Match

Melbourne vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 03 Jul 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Melbourne outscored GWS by 17 points from stoppages when these sides met in Round 3 this season - its biggest differential in any game in 2021.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:30
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
00:40
Toby Greene boots the first goal of the game, assisted by Harry Himmelberg. Greene and Himmelberg have recorded a scoreboard impact of 298 points and 233 points respectively this season - ranked first and second at the club.
04:04
Giants Interchange - Jack Buckley off due to an injury.
06:37
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
08:51
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
09:30
The Dees have scored just once from nine inside 50s (11.1%). They have scored from 44.3% of entries this season - the fifth-highest percentage in the AFL.
11:05
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
11:15
GWS lead the clearance count by four (5-1) but have failed to take advantage of this early dominance, scoring just one behind from this source.
15:36
The Giants have generated the last five inside 50s, scoring one behind and recording two missed shots from these.
16:55
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
19:44
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jack Viney)
19:54
Melbourne has won five intercepts in attacking midfield, launching all three of its scores from this source. The Dees average 26.4 points per game from forward half intercepts this season - ranked No.1.
20:45
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
22:54
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
23:04
Toby Greene has recorded two kicks, with both resulting in a goal for his team. He has been involved in 39% of all scoring chains in the games he has played this season - ranked second in the AFL.
26:08
Christian Salem is up to 10 disposals. He is averaging 26.3 disposals, 412 metres gained and 5.9 intercept possessions against bottom-10 teams this season.
26:24
Steven May finished the first term with seven intercept possessions, including two marks - both quarter-highs. He has now won 92 intercept possessions this season - the second-most at the club, with a season-high of nine.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:04
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
02:14
GWS continues to dominate the stoppages, leading the clearance count by seven (11-4). They have outscored the Demons by 12 points from this source (13-1).
03:25
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
05:10
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)
05:20
The Giants have generated the only four inside 50s this term, scoring eight points from these. They have won just four second quarters in 2021 - the equal-fewest in the league.
08:08
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
08:18
Another goal from a stoppage to GWS. Three of their four goals are from this source.
12:10
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
12:49
Demons Interchange - Harrison Petty off due to an injury.
14:12
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
15:34
GWS are beating the Dees to the ball in the second term, leading the contested possession count by six (18-12), and disrupting them when they don't, applying eight more tackles (16-8).
16:44
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
16:54
Ed Langdon becomes the sixth Dee to win a clearance, with his first launching his team's first goal from this source. His five contested possessions are the equal second-most for his team.
19:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
21:08
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
21:18
Toby Greene continues to influence this game. He has recorded a scoreboard impact of 19 points from just four kicks.
22:31
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
24:24
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
24:34
Josh Kelly has recorded quarter-highs for disposals (eight), tackles (four), inside 50s (four), and score involvements (three), including kicking that goal.
27:53
Seven Giants have combined to grab eight intercept marks. They took just 12 when these teams met in Round 3
29:00
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
30:00
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
32:46
Melbourne generated just eight inside 50s in the second term - its fewest in any quarter this season, but was efficient, scoring from five of these (62.5%).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:07
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
04:04
Max Gawn has won just eight hitouts, with three of these going to the advantage of a teammate. He has won 32.3 hitouts per game this season, including 10.7 hitouts-to-advantage - ranked third for both measures.
05:41
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
05:51
Melbourne has won 11 third quarters this season - the equal most in the AFL, and it has scored 345 points in this period - ranked No.1.
09:50
The Dees have grabbed three marks inside 50 this quarter after taking just four in the first half.
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
11:14
Jake Lever and Steven May have grabbed four marks each, with three of these coming from opposition kicks.
12:34
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Sam J. Reid)
12:44
GWS have now outscored the Demons by 19 points from stoppages.
15:09
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
19:34
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Ash)
21:07
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Salem)
21:17
All four Melbourne scores this quarter have been sourced from intercepts.
21:25
Demons Interchange - Harrison Petty off due to an injury.
22:47
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
22:57
GWS lead the centre bounce clearance count by four (8-4) but have scored just two behinds from this source.
24:20
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
27:56
The Dees also upped their pressure, applying seven more tackles than GWS (17-10), and a pressure factor of 182. The AFL average is 180.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:59
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
06:18
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
06:28
Bayley Fritsch has grabbed a game-high three marks inside 50. He has now taken 35 marks inside 50 this season - ranked No.1 at the club and 15 more than any other Dee.
07:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
08:01
The Dees have dominated this quarter with four more inside 50s (6-2). However, they have scored one goal each.
09:15
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
09:24
Giants Interchange - Lachie Whitfield off due to an injury.
10:20
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Ed Langdon)
11:26
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
11:36
Tom McDonald has recorded eight score involvements, including a career-high four goal assists.
13:11
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
14:42
Isaac Cumming has recorded quarter-highs for contested possessions (four) and tackles (three).
20:39
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
24:04
Steven May just won his 13th intercept possession - his most as a Dee.
24:34
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
24:44
The Giants have laid 16 tackles this quarter, with five of these catching a Demon holding the ball.
27:16
GWS holds on against a fast-finishing Melbourne. The Dees generated seven more inside 50s (18-11) in the final term but the Giants were able to absorb their attack, conceding just two goals.