Match

West Coast Eagles vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 06 Jul 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:27
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
08:18
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
09:27
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
12:41
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Adam Goodes)
15:35
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
21:19
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
23:44
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
25:17
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
27:17
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Brandon Jack)
28:49
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
30:22
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)
31:20
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:00
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
05:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dane Rampe)
06:34
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
07:28
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lewis Jetta)
08:21
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
09:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
10:50
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
12:34
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
19:25
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
20:42
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Patrick McGinnity)
22:01
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
23:44
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
24:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
27:15
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lewis Jetta)
28:24
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
29:35
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Patrick McGinnity)
01:40
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Matt Rosa)
02:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
12:07
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Adam Goodes)
21:01
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
23:03
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
23:20
GOAL EAGLES - Here come the Eagles! Wonderful harrassing from the Eagles' forwards results in a snap at goal for Shuey and it finds the target as the margin is cut to a straight kick.
23:35
Eagles Interchange - Matt Rosa off due to an injury.
25:50
GOAL SWANS - Terrific response from the Swans as McGlynn powers his way through a lunging tackle and he bursts to the goal line and bangs it through for his first.
25:51
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
26:50
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
27:20
BEHIND SWANS - The Swans responding to the challenge in the dying stages of the third quarter however they continue to be wasteful in front of goal with Franklin's kick off target.
28:40
A throw in on centre wing with just enough time for either side to snatch a late goal.
29:03
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:10
THREE QUARTER TIME - An outstanding quarter of wet weather football comes to an end and, with a quarter to play, it is the Swans holding on to a 13 point lead over the fast finishing Eagles.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
Get set for a thrilling final quarter as the umpire gets us back underway.
01:00
A huge blow for the Eagles with Rosa who had been superb in the third quarter off the field for the rest of the game with a shoulder injury.
01:45
As at the end of the third quarter, the Eagles are pressing hard early in the last applying the blowtorch to the Swans' defence.
02:50
Not a great forward 50 entry for the Swans and it is Ellis who takes the uncontested mark in the back pocket.
03:30
The Swans through sheer determination work the ball forward and it is Jetta sending the ball inside 50 to a terrific contest between Franklin and MacKenzie with a nil-all draw the result.
04:57
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
05:50
GOAL SWANS - Parker sends a set shot in the direction of goal and he finds the major opening as the Swans ease out to their equal biggest margin of the match, 19 points the difference.
07:20
GOAL SWANS - Terrific use of the body from Goodes as he works his way to the front, protecting the drop of the ball and marking before coolly slotting the goal from point blank range.
08:04
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Adam Goodes)
09:30
GOAL SWANS - The Swans have found another gear in the opening ten minutes and a chain of handballs ends in McGlynn running into the open goal and driving through the first nail in the Eagles' coffin.
09:32
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
11:20
BEHIND SWANS - Bird, in congestion, somehow manages to get away a snap at goal however it is near side and through for a minor score.
11:37
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Craig Bird)
12:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
12:50
BEHIND SWANS - Kennedy gets his name on the scoresheet however it is only a minor score.
13:45
The rain is really bucketing down on Patersons Stadium and there are 36 extremely tired bodies out there after what has been a tough and hard slog all afternoon.
14:49
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Brandon Jack)
15:35
BEHIND SWANS - The seasoned bodies of the Swans have come to the fore in this final term and they continue to pepper the goals though B Jack's shot at goal is away to the far side.
17:30
Kennedy rolls a shot at goal toward the square however the only man back is Shuey and he gathers cleanly allowing the Eagles to clear their defensive 50.
18:26
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
19:00
Darling cleverly taps out to Lycett however the big man cannot keep his feet and the Swans' defence arrives to provide a contest.
20:06
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dean Cox)
20:46
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
21:10
GOAL EAGLES - Kennedy wheels onto his left foot and watches his snap at goal sail over the goal umpire's head as the Eagles score a consolation goal.
22:30
After three and a half quarters of tough and hard contested wet weather footy, the tempo has dropped away as exhausted players from both sides play for the final siren.
25:30
Darling leads strongly to the 50 and he is rewarded after being taken high in the contest by Rampe.
25:39
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
26:20
BEHIND EAGLES - The shot at goal from Rampe has the distance but not the accuracy and registers only a minor score.
27:10
Brilliant defence from Malceski as he thumps the ball clear of the marking contest and the Swans with the numbers work the ball toward the half back flank.
28:17
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
28:20
BEHIND SWANS - Just seconds left on the clock as Lloyd drives long toward goal however the Eagles' defence has the numbers in the square and are happy to see it through for a behind.
28:21
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
28:30
FULL TIME - All over at Patersons Stadium and, after a spirited 3rd quarter challenge from the Eagles, the Swans have finished the stronger to register a 28 point victory, their 11th win in a row.