Match

Adelaide Crows vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 16 Apr 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Adelaide Crows v Sydney Swans Round 4 clash.

59:33

Outs for Crows: R.Knight

59:34

Ins for Crows: T.Lynch

59:35

Outs for Swans: Z.Jones, C.Sinclair, G.Hewett

59:36

Ins for Swans: J.McVeigh, D.Towers, T.Nankervis

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:00

Adelaide finished with 138 fewer uncontested possessions than the Swans in the Round 17 match last season, its worst differential in any game for the year.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:40

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Harry Cunningham)

03:09

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)

03:56

Sydney have opened the game with the first four clearances as well as the first four inside 50s.

07:19

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

08:36

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)

09:43

Swan Ben McGlynn has scored in both games he has played this season, 1.1 against the Giants last week, and an early major here tonight.

13:15

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

14:41

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

14:59

Adelaide's Tom Lynch scored six goals against Port Adelaide in Round 2 before missing last week's game. With an early major tonight his season tally stands at 8.1.

19:21

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

19:46

Although they have had more possessions, 64 to 54, the Swans are laying more tackles than the Crows, 16 to 13.

21:39

Swans Interchange - Kieren Jack off due to an injury.

23:41

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

24:14

Josh Kennedy is finding the going tougher than when he last played the Crows, with just four handballs so far.

24:16

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)

28:28

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)

29:35

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:03

Sydney has averaged 25 more inside 50s per game than its opposition this season, the best differential ever recorded after the first three rounds. After the first term they currently lead in this area, 18 to 8, so may be able to extend this streak.

01:26

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

02:17

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

04:00

After Sydney won nine of the first 11 clearances, the Crows have hit back, taking nine of the next ten to edge in front in this area.

06:04

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Harry Cunningham)

07:18

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Wayne Milera)

08:11

All seven goals tonight have been kicked from a distance of between 15 and 40 metres.

08:41

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

10:24

Lance Franklin has averaged 17 disposals and three goals from three prior games at Adelaide Oval. So far tonight he has five disposals and 1.1.

10:29

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

12:24

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

15:41

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

16:30

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

19:05

The ruck battle between Sam Jacobs and Kurt Tippett appears relatively even, with the Crow big man in front 13 hit-outs to 12. However, Jacobs has directed the ball to the advantage of a teammate on five occasions, whereas Tippett has done so just once.

19:55

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)

20:52

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

23:49

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

26:01

First year Swan Tom Papley has started his career strongly, averaging 14 disposals per game in the first three weeks. However, he is having trouble finding the ball tonight with just the one possession in 36 minutes of first half action.

29:11

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

29:15

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:21

Tom Mitchell recorded 15 of 25 disposals after half time last week against the Giants, also recording one goal and seven score involvements. He had fourteen disposals in the first half tonight.

01:22

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

02:08

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

02:38

Heeney's goal sees Sydney score consecutive majors for the first time tonight.

03:19

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

05:15

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

06:37

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

07:26

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

08:31

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Richard Douglas)

11:09

Sydney's Daniel Hannebery has 25 disposals to comfortably lead all players on the ground. Next best are his teammate Tom Mitchell and Crow Rory Atkins with 17 apiece.

12:06

Crows Interchange - Sam Jacobs off due to an injury.

12:35

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

14:42

The Crows are averaging 23 disposals per goal tonight. Prior to this game, their average was 20 disposals per goal for the season, second best in the competition.

16:06

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

16:41

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

17:56

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

20:18

Adelaide's Daniel Talia has seven one percenters to lead all players. This figure include six spoils, of which four have directly resulted in a Crow possession.

23:15

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

24:36

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)

26:21

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)

28:04

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)

29:33

Swans Interchange - Kieren Jack off due to an injury.

30:10

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

30:43

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

31:11

With 11 third quarter disposals, Matt Crouch now has more than any other Crow, with 23 for the game.

32:39

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)

32:44

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:20

Adelaide Crow Rory Sloane has laid the most tackles of any player on the ground. He has nine, far exceeding his career average of 4.3 per game.

00:41

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)

01:24

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)

03:36

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)

04:42

Adelaide has scored three goals beyond a distance of 50 metres tonight, whereas all 12 of Sydney's majors have been inside 40 metres.

06:56

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

07:08

Swan first-round draft pick Callum Mills has taken five intercept marks. There have only been 22 taken in the entire game, and no other player has more than three.

09:05

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dane Rampe)

11:48

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

13:20

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

13:52

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

16:26

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)

18:33

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)

19:01

Sydney veteran Heath Grundy is the only player to have spent 100 per cent game time on the ground tonight.

20:28

The Swans are leading the final quarter clearances 12 to six, yet have been outscored 3.2 to 1.4.

23:08

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

25:15

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Daniel Robinson)

25:47

Leading into tonight's game, the Swans averaged 71 inside 50s per game for the season, seven more than any other side and 17 more than they averaged last season. Deep into the final term tonight, they have just 56, and the Crows have 57.

25:56

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

27:48

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)

29:21

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

30:53

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

30:55

Isaac Heeney's four goals matches his career best, achieved twice before in the 2015 season, against St Kilda and the Giants.

32:43

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

34:03

The siren has sounded to end Q4.