Blog log from R11 of 2024: Geelong vs Western Sydney

Bruhn runs through the centre and lets fly from 55m in front, Oliver Henry runs behind Aleer to the square but watches it sail through for the first goal of the evening! (Q1 2:32)
After O’Halloran is given an age to get rid of it under a double tackle, Hogan gives to Greene who misses from the pocket 25m out. (Q1 6:39)
Coniglio marks at half forward, plays on and passes over Holmes to Daniels 35m out in front who slots the first GWS major. (Q1 7:14)
Holmes burns the footy by foot on members wing straight to Coniglio, Cadman marks a Daniels pass 35m out on the flank but misses near side right. (Q1 9:57)
Tuohy delivers a lovely snap from 50m on a slight angle after intercepting a dump kick by Haynes and playing on. (Q1 12:57)
Hogan looked to have marked a Riccardi kick to the square over Jack Henry, not paid but O’Halloran roves and gets caught high by Mullin… and hits the post. (Q1 13:57)
Coniglio fumbles on the HBF to Kolodjashnij who curls in a rare goal from 40m on a slight angle! (Q1 17:43)
Briggs to Coniglio to burst away from a throw in to outer wing, long ball for Riccardi who marks over Jack Henry and goals from the square. (Q1 19:58)
Holmes rams through a running snap from 55m on a slight angle after a feed by Clark. (Q1 21:24)
Hawkins marks a Cameron pass on the lead 40m out near the boundary, he fades the set shot left to right and straight over the goal umpire’s cap. (Q1 24:13)
Wehr hits the lead of Riccardi in front of Jack Henry in the pocket 25m out. Riccardi turns his kick too early off the right. (Q1 28:18)
Peatling gets the benefit of a 50m penalty to put him just inside 50m on a slight angle, but he misses near side right. (Q2 1:33)
Daniels kicks long to the advantage of Hogan to mark over De Koning 30m out on the flank and convert. (Q2 4:43)
Riccardi takes a pack mark 45m out on the flank and delivers a lovely set shot to level the scores! (Q2 6:43)
Green gives GWS a lead with a behind from a mid-range snap. (Q2 7:58)
Greene marks just inside 50m on the flank but tugs his set shot left and OOTF. (Q2 9:13)
Close holds position over Haynes to mark in the pocket 20m out, he restores Geelong’s lead with that goal. (Q2 11:43)
Daniels kicks long from the next bounce, ball clears Hogan and bounces wide left for a behind. (Q2 12:58)
Conway can’t intercept on outer wing to stop a GWS rebound, Greene is on the end of the surge play to checkside the goal from 20m in the pocket. (Q2 15:46)
Greene bounces a snap across the face from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 18:13)
Cadman is the only man to fly in a pack 40m out on the flank as Hogan drew a crowd of Cats. His kick avoids the left goalpost for his second major. (Q2 19:14)
Blicavs feeds Bruhn for a snap from 40m on a slight angle off the left but it fades across the face. (Q2 20:45)
De Koning fluffs a rebound handball from CHB after the next bounce, Riccardi beats him to the crumb and baulks away for a snap off a step from 55m… leg break for a huge goal! (Q2 21:44)
Daniels passes short to O’Halloran after the next bounce to mark in front of Guthrie near true CHF, he launches a howitzer for another one for the Giants! (Q2 22:29)
Stengle marks in the pocket 25m out and tries a set shot checkside that doesn’t curl enough. (Q2 28:14)
Close passes short to Hawkins leading to the boundary 40m out, nothing Taylor could do there. The Tomahawk has already kicked one from this spot in Q1, but misses this. (Q3 2:06)
Conway catches Daniels HTB on members wing but his decision to kick to the centre is poor, turnover results in a Greene pass to Riccardi 25m out in the pocket for his fourth! (Q3 4:22)
Stewart fumbles a ground ball in the centre, Daniels pounces and the Giants are away up the guts, O’Halloran pass to Hogan near the hotspot who converts! (Q3 8:36)
Hogan gets away from De Koning to mark a pressured Greene pass 35m out on the flank. This is almost a game-winning lead already… misses near side right. (Q3 11:36)
The Cats rebound coast to coast around outer wing via Tuohy, Hawkins goes to Cameron in the pocket who tumbles in a goal from the pocket to keep Geelong in it. (Q3 12:49)
O’Halloran misses from a stoppage in the pocket. One more, that may be all GWS needs. (Q3 15:51)
Oliver Henry sends a long speculator to the top of the square for Neale who marks in front of Riccardi and pop through the goal. Geelong definitely still in this one. (Q3 17:31)
Tuohy gathers a chaos ball in the centre and passes with a running checkside to Close 35m out on a slight angle, who misses. (Q3 22:37)
Hawkins marks a long Neal kick over Taylor to the boundary 20m and screws through another red time goal for the Cats, they are right in this! (Q3 26:09)
Cameron leads hard in front of Idun to mark a Duncan pass 45m out on the boundary. His set shot is narrow and was touched on the mark anyway. (Q3 28:22)
Miers’ pressure forces Haynes to kick OOTF on the HBF, long ball to the square which Conway almost marks, ball up then a mad scramble, no score results before the 3QT siren sounds! (3 Qtr Time)
Stengle takes a mark on his chest after leaping over Haynes in the hole near the hotspot. He punches the low set shot for his first goal, Geelong is on the march! (Q4 4:31)
Miers sets up Stengle for a snap from the pocket 20m out off the left that flies across the face. One straight kick the difference. (Q4 8:12)
Aleer drops an intercept mark 25m out, crumb to the front for Stengle whose kick avoids Haynes and wobbles through to level the scores! (Q4 9:07)
Himmelberg turns the ball over by hand at half back, Holmes roves and blazes OOTF from 55m. (Q4 12:19)
Haynes drops an intercept mark 30m out on the flank, crumb falls for Close who soccers the go-ahead goal! (Q4 13:03)
Ah but a late review shows Perryman got a finger to it, just a point! Cats lead by it. (Q4 14:04)
Jack Henry intercepts Callaghan’s dump kick and lets fly from 50m on a slight angle, well short and Idun rushes. (Q4 17:49)
Wehr dives to smother Mullin on the HFF, crumb falls for Greene who checksides off a step from 40m… ball falls in for a massive goal to regain the lead for L’Orange! (Q4 22:13)
Cameron roves a throw in to the pocket but Aleer’s chase forces a snap OOTF. (Q4 25:18)
GWS gets a slingshot happening from the free kick via Peatling but the Cats defence stays firm. (Q4 26:07)
Idun makes a big play to spoil Cameron at half forward on a fast break to prevent a Cat score. (Q4 28:20)
Aleer takes a Leo Barry special of a mark at the hotspot to repel another Cat inside 50! (Q4 31:17)
Stewart intercepts on outer wing, Bruhn tries to get past Angwin but is pinged for throwing in the tackle, that is the ball game! (Q4 32:03)