Long plays on to advantage into the open goal from a free 15m out for the opening goal in the first 15 seconds of the match! (Q1 0:07)
Anderson receives on the outside and lets fly from 45m on a slight angle under pressure… that one flies through as well! (Q1 3:11)
Ainsworth it was who roved Idun’s clanger handball and sent it wide via Humphrey to set up that Nando goal. (Q1 3:42)
Another centre clearance to Gold Coast, Humphrey roves his own contest against Ash and feeds to Miller running forward from the centre, he snaps the goal from 40m! (Q1 4:18)
Rowell kicks high from the next bounce, Humphrey wrestles with Ash and marks with his right arm 45m out on a slight angle… but he tugs the set shot to the left. (Q1 5:55)
Crumb falls to the pocket for the Suns after yet another centre clearance, Ainsworth tries a volley from 20m and it sails through, the Suns are on FIYAH! (Q1 6:59)
Madden is leading hit outs five to one but the Suns have scored from four of their five clearances already. (Q1 7:58)
O’Halloran gives to Riccardi in space 40m out on a slight angle, he rushes the snap off a step and hooks it left and OOTF. Giants ratted early. (Q1 10:45)
Walter roves Read’s contest 40m out on a slight angle and gets a free kick for getting low to cop high contact, Buckley unlucky but it was there. Footy gods force a shank OOTF. (Q1 11:37)
Repeat inside 50 from Himmelberg’s long kick in to members wing is perfect for Long to mark 20m out on a slight angle, but he misses badly to the right. (Q1 14:02)
Brown manages to get away from Uwland on the HFF to bomb long to the square, Thomas feeds Riccardi who finally gets the Giants on the board with a goal from 15m. (Q1 15:42)
Hogan roves on the HFF and gives to Greene who snaps high to the square, but Collins keeps his feet to rush it. (Q1 16:45)
After Thomas smothers Rioli’s kick in, Kelly engineers a snap for Riccardi from 40m on the flank, that one bounces high and through. (Q1 17:27)
Greene stands up and swivels the hips to escape a Flanders tackle on members wing, then delivers a lovely pass to Hogan leading in front of Andrew 45m out… 50m penalty, goal! (Q1 21:28)
Rowell clears from the next bounce, Aleer is whistled for a hold on King 15m out in front for an easy goal. (Q1 23:54)
Powell feeds Anderson to run to space at true CHF and let fly… hooks it just to the left. (Q1 26:44)
The Suns handball around the arc after a rebound broke down in traffic, Rowell gives wide to Rioli who makes it look good with a snap from 40m on the flank, another goal Suns! (Q1 28:58)
Rowell misses a snap from half forward after yet another Gold Coast centre clearance. (Q1 29:47)
O’Halloran sharks Collins’ handball at half forward after the Giants reach pressure on a rebound up the guts, eventually worked to Brown who evades Andrew to goal from 35m. (Q1 31:58)
Ainsworth slams through another goal from centre bounce via Anderson and Rowell, Suns just keep walking past the Giants defence! (Q1 33:13)
Walter flies against two Giants at the top of the square after another lightning quick rebound by the Suns, he gets a high contact free on Buckley but shanks it for a behind. (Q1 35:13)
Anderson sharks a Bedford handball in the centre, Suns work it by hand to Rioli who pokes a pass to the lead of Long 45m out in front, his set shot is left and short, no score. (Q2 2:54)
Humphrey marks 40m out near the boundary, Anderson again involved in the buildup after a turnover in midfield. The set shot is across the face for a behind off hands. (Q2 5:17)
Humphrey roves a Fonti tap of a loose ball in the square and goals, barely celebrates as he’s puffed out from the hard running he did to get there. (Q2 11:43)
Collins is in front of Cadman in the square to cut off a Brown snap from the HFF and repel. (Q2 13:33)
Ash passes short to Cadman 45m out in front, ump calls no mark as it was too short, O’Halloran has to spin and shoot… hooked to the left. (Q2 17:02)
Hogan floats from the side of the pack in front of his man Andrew to mark 35m out on the flank and fades his set shot from right to left and in. (Q2 17:28)
Long swerves and snap on the run from 40m in front but the umpire calls a touch off the boot by Angwin, review is blurry as a Blur album but the ARC sounds sure it was touched. (Q2 20:48)
Cadman has been a lot quieter than last week, but he snaps a big goal from the hotspot after Kelly clears from a stoppage on members wing and Hogan strips Uwland in a tackle. (Q2 23:29)
Jones feeds Thomas in a pack 30m out on the flank who grubbers past bodies but it’s narrow to the left. (Q2 26:37)
Stringer zooms onto a loose ball in the pocket and snaps high off his right from 20m, ball falls on the goal line to be rushed. So close, Packo! (Q2 31:20)
Hogan marks on the lead 40m out in the corridor but shanks it right and OOTF. (Q3 2:53)
Bedford’s centring ball from the pocket drops near the opposite behind post, Collins tries to spoil it for a point but the ball sits up in the square for Greene’s goal! (Q3 5:18)
Ainsworth sends a long speculator from the HFF to the top of the square after the next bounce, Witts marks in the middle of a big pack for the goal. (Q3 6:43)
Weller intercepts a smothered kick in the centre after a stoppage and kicks long and quick to the top of the square for King to mark in front of Buckley and convert. (Q3 12:13)
Cadman brings a high ball to ground in the pocket for Thomas to rove and grubber the goal, after it was Thomas himself who had delivered inside 50 a minute earlier. (Q3 16:45)
Rowell stumbles on the HBF and is pinged for HTB despite not ending up with the footy in hand under the pack, Rowston takes the free which is touched on the goal line. (Q3 19:44)
A soft 50m penalty against Jones for encroachment brings Fiorini from behind the centre to 45m in front, where he shoots to the left. (Q3 23:21)
Brown to Greene to Green on a rebound around outer wing, it’s like billiards out there, but the kick is less colourful than the buildup, to the left. (Q3 24:35)
After Ash runs into a sandwich bouncing to CHB on rebound and coughs up a clanger handball King gets a front-on contact free in the square and gives Miller a Joe the Goose special. (Q3 26:39)
O’Halloran is pinged for deliberate rushing, too far out despite being under Budarick pressure. Budarick misses like the backman he is from the tight angle, however. (Q3 30:30)
Greene gets a free at the first bounce of Q4 and passes to the lead of Cadman 45m out on a slight angle, nothing Collins could do there. Cadman boots his first goal of the day. (Q4 0:46)
Andrew tries to volley a loose ball inside CHB but whiffs, crumb falls for Brown who feeds Bedford for a snap across the body from 35m for an opportunist goal. (Q4 4:41)
Rowston roves at half forward and gives behind to Green who steps one, steps two and slots the running goal from 35m! (Q4 6:39)
Centre clearance to Madden hits grass at the hotspot, Riccardi taps forward of the pack to Cadman who goals from the top of the square! (Q4 7:48)
The Giants have put on four straight to start Q4 to get their heads in front for the first time. (Q4 8:40)
Long gives behind a stoppage near the hotspot to Fiorini who does the rest off the left, Suns regain the lead. (Q4 10:52)
Clohesy swerves on members wing and scrubs a kick for Flanders just inside 50m, everyone says it was touched, umpire reverses his decision, no score! (Q4 14:41)
Stringer is behind a pack deep in the pocket 20m out to rove, turn and shoot with a grubber… only the Package could deliver that kind of outrageous play! (Q4 16:32)
Centre clearance Suns, Flanders passes wide to Humphrey to mark in front of Aleer 40m out near the boundary. Set shot flies across the face to the right for a point. (Q4 18:20)
Gws take a few attempts to rebound but eventually get through, Callaghan bombs long from members wing to the hotspot where Cadman marks over Collins one out, misses. (Q4 19:42)
Clohesy is penalised under the stand rule on outer wing, Brown is brought to 40m on a slight angle, normally a lovely set shot… this no different, big goal! (Q4 22:03)
Greene roves Jones’ kick to Riccardi on the HFF and tries a bouncing snap from 40m under pressure to an empty square, ball rolls and rolls and goes through! (Q4 24:19)
Rowell with the next centre clearance, Humphrey gets a chance for a left-foot snap from 35m on a slight angle… curls it in with a lovely finish! (Q4 25:40)
Stringer roves on the HFF and tries a running shot from the boundary 40m out… just too good the Giants, Gold Coast have been drowned in the tsunami. (Q4 28:07)
King marks an Anderson snap in the pocket but misses from 15m with minutes to go, that was probably the last chance. (Q4 32:40)
Anderson tumbles through a stoppage goal from the hotspot, seven points in it and 1:12 to go. Still a live game! (Q4 34:20)
Rwoell centre clearance, Uwland with the kick inside 50 but Madden roves at CHB to start the rebound, that will be enough you’d think. (Q4 35:42)
