Match

North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 13 Apr 2013

Pre Game

00:00

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Quarter 1

00:00

A late change for the Kangaroos with Anthony out with a knee injury. He is replaced by Harper. Wright will be the sub for North Melbourne.

00:01

Welcome to Blundstone Arena for North Melbourne vs Sydney.

00:45

GOAL KANGAROOS - A lack of discipline by Mumford gifts Goldstein the free kick at the centre bounce. Goldstein is then paid a 50 metre penalty and North Melbourne have a goal within a minute.

01:02

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

03:30

Goodes fends off with a high arm and kicks for goal, but the shot is as wild as the fend off and it goes out of bounds on the full.

05:53

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)

06:00

GOAL KANGAROOS - Cunnington makes a lie of his small man status and flies to take a good strong contested mark. He goes back from 45 metres out and squeezes it through for a goal.

07:30

North Melbourne have made a very good start against the reigning premiers but we have seen it before.

07:55

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lachlan Hansen)

08:00

BEHIND KANGAROOS - Hansen takes a good mark out in front of Richards but his kick starts right and stays right.

08:28

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)

08:30

BEHIND SWANS - Reid with an opportunity 15 metres out and McMahon comes in the nick of time to affect the bump to put him off. A behind results.

10:00

It has been a scrappy start to the match with repetitive ball ups the order of the day.

13:00

Both defences are on top at the moment with no easy kicks out there.

13:22

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)

13:30

BEHIND SWANS - Reid tries to dribble it along the ground, but it bounces across the face of goal for a behind.

14:26

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jude Bolton)

14:30

GOAL SWANS - Bolton shakes off his opponent, spins, steadies and kicks the first goal for his team.

17:00

BEHIND SWANS - Kennedy kicks to the forward pocket but it doesn't bounce for Hannebery and McMahon punches it through for a behind.

17:08

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)

18:30

GOAL KANGAROOS - Hansen marks at the top of the square. He stutters and shuffles as he lines it up to kick the goal. North Melbourne lead by 10 points.

18:34

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lachlan Hansen)

20:37

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robbie Tarrant)

20:40

BEHIND KANGAROOS - Tarrant takes a sliding mark after initially having his back to ball. From 40 metres out he hits the post.

21:17

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jude Bolton)

21:30

GOAL SWANS - Goodes handballs to Bolton who kicks it over his shoulder off the tight angle with the footy bouncing favourably.

23:20

Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell off due to an injury.

23:30

Both Wells and Kennedy have 7 disposals for their respective sides.

24:16

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

24:25

GOAL SWANS - Hannebery marks the kick back from the forward pocket by Kennedy and he kicks the goal that puts Sydney in front.

27:08

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

29:49

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)

31:42

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:58

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

04:38

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

07:53

Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell off due to an injury.

10:46

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

11:28

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

13:35

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Robbie Tarrant)

15:11

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

16:51

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jude Bolton)

18:10

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tony Armstrong)

20:37

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)

22:52

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

23:32

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

25:07

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)

27:19

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Robbie Tarrant)

28:56

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:52

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Mullett)

02:51

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)

03:48

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jarrad McVeigh)

05:02

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

07:48

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

10:29

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jarrad McVeigh)

13:12

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

15:18

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

17:06

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Nick Malceski)

18:12

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

18:35

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)

19:31

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kieran Harper)

22:49

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)

23:30

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lewis Jetta)

25:24

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jarrad McVeigh)

26:53

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jude Bolton)

27:54

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Andrejs Everitt)

30:44

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)

33:00

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Adam Goodes)

34:02

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

04:12

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lachlan Hansen)

05:33

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jamie Macmillan)

07:17

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

07:42

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

10:12

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Sam Wright)

13:05

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)

19:59

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ryan O'Keefe)

21:46

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Adam Goodes)

25:23

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)

26:26

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

27:28

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

28:52

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)

30:23

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

31:14

The siren has sounded to end Q4.