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Pre Game
00:00
Caleb Serong has elevated his game in 2023, and this has been particularly evident over the last five weeks. He ranks first in the AFL for free kick differential (11), equal fourth for centre clearances (16) and seventh for disposals (31.2 per game).
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:31
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
04:51
Isaac Smith gets the first goal of the game, and the 200th of his career. He is the 410th player in the history of the game to kicks 200 career goals
06:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mitchell Knevitt)
07:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
10:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
10:31
Geelong have skipped out to an early lead, which is unusual for them in 2023. They have been outscored in the opening 10 minutes of their matches in 2023 by an average of two points per game, the third-lowest margin of any side during this period of the match.
11:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
14:20
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
14:51
Walyalup get their first goal of the match through Andrew Brayshaw. Both goals in the opening term of this match have been launched from forward half stoppage clearance chains. Since Round 6, the Cats have outscored their opponents by 14 points per game from this source, ranked third, compared to Walyalup who have been outscored by 10 points per game, ranked 14th in the AFL.
16:34
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
16:57
Jye Amiss gets his first goal of the match from his first mark inside 50 for the match. He ranks equal eighth in the AFL for marks inside 50 over the last five weeks (14).
20:21
Despite Walyalup winning the hitout count 14-4 to start the match, the Cats have doubled their opponents in the clearance count 10-5, including 4-0 at the centre bounce. Since Round 5, Walyalup have been the second-best centre clearance side in the AFL, winning 14 per game, with Geelong fifth at 13.4 per game.
20:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
21:42
Dockers Interchange - Andrew Brayshaw off due to the blood rule.
24:04
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
26:29
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tanner Bruhn)
26:56
Walyalup have recorded a pressure rating of 205 in the first term so far, well ahead of their opponents at 158. This is largely off the back of winning the tackle count 17-7.
28:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
29:36
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
29:57
Tyson Stengle returns from his broken arm and picks up where he left off, kicking the Cats third goal, all of which have come from set shots. Geelong have scored 63 per cent of their total score in 2023 from set shots, the highest percentage of any side from this shot type.
31:40
Walyalup's six marks inside 50 is their highest tally in this category in an opening term this season and just the third time they recorded six or more marks inside 50 in any single quarter in 2023.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
05:33
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
05:47
As he did in the first term, Isaac Smith gets the opening goal of the quarter. The Cats have now scored the only two goals of the game to be launched from forward half intercept possessions.
07:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
10:20
Walyalup are winning the contested possession count 11-6 early in the second term off the back of winning the groundball-get count 8-2, and winning four crumb possessions off marking contests and not allowing Geelong to win possession after any spoiled marking contest.
10:47
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
12:02
Caleb Serong scores Walyalup's first goal of the term, and their third from a forward 50 stoppage clearance in this match. In the last four rounds, Walyalup have been outscored by 17 points per game from forward 50 clearance score launches, ranked 17th in the AFL.
13:40
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
14:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
17:14
Geelong have just recorded their fifth handball of the quarter so far. By comparison, Walyalup have recorded 28 handballs this quarter.
19:08
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
21:06
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
22:10
Three of Walyalup's four goals in the second quarter have been scored from shots at goal in general play. Walyalup have been outscored by one goal a game from this shot source over the last five rounds, the sixth-lowest margin of any side during this period.
25:13
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
26:44
That goal to Tom Hawkins was his taken after recording his 19th mark on a lead in 2023 (equal league-high), making it his 24th goal to be scored from his 40th mark inside 50 in 2023 (ranked first in the AFL for both goals scored from marks and marks inside 50).
27:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
29:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Isaac Smith)
31:03
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
33:09
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
34:27
When kicking the ball inside 50 from midfield in the first half, Walyalup have found a teammate from 10 of their 21 kicks into their forward 50 and turned over two, where as Geelong have hit up a teammate from 13 of their 23 kicks inside 50, and lost possession from six.
34:59
Geelong's tackling efficiency in the first half was at 46 per cent (26 completions from 57 attempts). This is the fourth-lowest figure to be recorded in this category by any side in the first half of any match in 2023.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:27
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
02:48
Walyalup win the first two centre bounce clearances of the third term to mixed results. The first gets intercepted by Geelong who then launch the first goal of the term as a result, but the second centre clearance earns Walyalup a quick reply through Michael Walters.
04:55
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
06:20
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
07:18
Three inside 50's, three centre bounce clearance wins and three goals in a blitz from Walyalup to start the third term. Last round against Sydney they managed to score from just 37.7 per cent of their inside 50's, the third-lowest conversion rate of any side in Round 9.
09:27
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:56
Cats Interchange - Isaac Smith off due to the blood rule.
10:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
11:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
12:48
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
13:57
Three of Walyalup's four goals in the third term have been launched from between the 50 metre arc's. They have outscored their opponents by three points per game from this zone in 2023, ranked ninth in the AFL.
16:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
19:09
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jack Henry)
22:19
Matthew Johnson has replaced Nat Fyfe as the tactical substitute.
23:05
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jack Henry)
23:11
Jack Henry kicks back-to-back goals in his first game for the season to get the margin back to 10 points. Both of his goals have been scored after taking contested marks inside 50. Geelong lead the league in 2023 with 21 goals scored from shots at goal after a contested mark in the first nine rounds.
28:24
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
28:39
Walyalup's goalkicking accuracy in today's match has been exceptional. 8.1 (49) from 11 scoring shots in general play. Over the last four rounds, their general play shot at goal accuracy of 36 per cent has been the third-lowest of any side in the AFL.
30:19
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
33:30
Walyalup have outperformed their recent form against the Cats quite comprehensively. In their last five matches against the Cats, they have averaged just 47.2 points per game.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
03:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
07:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
09:52
Oliver Dempsey has replaced Sam Simpson as the tactical substitute.
10:11
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (James Aish)
10:17
After a seesawing opening to the final term, Walyalup get the first goal of the quarter and their first goal of the game from a free kick. Only the Western Bulldogs have scored more goals (21) from free kicks in 2023 than Walyalup.
11:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
14:39
Geelong are leading the groundball-get count in the final term 12-6, including 6-1 post-clearance, to outhunt Walyalup. However their kicking efficiency, particularly in their forward half (40 per cent) is stopping them from translating that advantage at ground level into scores.
17:40
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
19:05
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
19:48
Walyalup get a goal from a 50 metre penalty, and follow it up with a goal from the ensuing centre bounce clearance to extned their lead to a game-high 30 points. If they were to hold this margin to the end of the match, it would be just their third win of 30 points or more over the Cats in their last 10 matches.
21:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
22:33
Luke Ryan has done a tremendous job holding Jeremy Cameron to just three behinds for the match. If he can prevent Jeremy Cameron from scoring a goal before the final siren, he would be the first defender to accomplish this feat on Cameron in 18 matches.
26:50
Walyalup have scored 10.6 (66) from stoppage clearance chains to spur them to an impressive victory over the reigning premiers.This is their highest tally from this source in any game since Round 20, 2013 against GWS (78 points from stoppages).
28:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
29:55
Walyalup's efficiency in converting inside 50 entries into points proved too much for Geelong, as they scored a goal from over a third of their inside 50 entries, while holding Geelong to a goal from just over a fifth of their entries.