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Pre Game
00:00
Expect Sam Collins to match up on Jeremy Cameron in today's match to limit the star forward's impact on the scoreboard. Cameron has recorded 7 goals from shots at goal after winning a mark, the most of any player in the AFL in the first two rounds this season.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
07:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
08:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
08:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Max Holmes)
09:21
Over the first two rounds, the Suns have ranked fourth in the AFL with a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.72, and the Cats third-last at 1.36 in the same metric. However this trend has reversed in the early stages of this match, with the Suns at 1.32 kicks per handball and the Cats at 2.09.
11:23
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
12:08
After conceding the first three inside 50's of the match, the Cats have made it nine of the last 10 forward entries since that point. They were the number one inside 50 differential team in 2022, winning that count by an average of 13 per game, but have lost this count by five per game over the first two rounds this year, ranked 13th.
13:29
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jack Bowes)
13:48
Jack Bowes gets his first goal in Cats colours against his old side. Both of the Cats goals have come from set shots, from which they have sourced 65 points per game over the first two rounds, ranked third from this shot type in 2023.
16:07
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
18:45
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Joel Jeffrey)
21:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
22:33
Since the last Cats score, the Suns have been using the ball 10 per cent better by foot than their opponents (80-70 per cent efficiency). Over the first two rounds this year, the Suns (58 per cent) were the only team in the AFL to kick at less than 60 per cent efficiency.
22:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
23:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
24:56
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
27:04
The Suns have doubled the Cats in the clearance count (8-4) in the first term, which mirrors their dominance in the pre-clearance contested possession count (10-6). However, once the ball exits the stoppage, it's the Cats who are getting to the loose ball first, winning 27-17 contested possessions after a clearance has been won.
27:51
Over the first two rounds, the Suns have recorded the worst first quarter disposal efficiency of any side in the AFL (63 per cent). But in the first quarter of this match, they have used the ball at 78 per cent efficiency, which would rank second in this category on the season.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Joel Jeffrey)
02:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
04:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
06:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Nick Holman)
07:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Jy Farrar)
07:35
From shots at goal within 40 metres of the goal-line in today's match, the Suns have scored 2.2 (14). From shots at goal taken from 40 or more metres out, they have scored 0.4 (4).
11:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)
12:44
Geelong have recorded 21 marks and conceded only seven in the second quarter so far. In the first two rounds this season, the Cats have been outmarked by their opponents to the tune of 38.5 marks per game, the lowest differential margin of any side in 2023.
14:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
17:26
Suns Interchange - Sam Flanders off due to an injury.
17:43
Gold Coast have scored from three of their four forward half chains recorded this quarter, all sourced from intercept possessions, but only converted it to three behinds. By comparison, the Cats have not recorded a score from any of their four forward half possession chains this term.
19:58
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
20:38
The Suns get the first goal of the term after almost 20 minutes of game time in the second term, from their 18th intercept possession chain of the term. They have scored just nine goals from this source in 2023, ranked equal third-last in the AFL in this regard.
23:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
24:05
A very even contest across the board in the first half of today's match, with the one exception being the clearance battle. The Suns are winning this battle 14-8, but have failed to convert this into a meaningful scoreboard advantage, scoring just 1.1 (7) from this source to 0.0 (0) for Geelong.
26:14
Tom Stewart has been amazing considering he injured his medial kneel ligament just two weeks ago. He leads all Cats players with 16 disposals, 92 per cent kicking efficiency from 13 kicks and six intercept possessions.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:15
Suns Interchange - Sam Flanders off due to an injury.
01:38
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
02:28
The Cats get their first goal since the 25 minute mark of the first term to retake the lead. They have now outscored the Suns 3.4 (22) to 0.4 (4) from forward half intercept possessions chains.
03:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Atkins)
04:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:24
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
05:26
Jack Lukosius has set a career-best with his three goals in today's match to this point. This is also just the second time Lukosius has kicked multiple goals in a game in his career.
06:33
Alex Sexton has replaced Sam Flanders (knee) as a medical substitute.
09:08
Suns Interchange - Nick Holman off due to the blood rule.
09:11
Cats Interchange - Sam De Koning off due to an injury.
12:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
12:27
Geelong have taken four intercept marks in the third term already, and they have all launched scores from their resulting possession chains, adding 2.2 (14) to the scoreboard.
15:43
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
16:13
Gary Rohan has replaced Sam De Koning (concussion) as a medical substitute.
16:33
All six of the Suns clearances in the third quarter have been effective in gaining ground or finding a teammate. By comparison, of the Cats five clearances this term, only two have been effective whilst three have been turned over by the Suns.
17:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Nick Holman)
19:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
21:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
21:55
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
22:59
Three goals now for Jeremy Cameron, including two this term, to keep the Cats within a goal of the Suns nearing the three quarter time break. His five marks inside 50 leads all players and will have Stuart Dew thinking strongly about his key defensive matchups.
28:26
Despite each team recording six centre bounce clearances apiece in today's match, neither side has launched a single score from this source in today's match. The only goal scored from this source was to Joel Jeffrey in the first term.
28:27
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Noah Anderson)
32:14
Geelong are at risk of becoming the first reigning premier to start a new season 0-3 since 1976. Their efficiency in front of goal, particularly from set shots (4.7.31) will need to lift if they want to overcome the Suns.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
03:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
04:48
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Charlie Ballard)
05:05
Charlie Ballard gets the first goal of the final term for the Suns, and just his second career goal in his 90th match. It is also the Suns first goal from eight attempts outside 40 metres from the goal line in today's match.
08:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Levi Casboult)
10:44
Gold Coast are treading on thin ice, kicking at just 44 per cent efficiency in their defensive half in the early stages of the final term, down from 73 per cent for the match in this zone.
11:33
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
14:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
16:36
The Cats pressure has dropped off in the final term. They have just four tackles from 16 pressure acts, compared to eight tackles from 35 pressure acts for the Suns in the last quarter.
17:03
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
20:15
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
20:20
All 20 of the Suns' points in the final term have been scored from marks. They had scored 9.4 (58) from this shot source in the opening two rounds of 2023, ranked 13th in the AFL.
22:42
The first five goal haul of Jack Lukosius' short career might have snuffed out any chance of a Cats comeback. 12 of his 13 disposals have been involved in Gold Coast scoring chains, four more than any other player on the ground.
24:20
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
29:36
Gold Coast have averaged just 54 points in their last five games against Geelong. Today they have flipped the script, holding Geelong to 54 points and just one behind sourced from a clearance for the match, their lowest tally from this source since it was first recorded.
29:56
The Suns have beaten the Cats off the back of a big final term in front of goal, scoring 4.2 (26) from set shots and dominating the clearances throughout the match, holding to the Cats to just five clearances in the final term, their lowest final quarter tally in this category since the 2020 Preliminary Final against Brisbane.