Daniels is favoured by a Riccardi handball towards McCarthy that skews on the bounce, he tries a volley from the hotspot and it takes a nice off break for the first goal! (Q1 1:52)
Hutchinson roves at the hotspot and gets monstered by Briggs to earn a high contact free, he kicks straight as a die. (Q1 2:37)
Bedford bounces through a lovely snap from the boundary 25m out after the Giants clear from the centre via Oliver. (Q1 4:32)
Briggs clears from the next centre contest with a lovely low pass to Greene to mark in front of Duggan at 40m on a slight angle, who misses to the right. (Q1 5:28)
Waterman marks in front of a big pack 45m out on a slight angle but shoots across the face to the left. (Q1 8:23)
Gruzewski marks an Ash pass from members wing on the lead in front of Young 45m out on an angle, his set shot is across the face for no score. (Q1 14:52)
Stringer misses to the right from a pack 30m out. (Q1 15:37)
Yeo snaps off the left from 50m on a slight angle but the ball bounces up to be rushed by Idun. (Q1 18:31)
Oliver misses off the left from 40m on the flank. (Q1 22:07)
Gruzewski marks a Coniglio pass just inside 50m on a slight angle but shoots to the right for no score. (Q1 23:24)
Ash runs inside after marking on outer wing and delivers a lovely kick off his left to McMullin 40m out in the corridor. GWS taking shots from low-percentage areas… another miss. (Q1 27:19)
BJ Williams’ pressure forces a handball clanger by Callaghan, Baker passes to the flank for Harley Reid 40m out who slots the set shot. (Q2 3:24)
Angwin picks off Baker’s inside kick on outer wing and goes quickly to Stringer to mark in front of Lindsay 40m out on a slight angle for the turnover score… shanked left. (Q2 6:49)
Eagles apply pressure for midfield turnovers, Duggan sends a high speculator from members wing to 45m on a slight angle, Yeo props under it but it’s Shanahan who marks and goals. (Q2 10:28)
Clayton Oliver is caught HTB at a stoppage in the pocket 25m out under a chicken wing tackle by Kelly, who misses narrow to the right. (Q2 12:43)
GWS stuffs around with short passes in defence once too often, Davis spoils to set up Waterman to snap the goal from 30m! (Q2 13:53)
That goal was a microcosm of the quarter: West Coast showing great discipline and desire on frontal pressure acts, and the Giants looking passive by comparison. (Q2 14:43)
McMullin takes a leaf from the page of his captain’s best stoppage plays with a rove and snap off the left from a ball up 15m out. (Q2 15:58)
Half a dozen Eagles gesture that the snap was touched off the boot by Duursma. ARC agrees, just a point. (Q2 16:43)
Cole spoils Stringer at half forward, Harrison Oliver crumbs 55m out and weaves through traffic to slam through his first senior goal from 40m! (Q2 17:58)
Hucthinson marks on the lead 45m out on a slight angle after the next centre contest set up by BJ Williams’ HOTA, he kicks straight. (Q2 19:20)
Forward handball chain from the next centre bounce by the Eagles, Murdock passes short to the pocket for Champion 25m out, whose checkside is narrow to the right. (Q2 20:59)
Clayton Oliver’s kick clanger results in a Maric crumb at half forward, he gives to Harley Reid who plays for and gets a high contact free on Angwin 15m out for the goal. (Q2 23:53)
Yeo sends a high speculator to the top of the square from the HFF after the next centre contest, no contest so Champion roves and feeds Murdock to snap another one for West Coast! (Q2 26:14)
Reid’s kick clanger at half back is straight to Stringer 50m out on a slight angle. The Package shoots to the hoots of the home faithful… he unwraps a bonus red time goal. (Q2 28:04)
Thomas kicks from the HFF over Bazzo to the top of the square for Gruzewski to mark and goal. (Q3 1:20)
Callaghan bursts away from Duursma at the next centre contest and passes to Gruzewski 30m out in the corridor, back to back jacks for Max! (Q3 3:10)
Williams again engineers the centre clearance with his own kick, Johnston earns a contact free 20m out for his first senior goal! (Q3 5:16)
Daniels snaps very high from the top of the square, the ball just clears the goal line. (Q3 7:11)
Thomas puts GWS into the lead with a snap from the hotspot after a goal assist by Greene. (Q3 10:56)
After Champion dithers and is caught HTB in the centre by Harrison Oliver, Coniglio passes to Stringer 45m out in front who converts. (Q3 12:51)
Stringer takes a link mark outside CHF and passes low and hard for Cadman to mark in front of Ginbey at the hotspot, who misses. (Q3 14:33)
Yeo misses from half forward to the right. (Q3 15:40)
Jack Williams leaves a set shot from 40m on the flank narrow to the left. (Q3 21:56)
Duursma earns a high contact free at a stoppage 45m out on the flank on Callaghan. After a scuffle, he shanks left and OOTF. (Q3 27:52)
BJ Williams takes a big contested pack grab 15m out, late whistle for the mark and Laverde is a touch unlucky to be penalised 50m for timewasting, goal scored. (Q3 30:54)
Fonti gets a free kick for an OOTF kick across the backline by McCarthy, he curls in a huge goal from 25m! (Q4 5:40)
Yeo catches Harrison Oliver HTB in the centre to start a slingshot, but Shanahan skids it wide and OOB under pressure from the pocket. (Q4 9:25)
Repeat inside 50s piling up for West Coast through pressure, Waterman takes a contested pack grab 20m out on the flank. Goalkicking his issue, he J-curves…. no problem! (Q4 13:20)
Champion roves at HCF and feeds Duursma for the pass to the hotspot, Waterman comes from the square in front of Idun to mark! Drop punt, this for the lead… straight through! (Q4 15:25)
Idun’s rebound kick after the next centre contest is picked off by Duggan in front of Bedford 45m out on the flank. Duggan hooks it right and short, no direct score. (Q4 17:25)
Williams volleys out of ruck 20m out in the pocket, no goalkeeper but the ball rolls to the right. (Q4 19:12)
Kelly sends a long speculator from the HFF to 20m out in front, huge pack assembles but it’s BJ Williams who clunks the mark in front and goals! (Q4 22:11)
Stringer marks a Greene pass 30m out on the flank but his screwing snap turns too early to the left. (Q4 25:42)
Davis takes an intercept mark in the centre circle to prevent a tsunami play started by Bedford. (Q4 27:41)
Clock ticks past 3:30 with the Eagles playing tempo, almost home. (Q4 27:54)
Ash burns off Kelly scooting through the centre, no mark from his long speculator but Duggan kicks OOTF, Whitfield centres but Duursma takes a relieving mark! 2:00 to go. (Q4 30:11)
Harley Reid misses from a throw-in near the hotspot, 1:18 to play, GWS on their last chance. (Q4 31:13)
Ash bombs to the centre circle on the kick in but Yeo intercepts, that’s the icing play. (Q4 31:42)
Murdock has been all over Whitfield like a cheap suit all day and wins a HTB free on him 40m out on the flank in the last minute to complete the job, he drains clock and goals! (Q4 32:41)
