Match

West Coast Eagles vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 04 Jul 2025

Pre Game

00:00
In the last four rounds, the Giants have conceded just six points per game from defensive 50 chains – ranked No.1 defensively.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:17
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Darcy Jones)
00:27
GWS make a fast start, booting the first goal for the match from the opening bounce. The Giants have scored 9.5 points per game from centre bounces this season.
04:00
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Callum Brown)
04:10
The Giants have won the first four clearances for the match, allowing them to dominate territory. They lead time in forward half 81%-19% and have generated the only five inside 50s, kicking a goal from two of these entries.
05:10
Kieren Briggs has made an immediate impact on his return from injury. He has won five hitouts, with four of them going to the advantage of a teammate.
08:29
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
11:07
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
11:17
Toby Greene becomes the second Giant after Jeremy Cameron to kick 400 goals for the club. Two of the Giants' three goals have been sourced from forward half intercepts. They average 20.9 points per game from this source.
14:19
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Xavier O'Halloran)
15:03
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Bedford)
15:13
Make that three goals from forward half intercepts for the Giants. West Coast is yet to record an intercept in its forward half.
17:58
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Jake Stringer)
19:54
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
20:04
The Eagles have won seven of the last nine clearances, with that goal to Jamie Cripps coming from this source. West Coast has lost the clearance count by 10.9 per game this season - ranked 18th.
26:03
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Jake Riccardi)
26:13
GWS have grabbed three marks inside 50, scoring 1.2 (8) from this shot source. West Coast concedes 15.9 marks per game inside 50 - ranked last defensively.
31:01
West Coast generated just two inside 50s from 17 defensive 50 chains (12%), failing to score from either entry.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:43
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Jake Stringer)
03:53
GWS have won four forward 50 intercepts, scoring 2.1 (13) from these.
05:27
Matt Flynn has grabbed a game-high three intercept marks, two more than any other player. Flynn has never taken more than three marks from opposition kicks in a game.
07:25
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
12:22
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
12:32
Kieren Briggs is up to 10 hitouts to advantage for the match. Briggs won a career-high 16 hitouts to advantage when these sides met in Round 4.
15:16
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Jake Riccardi)
15:52
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
16:02
Bailey Williams boots the Eagles' second goal, sourced from a kick in. The Giants have conceded just three goals from this source this season - ranked No.1 defensively.
17:50
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Rushed)
19:53
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
20:03
The Giants have now booted three goals from forward 50 intercepts - an equal season-high for the club.
21:10
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Finn Callaghan)
21:20
Both teams have won five centre clearances with the Giants scoring 2.1 (13) to no score from this source.
24:21
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Hutchinson)
24:31
Jamie Cripps has been involved in all three of his team's goals, kicking the first and winning an intercept to launch their third.
30:26
The Giants lead the contested possession count by 21 at half-time (80-59) - their second-best differential in an opening half this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:29
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
06:38
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jobe Shanahan)
06:48
The Eagles have applied seven tackles to five inside 50. They have recorded 10 per game in this zone this season, the fourth-fewest in the AFL.
08:53
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Darcy Jones)
10:55
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Aaron Cadman)
11:05
Jake Stringer has recorded a team-high two goal assists, as well as kicking 1.1, for a game-high scoreboard impact of 19 points.
13:15
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Josh Kelly)
13:25
Xavier O'Halloran has won an equal career-high four clearances, with his last launching the Giants' third goal from stoppages.
16:02
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Darcy Jones)
18:15
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Graham)
18:25
West Coast leads the clearance count 8-5 this quarter, with both teams kicking one goal from this source. Jack Graham has recorded six disposals for the term after winning three in each of the first two quarters.
18:46
GIANTS Interchange - Jack Buckley off due to an injury.
24:59
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Josh Kelly)
25:09
Josh Kelly has booted multiple goals in a game for the first time this season. He had kicked just one goal in 11 games prior to tonight.
27:08
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
27:18
GWS have now scored 3.1 (19) from centre clearances. The Giants booted a season-high four goals from this source when these teams met in Round 4.
28:25
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Harry Rowston)
28:35
Jake Stringer's last three disposals have all created a score for his team.
29:39
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
33:10
GWS has scored 7.4 (46) from forward half intercepts to three-quarter time - a season-high for the club.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:00
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Aaron Cadman)
02:09
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Xavier O'Halloran)
04:00
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Hutchinson)
06:07
Finn Callaghan has gained 733 metres for the match - a career-high. He gained 730 metres against Collingwood in Opening Round.
08:01
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Darcy Jones)
10:03
Harley Reid has applied a game-high seven tackles, but just two since quarter-time. It is the fifth time in his career he has laid seven tackles in a match.
11:20
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Baker)
11:30
Liam Baker boots his first goal as an Eagle. He has been well held tonight, recording just 10 disposals. His season-low is 18.
12:36
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Jake Stringer)
13:27
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Aaron Cadman)
13:37
Another goal from a forward half intercept for the Giants. They have now kicked eight goals from this source, two more than any other game this season.
14:55
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Xavier O'Halloran)
15:05
Xavier O'Halloran joins the list of Giants' goalkickers with his 24th disposal for the match - a career-high
17:25
Finn Callaghan just recorded his 37th disposal for the match - a career-high.
18:18
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jobe Shanahan)
22:47
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Josh Kelly)
24:48
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
26:05
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
26:28
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
26:38
West Coast has kicked consecutive goals for just the second time in the match, both from forward 50 intercepts.
27:57
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Xavier O'Halloran)
31:52
GWS record a wire-to-wire victory, winning all four quarters. Kieren Briggs finished with 19 hitouts to advantage - the equal second-most ever by a Giant.