Pre Game
00:00
Gold Coast's Touk Miller gained a career-high 944 metres last round against Melbourne, the equal-most of any midfielder in the AFL since 2018.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:15
The Giants have recorded four of the first five clearances.
04:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
06:00
After six minutes of play, the Giants hold the edge in time in possession, 43 percent to 33.
07:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
08:44
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
08:45
Jesse Hogan kicks the opening goal of the game. The Giants' key forward was goalless last round in his first game for 2022.
10:22
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
12:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (James Peatling)
13:08
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Matt de Boer)
13:20
The Suns' kick-to-handball ratio of 1.67 is significantly different to the 0.89 of the Giants, suggesting a stronger commitment to handball for Greater Western Sydney.
14:27
A Noah Anderson inside 50 for Gold Coast breaks a run of seven consecutive entries for the Giants.
19:04
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Lachlan Keeffe)
19:22
The Suns have targeted Levi Casboult on three of their seven inside 50 entries, but the Gold Coast big man is yet to take a mark in this zone.
20:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
22:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
24:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Davies)
25:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
25:25
The Giants are kicking the ball with superior efficiency inside the forward 50 zone, 50 percent to just 14.
26:49
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Tom Green)
28:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Touk Miller)
29:34
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)
32:44
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:45
Gold Coast has lost all five of its games at Giants Stadium by an average margin of 80 points. This trend of struggling at the ground is continuing after one quarter of play today, where the Giants lead the Suns by 24 points.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:20
The inside 50 count is level at 15-apiece, but the difference lies in the Giants' ability to convert their entries into scores. Greater Western Sydney has scored from 60 percent of their entries, compared to 33 percent for Gold Coast.
04:58
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Bobby Hill)
05:16
The leading ruckman on the ground to this point is Gold Coast's Jarrod Witts, directing four of his 12 hitouts (33.3 percent) to the advantage of a teammate. In comparison, the Giants' best ruckman has been Braydon Preuss with ten hitouts, including two to advantage (20 percent).
07:41
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
07:42
Jesse Hogan has now kicked multiple goals in eight of eleven appearances for Greater Western Sydney.
10:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
12:06
The leading tackler on the ground is Gold Coast's Matt Rowell with eight, a tally that exceeds his career per-game average of 4.5 across 19 games.
12:47
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
16:09
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
17:42
Despite the scoreline, Gold Coast actually holds a slight edge in the time in forward half, 52 percent to 48.
18:08
Giants Interchange - Nick Haynes off due to an injury.
20:14
The Suns have recorded the last four inside 50s (including the last three to Noah Anderson), but have come away scoreless from each entry.
25:20
Of 13 free kicks that Gold Coast has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for high contact on six occasions.
25:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Braydon Preuss)
26:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Tom Green)
27:56
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)
30:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Lachlan Keeffe)
31:19
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
31:20
Despite winning the time in possession, 46 percent to 34, the Giants have laid significantly more tackles, 42 to 28, and take a 32-point lead into the major break.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:11
The Giants have won the uncontested possession count by 54 per game across the first two weeks of 2022, best in the AFL. This trend is continuing today, where Greater Western Sydney currently leads this measure with 130 uncontested possessions to 89.
04:20
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)
04:21
All four Gold Coast goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Giants' turnover.
06:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
08:04
After losing the first-half time in possession, 34 percent to 46, the Suns are winning this measure for the third term, 46 percent to 37.
09:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Tom Green)
14:25
The only player on the ground with multiple contested marks is Gold Coast's Levi Casboult. His tally of three represents half of the Suns' team total of six.
19:41
Gold Coast has had five set shots on goal, kicking four of them (80 percent). The Giants' conversion rate is poorer, kicking 5.5 from set shots (50 percent).
22:00
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Tom Green)
23:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (David Swallow)
24:24
After just three disposals in the first half, the Suns' Brandon Ellis has contributed nine disposals at 78 percent efficiency in the third term.
28:18
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
28:19
With both sides kicking just a single major each in the third quarter, the Giants head into the final stanza with a 33-point lead. For the third term, Tim Taranto led the Giants with eleven disposals, five contested possessions, three marks, and three clearances.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:19
Early in the final term, the only men on the ground with 100 percent game time are key position players, Sam Taylor for the Giants, and Gold Coast's Levi Casboult and Sam Collins.
01:26
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
03:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
03:09
Dating back to the 19th minute of the third term, the Giants have recorded nine of the last 11 inside 50 entries, and nine of the last 12 clearances, outscoring the Suns 2.1 to 0.1 during this period.
04:49
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Xavier O'Halloran)
07:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Braydon Preuss)
09:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Touk Miller)
09:56
Greater Western Sydney is controlling the fourth quarter time in forward half, 58 percent to 42.
11:15
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
11:16
Greater Western Sydney's Harry Himmelberg kicks three goals for the 16th time in his 108-game career.
14:32
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
17:10
Including kicking 0.3 himself, Stephen Coniglio has contributed an involvement in a match-high 12 Giants scores.
18:54
The Giants have taken 12 marks inside forward 50, double the Gold Coast tally of six in this zone.
20:37
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
21:55
Jake Stein does the little things to help his team. His tally of eight one percenters leads the Giants in this measure, and includes six spoils.
25:04
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Nick Holman)
26:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
27:59
Despite holding an insurmountable lead, the Giants have laid 16 final-quarter tackles, more than double the six recorded by Gold Coast.
28:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Noah Anderson)
30:29
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
32:39
The Giants kick the first five goals of the day and run out 26-point winners. A star for Greater Western Sydney was midfielder Stephen Coniglio with 32 disposals at 72 percent efficiency, 13 contested possession, ten clearances, eight inside 50s, and five tackles.