2021 AFL Season Round 21: Geelong v Greater Western Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 2021 between Geelong and Greater Western Sydney during round twenty-one of the 2021 season of the Australian Football League.
Geelong hosted Greater Western Sydney at GMHBA Stadium.
Joel Selwood captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Leon Cameron.
Geelong (8.17.65) were defeated by Greater Western Sydney (13.6.84).
Match Details
Season:
2021 AFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Geelong
v
Greater Western Sydney
Date:
Friday 6 August 2021
Time:
7:50 PM
Venue:
GMHBA Stadium
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Greater Western Sydney
Score:
8.17.65 - 13.6.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Greater Western Sydney | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | (84) |
| Margin | GWSY by 18 | GWSY by 19 | GWSY by 31 | GWSY by 19 | GWSY by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:01 | 31:01 | 32:29 | 29:44 | 2:05:15 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Geelong) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Greater Western Sydney) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Joel SelwoodCoach: Chris Scott
Greater Western Sydney
Captain: unknownCoach: Leon Cameron
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
R. Findlay (#23)R. O'Gorman (#10)
M. Stevic (#9)
E: C. Dore (#28)
Goal Umpires
J. BairdD. Wilson
E: D. Rodan
Boundary Umpires
I. BurrowsP. Cran
D. Main
J. Scully
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Taranto | GWSY | 14 | 3 |
| Isaac Cumming | GWSY | 13 | 2 |
| Lachie Whitfield | GWSY | 6 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Taranto | GWSY | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Taylor | GWSY | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Cumming | GWSY | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Toby Greene | GWSY | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Callan Ward | GWSY | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Jed Bews | GEEL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lachie Whitfield | GWSY | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 24 | Bews, Jed | CHB | 93% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 46 | Blicavs, Mark | FB | 92% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Clark, Jordan | RO | 66% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | Close, Brad | INT | 82% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dahlhaus, Luke | HFFL | 73% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Dangerfield, Patrick | FPL↓ | 9% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Guthrie, Cameron | C | 81% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Guthrie, Zach | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Tom | FF | 98% | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Henry, Jack | BPL | 100% | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Higgins, Shaun | HFFR | 89% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Holmes, Max | WL | 79% | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kolodjashnij, Jake | HBFR | 88% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Kreuger, Nathan | BPR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Menegola, Sam | INT | 76% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Narkle, Quinton | SUB↑ | 52% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Parfitt, Brandan | INT | 74% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Ratugolea, Esava | CHF | 92% | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rohan, Gary | FPR | 57% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Selwood, Joel (c) | RR | 81% | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Stanley, Rhys | RU | 81% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 44 | Stewart, Tom | HBFL | 86% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Tuohy, Zach | WR | 77% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Rushed | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 8 | 17 | 344 | 223 | 121 | 103 | 49 | 77 | 39 | 51 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 64 | |||
Q. Narkle replaced P. Dangerfield.
Greater Western Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 7 | Ash, Lachie | RO | 81% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Briggs, Kieren | RU | 69% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Brown, Callum | HBFR | 71% | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bruhn, Tanner | INT | 63% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Buntine, Matt | INT | 78% | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cumming, Isaac | BPR | 84% | 0 | 1 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 16 | Daniels, Brent | HFFL↓ | 59% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | de Boer, Matt | C | 85% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Greene, Toby | HFFR | 90% | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Haynes, Nick | CHB | 83% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Himmelberg, Harry | CHF | 90% | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Idun, Connor | INT | 81% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | O'Halloran, Xavier | INT | 79% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Peatling, James | WL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Perryman, Harry | HBFL | 81% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Riccardi, Jake | FF | 84% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Shipley, Nick | SUB↑ | 22% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Sproule, Zach | FPL | 83% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Stein, Jake | BPL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Taranto, Tim | FPR | 87% | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Taylor, Sam | FB | 98% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Ward, Callan | RR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Whitfield, Lachie | WR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 13 | 6 | 359 | 207 | 152 | 74 | 26 | 71 | 32 | 63 | 18 | 20 | 56 | 43 | |||
N. Shipley replaced B. Daniels.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Geelong | Coach: Chris Scott | ||||||||||||||
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| 42 | J. Stein | 15 | S. Taylor | 13 | I. Cumming | 1 | R. Stanley | 45 | B. Close | ||||||
| 23 | G. Rohan | 26 | T. Hawkins | 35 | P. Dangerfield | 14 | J. Selwood (c) | 39 | Z. Guthrie | ||||||
| FORWARD | 6 | J. Clark | 27 | S. Menegola | |||||||||||
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| 36 | H. Perryman | 19 | N. Haynes | 46 | C. Brown |
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| 4 | S. Higgins | 17 | E. Ratugolea | 40 | L. Dahlhaus |
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| 45 | J. Peatling | 24 | M. de Boer | 6 | L. Whitfield |
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| 2 | Z. Tuohy | 29 | C. Guthrie | 9 | M. Holmes | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 32 | K. Briggs | 5 | T. Bruhn | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | C. Ward | 21 | M. Buntine | |||||||||||
| 16 | B. Daniels | 27 | H. Himmelberg | 4 | T. Greene | 7 | L. Ash | 39 | C. Idun | ||||||
| 8 | J. Kolodjashnij | 24 | J. Bews | 44 | T. Stewart |
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| 28 | Z. Sproule | 26 | J. Riccardi | 14 | T. Taranto |
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| 15 | N. Kreuger | 46 | M. Blicavs | 38 | J. Henry |
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| Greater Western Sydney | Coach: Leon Cameron | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GEEL | Jake Kolodjashnij goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:37 |
| GEEL | Max Holmes behind | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:24 | |
| GWSY | Xavier O'Halloran behind | 1.1.7 | - | 0.1.1 | 10:18 | |
| GEEL | Sam Menegola behind | 1.2.8 | - | 0.1.1 | 12:13 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene behind | 1.2.8 | - | 0.2.2 | 15:00 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 1.2.8 | - | 1.2.8 | 19:47 | |
| GWSY | Matt Buntine goal | 1.2.8 | - | 2.2.14 | 22:24 | |
| GWSY | Harry Himmelberg goal | 1.2.8 | - | 3.2.20 | 24:07 | |
| GWSY | Callum Brown goal | 1.2.8 | - | 4.2.26 | 25:47 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 1.3.9 | - | 4.2.26 | 29:44 | |
| GWSY | Isaac Cumming behind | 1.3.9 | - | 4.3.27 | 30:44 | |
| Q2 | GWSY | Zach Sproule goal | 1.3.9 | - | 5.3.33 | 01:13 |
| GWSY | Matt Buntine behind | 1.3.9 | - | 5.4.34 | 02:33 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins behind | 1.4.10 | - | 5.4.34 | 04:27 | |
| GEEL | Mark Blicavs goal | 2.4.16 | - | 5.4.34 | 06:32 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 3.4.22 | - | 5.4.34 | 12:20 | |
| GEEL | Joel Selwood behind | 3.5.23 | - | 5.4.34 | 15:14 | |
| GWSY | Tim Taranto goal | 3.5.23 | - | 6.4.40 | 17:06 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 3.5.23 | - | 7.4.46 | 18:33 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close behind | 3.6.24 | - | 7.4.46 | 20:39 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 3.7.25 | - | 7.4.46 | 26:07 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 3.8.26 | - | 7.4.46 | 27:08 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 3.9.27 | - | 7.4.46 | 29:54 | |
| Q3 | GWSY | Harry Himmelberg behind | 3.9.27 | - | 7.5.47 | 04:07 |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 3.9.27 | - | 8.5.53 | 06:07 | |
| GWSY | Callum Brown goal | 3.9.27 | - | 9.5.59 | 07:44 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 3.9.27 | - | 10.5.65 | 12:37 | |
| GEEL | Jack Henry goal | 4.9.33 | - | 10.5.65 | 16:08 | |
| GWSY | Tim Taranto goal | 4.9.33 | - | 11.5.71 | 21:32 | |
| GEEL | Esava Ratugolea goal | 5.9.39 | - | 11.5.71 | 23:19 | |
| GEEL | Tom Stewart behind | 5.10.40 | - | 11.5.71 | 30:55 | |
| Q4 | GEEL | Jack Henry goal | 6.10.46 | - | 11.5.71 | 00:35 |
| GEEL | Brandan Parfitt behind | 6.11.47 | - | 11.5.71 | 03:49 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 6.12.48 | - | 11.5.71 | 04:56 | |
| GEEL | Rhys Stanley behind | 6.13.49 | - | 11.5.71 | 06:52 | |
| GEEL | Jordan Clark behind | 6.14.50 | - | 11.5.71 | 10:17 | |
| GEEL | Zach Tuohy goal | 7.14.56 | - | 11.5.71 | 12:27 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 7.15.57 | - | 11.5.71 | 13:55 | |
| GWSY | Harry Perryman behind | 7.15.57 | - | 11.6.72 | 14:46 | |
| GEEL | Esava Ratugolea goal | 8.15.63 | - | 11.6.72 | 18:30 | |
| GWSY | Tanner Bruhn goal | 8.15.63 | - | 12.6.78 | 21:06 | |
| GEEL | Max Holmes behind | 8.16.64 | - | 12.6.78 | 22:16 | |
| GWSY | Harry Himmelberg goal | 8.16.64 | - | 13.6.84 | 23:48 | |
| GEEL | Shaun Higgins behind | 8.17.65 | - | 13.6.84 | 25:06 | |