Surge around outer wing by the Cats on rebound with Dangerfield getting the key link disposal, Dempsey receives from Wiltshire and baulks inside Ash for the first goal.
Atkins intercepts Greene’s short inboard pass on members wing and goes quickly to Dangerfield 40m out on the flank. Danger’s set shot is across the face to the left. (Q1 7:01)
Dangerfield marks on the lead in front of Himmelberg 35m out, give off on his knees to Mannagh who goals. (Q1 8:22)
Brown marks in the pocket 30m out and J-curves through the opener for the Giants. (Q1 9:57)
O’Sullivan breaks a Coniglio tackle at the Giants hotspot but gets caught HTB by Cadman, who converts. (Q1 13:49)
Dempsey sprints from the opposite wing to the pocket to mark Neale’s pass 25m out and threads a drop punt. (Q1 16:00)
Oliver Henry’s pressure forces a cough up handball by Idun, Mannagh roves and bounces through a left-foot snap from the pocket 30m out. (Q1 17:42)
Cadman passes to Hamilton 40m out in the corridor after a forward handball chain through traffic by the Giants. Hamilton’s set shot is wide right. (Q1 21:42)
Bowes passes to Atkin 40m out on a slight angle, who gives off to Cameron for a snap that slices to the left and OOTF. Crowd loved that one. (Q1 23:32)
Dempsey takes a Disco Roach screamer over a huge pack 20m out on a slight angle, sitting on the shoulders of Taylor. He goals after the QT siren, his third for the quarter. (Q1 32:22)
Wiltshire catches Angwin HTB in the square for the first goal of Q2. Geelong in scoreboard control. (Q2 4:11)
Centre clearance via Briggs, Greene feeds Bedford who snaps past two Cat bodies from the hotspot, the ball evades them both and manages to leg break its way through! (Q2 5:56)
O’Sullivan rushes a Bedford snap from a throw-in deep in attack for GWS. (Q2 7:11)
Coniglio snaps to the right from a stoppage near the behind post. (Q2 8:02)
Stringer sharks a Holmes handball on the HFF but wobbles his snap across the face from 40m. (Q2 11:41)
Atkins feeds Jack Henry after a ball up for a snap off a step from 15m but that one skews left. (Q2 15:25)
Cadman marks a Rowston pass from the centre to true CHF after Idun intercepts on outer side and starts a switch. Cadman’s drop punt flies to the right. (Q2 17:39)
Frontal pressure by the Cats forces a turnover, but Knevitt’s snap on the turn from the pocket 20m out is across the face to the right. (Q2 18:37)
Mannagh snaps to the right from near the hotspot. (Q2 20:13)
Wiltshire takes a link mark outer side and passes to the pocket for the lead of Dangerfield 25m out. Danger tries the set shot checkside, but it curls too early to the right. (Q2 21:42)
Martin gets a holding free on Harrison Oliver at a stoppage 30m out on the flank but tugs it across the face to the left. (Q2 25:05)
Cameron passes to Oliver Henry on the boundary 30m out who curls in the set shot for his first goal. (Q2 26:00)
Stewart gets back just in time to cut off a Greene snap in the square to prevent a red time score. (Q2 30:58)
Smith streams from the centre after the siren to begin Q3, receives from Neale and slams through a goal from 40m! (Q3 0:43)
Stringer drops a mark 20m out over Humphries, regathers but snaps to the left. (Q3 6:14)
Angwin pushes Knevitt in the back to give away a free at the top of the square, goal Geelong. (Q3 13:44)
Gothard gives to O’Halloran who hits the post from a snap off a step 45m out on the flank. (Q3 15:55)
Greene marks Stringer’s pass on the HFF and goes further to the pocket for Gothard 20m out. This just has to go through… flies across the face to the left. (Q3 21:29)
After a long Holmes run from kick in, Mannagh receives from Oliver Henry, gets dacked by Angwin but keeps his feet and checksides through the goal from 30m! (Q3 22:45)
O’Halloran centres for Stringer 45m out in the corridor who finally gets a set shot, and converts. (Q3 25:10)
Greene earns a high contact free on Guthrie and passes from members wing to Bedford 45m out on a slight angle. Snooze kicks another one. (Q3 27:00)
Briggs forces a cough up handball by Mannagh on members wing, Coniglio passes to Thomas 50m out on a slight angle just on the 3QT siren. Thomas’ kick is short for no score. (Q3 31:05)
Gothard is injured as he earns a high contact free on Bowes 30m out, he trudges off with a dislocated shoulder so Riley Hamilton takes the kick… and J-curves it in! (Q4 2:53)
Brown curls in a high snap from a stoppage deep in attack, another goal engineered by Briggs in ruck! (Q4 4:20)
Briggs marks over Blicavs 20m out in the pocket and curls in another one for the Giants, margin back to single figures now! (Q4 8:31)
Coniglio gathers Stringer’s long ball to the square but Stewart arrives to smother it through for a behind. (Q4 13:14)
Himmelberg wins a ground battle with Martin to prevent a slingshot score. (Q4 13:58)
Coniglio roves with a lucky bounce on the HFF and gives a Joe the Goose special to Hamilton! (Q4 13:58)
Not quite like last week, but the Giants are about to take another huge scalp on their home deck! (Q4 13:58)
Holmes’ tired-looking clanger kick on members wing leads to Brown passing to O’Halloran 45m out on a slight angle. This for the lead, amazingly… wide left. (Q4 19:24)
Dangerfield scrubs a pass to half forward for Mannagh who slips but gets around Greene then runs to 40m on a slight angle for a huge goal against the tide! (Q4 21:51)
Himmelberg gets forward to mark a Coniglio kick from the HFF to the goal line after a slingshot from a stoppage on outer wing, he brings the margin back to a point again! (Q4 24:43)
Stewart gets back to cut off an O’Halloran snap from half forward for no score. (Q4 25:53)
O’Halloran kicks a scrubber to the hotspot under Atkins pressure, Brown marks in front of Kolodjashnij and goals, GWS into the lead for the first time! (Q4 28:15)
5:11 to go, it hasn’t been a tsunami but the Cats are facing some massive momentum against them with a near-empty interchange bench. (Q4 28:50)
Dempsey fumbles the ball into the goalpost on the last line to make the margin one straight kick. (Q4 31:07)
Callaghan has been well held by Mullin all game but he is the one on the end of a surge from a stoppage on members wing to snap a massive goal from 45m in front off his left! (Q4 34:40)
Himmelberg catches Atkins HTB in the centre with a flying tackle to further ice the game. (Q4 35:53)
Clayton Oliver roves on the HFF and tries a skidder from 45m but Humphries rushes it. Handy point! (Q4 36:39)
Giants playing tempo now, they are home and the home fans are in full voice. (Q4 37:10)
