
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
04:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Eddie Betts)
06:02
For the second time tonight the Giants move the football uninterrupted from a kick in to inside forward 50, however, this chain did not result in a score where the previous chain of this nature resulted in a goal.
09:29
Giants Interchange - Tim Taranto off due to the blood rule.
09:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
10:22
McKay for the Blues takes his second contested mark for the match, the equal most of any player, but is only able to register a behind from the resulting shot on goal. the Giants lead the total contested mark count 10-5.
11:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
12:26
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Kieren Briggs)
14:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
15:35
Buckley for the Giants executes his third (and team-high) spoil for the match, this time on the defensive goal line to thwart a Walsh shot on goal. The Blues lead the total spoil count 18-11, Jones for the Blues has a match-high five to his name.
16:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Adam Saad)
20:52
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
21:07
With his second goal, Owies for the Blues registers his equal match-high fifth score involvement. Teammate Saad and Whitfield and Toby Greene for the Giants also all with five score involvements to their names.
22:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
23:11
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
25:11
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
26:22
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Tom De Koning)
28:45
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
32:22
Ten scoring shots (4.6 - 30) to three (3.0 - 18) that quarter in favour of the Blues sees them close the margin to only 18 points at the last break. McKay had an equal team-high disposal count for the Blues that quarter with seven. Cumming for the Giants led all players that quarter with eight dispsoals.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
05:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
05:55
Winning the first clearance of the last quarter, Hopper for the Giants took his total clearance count up to 11, with the next best player on the ground with only four. Hopper also has a match-high six centre bounce clearances to his name.
08:00
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Marc Pittonet)
10:09
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
10:21
With that goal, the Giants have now kicked 3.0 (18) originating from a centre bounce. The Blues have had more scoring shots originating from centre bounces 1.3 (9) but have been less efficient.
12:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Nic Newman)
13:36
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
13:48
Blues Interchange - Luke Parks off due to an injury.
15:34
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
15:56
Toby Greene goals from his third mark inside forward 50 this quarter, two of which have been contested. Greene has now taken seven marks for the match and kicked four goals.
19:30
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Zac Fisher)
20:47
Despite an effective smother by Buckley for the Giants on the Carlton attempted pass inside forward 50, Fisher is still able to find the football and kick the goal for the Blues. The Giants lead the smother count for the match 9-3.
21:12
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
26:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
26:22
Toby Greene hits the post to register a behind and his tenth score involvement of the match, a match-high. The man who kicked it to him, Whitfield, registers his seventh score involvement, second only to Greene.
30:15
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
31:54
Although challenged at times over the course of the match, the Giants end up running out comfortable six goal winners in the end. Finlayson was the leading goalkicker on the night with five goals straight. The Giants also convincingly won the tackle count tonight 78-41.