Blog log from P1 of 2023: Western Sydney vs Gold Coast

Greene hits the post from 20m after a feed from Himmelberg. (Q1 1:14)
Rowell plays on to advantage to pass inside 50 to the lead of King 35m out on a slight angle. King kicks the first goal of a moist afternoon. (Q1 2:14)
Holman passes short to Jeffrey 30m out on the flank after the Suns boss the next centre bounce. His set shot is a peach. (Q1 3:42)
Hogan tumbles a snap from ruck at a thrown in 25m out on the pocket but it bounces wide. (Q1 8:18)
Collins’ dump kick from a stoppage at defensive hotspot goes high and not very long to end up in the arms of Callaghan 40m out on a slight angle, he marks and goals. (Q1 9:48)
Riccardi marks and goals from 35m after Callaghan intercepts and starts an attack. (Q1 13:52)
Peatling gets a pushing free on MacPherson 35m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q1 16:12)
Peatling gets another contact free in a pack 30m out on a slight angle, this one for a sling around the neck by Ballard, and this time kicks truly. (Q1 22:27)
Kelly misses a flying snap from near CHF. (Q1 26:15)
Berry marks a Holman pass in the pocket 20m out and screws through the goal. (Q1 27:32)
Aleer just gets back on the line to touch through a running snap from CHF by Swallow. (Q1 28:59)
Kelly passes short to Greene on the boundary 30m out after a stoppage deep in attack. The J-curve set shot falls in. (Q2 5:11)
Lukosius has had a quiet game off a wing so far but he receives in a bit of space on the outer side and sees Ainsworth running to the square, his kick rolls for a goal. (Q2 10:06)
Collins and Stone fall over to allow Hogan to mark untouched 20m out in front for his first goal. (Q2 15:50)
Witts snaps a ruck goal from 20m on a slight angle. (Q2 19:14)
Greene marks 40m out on the flank but chooses to go to Riccardi in the pocket 20m out, who hits the post. (Q2 25:22)
After Ballard is spoiled at half back, Kennedy has Riccardi in the square for a Joe the Goose special, he isn’t missing that one. (Q2 27:17)
Coniglio tries to do a one=two running through CHF on another fast break but Ballard knocks him off it with a big bump, however Greene eventually rolls through the goal from 20m. (Q2 28:40)
Ainsworth marks 40m out on a slight angle and strokes through a nice set shot. (Q2 30:33)
Ainsworth is pinged for encroachment to bring Cumming from the wing to 30m on a slight angle for a charity goal. (Q3 4:02)
Haynes runs to get involved twice on a rebound up the guts including the helicopter inside 50 kick to the hotspot where Hogan marks and goals. (Q3 6:02)
Callaghan slots his second goal on the run from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 9:01)
Greene marks 40m out on the flank but once again goes short to Riccardi in the pocket 25m out, who misses again. (Q3 15:12)
Riccardi marks near the hotspot and gets a set shot on target. (Q3 20:24)
Lloyd swivels the hips to break an arm tackle and runs to 40m in front for a nice goal. (Q3 23:30)
Perryman passes to the lead of Himmelberg 40m out in front. Harry has done bugger all today, until that goal. (Q3 30:13)
Peatling roves a Himmelberg contest and goals from 20m. (Q4 3:10)
Davies scores a charity goal after catching Whitfield HTB at CHF with the benefit of a 50m penalty. (Q4 4:51)
Uwland drops a sitter across half back and the Giants swoop in number, Himmelberg marks 15m out on a slight angle and hits the post. (Q4 6:38)
Himmelberg gets another set shot opportunity from the boundary 20m out and screws this one in. (Q4 8:20)
Himmelberg gets a contact free on Casboult after a ruck contest 45m out on the flank and curls through a nice set shot. (Q4 12:04)
Jeffrey checksides a garbage time goal from the pocket 20m out. (Q4 14:24)
Flynn chops the arms of Casboult to concede a free 35m out on a slight angle as he goes for a Lukosius pass. Casboult kicks truly. (Q4 16:39)
Fiorini receives from Berry and snaps on the spin for his first goal. (Q4 18:39)
Tsitas sails through a set shot from the hotspot. (Q4 19:39)
Peatling passes to Stone who converts from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 24:17)
Ward snaps a nice gaol from the HFF. Long time since the heat went out of this one. (Q4 33:20)
Chol kicks OOTF after the final siren from 30m on the flank. (Q4 34:59)