Green picks off McGovern’s rebound kick to the centre and goes short to Kelly who blazes wide from CHF. (Q1 4:49)
Curnow taps a bouncing pass to the centre into the path of Cottrell to volley home the first goal of the evening. (Q1 6:26)
Newman roves and snaps on the turn from just inside 50m on a slight angle. Buckley leaps on the line to touch it through. (Q1 8:17)
Durdin clears from half forward to Curnow who marks near the hotspot and plays on to tie the Coleman Medal race with his first goal! (Q1 11:29)
Fisher is pinged for timewasting to bring Ward from the centre to the hotspot for a charity goal, brain explosion there from Zac. (Q1 13:14)
Curnow leaps on the back of Perryman to take a screamer from a Dow kick to 45m on a slight angle, this to win the medal… crowd roars, it’s good! (Q1 14:59)
Curnow is paid a dubious mark in a wrestle with Buckley 20m out in the pocket, umpy a bit quick on the pea there. Set shot rammed into Buckley on the mark, footy gods chortle. (Q1 18:13)
Keeffe marks uncontested 35m out in front on the end of a fast break, has a man running to the square but goes back for the set shot and slots it. (Q1 21:31)
Green sharks a Walsh handball at half forward, Riccardi taps to Greene who fumbles but has time to butter up and goal from 20m. (Q1 23:55)
Greene wins a HTB free with a monstering tackle on Walsh 40m out on a slight angle, the captain leading from the front… but he nicks the inside of the left goalpost. (Q1 26:10)
Cumming is pinged for high contact in a tackle on Owies 45m out on a slight angle, close call that one but technically there. Owies converts and gives the crowd some rev up. (Q1 28:52)
Whitfield baulks away from Acres on the wing and passes to Hogan 30m out on a slight angle, he kicks truly. (Q2 0:53)
Dow ducks into a Keeffe tackle on outer wing and is pinged for HTB, Keeffe passes quick and low inside 50 to Greene leading to 45m on a slight angle. Greene kicks the goal! (Q2 7:34)
Daniels baulks clear of a chasing Cincotta on outer wing and centres for Coniglio in space, Cogs scoots to 35m on a slight angle and slots the goal! (Q2 10:34)
Daniels is highly-rated and that’s why, fabulous skill and vision to set up that score. (Q2 10:59)
Daniels marks a scything Ward pass up the guts outside CHF and passes to the flank for Greene on his own 40m out on the flank. Toby boots his third goal, Giants stomping now! (Q2 12:04)
Carlton is playing a zone defence and it’s not working when they turn the ball over on offence, too much space for the likes of Greene and the mids to run into on the counter. (Q2 13:07)
Brown misses a snap across the body from 35m on a slight angel. (Q2 13:29)
Cottrell is one out in the square for a long Owies ball, halves the contest to allow Holland to eventually feed Martin for the goal from 20m over the shoulder. (Q2 15:19)
Walsh runs backwards from a pack on the wing and gives a long handball inside for Hewett who passes inside 50 to Owies 40m out in the corridor, he converts again. (Q2 19:57)
Cottrell dives in front of Cumming to mark a blind speculator by Hollands from members wing to the flank 45m out. His set shot is tugged left. (Q2 22:19)
Newman scrubs a repeat inside 50 kick to the pocket, Cuningham is front and centre for a give wide to Hollands who skids through a lovely left-foot snap from 15m! (Q2 24:34)
Oh no, but the review shows a spike on Edge so it’s just a behind, Bluebagger fans chunter but that’s what the tech is for. (Q2 25:19)
De Koning marks 45m out on the flank and swings a lovely set shot from left to right and through for a rare goal! (Q2 30:04)
Fisher burns the footy by foot at half back after roving and rushing a blind kick, Cumming chips in front of Cottrell to mark 45m out on a slight angle and goals! GWS in front. (Q2 32:06)
Ward’s run from half back after the next bounce sets up a Coniglio snap from half forward, which flies wide left. (Q2 33:25)
Hewett bursts through a stoppage 45m out on the flank and has a lash off a step, that one sails through to level the scores! (Q3 7:21)
Coniglio skids through a snap from the boundary 20m out after a stoppage, nice inside give by Keeffe after rucking. (Q3 10:22)
Dow from the next bounce, Curnow pinches the mark off his teammate Durdin and screws home the goal from 30m on a slight angle. Giants defenders aghast, as Durdin got hands first. (Q3 11:52)
Himmelberg recovers from a big Martin hit to start a rebound, Hogan misses a set shot from half forward. (Q3 15:37)
Green passes to Riccardi on the boundary 30m out who screws through a quality set shot for his first goal, Giants regain the lead once again. (Q3 16:22)
Riccardi is over the back for a Bedford pass 20m out, Daniels and Bedford had combined to force a turnover in midfield. Riccardi goes back to back on the scoresheet. (Q3 19:17)
Dow gives away 50m for enroachment to bring Lloyd to just inside 50m on a slight angle, Daniel kicks like Matthew with a lovely set shot, GWS kicking away now! (Q3 23:05)
Ward sets up Coniglio to kick from the next centre bounce to the hotspot where Brown beats Saad to clunk the mark for another one for the orange tsunami! (Q3 24:22)
Curnow drops a sitter of a Fisher pass at half forward then turns it over by hand, Bedford marks 45m out in front but Fogarty stops Himmelberg on the hand off to prevent a score. (Q3 27:17)
Daniels and Bedford combine again on outer wing to set up a quick snap by Greene from 35m on a slight angle… wide right. (Q3 30:21)
5.3 to 2.0 that quarter the Giants’ way, repeat that in Q4 and it’s a GWS home final in a fortnight to displace the Saints from sixth. (3 Qtr Time)
Greene plays on to advantage from a free on Cincotta to Brown but his grubber is cut off from 25m, poor play. (Q4 2:14)
Idun beats Martin to intercept on members wing and switches through the corridor for Whitfield to hits up Bedford 40m out in front. The ex-Dee tugs the set shot left. (Q4 3:08)
Greene gives a Joe the Goose special to Riccardi after McGovern attacks the corridor from half back and turns it over by foot. (Q4 4:33)
Green does a one-two with Haynes for a running snap from 35m on the flank but his checkside skews OOTF. (Q4 5:23)
Again Ward is involved in a rebound, Greene marks a high Green speculator from outer wing over McGovern just on 50m on the flank… but he also shanks OOTF. (Q4 6:23)
Ah but it’s touched off the boot, just a throw in. (Q4 7:02)
From that throw in, Daniels roves and runs inboard to the hotspot to bounce through the goal despite a lunge by Weitering! (Q4 7:22)
There’s a review of course since Weitering was in the same postcode as the ball in the square and Newman as well near the boot… inconclusive so the goal stands. (Q4 8:38)
Himmelberg kicks to the pocket for Angwin 20m out on the end of a switch play started by Daniels, who is in everything. He shanks for no score. (Q4 12:08)
GWS are kicking for goal as if they’re in line to draft Harley Reid. (Q4 12:27)
Lloyd passes short to Greene 40m out on the flank. He’s due for a long set shot goal, is Toby… this one banged straight through! (Q4 14:08)
GWS are now in sixth on the live ladder with a home final. (Q4 14:08)
Durdin rolls through a snap from a stoppage 25m out on the flank, Idun dives on the line so it’s reviewed… ruled a goal, Saints back in sixth! (Q4 20:08)
Coniglio bounces a pressured snap wide from near the hotspot. (Q4 22:24)
Cerra gives outside a stoppage at half forward to Fisher who strokes through a goal from 50m. That one gives the Saints a home final, you’d think. (Q4 27:54)
Martin marks a Hewett pass 40m out on the flank for a shank OOTF, completing his mare of a day. (Q4 31:24)
Owies checksides narrow from the pocket 15m out. (Q4 31:54)
Owies hits the post from the same spot just before the final siren. (Q4 32:25)
