Green passes to Greene 50m out on a slight angle, Hewett arrives so Toby goes back for the set shot which nicks off the outside of the right goalpost. (Q1 3:30)
Walsh is whistled for running too far after baulking past Jones on the HBF on the kick in, Jones’ kick from 45m is also across the face, this time to the left. (Q1 4:31)
As the crowd applauds Robert Walls at the sixth minute mark, Curnow tries his luck with a snap off a step from 60m in the centre square, crowd cheers the big goal! (Q1 6:57)
Cripps leaps on the back of his tagger Bedford to mark in the pocket 25m out, pass to his advantage from outer wing. Rick screws in the goal off his right. (Q1 8:52)
Walsh does a one-two with Saad after the next bounce and passes to Curnow 50m out on the flank, whose booming set shot is across the face to the right. (Q1 10:39)
Greene breaks a Lord tackle and snaps across the body from 35m on the flank, two Blues on the line, goal umpire says Acres didn’t get to it in time, review confirms, goal GWS! (Q1 14:28)
Wehr is pinged for a block on Ollie Hollands at a ball up 30m out on the flank, he converts. (Q1 17:18)
Weitering flies unopposed to intercept a long speculator to 20m but it flies through his finger, crumb sits up for Brown who accepts the chocolates for the snap goal. (Q1 19:37)
Brown marks on the boundary 25m out and curls in his second goal, Giants hit the lead after Carlton got the jump. (Q1 21:48)
The Blues surge by hand out of the next bounce, Cerra has Fogarty going back with the flight to mark a short pass to 35m in the corridor, he chips low and straight. (Q1 23:26)
Saad soccers a loose ball from a pack in the back pocket to the GWS hotspot, Greene bends down and toes the footy for Hogan to feed Riccardi for a high-footy-IQ goal. (Q1 25:58)
After strong pack work by Walsh at CHF to halve a contest, McKay gives wide to Motlop 40m out who tries a checkside that dribbles for no score, really needed a left foot there. (Q1 28:31)
Curnow earns a contact free on Taylor in a pack 25m out on a slight angle, arm was around his belly and the ump usually penalises that look. The Egyptian converts. (Q1 29:29)
GWS’s attacks have been a bit higgledy-piggledy today, but Greene marks a wobbling, high inside 50 in front of a pack 30m out on a slight angle and plays on for his second goal. (Q1 32:29)
Greene sets O’Halloran away for a running snap from 40m on a slight angle that flies narrow to the left. (Q2 0:25)
Hogan marks a long Ward ball in the pocket 15m out and boots his first goal of the day, assisted by a block off the ball by Briggs on Weitering. (Q2 3:24)
Curnow snaps from the pocket to the square but the ball bounces near the goal line and across the face for a point, disappointing the rollicking home crowd. (Q2 5:33)
Bedford is pinged for a push in the back of Cripps 30m out on the flank, Cripps runs in right and shoots left. (Q2 7:33)
Cripps draws two defenders for a contest at the top of the square, Durdin is left alone front and centre to rove and give outside to White for the goal from 20m off the left. (Q2 10:24)
Haynes marks a Walsh pass on outer wing and goes to the lead of McKay 50m out on a slight angle, but his set shot is to the right. Blues lead by that point. (Q2 12:35)
On a slow play Cerra passes to a phonebox in a crowded forward 50 for Ollie Hollands to mark 40m out on a slight angle, but his set shot is also to the right. (Q2 14:35)
Curnow snaps on the turn from 50m on the flank, low percentage and he rolls snake eyes. (Q2 15:34)
Greene recevies for a running snap from 50m on a slight angle to an empty square, needs a kind bounce to evade Weitering but it sits up rather than skids on, Weitering rushes. (Q2 20:39)
Fonti receives in the centre and passes to the lead of Hogan near true CHF, Weitering is penalised for an arm chop free, crowd hoots but it was there. Hogan’s kick marked by Brown! (Q2 22:10)
Brown’s mark was next to the right behind post, he checksides his third goal. (Q2 22:22)
Green passes to the lead of Riccardi in front of O’Farrell 40m out on the flank, set shot is a peach for his second goal. Shoot out on the docks! (Q2 26:54)
Walsh kicks blind from the back pocket to the flank off his left, but it lands in the arms of Ward 40m out… whose drop punt is across the face to the left. (Q3 2:13)
McGovern can’t outmark two near CHF, GWS whips the footy around outer wing on the counter, Hogan marks deep in the pocket 20m out and curls the goal in off the left. (Q3 3:33)
Docherty is forward of a pack on the HFF and has a moment to sum things up 25m out near the boundary, he chooses a checkside off a step and swerves it in off the right! (Q3 6:24)
Saad breaks a Jones tackle for a trademark scoot through the centre, he lowers the eyes and chips a pass to White 40m out on a slight angle who hits the far right post. (Q3 10:36)
McGovern has a moment to spot a target inside 50m from members wing, has Durdin alone in the pocket but chooses Curnow despite Idun’s presence… Curnow marks and goals. (Q3 15:20)
Whitfield’s move to half forward in Q3 has already paid dividends with a score assist, and he gets another one to set up Ward’s running goal from the HFF. (Q3 18:32)
Cadman receives on the outside within range and chooses not to shoot, his pop pass is for Hogan on the fat side, Weitering can’t prevent the mark 30m out, goal Giants. (Q3 22:51)
Motlop drops a mark in the pocket 20m out but gets an arm chop free on Idun, he curls in the red time special. (Q3 29:37)
Angove bombs long after the next centre bounce, Riccardi has the sit for the mark and play on into the open goal just before the 3QT siren blows! (3 Qtr Time)
Docherty is involved several times on the first Carlton attack on the outer HFF, he gives inside to Lord who snaps the first goal of Q4 from 30m! (Q4 0:26)
Greene snaps into the post from a stoppage in the pocket. (Q4 3:09)
Thomas’ set shot from the HFF is a mongrel that falls for a stoppage at the top of the square… Briggs throws a boot at the ball at the ball up and volleys it for a goal! (Q4 4:44)
Bedford’s gut running is rewarded with a pass to the boundary 40m out by Idun, but his kick is across the face to be rushed by Docherty. (Q4 7:44)
Cerra wobbles a snap off the right from a ball up 25m out on the flank but it floats to the right. (Q4 10:24)
Cadman earns a high contact free on Weitering 30m out on a slight angle, elbow across the chops and no contact on the ball by the Blue so it was there. Cadman converts. (Q4 12:24)
Lord feeds Cerra on a chain out of a stoppage on members wing, Cerra’s snap under Whitfield’s pressure is a sack but it swerves and bounces through from 40m! (Q4 14:54)
White taps the next centre clearance near CHF for McGovern who feeds Fogarty for a snap off a step from 35m… that falls in too! (Q4 16:04)
Weitering roves the next centre clearance to the top of the GWS goalsquare but Hogan strips him in a great tackle, crumb falls at their feet for Cadman to sidefoot it home! (Q4 17:29)
Both sides turn the ball over under extreme pressure at half forward for GWS, eventually Jones provides the key touch with a tap to Hogan for the goal from the hotspot! (Q4 19:43)
Greene marks a Brown pass on the boundary 35m out behind Saad, takes his full measure to ice the clock, then curls in the sealing goal off the right to seal BOG credentials! (Q4 24:11)
Greene marks again behind Saad 45m out in front but this set shot flies to the left. (Q4 26:55)
