Blog log for Western Sydney vs Gold Coast, R19 of 2024
Heavy wind blowing across the ground at Showground, in bright sunshine. (Q1 1:09)
Lukosius has a moment on the HFF to measure a pass inside 50, his kick is lovely to set up King 30m out on a slight angle, King shanks but Walter marks and misses. (Q1 2:41)
Thomas roves a pack on members wing and gives over the top of Uwland to Daniels who runs to 40m on a slight angle for the first goal of the day. (Q1 4:55)
Clohesy kicks long from members wing up the flank for Long to mark over Perryman 30m out, the set shot drop punt is straight through without discernible wind effect. (Q1 10:38)
Ballard loses a kick to him in the back pocket by Andrew and fluffs it under Hogan pressure, stands up in the tackle but is pinged HTB, Jones plays on into the open goal. (Q1 15:10)
Powell gets a bad bounce chasing a loose ball on members wing, Cadman is favoured for a gather and give to Daniels who baulks past Collins and goes himself from 55m… bounces in! (Q1 17:05)
Briggs kicks quickly from a pack near CHF, not a scientific pass but it lands in the arms of Hogan behind Ballard near the hotspot, Hogan converts. (Q1 19:45)
Sexton taps a bouncing ball on outer wing to Rowell who has Lukosius running back to the square to mark for his first goal. (Q1 24:51)
Briggs receives a handball flat-footed at half forward, spins and delivers a lovely touch pass to the lead of Hogan 40m out on the opposite flank for his second goal. (Q1 26:41)
Lukosius provides a crumb for King on the HFF, he bobbles a bounce and fumbles his way to 35m for a running snap but skews it OOTF near side right. Disappointing. (Q1 30:11)
Ballard takes an aggressive position on Hogan but is outmarked from a Jones ball to 45m on a slight angle. The set shot hangs to the right. (Q2 1:57)
Green avoids an Andrew challenge in the pocket and kicks to the opposite pocket for Thomas to mark behind Clohesy 20m out and goal. (Q2 4:48)
King leaps in front of Buckley to mark 30m out in the corridor but again his kicking is terrible, that one skews way left for no score. (Q2 6:57)
Repeat inside 50 for the Suns, Johnston leaps in front of Perryman to mark 25m out on a slight angle but his set shot is also left for a behind. (Q2 7:57)
Both sides attacking the corridor but turning it over repeatedly, eventually Ash chooses a poor option to a one-on-three, Weller roves Uwland’s spoil for the goal from 45m. (Q2 14:27)
Lukosius snaps his second goal with a checkside after roving a King contest at the hotspot to finally give the Suns reward for bulk repeat inside 50s. (Q2 17:57)
Fonti is perhaps unlucky to be pinged for catching King high as he was falling to ground in possession 25m out on the flank. Crowd hoots, King kicks wide right. (Q2 21:43)
Anderson snaps across the face for a behind from a stoppage in the pocket 25m out. (Q2 22:40)
Callaghan centres from the HFF towards the hotspot for Perryman to mark over Johnston for a quick replying goal in red time. (Q2 25:38)
Greene has been very quiet so far but he receives from Cadman in a pack 25m out in the pocket, baulks past Powell then Andrew and snaps a fine goal off the right! (Q2 28:23)
Weller tries to perform the same trick up the other end but misses to the left. (Q2 28:59)
Clohesy pumps in a repeat inside 50 kick to the flank 40m out, Weller draws a free on Whitfield for contact over the shoulder just before the HT siren. Weller tugs it left. (Q2 30:43)
Greene dumps a kick from defence to the HBF but Swallow intercepts 45m out, Swallow sits up the kick but the Giants clear through Buckley. (Q3 1:38)
Hogan creates a crumb at the hotspot, Greene can’t get a handle on the crumb against Uwland but it bounces back up to him for a cheeky snap over the shoulder from 20m for a goal! (Q3 4:38)
Hogan converts a set shot from the hotspot, GWS pulling away now. (Q3 6:36)
Cadman feeds Greene for a snap across the body off the right from the hotspot that flies just to the right. (Q3 17:47)
Sexton intercepts at CHB and starts a rebound up the guts at speed, but Weller blazes wide right and OOTF from outside CHF. (Q3 19:53)
Whitfield passes to O’Halloran 40m out on the flank, Suns are punchdrunk at this point and just need one more for the knockout… XOH hooks it left. (Q3 22:58)
Whitfield’s handball clanger deep in defence causes O’Halloran to be pinged for a throw 20m out just before the 3QT siren. King with the kick, needs to settle… misses. (Q3 28:09)
Lukosius gets a soft holding free on Himmelberg at true CHF but tugs his kick left and OOTF. (Q4 6:34)
GWS rebounds around outer wing coast to coast, Jones speeds to half way and goes long for Riccardi to mark in front of Collins 40m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q4 7:17)
It has been men against boys today, Gold Coast doing nothing to disprove their coach’s recent call in the media that they need to grow up. (Q4 8:02)
Andrew stands flat-footed to watch McMullin rove a throw-in 40m out and snap over his shoulder for the first goal of official junk time. (Q4 9:32)
Jones roves a Hogan contest but his snap from 30m is to the right and was touched anyway. (Q4 11:41)
Thomas intercepts the Budarick kick in just inside 50m out on a slight angle, he tries a pass that doesn’t work, no score results. (Q4 12:32)
In fact from the resultant rebound up the guts, Weller hits King 40m out on a slight angle. Time for him to find his radar… hits the left post. (Q4 13:02)
Sexton rolls through some garbage from the pocket. (Q4 14:21)
Excellent work by Thomas on the HFF, Daniels goes long to the square for Hogan to mark over Collins and give a Joe the Goose special to Cadman. Ole! (Q4 16:12)
Briggs volleys the next centre clearance to the hotspot where Hogan marks well in front of an exasperated Ballard for some cherries, his fourth goal to hit equal Coleman lead. (Q4 17:44)
Humphrey misses a set shot from 40m on the flank. (Q4 20:32)
Humphrey marks a Flanders pass 40m out near the boundary on the same side, has had a sighter and sends this one straight. (Q4 22:15)
