Pre Game
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The last time the Giants played at GMHBA Stadium, Round 4, 2019, they came away winners by four points. However, they have lost all of their other four matches at the ground.
Quarter 1
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Q1 is now underway.
00:37
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jake Kolodjashnij)
02:24
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BEHIND - Cats (Max Holmes)
05:08
After five minutes the Giants are yet to go inside forward 50, while the Cats have gone inside forward 50 on four occasions. The solitary goalkicker for the match, Kolodjashnij for the Cats, kicked his first goal in his 126 game career.
10:18
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BEHIND - Giants (Xavier O'Halloran)
10:30
After ten minutes the Cats lead the total disposal count 40-24, contested possessions 13-8, with Stewart for the Cats leading all players with five individual disposals - all effective.
10:41
Cats Interchange - Brandan Parfitt off due to an injury.
12:13
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BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
15:00
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BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
15:39
The Cats also dominating in the air early, leading total marks 19-10. Henry and Kolodjashnij each with three to their names. Each team has taken one contested mark.
17:42
Cats Interchange - Patrick Dangerfield off due to an injury.
19:47
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GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
19:58
After registering the inside 50 by foot, Greene runs on to receive the goal assisit handball from Daniels to kick the Giants' first goal of the match. Greene now has an equal match-high disposal count of seven with teammate Cumming.
22:24
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GOAL - Giants (Matt Buntine)
24:07
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GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
24:33
Himmelberg takes the first mark inside 50 for the Giants this evening, a contested mark, and plays on and runs into an open goal. The Cats have also taken one mark inside 50 through Higgins. The Giants have now kicked the last three goals.
25:47
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GOAL - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
29:44
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BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
30:44
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BEHIND - Giants (Isaac Cumming)
32:01
After conceding the first six inside 50s, the Giants lead the count 15-14 at the first break and have an 18 point margin in their favor. Cumming for the Giants leads all players with 10 disposals, including three rebound 50s and 1 inside 50. No mulitple goalkickers yet in the match.
Quarter 2
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Q2 is now underway.
01:13
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GOAL - Giants (Zach Sproule)
02:33
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BEHIND - Giants (Matt Buntine)
04:27
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BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
05:51
Blicavs spoils at a contest to keep the football inside the attacking half for the Cats. Both teams have so far executed seven spoils with Kreuger for the Cats and Sproule each with three to their names.
06:32
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GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
10:06
Kreuger doing all the little things, now with a tackle in the attacking half for the Cats to stop the Giants' attacking move. GWS leads total tackles 30-22, Taranto for the Giants leading all players with five.
10:12
Cats Interchange - Gary Rohan off due to an injury.
12:20
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GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
15:14
The Cats have had ten of the last 12 inside 50s as they are dominating possession and territory this quarter. Selwood's behind came courtesy of the Cats' third mark inside 50 for the quarter with the other two being taken by Hawkins.
17:06
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GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
18:33
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GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
20:26
At the restart after the Greene goal for the Giants, Briggs for the Giants wins the centre bounce clearance with an ineffective kick to half forward. The Giants lead the total centre bounce clearance count 5-4, Guthrie for the Cats leading all players with three.
20:39
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BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)
26:07
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BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
26:44
Hawkins wins his first clearance of the evening, clean possession from the ruck contest inside 50, which results in only a minor score for the Cats. The Cats lead the total clearance count 18-16.
27:08
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BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
29:54
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BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
31:01
That quarter was a real arm-wrestle as the Giants extended their lead by 1 point out to 19 at the main break. An inaccurate Cats kicked 2.6 (18) from 17 inside 50s that quarter to the Giants' 3.1 (19) from their seven inside 50s.
Quarter 3
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Q3 is now underway.
04:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
05:11
The Giants leading contested possessions to start this quarter 11-5, with Whitfield for the Giants already with three to his name. The Giants lead total contested possessions across the match 80-66.
06:07
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GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
07:44
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GOAL - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
09:42
Defender Sam Taylor for the Giants is currently the highest-ranked player in the match, Taylor has had 13 disposals at 77 per cent efficiency, eight contested possessions, 240 metres gained but only one score involvement.
12:37
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GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
14:11
Bews for the Cats takes his second intercept mark of the match to even the total intercept mark count at 10 apiece across the match. Taylor for the Giants leads all players with four intercept marks.
16:08
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GOAL - Cats (Jack Henry)
18:57
Cats Interchange - Luke Dahlhaus off due to an injury.
19:07
Whitfield for the Giants registers his third, and equal team-high, inside 50 for the match as the Giants trail inside 50s 31-37 despite leading by 32 points. Selwood for the Cats leads all players with five individual inside 50s.
20:42
Cats Interchange - Gary Rohan and is possibly out for the game.
21:32
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GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
23:19
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GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
25:00
Giants Interchange - Brent Daniels off due to an injury.
25:39
Stanley for the Cats earns a free kick for high contact in the marking contest on defensive 50 to relieve the pressure for his side. The Giants lead the total free kick count 16-12.
30:55
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BEHIND - Cats (Tom Stewart)
32:29
A four goal to two third quarter has the Giants out to a 31 point lead at the last break, in a match where the Cats have only kicked 40 points so far. Taranto leads all players in the match with 26 disposals, he also leads the uncontested possession count with 17. Toby Greene for the Giants leads the contested possession count with 11.
Quarter 4
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Q4 is now underway.
00:35
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GOAL - Cats (Jack Henry)
03:49
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BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
04:56
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BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
05:39
Geelong with the only four inside 50s of the final quarter as they look to erase the Giants lead. The Cats have had three scoring shots from these entries for 1.2 (8).
06:52
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BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
08:06
Giants Interchange - Nick Haynes off due to the blood rule.
09:40
For the sixth time tonight the Cats move the football uninterrupted from defensive 50 to inside 50, on this occasion, the chain is ended by a Taylor spoil for the Giants. From these six chains, the Cats have only kicked 0.1 (1).
10:17
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BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Clark)
12:27
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GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
13:55
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BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
14:46
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BEHIND - Giants (Harry Perryman)
15:51
Taylor for the Giants takes his sixth intercept mark for the match, two more than the next best, Stewart for the Cats. All six marks have been taken inside defensive 50 for the Giants as he has had the better of his opponent Hawkins tonight who has kicked only one goal and had no goals assists.
18:30
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GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
20:21
Some very ineffective kicking in the last few minutes by both sides with multiple direct turnovers by foot. Geelong has been kicking at 70 percent efficiency to the Giants' 62 percent. While inside 50 the Giants have kicked at 48 percent to the Cats' 40 percent.
20:49
Cats Interchange - Zach Tuohy and is possibly out for the game.
21:06
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GOAL - Giants (Tanner Bruhn)
22:16
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BEHIND - Cats (Max Holmes)
23:48
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GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
25:06
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BEHIND - Cats (Shaun Higgins)
25:22
Briggs for the Giants with his third centre bounce clearance, only one behind Guthrie for the Cats who leads all players with four. Briggs has a total of five clearances tonight from eight disposals. All eight disposals have originated from a contested possession.
29:44
The Cats came hard in the last quarter, kicking 3.7 (25) from 22 inside 50s but inaccuracy costs them as the Giants run out winners by 19 points. Taylor for the Giants was the highest ranked player on the field, Greene for the victors had a match-high four goals.