Match

GWS Giants vs Essendon

Commentary / 19 Aug 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Giants were outscored by 30 points from intercept possessions when these sides met in Round 4 - their worst result this season.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
02:11
Brent Daniels boots the first major for the game, sourced from an intercept won by Jack Buckley. GWS have generated a score from 9.7% of Buckley's intercepts this season.
04:04
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
04:14
Kyle Langford grabs a mark in forward 50 and boots his team's first goal. Langford has recorded a career-high for goals (49) and marks inside 50 (58) this season.
06:02
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
06:12
GWS win the ball out of the middle to launch their second goal. They have been outscored by 4.3 points per game from centre bounce clearances - the third-worst differential in the competition.
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
10:52
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
11:02
Jack Buckley has now won two intercept possessions, with both launching a goal for the Giants.
16:47
Giants Interchange - Harry Himmelberg off due to an injury.
16:50
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Bedford)
17:00
The Giants lead the clearance count by two (9-7), outscoring the Bombers by 12 points from this source (12-0). Kieren Briggs has won a game-high three clearances, with his last launching the Bedford goal.
18:28
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
21:12
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
21:22
The Giants have booted five first-quarter goals for the third time this season.
23:14
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
23:24
GWS have recorded their highest first-quarter score this season, bettering the 5.3 (33) they scored against Carlton in Round 3 and Hawthorn in Round 17.
27:23
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Perryman)
27:32
Essendon averages 101.9 marks per game - ranked No.1. They have taken just nine approaching quarter-time.
29:11
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
32:03
GWS won the contested possession count by 18 in the opening quarter (47-29) - their best differential in a quarter since Round 7, 2022.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:22
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Ash)
01:32
The Giants have launched four of their eight goals from defensive midfield. They average 15.8 points per game from this zone.
05:42
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Bedford)
09:01
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
09:11
GWS have grabbed seven marks inside 50, scoring 5.2 from this shot source.
10:23
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Brent Daniels)
10:33
The Giants have been first to the ball, winning 45 groundballs to the Bombers' 29. Tom Green has recorded a game-high seven groundball-gets, with his last launching Brent Daniels' third goal.
14:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
14:43
GWS have outscored the Bombers by 41 points from intercepts - a 71-point turnaround from their Round 4 meeting.
16:23
Giants Interchange - Jack Buckley off due to an injury.
19:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
19:43
11.5 (71) is the Giants' highest first-half score against the Bombers, eclipsing the 65 points they scored in Round 11, 2017.
22:21
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jye Menzie)
22:31
Jye Menzie breaks the scoring drought for his team. The Bombers have won just three forward-half intercepts. They average 19.3 per game.
25:34
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Bedford)
25:44
The Giants have scored 6.2 (38) from 31 defensive half chains, while Essendon has scored just one goal from 10 more chains originating in its defensive half.
27:21
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
27:31
GWS have booted two goals from eight centre clearances. They average 8.6 points per game from this source.
28:43
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jye Caldwell)
30:00
GWS leads the contested possession and inside 50 counts by 21 and 20, respectively. They are the third team to lead both counts by 20 or more at half-time this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
05:40
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Fahey)
05:50
The Giants have booted six goals from forward half intercepts. They have only scored more in a game once this season (eight against Fremantle in Round 14).
07:36
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
07:46
Jesse Hogan boots his team's third goal from centre clearances. It is the third time this season the Giants have scored three goals from this source.
13:25
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
13:35
Jesse Hogan has grabbed 11 marks and booted five goals - both season-highs.
15:04
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Elijah Tsatas)
16:31
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
17:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
18:01
Harry Himmelberg extends his team's lead to 93 points. The Giants' largest-ever margin at three-quarter time is 90 points (against Carlton in Round 9, 2019).
19:49
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
19:59
GWS are dominating at stoppages this quarter, leading the clearance count by nine (10-1) and booting three goals to no score from this source.
22:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Green)
23:01
With that goal to Tom Green, the Giants have recorded their highest score against Essendon, surpassing the 117 points they scored in Round 13, 2016, and again in Round 11, 2017.
24:37
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
26:28
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Andrew Phillips)
26:38
Back-to-back goals to Essendon, both from centre clearance.
28:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
29:01
Jesse Hogan has recorded a game-high 13 score involvements - three more than any other player, including kicking 6.1. Hogan recorded a career-high 14 score involvements playing for Melbourne against Gold Coast in Round 20, 2018.
30:28
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
32:17
While Jesse Hogan has made a significant scoreboard impact, Tom Green has recorded 33 disposals, 16 contested possessions and eight clearances - all game-highs.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:34
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
02:25
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
05:48
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
05:58
The Giants have now scored eight goals from clearances, outscoring the Bombers by 34 points from this source - a season-high differential for the club.
09:12
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
09:22
Jesse Hogan just booted his eighth goal for the game - a career-high. Only Jeremy Cameron has kicked more goals in a game for the Giants. Cameron booted 9.5 against the Suns in Round 23, 2019.
11:37
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
11:47
Another goal from the defensive half to the Giants. Eleven of their 23 goals have been launched from this zone - a season-high for the club.
14:43
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
17:11
Sam Taylor averages 10.6 intercept possessions per game - ranked No.1. He has won just one today.
17:43
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby McMullin)
18:17
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
19:12
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
22:03
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Bedford)
23:05
The Bombers have taken just five marks this quarter and 54 for the game. Their season-low is 69.
25:12
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jye Caldwell)
27:00
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachlan Keeffe)
29:50
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby McMullin)
30:00
GWS have booted 25 goals for the first time in club history.
31:10
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jye Menzie)
32:21
The Giants kick their highest-ever score to record an emphatic 126-point win - the biggest in club history. Jesse Hogan finished with a career-high nine goals, while Tom Green recorded a career-high 39 disposals.