Start of the game delayed due to lightning.
Wood passes from members wing to De Koning to mark in front of Briggs 40m out on the flank, who shoots across the face to the right. (Q1 0:45)
Delana gets a holding free at a ball up 45m out on the flank but tugs it near side left. (Q1 2:29)
Hogan marks in front of Caminiti just outside 50m on the flank and gets a 50m penalty to ensure the first goal. (Q1 4:00)
Owens roves and snaps narrow to the right from 35m in the pocket. (Q1 5:34)
Callaghan soccers the crumb from a ball up at the Saints hotspot but it’s straight to Hill 40m out, he snaps the goal off his right. (Q1 7:35)
Gothard catches Carroll HTB 30m out on a slight angle but misses near side right. (Q1 9:11)
Tauru marks 40m out near the boundary but his drop punt is near side right. (Q1 12:35)
Ryan gathers a ground ball on the HFF and gives behind to Carroll who delivers a lovely inboard pass to Phillipou 40m out in front, who kicks straight. (Q1 16:21)
Sharman feeds Higgins who grubbers through a nice finish from 25m on the flank. (Q1 17:50)
Higgins gets another chance from exactly the same spot running inside this time to receive from Sharman, he screws through the goal off his right. (Q1 19:29)
Oliver misses to the left from a throw in near the hotspot. (Q1 21:45)
Wanganeen-Milera has a moment to measure a left-foot snap from the HFF but chooses to jink and pass inside for Tauru 30m out on a slight angle, the Viking goals. (Q1 26:06)
De Koning gets a ruck free on Briggs for a jumper pull near the hotspot, umps always pay those even though it was soft. TDK hits the right post. (Q1 29:06)
Adam Kingsley frothing at the mouth in the coaches box as the QT siren sounds, GWS getting beaten up in general play. (Qtr Time)
Wanganeen-Milera roves his own contest 20m out and delivers a sensational inside handball to the corridor for Wilson who tumbles through the goal! (Q2 1:24)
Garcia’s pressure forces a handball clanger by Callaghan on the Saints HFF, Higgins gets a rather lucky free for an arm chop by Idun who got all ball on replay… then misses. (Q2 3:10)
Wilson roves at half forward, shows some toe to get clear of the lagging Delana and passes to Marshall 30m out on the flank, who sprays to the right. (Q2 6:24)
Hogan takes a link mark at half forward on a slingshot play and passes to the pocket for Gruzewski 30m out. GWS needs this terribly…. Max misses near side right. (Q2 7:59)
Wilson just misses to the right from 45m in front after a flowing overlap run by a convoy of Saints through the middle. (Q2 8:59)
Ash is penalised for wrestling Hall off the ball in midfield to cause a reversal, then Owens gets a very soft contact free on Himmelberg 40m out in front and converts. (Q2 10:43)
Hill gets back to touch through a Gothard snap from 40m but it’s a downfield free for being dumped, Rowston kicks it from point blank range. (Q2 12:17)
Greene shrugs a high tackle by Ryan in the centre and plays on to pass up the corridor to Oliver 45m out, who shanks to the right. (Q2 14:40)
Coniglio feeds Brown who has space and time to run to 50m on the flank for a snap… just narrow to the left. (Q2 19:25)
Laverde is penalised under the stand rule to bring Marshall from outer wing to 35m on a slight angle. RoMa shanked his last… he misses this one too. (Q2 22:07)
The Saints get punished after a very slow rebound and poor kick by Silvagni, Angwin is on the end of the switch after the turnover and rams through a big goal from 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 24:25)
Ash tries to run from CHB but gets in trouble and turns it over by hand, Hall tumbles through the turnover goal from 30m. (Q2 27:41)
Callaghan has a left-foot snap from a pack 40m out touched off the boot and float to the right anyway. (Q3 0:35)
Higgins’ chase forces Ash to turn over a handball straight to Owens who just misses from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 6:22)
Gothard feeds O’Halloran for a downhill score from a rebound but it hits the left post from 30m on a slight angle. (Q3 7:19)
Ash bounces down the flank from outer wing but misses across the face to the right from 40m. (Q3 8:07)
Wood roves and bombs from a stoppage on outer wing, Idun is in position but his spoil comes off his knuckles and falls into the lap of Tauru who goals from point blank range! (Q3 9:36)
Rowston snaps across the face to the left from 40m on the flank. (Q3 13:41)
Whitfield passes from half forward to the hotspot for Gruzewski’s dive and mark, Max makes no mistake with the set shot. (Q3 19:21)
Gothard earns an arm chop free on Boxshall going for a Thomas pass to 40m in front after a rebound up the guts started by Whitfield. His set shot is punched through. (Q3 21:46)
Wanganeen-Milera kicks long after the next centre contest but it clears the pack near the hotspot and rolls left for a behind. (Q3 23:07)
GWS handballs all the way from the kick in through the centre ending with Callaghan who blazes to the right from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 23:58)
Himmelberg pushes Higgins in the back to concede a free 40m out on the flank. Beyond his range so he tries a set up kick, Ryan gets the chance and tumbles it home from 20m! (Q3 25:57)
That goal is a coach killer, GWS had worked so hard to get into this position but that’s a red time dagger. (Q3 26:55)
Hogan marks a Delana pass to 30m on the flank. He has spent much of Q3 in the rooms but the Giants need this so badly… hooks across the face as the 3QT siren sounds. (Q3 29:42)
Oliver kicks an ugly-looking snap from 50m on a slight angle, no one in the square so when it drops it clears the goal line for a big score! (Q4 3:09)
Wanganeen-Milera’s centre clearance is a grubber but Himmelberg is clumsy and catches Higgins over the shoulder 40m out in front, the set shot flies right and OOTF. (Q4 4:19)
Real contest in midfield, with GWS desperate to get its rebound going and the Saints trying to keep up with them. (Q4 7:10)
Greene’s pop kick over traffic at CHF releases Gothard who plays on, almost gets caught but snaps the goal from 20m. (Q4 9:40)
GWS have clawed and fought their way back into the game, it’s been a struggle all through the second half but the scores are starting to dribble through. (Q4 9:55)
O’Halloran is penalised under the stand rule to bring Flanders from members wing to 40m on a slight angle but the set shot raps the post. (Q4 13:46)
Wanganeen-Milera mops up a dump kick on the HFF and gives to Wood who tries a low-percentage snap on the turn off his left from 40m on the boundary… dobs it! (Q4 14:54)
GWS had responded to their coach’s rockets but it’s not their day when goals like that fly in. (Q4 15:25)
O’Halloran snaps from a stoppage 30m out, Gruzewski tries to shepherd it through, Hill reaches over to touch it for a behind. (Q4 23:41)
Stringer has had a dirty day but he snaps a trademark quality finish from 35m. (Q4 26:29)
Thomas intercepts Sharman’s rebound kick to the back pocket, he sees no easy options so goes himself off the left… curls it in! (Q4 28:11)
De Koning rolls a behind from long range. 1:41 to play and two kicks in it. (Q4 29:29)
Hogan marks a Rowston pass 35m out in the corridor, he rushes the set shot and kicks it, a kick in it! (Q4 30:41)
23 seconds to go, where is Nasiah… (Q4 30:57)
Callaghan to Fonti but no clearance, Wilson bombs to the wing, Himmelberg to Callaghan for the long inside 50, two Saints spoil and the siren goes, Saints hold on! (Q4 32:29)
