Blog log from R2 of 2024: West Coast vs Western Sydney

Blog log for West Coast vs Western Sydney, R2 of 2024

Greene roves a Hogan contest and runs into the open goal for the first of the evening. (Q1 1:03)
A crowd-pleasing run by Reid around outer wing ends with a pass to Petruccelle 45m out on the flank, who just misses. (Q1 3:24)
Another quick rebound around outer wing by the Eagles, this time Petruccelle has Kelly running free across half forward, he slots the goal from 45m. (Q1 5:25)
Green has a convoy running through the centre, chooses to pass inside 50 himself to the feet of Cadman but the crumb comes back to him for a snap goal from the hotspot. (Q1 7:00)
Petruccelle feeds Ginbey on a scything rebound up the corridor, he tries his luck from 55m but the ball rolls to the right of the post. (Q1 9:17)
Perryman drops the ball at CHF but gets a lucky holding free on Jones, kick is wide right and short, crumb falls to the line, did Thomas toepoke it in time? Review shows he did! (Q1 11:01)
Reid runs the boundary after Coniglio coughs up a handball, kick to the square where Waterman beats Idun to mark and goal. (Q1 13:33)
Reid engineers the next centre clearance, Petruccelle sits up a long ball to the top of the square, Chesser roves and wobbles a snap that falls on the line to be rushed. (Q1 15:49)
Greene marks on the HFF, plays on and kicks the square where Riccardi bobbles the mark over the behind line. (Q1 16:46)
Greene misses a tough snap from the pocket. (Q1 18:26)
Hunt’s chase forces Josh Kelly to spray a running snap OOTF from the HFF. (Q1 19:31)
Brockman is pinged for a throw in the centre, Whitfield takes the free, Hogan marks 35m out on the flank over Tim Kelly but his set shot is wide and rushed. (Q1 22:01)
Coniglio passes short over Tim Kelly to Daniels 45m out in front, Binga kicks the goal. (Q1 27:31)
Riccardi marks unopposed 40m out near the boundary and delivers a lovely drop punt for the goal. (Q1 33:00)
Waterman marks a pressured chip from the boundary by Cripps in the pocket 20m out but leaves his set shot narrow to the right. (Q2 5:38)
Greene has Hogan to mark unopposed on the end of a tsnuami play 45m out in front. Hogan did very little in Q1, but this is his kind of range… misses to the right. (Q2 11:34)
After Thomas wins a HTB free on Hunt on outer wing, GWS switches through Whitfield, Hogan storms onto a long Himmelberg ball next to the goalsquare but misses. (Q2 15:52)
Hogan marks an O’Halloran pass up the corridor to 45m out again, Barrass not following him to half forward again. This set shot is on target. (Q2 18:08)
Whitfield spits through the centre after the next bounce and hits Greene at true CHF, his set shot falls on the goal line, review confirms McGovern touched it through. (Q2 20:07)
Riccardi sharks a Reid handball on the HFF, Brockman puts O’Halloran off the snap but doesn’t stick the tackle, no free so Bedford receives from Riccardi and goals from 15m. (Q2 23:53)
O’Halloran runs from the next bounce and hits Cadman with a lovely pass to 35m on a slight angle, nothing Jamieson could do there. Cadman boots the goal. (Q2 24:38)
After the next bounce, Brockman hits a hard lead of Waterman to take a contested grab in front of Himmelberg 50m out on a slight angle. His kick is short and rushed by Idun. (Q2 26:34)
Briggs catches the ball at a throw in 25m out, jinks onto his right and nicks the inside of the post on the snap. (Q2 27:51)
Hough slips in the centre on an aggressive rebound and coughs up a handball to Whitfield, Eagles players all off side, Daniels on the end of the tsunami to goal from 40m. (Q3 1:29)
Jamieson scrubs a shank of a kick across half back to Duggan, Callaghan claims hims HTB 30m out on the flank and goals. (Q3 4:13)
Coniglio intercepts a Chesser handball on outer wing and again the Eagles are all off side on a rebound, Thomas feeds Josh Kelly who purrs to 45m on a slight angle and goals. (Q3 11:33)
Thomas receives from O’Halloran and hits the post on the turn from 30m out. (Q3 13:12)
Brown wobbles a snap wide from 20m on a slight angle. (Q3 16:21)
Cripps passes to Waterman to mark in front of Buckley 40m out on the flank but he misses. (Q3 21:50)
Darling bounces a snap wide from half forward. (Q3 23:03)
Daniels passes to Thomas 45m out on a slight angle, who has had a prolific quarter but misses this one. (Q3 26:04)
Hunt swerves through traffic and delivers a nice left-foot snap across the body from 30m for a belated West Coast goal. (Q4 1:54)
Cripps roves a Waterman contest on the HFF, trots to 40m and misses near side left. (Q4 3:13)
Ginbey draws two defenders and gives to Cripps on the flank 40m out, he jinks onto his right foot and snaps a nice goal. (Q4 5:11)
Daniels feeds Josh Kelly for a goal from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 10:55)
Thomas feeds Peatling for some more junk from 40m in the corridor. (Q4 12:13)
Yeo goals from 55m on a slight angle running from the centre. (Q4 13:28)
Buckley rushes a high Darling snap off a step from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 16:58)
Duggan passes to Brockman 40m out on the flank, whose third kick for the day hooks left. (Q4 22:57)
Hogan marks a Green pass 35m out on the flank for some garbage. (Q4 25:12)
Cripps marks on the boundary 30m out but misses. (Q4 27:08)
The Giants get one last wave going from half back through the centre ending with Bedford who bring up the ton for GWS from 15m. (Q4 29:40)
Cadman takes a big pack grab at the hotspot from a Briggs centre clearance bomb, final siren goes and Cadman goals. (Q4 31:12)