Match

Sydney Swans vs Melbourne

Commentary / 19 Jun 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to SCG for the Sydney Swans v Melbourne Round 13 clash.
59:33
Outs for Swans: K.Tippett, J.Laidler, H.Cunningham, H.Marsh
59:34
Ins for Swans: A.Aliir, G.Hewett, T.Nankervis, D.Towers
59:36
No changes for Demons.
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Since Round 9 the Swans have averaged 96 tackles per game, 13 more per game than any other side in that time.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:09
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
05:32
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
05:38
In very wet conditions Melbourne has had the best opportunities in the early play, with seven of the first eight forward 50 entries of the match. The Demons have recorded 14 contested possessions to just nine by the Swans.
09:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Kieren Jack)
15:23
Tackling will be a big feature of today's play due to the difficult conditions. Sydney has already laid 31 tackles and Melbourne has applied 20. The league average per team this season is 17 tackles per quarter.
17:41
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
17:59
Very little between the two teams in the early play. Both Sydney and Melbourne have had 75 disposals, nine inside 50s and kicked 1.1 (7).
19:15
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dean Towers)
19:37
In the past ten minutes Sydney has had the better of the territorial battle. The Swans have had the ball inside their forward half for 64 per cent of that period, recording eight forward 50 entries to just the one of the Demons.
20:26
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Zak Jones)
21:18
Demons Interchange - Tom McDonald off due to an injury.
22:07
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Kieren Jack)
23:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
23:25
Sydney has locked the ball inside its forward half, with now 12 of the past 13 forward 50 entries. In that time this dominance has been set up by eight clearances to the Swans compared to just two to Melbourne.
25:17
Sydney has already applied 46 tackles for the match, the highest tally of any team in a quarter this season (surpassing its own previous high of 43 in a quarter against Gold Coast). Melbourne has applied 26 tackles.
25:53
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dean Towers)
26:05
Dean Towers has had an excellent first term, winning a game-high 10 disposals. He has won three intercepts and gained 186 metres for his team, the second most of any player on the ground. He has now converted with his second shot at goal.
27:26
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
27:59
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
28:09
Sydney enjoys a 11-point quarter time lead in the rain at the SCG. Although Melbourne made a bright start, Sydney dominated the last 20 minutes of play with 10 of the 14 clearances and 15 inside 50s to just 2 by Melbourne in that period.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:14
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Toby Nankervis)
01:22
Sydney has now taken four marks inside 50, with all uncontested. From the resulting shots the Swans have kicked 1.2 (8). Melbourne is yet to take a mark inside its forward 50 arc.
03:28
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Dean Kent)
08:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
08:58
Lance Franklin's first goal for the game is his 750th from 234 career games. He becomes the 13th player in VFL/AFL history to reach this goal tally.
11:30
This season the league average of kicks off the ground is four per team per game. In the rain in this match both Sydney and Melbourne have already recorded five ground kicks each.
13:06
Sydney is now controlling possession at the stops in play, winning six clearances this quarter to just one by Melbourne. The Swans have now won nine more clearances than the Demons across the match.
16:01
Sydney is looking to play a more direct game than Melbourne, this quarter recording 37 kicks and 22 handballs (kick to handball ratio of 1.63). In contrast, Melbourne has had 28 kicks and 26 handballs this term (ratio of 1.08).
16:53
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
18:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jack Watts)
20:18
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
27:23
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bernie Vince)
28:21
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:31
Bernie Vince has recorded by far the most metres gained of any player on the ground. With 15 disposals to half time the Melbourne midfielder has gained 462 metres for his side, well ahead of the the next most (Jarrad McVeigh with 268 metres).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:06
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Kieren Jack)
02:50
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
03:36
Sydney has been better at capitalising on its opponent's turnovers. The Swans have generated 4.3 (27) from 48 intercepts while the Demons have only directly created 1.3 (9) from 50 intercepts.
03:56
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Mitchell)
04:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
10:01
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
10:21
Melbourne has successfully moved the ball from defensive 50 to forward 50 for just the second time in 27 attempts, resulting in the goal to Petracca. Sydney has transitioned the same route only twice from 24 occasions.
11:37
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bernie Vince)
12:03
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Sam Frost)
15:01
Melbourne has won seven of the last eight clearances of the game. All but one of these have ended up inside 50. Both teams have now recorded nine forward 50 entries in the third term.
20:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
20:37
Lance Franklin has kicked his third goal following a forward 50 intercept and goal assist by Kieren Jack. Jack now has a game-high three goal assists along with the three behinds he has kicked.
23:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
27:00
Although the teams have had similar number of disposals (276 to Sydney and 266 to Melbourne), the Swans have laid almost twice the amount of tackles (121) than the Demons (67).
27:13
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dean Towers)
27:32
Demons Interchange - Oscar McDonald off due to an injury.
28:36
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
28:57
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:07
For the third straight quarter Sydney has kicked two goals and Melbourne has kicked one major. It was more of the same in the third term with Sydney generating seven shots from 14 inside 50s, compared to four shots from Melbourne's 13 forward 50 entries.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
05:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
06:12
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
06:18
Lance Franklin has kicked his fourth goal, more than the entire Melbourne team. Franklin has now kicked four goals or more in 101 games across his 234-game career and on eight occasions this season.
07:51
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dean Towers)
08:34
From possession chains originating in the forward half, Sydney has been far more potent than Melbourne. The Swans have scored 40 points from 37 such chains while the Demons have only generated 17 points from 38 forward half possession chains.
08:56
SCORE GOAL - Swans (George Hewett)
11:01
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
11:07
Although Sydney has had 47 disposals this quarter, Melbourne has only applied two effective tackles. The Swans have kicked 4.1 (25) from seven inside 50s. On the other hand, Sydney has applied nine tackles while Melbourne has had just 18 disposals.
13:07
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben McGlynn)
13:37
Sydney's forward press has been very effective this term. The Swans have won eight midfield intercepts, taking the ball inside 50 from four of them directly creating three goals. Their other two goals this quarter have been sourced from stoppages.
19:06
Sydney has found success today using the ball by foot. Although the Swans have only had 39 more disposals than the Demons, 37 of those have been kicks. As a result Sydney has taken 52 marks compared to just 27 by Melbourne.
19:51
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
22:42
Bernie Vince has gained 671 metres across the match, the most by any player. The seven next highest distances have been gained by Sydney players led by Zak Jones with 465 metres.
23:53
Josh Kennedy has won a game-high 28 disposals. He has won six intercepts and a game-high nine clearances, however has turned the ball over on ten occasions.
25:42
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
26:22
Sydney has been particularly efficient when on the attack this quarter, kicking six goals from just ten forward 50 entries. Melbourne is yet to convert a major from its eight inside 50s this term.
28:23
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
31:52
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
32:02
Sydney has laid the most tackles in a game on record (155) in a comprehensive 55-point victory over Melbourne in very wet conditions. The Swans restricted Melbourne to just one goal per quarter but kicked 12 of their own.