Pre Game
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The Giants average 42 points against from clearances so far in 2023, ranked 17th overall. 18.5 of those points against on average come from opposition centre bounce clearances - the most points against from centre clearances in the league.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:38
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
01:41
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
02:24
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GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
02:30
The Giants score a goal from their first foray inside 50, through Jesse Hogan. GWS has scored from 50.9% of their forward-50 entries so far in 2023 - ranked third in the competition.
04:57
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GOAL - Blues (Corey Durdin)
05:45
The Blues have started the game with the bulk of the ball so far, collecting six more contested possessions and nine more uncontested possessions than the Giants over then first six minutes.
08:02
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BEHIND - Blues (Ed Curnow)
08:36
Blues Interchange - Matthew Owies off due to the blood rule.
08:59
The Blues have scored each time they have entered their forward 50. The Giants give up a score 54.5% of the time their opponent enters forward-50 - ranked last.
09:08
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GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
10:44
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GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
12:02
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
13:19
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BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
14:35
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GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
15:00
Jesse Hogan has now kicked two goals from two forward-50 possessions. The Giants have registered just four missed shots before today this season - the fewest in the competition.
16:44
Blues Interchange - Harry McKay off due to the blood rule.
18:14
Matthew Owies punishes a Lachie Ash kick clanger inside 50 and scores the Blues' third goal. The Blues average 10.5 points from forward-50 intercepts so far in 2023 - ranked fifth overall.
19:30
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BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
21:58
Carlton has the early tackle lead, laying three more than GWS so far. The Blues have averaged 14 fewer tackles than their opponents so far this year, ranked 17th in the competition.
23:18
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GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
23:31
The returning Josh Kelly kicks his first goal of the game to put the Giants back in front. Kelly averages 33.2 disposals and 6.4 clearances in his last five games against the Blues.
25:06
In just his third game, rookie Oliver Hollands leads the Blues for disposals with eight, six of which are uncontested - also an equal-high for the Blues so far today.
25:24
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
26:36
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GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
27:45
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GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
27:56
Callan Ward continues the goal-for-goal rhythm that this game has settled into. Ward's goal is the first goal from a centre bounce clearance chain of the match.
29:21
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BEHIND - Blues (Blake Acres)
30:51
Tom Green has already collected 11 disposals - three more than any other player on the ground. It's the second time this season Green has collected more than 10 in the first quarter, after registering 12 in the first quarter of Round 1.
33:38
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BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
34:21
Patrick Cripps has now collected 13 disposals - more than any other player - however of those disposals, only one is an effective kick.
34:46
The goal-for-goal match reflects the Giant's inability to defend inside their defensive 50. From 15 entries, the Blues have scored ten times - a scoring rate of 66.6%. The Giants' 2023 scoring-rate-against average of 54.5% is the worst in the league this year.
Quarter 2
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Q2 is now underway.
01:14
Tom De Koning and Marc Pittonet have 12 hitouts between them - four times as many as the Giants have managed. However, only three of these hitouts have been to advantage.
01:44
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
02:52
Toby Greene has kicked four goals in both of his matches so far this season. However, so far he has only managed one disposal inside 50 and one score assist.
04:05
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
05:58
After trailing clearances by six in the first quarter, the Giants have registered the only three clearances of the second quarter. It's led to seven inside 50s this quarter, however, they have not yet managed to score.
08:00
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GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
08:50
Jake Ricciardi kicks his first goal, capping a period of dominance for the Giants. From five attacking midfield chains so far this quarter, the Giants have entered forward 50 each time - a 100% conversion rate.
09:50
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BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
15:27
The Blues have taken six contested marks so far today - five more than the Giants. Carlton averages 14.5 contested marks so far this year - ranked first in the competition.
16:11
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GOAL - Blues (Sam Docherty)
18:36
GWS has registered 47 ground ball gets so far - leading Carlton by seven. Tom Green and Josh Kelly so far have 11 of these 47 between them.
20:26
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GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
22:12
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BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
25:16
Patrick Cripps has now collected a game-high 24 disposals - the second-best first-half disposal count of his career. Tom Green is not far behind with 20 of his own disposals - the third time he's had more than 20 first-half disposals in his career.
25:39
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BEHIND - Blues (Lochie O'Brien)
27:59
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GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
29:14
The Giants have not registered an inside-50 in the last ten minutes. In that time, they have only managed one effective kick in their forward-half.
29:36
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BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
30:39
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BEHIND - Giants (Cooper Hamilton)
30:43
Despite collecting eight forward-half clearances in the second quarter - seven more than the Blues - the Giants struggled to make an impact on the scoreboard. This is thanks to 20 forward-half turnovers post-clearance - eight more than the Blues for the quarter.
Quarter 3
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Q3 is now underway.
00:23
Carlton forward Jesse Motlop registered eight score involvements in the first half - equal best-on-ground with Patrick Cripps. This is one higher than Motlop's previous career-high of seven in Round 16 last year.
02:34
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BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
04:11
Toby Greene managed only three disposals in the first half and did not register a score. It is Greene's second-lowest first-half disposal count in his career and lowest since Round 20, 2018.
07:32
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BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
08:26
Carlton has continued its ascendancy in the game this quarter, leading contested possessions by eight, clearances by four and inside 50s by five for the term. Despite this, the Blues have only kicked two behinds since half time.
09:20
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BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
10:07
Giants veteran Callan Ward has amassed five score involvements for the match so far - the most for his team. Ward had collected 15 score involvements before today, ranked fourth at the club.
10:27
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BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
12:50
Sam Docherty has collected eight disposals this quarter - six of them uncontested, alongside four uncontested marks. Each of his eight disposals this quarter has been effective.
13:38
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
16:17
Carlton has taken control of the ball in their defensive half this quarter, collecting 29 uncontested possessions and 15 uncontested marks in their defensive half for the term - at a disposal efficiency of 89%.
16:35
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BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
18:48
From 20 inside 50s this quarter between the two teams, only seven behinds have been scored, without a single goal. The Giants have had just two effective disposals in the forward 50 this quarter, while the Blues haven't registered one.
20:37
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BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
21:49
After ten consecutive behinds, Jake Ricciardi kicks a goal, to keep the Giants in touch. It's the Giant's first goal from an intercept possession since the seven-minute-mark of the second quarter.
23:30
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BEHIND - Giants (James Peatling)
26:39
In a low-scoring grind, the Giants kicked the only goal of the quarter to stay in touch with the Blues. Their 15 spoils for the quarter - ten more than the Blues - helped to stymie Carlton's attacking plays. Defender Jack Buckley has nine for the match - the third-best total of his career.
Quarter 4
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Q4 is now underway.
00:15
Toby Greene's three disposals up to three-quarter-time is a career-low. His previous low was four disposals up to this point, which occurred in Round 20, 2018 - which was also against Carlton.
03:02
Carlton has managed 19 more contested possessions than GWS so far in this match. The Blues have averaged 7.5 more contested possessions than their opposition so far this year - ranked fourth in the league.
07:28
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GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
07:55
Toby Greene takes a strong contested mark and converts for the first goal of the fourth quarter. It is just the second goal the Giants have scored from a stoppage chain this match.
11:06
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GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
12:45
The Giants have upped the ante pressure-wise in the fourth quarter. They have laid ten forward-half tackles in the first ten minutes of this quarter - and lead the contested possession count by five in the same zone.
14:03
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BEHIND - Blues (Corey Durdin)
15:01
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GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
16:03
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BEHIND - Blues (Ed Curnow)
16:51
Lewis Young has been effective in defence for the quarter, registering four defensive-half spoils so far. Young has eight for the match - the most for the Blues.
18:21
Patrick Cripps has collected nine disposals, five contested possessions and four clearances in the first 18 minutes of the fourth quarter. Cripps now has 41 disposals - an equal career-high with 10 minutes still to play.
20:12
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BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
21:40
The Giants are holding up defensively, having taken five intercept marks this quarter to the Blues' solitary one. Three of these have been taken in the Giants' defensive 50.
24:22
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BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
25:34
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
26:51
Carlton's 20 behinds is the team's highest behind count since Round 22, 2013. It is just the third time the Blues have kicked 20 or more behinds since 2011.
27:06
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GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
31:18
GWS ultimately lost the match at the coalface. The Giants lost the contested possession count by 26, their worst differential since Round 7, 2022. Pre-clearance was where most of the damage was done, as the Giants lost the contested possession count by 15 alone in this phase.