Match

Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 27 May 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to SCG for the Sydney Swans v North Melbourne Round 10 clash.

59:33

Outs for Swans: T.Richards

59:34

Ins for Swans: H.Marsh

59:35

Outs for Kangaroos: A.Mullett, F.Ray

59:36

Ins for Kangaroos: D.Wells, S.Wright

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.

Quarter 1

00:00

Since 2012, the Kangaroos have scored from 50 per cent of inside 50s against the Swans, ranked No.1 against them in that time.

02:14

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)

02:40

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jarrad McVeigh)

03:09

Jarrad McVeigh boots the first goal of the game and has now scored 9.1 against the Kangaroos across his career.

04:20

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

08:14

The Swans have set the tone early in the contested ball, leading the contested possessions 14 to eight already.

08:27

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

10:03

Josh Kennedy has an early goal and has all five of his possessions in a contested manner. He has also generated three clearances.

13:08

It's one goal apiece from clearance chains for both sides. Sydney's other major came directly from an intercept.

14:58

SCORE GOAL - Swans (George Hewett)

15:35

Post-clearance Sydney is well on top, winning the disposals 35 to 16 and handball-receives 17 to six.

17:10

Seven North Melbourne players are yet to record a disposal in the opening term, while there are just two Swans that are to record a disposal.

17:53

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

19:30

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

20:05

Lance Franklin boots his 12th goal from outside 50 for the season. Sydney has scored 3.1 (19) from clearance chains to just 1.0 (6) for North Melbourne.

22:15

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

22:25

North Melbourne has already conceded 37 points in the opening term. Its previous most in any other game this season was in Round 1 against Adelaide (23).

25:10

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jamie Macmillan)

25:42

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

29:25

Lindsay Thomas grabs North Melbourne's first mark inside 50 for the night. He misses but has both of the Kangaroos' majors to his name.

31:36

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

31:46

The Kangaroos won 30 fewer disposals than the Swans in the midfield zone in the first term. They also hit the target by disposal 14 per cent less often.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:34

Drew Petrie is the only player on the ground yet to record a disposal in the game. Jack Ziebell is one of four Kangaroos players with six disposals to his name.

03:57

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

06:13

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

06:44

Lindsay Thomas has booted all three goals for the Kangaroos. He has also been involved in a team-high four scoring chains.

08:35

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dan Hannebery)

09:09

The second term is being played in Sydney's half of the ground. It leads time in forward half 74 per cent to 26 per cent for the term.

10:32

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jarrad McVeigh)

11:10

Josh Kennedy and Tom Mitchell have led the way in the clinches, recording a combined seven kicks, 23 handballs and 15 contested possessions between them.

14:58

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

15:06

The Kangaroos are shooting at 50 per cent from set shots tonight, scoring 2.2 via that source. The Swans have made the most of their opportunities scoring 5.1 from set shots.

20:23

Todd Goldstein has no impact impact on this game around the ground, recording just one disposal and one mark from 39 minutes game time.

21:47

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

21:55

Three of North Melbourne's goals have come directly from free kicks. Sydney on the other hand has scored two majors from free kicks.

24:40

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)

25:01

The Kangaroos are making inroads in this game, scoring four of the last six goals of the match. They have also recorded seven of the last nine inside 50s.

27:48

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

28:20

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

30:16

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)

30:21

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

30:31

The Kangaroos fought back hard in the second term and lifted their output, winning the contested possessions by 11, while generating 10 more inside 50s. They also outscored the Swans by 14 points from intercepts.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:57

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Scott D. Thompson)

03:18

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Harry Cunningham)

03:29

The Swans continue to dominate around the stoppages, scoring their sixth goal of the match from a clearance chain. They have out scored the Kangaroos 3.1 (19) to 1.0 (6) from ball ups.

04:45

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)

05:45

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jamie Macmillan)

08:31

Ben Cunnington has been the most effective player on the ground for first possessions won around stoppages, winning a game-high eight. Josh Kennedy leads the way for the Swans with seven.

11:54

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Mitchell)

13:21

Sydney's defence has done a terrific job in nullifying North Melbourne's key forwards, with Drew Petrie and Jarrad Waite recording one mark apiece between them.

15:20

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Mitchell)

18:56

In a similar trend to the opening term, the Swans are back on top in the contested ball, winning the count by 12 for the third term. It has dominated, recording 18 disposals to just two inside 50.

22:19

Tom Mitchell has lifted is work rate in the third term, recording 12 disposals, seven contested possessions and one goal. He has recorded a game-high 28 disposals.

25:10

In the last 10 minutes of the game, the Swans lead the time in possession 67 per cent to just 33 per cent. Gary Rohan boots their four goal of the term and becomes their 10th individual goalscorer for the match.

25:31

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Gary Rohan)

30:41

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

31:15

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

31:25

The Kangaroos didn't get much from their forwards in the third quarter, with Ben Brown, Drew Petrie and Lindsay Thomas failing to record a disposal. They lost the inside 50s 16 to eight for the term.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:20

Brent Harvey hasn't had an influence on the game, gaining just five metres from 11 disposals. The Swans are one of just two sides he averages fewer than 20 disposals against since 1999.

02:31

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)

04:27

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)

05:33

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

05:52

Sydney's ball use has let it down early in the final term, recording a disposal efficiency of 45 per cent compared to North Melbourne's 75 per cent.

07:03

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

10:10

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)

13:58

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Zak Jones)

14:38

The Swans ranked 9th in the AFL in scoring from clearance chains heading into the round with an average of 36 points. They have now scored 64 points from clearance chains tonight, their second-highest in any game this year.

16:24

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

16:38

The Swans open up the biggest lead for the match after Lance Franklin's third goal. They have doubled the Kangaroos' forward 50 disposal tally, recording 60 to 30 for the match.

20:29

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)

21:23

Sydney has launched 5.0 (30) from forward 50 chains on the night. North Melbourne on the other hand has managed 2.0 (12) from forward 50 chains itself.

22:12

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)

23:15

Tom Mitchell has equaled his career-best tally of 41 disposals. He has recorded 17 contested possessions which ranks second for the match behind Josh Kennedy's 22.

25:38

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (George Hewett)

26:40

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)

27:25

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

27:35

After winning 20 contested possessions last week against former side Hawthorn, Josh Kennedy eclipsed that with a season-high tally of 22.