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Pre Game
00:00
Toby Greene ranks inside the top-six in the competition for goals (36) and goal assists (14) this season despite missing two games with an injury.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:10
Despite the game being played in Alice Springs, the conditions are wet and cold at Traeger Park.
01:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
03:44
Jack Buckley is opposed to Melbourne leading goal-kicker Bailey Fritsch, while Steven May has the early job on Toby Greene.
05:40
Melbourne are owning the territory battle early in this game without reward. They lead inside 50's (5-1) and have had 71% time in their forward half.
07:31
Demons Interchange - Bayley Fritsch off due to an injury.
08:29
The Giants defence is holding up well so far. They've managed to rebound from their defensive 50 on six occasions and have already had eight spoils. Sam Taylor has had three spoils and Harry Himmelberg has had three rebound 50's.
09:45
While Melbourne had seven consecutive inside 50's, the Giants have had the last four inside 50's of the game and get the first goal following a forward half intercept.
11:44
The two contested bulls from each side, Tom Green and Jack Viney, have started the game well. Green has had four contested possessions from his seven disposals, while Viney has had six contested possessions from his seven disposals for the Demons.
14:54
GWS has conceded the first five free kicks of the game.
16:27
The slippery conditions have led to poor disposal from both teams. Melbourne is kicking at just 43% efficiency, while the Giants are kicking at 53% efficiency, well below their season averages.
19:40
Jake Melksham goals immediately after coming on as the sub. Bailey Fritsch has been subbed out of the game. It took Melbourne 17 inside 50's before scoring their first goal.
22:08
Melbourne is leading all the key statistics, but it hasn't been reflected in the scoreboard. Melbourne leads contested possessions (39-27), clearances (8-5) and inside 50's (17-6) but only lead by three points.
24:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Lachie Hunter)
25:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
26:22
Jack Viney has had 11 disposals, eight contested possessions, three inside 50's and two clearances for the Demons.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:11
Since Round 11, Melbourne has posted a shot at goal accuracy of 32.7%, ranked last in the AFL. It led the AFL in that measure in rounds 1-10. They have kicked (1.5) from six shots today.
03:10
Toby Greene kicks his 37th goal of the season with his first effective kick of the game. Greene has had seven disposals but a disposal efficiency of just 14%.
04:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
05:43
Stephen Coniglio has already accumulated seven disposals in the second term, with Melbourne only registering 11 as a team so far this quarter.
07:05
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jake Bowey)
07:44
All four goals in this game have been generated from turnovers.
08:48
Melbourne is well on top in clearances in the second quarter. They lead clearances (7-1) with seven different players registering a clearance.
09:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
13:11
Melbourne are ranked number one in the league for intercept marks, averaging 18.3 per game. They lead intercept marks (10-8) in this game, with Steven May taking four intercept marks.
14:04
GWS lead inside 50's (9-3) in the second quarter, but both teams have registered (1.1) for the term.
15:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
16:04
Christian Petracca has kicked four behinds from his four shots at goal. He is yet to register an effective kick from his six kicks.
18:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Lachie Hunter)
19:36
Despite leading clearances (20-10) for the match, the Demons have only generated four behinds from those clearances.
20:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
21:35
The wet conditions are resulting in a low-scoring and scrappy match. Melbourne have only taken two marks inside 50 from 29 entries, while the Giants are yet to take a mark from 19 inside 50 entries.
23:43
Jake Bowey has had a good quarter for the Demons. Bowey has had six disposals at 100% efficiency, two intercept marks and a goal.
24:31
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
24:55
Toby Greene makes the Demons pay for their inaccuracy with a classy snap shot. GWS have kicked (2.0) from snaps in this game, while Melbourne has kicked (1.4) and (0.3) from shots on the run.
28:25
The most spoils in a game this season is 60 by the Tigers in Round 14. GWS has had 40 spoils approaching half-time. Sam Taylor and Connor Idun have each had eight spoils.
29:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
29:53
The wet conditions have resulted in both teams kicking at just 52% efficiency, well below their season averages.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:04
Melbourne leads free kicks (15-1) in this game.
01:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
02:35
Tom Sparrow averages 16.8 disposals per game this season. He's already had 16 early in the third quarter.
04:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Finn Callaghan)
04:47
Kieren Briggs is competing well once again for the Giants. Despite coming up against Gawn and Grundy, Briggs has had 13 hit-outs, with five to advantage. The Demons duo have only had three hit-outs to advantage combined.
06:33
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Xavier O'Halloran)
06:47
The Giants lead tackles (9-0) this quarter. Their pressure rating is 245 to Melbourne's 135 this term.
08:07
The Giants have started the third quarter brilliantly. While their pressure and tackling is up, their ball use has been superior as well. The Giants have a disposal efficiency of 82% this quarter to Melbourne's 54%.
11:06
The Giants have conceded a score from 48% of their opposition inside 50's this season, ranked 16th. Today they've only conceded a score from 30% of Melbourne's inside 50's, rebounding on 37 occasions.
12:28
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Isaac Cumming)
12:52
The Giants are out to a game-high lead of 18 points, kicking the last four goals of the game. The Giants have kicked (3.0) from set shots and (3.0) from snaps. Melbourne has a goal-kicking accuracy of 17% in this game.
14:59
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Brodie Grundy)
15:18
Melbourne finally get rewarded for their clearance dominance. They get their first goal of the game from a stoppage situation, despite leading clearances (31-17).
16:40
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
16:48
The Demons make it back-to-back goals from clearances with a goal from a centre bounce. Melbourne leads centre bounce clearances (11-1).
21:03
Despite a relatively quiet first half, Kysaiah Pickett has lifted his output. Pickett has had nine disposals, three score involvements and a goal this term. Pickett kicked six goals against the Power the last time he played at this venue.
21:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
23:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Ben Brown)
23:52
When GWS took an 18 point lead, they appeared to have a stranglehold on the game. Since that point, Melbourne has had 11 of the last 12 inside 50's of the game and have significantly lifted their intensity.
25:35
GWS has managed to maintain the ball with superior kicking this quarter. They lead uncontested marks (22-9) and have a kicking efficiency of 69% to Melbourne's 45% this term.
29:36
Melbourne had 11 more inside 50's and six more clearances in the third quarter, but the Giants won the quarter by four points. The Giants had 28 tackles for the quarter and sustained a pressure rating of 227 for the whole term, well above the competition average of 180.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:49
The rain has intensified at Traeger Park, setting the scene for a contested and close finish to this game.
02:45
Jack Viney is flourishing in the difficult conditions. Viney has had a game-high 17 contested possessions, five clearances, five tackles and seven inside 50's from his 28 disposals.
03:41
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Ed Langdon)
03:57
Despite Melbourne's inaccurate kicking for goal in this game, Ed Langdon finds a set shot from outside 50 metres on the boundary, in the rain.
06:02
Melbourne has started the final quarter well. They lead disposals (29-15), uncontested marks (8-0) and inside 50's (4-1).
07:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
08:31
GWS has broken the record for the most spoils in a game this season with 61. Sam Taylor has had 14 spoils while playing on the returning Ben Brown.
11:10
Melbourne is dominating territory in the final term, spending 61% of time in their forward half and leading inside 50's (9-4). Despite this, GWS is looking dangerous on transition, being able to sling shot from end-to-end on a couple of occasions.
15:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jack Viney)
16:02
Jack Viney continues to excel with his contested work. Viney has had a game-high 23 contested possessions from 37 disposals. He's had nine final-quarter disposals and three final quarter clearances.
18:19
Melbourne leads inside 50's (12-7) and clearances (8-3) this quarter, but have only kicked a single goal from their dominance. The game is poised to go down to the wire.
19:26
Since half-time, GWS has had double the number of tackles as the Demons (42-21).
21:27
Despite Melbourne having 14 inside 50's and GWS having 10, there has only been three scoring shots combined in the final term. Both defences are hanging on desperately.
21:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
23:02
Josh Kelly kicks a remarkable goal from well outside 50 to give the Giants back the lead with just under three minutes remaining.
24:37
Both teams are going to record their lowest score of the season. It has been a scrappy, contested game from start to finish.
25:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
26:26
Melbourne has had seven of the last eight inside 50's of the game as they chase the game. GWS leads by two points with one minute remaining.
27:58
Melbourne have lost the game despite having 73 inside 50's, 27 more than the Giants. The GWS defence hung on desperately all game, recording a record 70 spoils for the match.