Match

Fremantle vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 11 Sep 2015

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the Fremantle v Sydney Swans Round 1 clash.
59:34
Changes for Dockers Ins: L.Spurr, Z.Dawson, S.Hill, M.Johnson, C.Sutcliffe, N.Fyfe, M.Pavlich, D.Pearce, C.Mayne, M.Walters, A.Sandilands, D.Mundy, H.Ballantyne Outs: E.Langdon, M.Taberner, M.Duffy, H.Crozier, L.Weller, A.Pearce, P.Duffield, J.Hannath, T
59:36
Changes for Swans Ins: J.McVeigh, B.McGlynn Outs: L.Franklin, K.Jack
00:00
Dane Rampe will be equally important for the Swans coming off half back. He has recorded 129 intercept possessions from which Sydney has scored 105 points, ranked fifth in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:09
Fremantle yet to go inside 50 in a hot start to the match. Tackle count 4 apiece so far.
03:44
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
04:20
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
04:43
The elusive Walters evades a Hannebery tackle just outside the 50 and bounces the ball through for the first goal of the match from the first Fremantle inside 50.
06:43
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
06:53
Two inside 50s, two goals for Fremantle. The stiff breeze holds the ball up in flight and allows an uncontested mark for the dangerous Ballantyne who kicks truly.
10:19
Ten minutes in and Fremantle have the early ascendency leading the disposal count 39-25, contested possessions 15-10, hitouts 9-2, and marks 11-2.
12:18
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
13:20
After Sydney completed the first clearance of the match, Fremantle has since executed the next eight in succession.
14:24
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dean Towers)
15:42
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
15:55
Sydney a touch wasteful early with four behinds from four set shots, three of which were from a mark inside 50.
16:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
17:30
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Chris Mayne)
18:41
Fremantle has been able to transition the football from the kick-in to inside 50 from three of the five Sydney behinds so far, scoring 1.1 in the process.
20:44
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
21:31
Walters with a classic front and centre to kick his second of the match. Walters has been busy early with six disposals, four contested possessions, and a clearance to his name.
23:47
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Chris Mayne)
25:13
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)
26:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
27:10
Sydney break through for its first of the quarter. Tough work by Hannebery at the stoppage who got the ball into Kennedy's hands who spotted up Reid. Sydney have 1.6 from nine inside 50s this quarter.
29:25
The Dockers take a handy 13 point lead into the first break after kicking into the breeze that quarter. Fyfe has been straight back to his damaging best with 12 first quarter disposals, six contested possessions, three clearances, and two inside 50s.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:37
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
04:15
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Zac Clarke)
04:35
As in the first quarter, the Dockers goal from their first inside 50 of the quarter. After Sydney dominated field position for the first four minutes, Fremantle transitioned through the centre of the field with Ballantyne finding Clarke on the goal line.
07:52
Swans Interchange - Sam Reid off due to an injury.
11:07
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Brandon Jack)
11:57
This quarter unfolding as a bit of an arm wrestle. Sydney leads inside 50s 5-4 but Fremantle with the only goal. Kennedy leads all players this quarter with eight disposals. The next best player has four.
13:17
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
14:42
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
15:00
The Swans move the football from the kick-in to inside 50 for the first time today as Tippett marks nicely on the lead and kicks truly. Tippett now with an equal team high four marks.
15:59
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Danyle Pearce)
17:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
17:31
A costly turnover by Sydney 80 metres from the Dockers' goal allows Hill to find Walters inside 50. Four of Fremantle's six goal have now come from Sydney turnovers.
20:15
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Adam Goodes)
21:16
Sydney is not taking advantage of Fremantle's turnovers. Goodes' behind is Sydney's 7th point from turnovers, and it is yet to kick a goal from this source.
21:48
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
24:29
A Tom Mitchell 50 metre penalty allows Fremantle to break a run of more than five minutes without an inside 50.
25:00
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lee Spurr)
26:36
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dean Towers)
27:30
Sydney's disposal efficiency inside forward 50 running at 35 per cent so far this match.
27:49
A fascinating tussle unfolding in Perth this afternoon. Fremantle extended its lead by four points that quarter despite loosing the inside 50 count 9-10. Sydney again with more scoring shots but unable to convert on the scoreboard.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Tommy Sheridan)
02:52
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
03:06
Ibbotson's first intercept mark of the day sets up Ballantyne's second goal of the day. Fremantle is controlling play early in the second half leading the disposal count 21-9 and inside 50s 3-0.
04:33
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jeremy Laidler)
05:41
The Swans hit back quickly as Laidler kicks a big goal on the breeze from outside 50, set up with a goal assist from Zac Jones.
08:50
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jarrad McVeigh)
09:21
Back to back goals for the Swans on the back of eight consecutive inside 50s. McVeigh kicks a banana goal from an acute angle from some distance. McVeigh now has six score involvements for the match. Second only to Hannebery for the Swans.
12:00
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
14:20
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Neale)
15:02
Quick hands by Mayne gets the ball is Neale's hands who snaps truly from close range. Neale is leading the disposal count for the Dockers this quarter with six. He also has five contested possessions.
18:43
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
19:23
Fremantle dominating the ruck contest to this point in the match leading hit outs 46-20, and hit outs to advantage 13-6.
21:50
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Adam Goodes)
22:26
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dean Towers)
23:21
Towers takes advantage of the loose ball from a marking contest to kick his first of the afternoon. Towers has taken a season high seven marks today.
24:29
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Chris Mayne)
26:53
An amazing fifteen disposals for Kennedy so far this quarter out of a total of 31. Kennedy is on target to exceed his season high of 41 disposals.
27:49
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
29:33
A McVeigh snap on goal right on the three quarter time siren sails out of bounds on the full to keep the margin as it was at quarter time, 13 points. A huge last quarter is in store as Sydney remain within striking distance of Fremantle.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:59
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
04:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Barlow)
04:23
A 50 metre penalty against Jones puts Barlow 20 metres out from goal and he kicks truly. Fremantle dominating early in the last with two goals with Sydney yet to go inside forward 50.
06:46
The tackle count is substantially in Sydney's favour so far this match at 68-41, also leading 5-2 this quarter.
09:13
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
10:16
Tippett becomes the Swans' first multiple goals scorer of the day as he goals as a result of a Zac Dawson free kick. Sydney has had the better of the umpiring decisions today leading the free kick count 19-12
10:54
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Mitchell)
13:06
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
15:39
Fremantle with the last three inside 50s, Sydney with the last two clearances.
17:57
Sydney running out of chances to reduce the margin. Its last two inside 50s has seen Shaw kick the ball out on the full from 40 metres on a slight angle and Tippett drop an uncontested mark 15 metres from goal.
19:52
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
20:40
Tippett makes amends for the dropped mark as he goals from a Zac Clake free kick. Tippett has had seven score involvements for the match and has kicked three goals.
21:34
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
24:50
The football is bouncing back and forth between the two 50 metre arcs at the moment as neither team has been able to generate a scoring shot in the past three minutes.
25:24
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Gary Rohan)
26:15
Could be a costly miss by Rohan as he misses from approximately 40 metres out on a slight angle. Rohan has been quiet today with only eight disposals.
26:40
Dockers Interchange - Aaron Sandilands off due to the blood rule.
28:07
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
28:31
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
29:01
Heeney hits the post in what appears to be heartbreak for the Swans late in the match.
29:54
A gallant Swans go down to a determined Fremantle by nine points. The Swans just let the margin get out too far to run down in the last quarter. Kennedy lead all players with 39 disposals for the match, Fyfe was the best for the Dockers with 32.