Match

West Coast Eagles vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 18 Jun 2022

Pre Game

00:00
West Coast has led on the scoreboard in just 11% of matches this season, the lowest percentage of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)
02:27
Geelong kicks the first goal of the game via an intercept possessions. The Cats have averaged 53.6 points per game from intercept possessions this season.
05:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
05:40
67% of the play has occurred in Geelong's forward half with the Cats recording the first four inside 50s of the game.
08:12
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
11:24
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Guthrie)
11:38
West Coast has recorded a pressure factor of 211 so far, well above their season average of 180.
12:39
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
13:50
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
13:58
Geelong's first two goals have come from chains starting in their defensive 50.
15:04
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
16:58
Sam De Koning has started well down back for Geelong with three intercept possessions as well as winning two one-on-one contests.
19:17
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
19:42
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
20:55
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
22:03
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
22:13
Sam Menegola has started well in his first game of the season with three disposals at 100% efficiency, two score involvements, and 1.0 (6).
24:41
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
30:25
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
30:29
West Coast has outscored the Cats 1.1 (7) to 0.1 (1) from clearances so far. Entering the game, the Eagles have been outscored by 32.3 points per game from clearances.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:00
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
01:18
Tyson Stengle has been the most dangerous forward on the ground so far with eight disposals, six contested possessions, five score involvements, and 2.1 (13).
04:49
The Cats have registered the first five inside 50s of the quarter and lead the overall count by seven.
05:45
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
08:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:23
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
09:34
Geelong has gained the ascendency around the stoppages this quarter, winning five more contested possessions and four more clearances.
11:45
Eagles Interchange - Jeremy McGovern off due to an injury.
14:51
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
15:04
West Coast has kicked two goals from forward 50 stoppages.
16:46
After conceding seven of the first nine clearances this quarter, the Eagles have registered the last four clearances of the game, scoring 2.0 (12).
20:15
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
20:49
West Coast has equalled their season average for points from stoppages with 26.
24:06
Jeremy McGovern has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Greg Clark.
24:35
Tom Barrass has been strong down back for the Eagles with six intercept possessions including three intercept marks.
26:26
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
29:03
West Coast has done their damage this quarter from forward half chains, scoring 2.0 (12) from the source as well as 2.0 (12) from centre bounce clearances.
29:50
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
32:55
Geelong has been damaging from forward half chains but has struggled from defensive 50 chains, with eight of 12 chains starting in their defensive 50 being intercepted by the Eagles.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:41
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
03:48
West Coast has scored 3.2 (20) from set shots.
04:47
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
05:03
The Cats have been effective from distance, scoring 4.2 (26) from shots on goal taken beyond 40 metres.
08:21
Isaac Smith is having a strong third quarter for Geelong with a team-high five disposals, 141 metres gained, and 1.0 (6).
12:02
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
14:45
Tom Hawkins kicks the 700th goal of his career, becoming just the 26th player to ever achieve the feat.
17:20
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
17:38
Both teams have generated their goals from different sources, with the Eagles scoring 26 more points from stoppages and the Cats scoring 27 more points from intercepts.
19:51
After taking 36 marks in the first half, Geelong has taken 33 marks this quarter. The Cats have also amassed 20 more uncontested possessions.
20:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
21:08
The Cats have scored 3.0 (18) from set shots this quarter and 6.1 (37) overall.
22:08
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
27:25
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
30:46
West Coast's pressure dropped off that quarter, registering a pressure factor of 156 compared to 188 in the first half.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:35
Cats Interchange - Mark Blicavs off due to an injury.
05:01
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
05:20
The Eagles have scored 2.3 (15) from shots taken beyond 40 metres.
09:58
The Eagles have registered three more inside 50s this quarter but have scored just 0.2 (2).
12:53
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:07
Cameron Guthrie has recorded a new career-high in tackles with 12. His previous best was 11 against Gold Coast in Round 10, 2019.
15:15
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Connor West)
15:36
West Coast finally get scoreboard reward after holding the ball in their forward half for 55% of the quarter.
17:12
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
19:25
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
19:54
Shannon Hurn has had a strong last quarter for West Coast with a team-high nine disposals, four marks, and 138 metres gained.
20:47
Tom Hawkins has been the target inside 50 on 11 occasions for Geelong - more than twice as many as the next player.
25:30
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
26:58
Geelong holds on to win a hard-fought game. The Cats were able to capitalise off their defensive 50 chains in the second half, outscoring the Eagles 4.3 (27) to 1.3 (9) from the source.