Membrey wrestles with Himmelberg 15m out on a slight angle then marks a long Pendlebury inside 50 kick to the fat side, he goals. (Q1 1:08)
After a Nick Daicos centre clearance, Ash tackles Schultz 35m out but Fonti catches him high to concede the free kick and goal. (Q1 2:50)
Callaghan sharks a Houston handball on the HFF and starts a handball chain ending with Gothard who runs to the pocket 15m out, looks inside then goes himself… and rolls it in! (Q1 4:22)
Cameron marks on the boundary 20m out over Laverde but nicks the far left post. (Q1 7:07)
Oliver tumbles a snap across the face from the HFF. (Q1 9:47)
Angwin spoils Crisp to force a repeat inside 50 on the HFF, Brown finds Riccardi in the pocket 25m out who misses across the face to the left. (Q1 10:23)
Greene marks near the boundary just inside 50m, his kick is to the top of the square where Steene kills it for a behind. (Q1 13:22)
O’Halloran tests his range with a set shot from 50m on a slight angle, gives it his all but the ball falls on the goal line to be touched through. (Q1 16:07)
After an Ash clanger at half back, Lipinski has McStay all on his own to mark, play on and trundle through an easy goal from 20m on a slight angle. (Q1 18:44)
Idun spoils Elliott near the hotspot but Elliott dives to tap the crumb to Membrey who snaps the goal over Idun from 15m. (Q1 21:23)
Whitfield passes to Coniglio who marks just inside true CHF in front of Maynard, his set shot is long enough but well to the right. (Q1 23:08)
Membrey takes a pack mark at the hotspot for his third goal. (Q1 24:23)
Stringer has the sit on Quaynor in the pocket but drops it, the crumb goes straight to Riccardi who dribbles the goal from point blank range. (Q1 28:08)
Long marks a Josh Daicos pass to 30m on a slight angle, he converts. (Q2 4:35)
Gruzewski steers through a set shot from 30m out in front to give GWS some scoreboard nourishment on a quiet night for their tall forwards. (Q2 10:43)
GWS passes short by foot from the centre to the boundary 35m out for Riccardi, Gothard with the last pass. Riccardi shoots near side right and OOTF, crowd cheers. (Q2 12:38)
Nick Daicos misses from the pocket, crowd goes aww. (Q2 14:56)
Long receives from Elliott for a quick snap from 20m on a slight angle to an empty square but he tugs it to the left. (Q2 16:12)
Series of stoppages inside forward 50 for the Giants, eventually Stringer spins and goals from 20m after roving a Quaynor dropped intercept mark. (Q2 24:57)
Greene is on the end of a handball chain near the hotspot and tries to snap off his left over Moore in the square, David Rodan signals goal! (Q3 1:21)
Nick Daicos does a one-two with Lipinski at half forward streaming out the front of the next centre contest, he strokes through the goal from 40m. (Q3 2:21)
Schultz’s set shot from half forward drops in the square, the crows erupts after the first-gamer Steene takes the big grab and goals for the first time! (Q3 4:06)
Briggs tugs a set shot to the left from 40m. (Q3 8:57)
Riccardi beats Moore to mark 45m out on the flank but he also tugs his set shot to the left and OOTF. (Q3 10:09)
Quaynor smothers Gruzewski on the mark on the HFF but the crumb falls for Thomas who feeds Gruzewski to pass to Brown in the pocket 20m out, who also misses to the left. (Q3 12:25)
McCreery and then Schultz both deliver poor kicks to destroy what had looked an easy slingshot goal to Sidebottom, nothing results. (Q3 15:54)
Idun’s handball clanger ricochets off Long’s legs straight to Nick Daicos who accepts the gift goal from 20m. (Q3 18:22)
McCreery bursts away from the centre towards CHF and chooses the short option to Lipinski 40m out, who misses to the left. (Q3 19:07)
Hogan has had a dirty start to the season and doesn’t improve with a drop punt from 20m in the pocket, crowd cheers lustily as he sighs. (Q3 25:38)
Josh Daicos to brother Nick in the centre, he wheels and passes to the lead of McStay 40m out in front who converts. (Q4 0:35)
Another Daicos-flavoured centre clearance, Sidebottom takes a link mark on the HFF and passes to McStay 35m out near the boundary, he misses. (Q4 2:34)
Sidebottom gets a chance for a running snap from 20m in the pocket with two Giants trailing, but he hits the near right post. (Q4 3:17)
Membrey smothers Fonti on the HFF, crumb falls for Schultz who turns and passes short to Elliott 30m out on a slight angle, goal Collingwood and put your glasses down. (Q4 4:32)
GWS gets a slingshot play going via Stringer, pass comes from members wing to the corridor where Thomas marks in front of Steele 35m out and goals. (Q4 7:35)
Stringer plays on after marking for a flying snap from 50m on the flank but that ones flies across the face to the right. (Q4 9:57)
Nick Daicos has space on the HFF, looks inside then goes himself from 45m… near side right. (Q4 13:23)
Membrey marks near the boundary on the HFF but chooses to centre for Houston 50m out on a slight angle, Hooter bangs through a trademark quality long finish. (Q4 15:06)
McStay marks on the HFF and centres for Membrey 35m out in the corridor who finally boots goal number four. (Q4 16:51)
Stringer gets cheered by the Magpie ferals for missing a set shot from deep in the pocket. (Q4 20:34)
Hogan gets a similarly tough set shot from 40m near the boundary, he is also cheered for missing the lot. Giants have had lots of chances from tough spots. (Q4 22:51)
Stringer gets another set shot chance from the pocket and curls this one in from 30m. (Q4 27:06)
