Match

Sydney Swans vs Essendon

Commentary / 04 Apr 2015

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:06
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
03:35
Bombers Interchange - David Myers and is possibly out for the game.
05:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Adam Cooney)
07:29
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
12:57
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
21:00
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
22:55
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
23:10
Swans Interchange - Heath Grundy off due to the blood rule.
28:15
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jobe Watson)
30:56
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Adam Cooney)
31:05
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:32
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Adam Goodes)
05:33
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Adam Cooney)
09:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Tom Bellchambers)
13:36
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
17:53
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Craig Bird)
24:13
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
25:17
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Kieren Jack)
26:22
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
27:56
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
31:16
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
31:21
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
02:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
07:43
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
13:51
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
16:51
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
19:56
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Adam Cooney)
20:00
Swans Interchange - Gary Rohan off due to an injury.
25:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
26:49
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jeremy Laidler)
32:25
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:19
Sydney holds a 5-1 winning recorded over Essendon at ANZ Stadium. The last time the Bombers won at this venue was the first meeting between the sides here, by two points in Round 9 2002.
02:40
BEHIND - Swans (Gary Rohan)
04:27
Luke Parker is leaving the ground after a very heavy knock. He has recorded game-high numbers of kicks (18), handballs (18) and clearances (10).
04:47
Sydney Swans Interchange - Luke Parker off due to an injury.
06:30
GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
08:27
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
08:32
Sydney is applying pressure to the Essendon lead early in the final quarter. They have registered the first eight forward 50 entries of the term, resulting in two goals and two behinds.
08:57
GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
10:03
The football has been inside the Sydney forward half for 88 per cent of the first ten minutes of the final term.
15:02
Essendon hasn't scored since the 19-minute mark of the third term. Since then, Sydney has won seven intercept possessions in its forward half (compared to one). From these forward half intercepts, the Swans have kicked 3.1 of their total 3.3 in that time.
17:56
Sydney Swans Interchange - Dan Hannebery replaces Ted Richards due to the blood rule.
18:05
Essendon Interchange - Jake Melksham replaces Patrick Ambrose due to the blood rule.
18:37
GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
18:48
Tippett's major makes it four consecutive goals from forward half intercepts to Sydney.
19:58
Essendon Interchange - Michael Hibberd off due to an injury.
20:35
BEHIND - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
24:15
From shots at goal in general play, Sydney has kicked 1.8 compared with Essendon's 5.3.
24:16
BEHIND - Swans (Kieren Jack)
24:45
GOAL - Swans (Craig Bird)
25:39
Make that 2.8 from general play to the Swans following Craig Bird's miraculous goal. He has won 19 disposals today, but seven of those have come since Parker left the field early in the last quarter.
26:53
GOAL - Swans (Kieren Jack)
27:34
Sydney has kicked 6.5 since Essendon's last score. The scores have not been level since the second minute of the match.
31:11
GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
31:19
The greatest deficit at three-quarter time that Sydney has overcome to win is 32 points on two occasions (1940 against North Melbourne and 2005 against Brisbane). The Swans trailed the Bombers by 34 points at the last change today.
34:54
Essendon recorded 18 forward 50 entries in the first quarter, and only another 26 such entries since the first change.
35:15
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
38:10
Sydney has recorded 24 disposals inside forward 50 in the final quarter. Essendon has registered just the two.
38:43
The siren has sounded to end Q4.