Match

Sydney Swans vs Essendon

Commentary / 07 May 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to SCG for the Sydney Swans v Essendon Round 7 clash.
59:33
Outs for Swans: A.Aliir
59:34
Ins for Swans: N.Smith
59:35
Outs for Bombers: D.Parish, S.Grimley, M.Stokes, M.Gleeson, K.Langford
59:36
Ins for Bombers: M.Redman, M.Baguley, N.Grima, C.Bird, S.McKernan
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:10
And to possibly make it tougher today, Lance Franklin has kicked an average of 4.8 goals from 12 career games against the Bombers; his best record against any AFL team.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:54
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
03:45
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
04:25
Franklin is the provider on this occasion as he registers a goal assist putting Tippett into an open goal. Both sides with two inside 50s in the early stages of the match.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jonathan Simpkin)
07:45
Simpkin goals from an uncontested mark inside 50. Essendon with two marks inside 50, both in that scoring chain, Sydney yet to take a mark inside 50.
08:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
10:18
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
10:46
Franklin goals as a result of a Essendon turnover in midfield. Both Sydney's goals so far have originated from turnovers.
11:25
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Callum Sinclair)
14:24
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
15:31
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
15:46
The Swans move the football all the way from the kick in to inside 50 where Heeney takes a contested mark and kicks the resulting goal. Heeney has five disposals to this point in the match at 80 per cent efficiency.
18:30
Sydney starting to establish its ascendancy over Essendon leading the clearances 8-6, inside 50s 9-7, and contested possessions 31-24.
21:02
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
21:10
Swans Interchange - Kieren Jack off due to an injury.
21:34
Bombers Interchange - Jonathan Simpkin and is possibly out for the game.
22:54
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
23:49
Parker is dominating in the first quarter leading the disposal count for all players with 12, including seven contested possessions and two clearances.
25:42
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mitch Brown)
26:37
Essendon is taking advantage of Sydney turnovers this quarter with its entire score on 2.3 originating from that source, including that soccered goal by Brown.
28:02
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)
28:04
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
28:14
A strong finish by the Bombers with the last two goals of that quarter to close the margin to six points. Second only to Parker in the disposal count, Zaharakis was busy with eleven disposals that quarter, including four contested possessions.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)
01:28
Two early inside 50s for the Bombers. The first repelled by Rampe with his second intercept mark for the match, the second resulting in a Fantasia behind from a set shot.
02:47
Swans Interchange - Daniel Robinson and is possibly out for the game.
03:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
05:17
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Craig Bird)
05:46
Essendon moves the football from a kick in to inside 50 for the first time in the match, and on the back of a Lloyd clanger, Bird kicks a goal against his old side to make it three in a row for the Bombers.
07:22
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
08:41
Essendon is dominating the disposal count early this quarter 44-24, with a disposal efficiency of 84 per cent against Sydney's 67 per cent.
10:59
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
11:54
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
12:57
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
13:21
Heeney with his second goal originating from a contested mark. Both Goddard and Heeney with two contested marks for the match so far.
14:37
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
17:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Callum Sinclair)
18:52
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
20:22
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)
21:18
The Swans have continued their clearance domination leading the count 9-2 this quarter, and 19-8 across the match.
23:33
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Callum Sinclair)
25:06
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
25:42
The Tippett behind came from a Sydney centre clearance. Sydney lead this count for the match 8-4, with six of these resulting in an inside 50, but has only scored 1.2 from this source.
27:50
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Callum Sinclair)
27:53
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:03
After the Bombers kicked the first two of the quarter, the Swans kicked the next three to take a seventeen point lead into the main break. The Swans also kicked a wasteful seven behinds that quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:43
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
03:06
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
03:47
Franklin goals from the Swans' first inside 50 of the half. Franklin now has six score involvements for the match. In a scrappy start to the quarter both teams are going at sub 60 per cent disposal efficiency.
07:30
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
08:32
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
08:52
Zaharakis goals as a result of a free kick against Mills. Essendon has received the only two free kicks of the quarter so far and lead the count for the match 11-10.
09:43
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
12:39
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
15:23
The Swans again having the better of the quarter but not able to convert it to scoreboard pressure.They are dominating the clearances 7-1, inside 50s 10-5, and in front in contested possessions 24-21.
16:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kieren Jack)
18:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
20:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Mark Baguley)
22:28
SCORE GOAL - Swans (George Hewett)
23:41
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
24:37
Heeney with his fourth goal and ninth score involvement for the match, leading this count across all players.
26:39
Michael Hartley has been busy in defense for the Bombers having now completed his seventh spoil for the match, meaning he now has the four highest spoil counts for the Bombers this year.
26:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
28:25
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
02:10
Papley with his second goal of the match from a Tippett goal assist as the Bombers are yet to go inside 50 this quarter.
07:12
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)
08:05
Tippett goals from strong contested mark. The Swans have dominated in the air tonight leading the marks inside 50 11-4, intercept marks 15-10, and contested marks more generally 12-8.
10:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
10:42
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
11:40
Franklin kicks his fourth goal for the match from inside the centre square to make it seven goals in a row to the Swans. The Bombers have reversed the trend of previous quarters leading the clearance count this quarter 7-2.
12:38
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Mark Baguley)
14:25
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Mark Baguley)
14:33
Bombers Interchange - Craig Bird off due to an injury.
15:28
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
16:22
Of 12 chains originating from a kick in, the Swans have had six of these result in an inside 50, and three of these result in a goal, including the goal by McGlynn.
16:46
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
18:06
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kieren Jack)
18:20
McKernan's goal now make it seven from seven Essendon goals originating from Sydney turnovers. The Bombers are yet to score a goal that has originated from either a stoppage or a kick in.
22:08
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Callum Sinclair)
24:01
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
25:36
McVeigh has finished the match full of running having had a quarter high 11 disposals, including 10 uncontested possessions and five marks, also a quarter high count.
25:56
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
28:03
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
29:35
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
32:48
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
32:52
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
33:02
A comfortable win by the Swans who kicked away in the second half of the match to a 81 point win. Kennedy was outstanding for the Swans with 40 disposals and a season high 11 clearances while Franklin was dominant up forward with six goals.