Greene has had a quiet start to the season but he kicks off this game with the first goal with a snap from near CHF after Hogan roves a Brown contest and gives inside. (Q1 2:06)
Berry marks a centring ball to the hotspot but misses in still conditions, disappointingly. (Q1 3:37)
Brown marks over Powell at the hotspot with Lukosius looking fairly clueless on the spoiling attempt. Brown kicks straight with professionalism. (Q1 5:00)
Hogan marks a Green pass in front of Collins after GWS bosses the next bounce, looking like a long afternoon for Gold Coast. Hogan levers that one through. (Q1 6:47)
Fiorini roves out the back of a pack following a throw in to the HFF, Green challenges but Fiorini’s hurried left-foot snap bounces through from 40m! (Q1 8:56)
Hogan drops a mark on the lead 50m out on the flank and falls but is a bit lucky to get a contact free for Andrew clattering into him, he takes the opportunity for goal number two. (Q1 10:43)
Bedford handballs 20m to grass in the centre, Rowell mops up and starts a counter, Walter marks next to the behind post but misses. (Q1 12:36)
Walter gets a holding free on Buckley 25m out on the flank, fairly obvious arms around the solar plexus there despite Buckley chuntering. Walter steers in his first senior goal! (Q1 14:57)
Himmelberg roves a long Berry speculator from the HFF to the top of the square, his kick goes up and down, Witts roves and snaps wide off the left. (Q1 19:42)
Daniels marks in transition outside CHF and kicks long over Andrew to Greene in the square for his second goal. (Q1 23:37)
King roves a Himmelberg drop, spins out of an Ash challenge and grubbers his first goal from 20m after Rowell starts a rebound around outer wing. (Q1 27:27)
Rosas marks 35m out near the boundary but shanks his attempt at a left-foot screwing shot, eventually rushed for a behind. (Q2 3:09)
Cadman marks a Wehr pass from outer wing 40m out on the flank in front of Lukosius and clunks a lovely set shot. (Q2 5:52)
Rosas storms up from attack to catch Coniglio HTB in the centre, quick counter ends with Miller hitting the lead of King 35m out on a slight angle, he draws the set shot in. (Q2 8:55)
Clohesy snaps his first senior goal from mid-range after a feed by Rowell to put the Suns back within a kick, an outcome that seemed unlikely after the early burst in Q1. (Q2 12:07)
Flanders spits through the next bounce and hits the lead of King 50m out on a slight angle. This for the lead… another peach of a kick, Gold Coast in front! (Q2 13:24)
Hogan snaps from near the hotspot after GWS wins the next centre bounce, but the kick is off the fingertips of Ballard for a point. (Q2 14:57)
Riccardi finally restores the Giants’ lead with a HTB free on Powell in a pack 30m out on the flank. (Q2 17:37)
Lukosius marks just inside true CHF but his set shot is a bit of a sack, wobbling wide right. (Q2 19:11)
Read snaps wide form half forward. (Q2 20:45)
Miller gives behind at the hotspot while tackled to Rowell who snaps off the right boot with a drop punt off a step… avoids the left post for a rare goal! (Q2 23:32)
Daniels passes short to Greene 45m out on a slight angle after another turnover in midfield, GWS elite at punishing those. Goal umpire does not move, three for Toby. (Q2 25:58)
Fiorini has a set shot from 50m on the flank after the HT siren nick off the hands of the pack for a behind. (Q2 31:49)
Berry’s chase and tackle forces Ash to handball to grass on the last line, Read roves and gives to Ainsworth in the pocket 15m out, high snap goes through, did Perryman touch? No! (Q3 1:20)
Greene is not penalised for a slam tackle on Andrew but the young Sun is punished for some afters, of course. Toby tax in reverse! Greene goals from 40m in front. (Q3 3:57)
Andrew tries to intercept a Greene snap from the pocket on his chest right on the goal line, review to see if he’s pulled a Ratugolea… no, marked just in time, no score! (Q3 7:54)
Coniglio has a lash from 50m in the corridor into the wind, starts it outside the left goalpost but the wind blows it in at the last moment! (Q3 9:55)
Holman gets behind the Giants defence to gather a loose ball and bounce through a nice left-foot snap from 45m on the flank, Whitfield in his wake. (Q3 17:51)
Brown ceats Lukosius to the fall and curls through a nice snap from a pack 40m out on the flank after a throw-in. (Q3 20:06)
On the end of a loose man play, Berry passes to Rosas 35m out on the flank for a nice set shot. Suns back within a kick. (Q3 22:40)
Rosas puts Gold Coast back in the lead with a rove and goal from 30m on a slight angle! (Q3 26:09)
Coniglio changes the lead again with a nice snap to navigate the breeze after receiving from Callaghan at a ball up on the HFF. (Q3 30:21)
Andrew is a little unlucky to be pinged for a hold on Riccardi after spoiling a long Greene kick to the square, Riccardi accepts his second goal. (Q3 31:34)
There was a tiny little jumper tug, ump almost always seems to see those. (Q3 32:21)
Graham clears from the next bounce, Walter earns a contact free leading to 30m in front of Idun, but he hoofs it wide left in ugly fashion. (Q3 33:36)
Hogan marks 35m out on a slight angle and steers through his third goal. (Q4 2:58)
Daniels roves a Hogan contest but snaps OOTF from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 4:20)
Humphrey bounces a handball from the pocket to the square past Buckley and Idun to Read to kick his first senior goal. (Q4 5:35)
Riccardi feeds O’Halloran running down the flank to 30m to ram through a big goal, another one from a turnover forced in midfield. (Q4 11:13)
Greene misses a set shot from 45m on the flank, wind pushing it away from the goalface. (Q4 13:29)
Cadman gets a set shot on the same side 25m out but misses to the near side. Tough one from there. (Q4 14:27)
Anderson misses from mid-range after a Whitfield clanger at half back. (Q4 16:31)
Anderson gets another chance with a set shot from the HFF and makes that one count. (Q4 18:18)
Brown kicks the Giants away again after marking a Coniglio pass from the centre over Lukosius 40m out on a slight angle. (Q4 20:18)
Briggs volleys wide left from a throw-in to the pocket 20m out. (Q4 24:04)
Greene receives from Hogan, gets corralled but does a skilful one-two from the pocket with Daniels to run into the open goal to put a full stop on the contest. (Q4 27:22)
Kelly to Greene to Hogan 20m out on a slight angle after the next bounce, four goals for him. (Q4 29:04)
Fiorini receives from Rowell outside a ball up in the pocket 20m out and snaps wide off the left. (Q4 31:19)
