Match

Geelong Cats vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 08 Jul 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Simonds Stadium for the Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans Round 16 clash.

59:33

Outs for Cats: C.Gregson, S.Kersten, R.Stanley

59:34

Ins for Cats: M.Clark, D.Lang, N.Cockatoo

59:35

Outs for Swans: J.Laidler, I.Heeney, T.Nankervis, B.McGlynn

59:36

Ins for Swans: T.Richards, A.Aliir, T.Papley, S.Naismith

59:40

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00:00

Simonds Stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for the Swans in recent times. They have won only one of their past 11 at the ground with an average losing margin of 33.4 points since 2000.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:50

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kieren Jack)

03:52

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

04:00

The Swans have started strongly with the first two inside 50s of the game, both resulting in goals.

07:11

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dean Towers)

09:20

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)

10:05

The Cats first goal has come from a Cockatoo contested mark inside forward 50. The Cats are ranked first for contested marks this season, averaging 13.7 per game

10:36

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ted Richards)

11:56

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Callum Mills)

16:01

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)

16:34

Callum Mills has kicked the first goal of his career following a forward 50 turnover caused by a Hannebery tackle. Sydney has scored 14 points from turnovers so far.

18:25

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)

21:20

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

23:50

After a slow start, the Cats are now starting to control possession of the game having had five more inside 50s in the past 10 minutes.

25:47

Dangerfield's stellar season continues tonight, having already collected a game high 16 disposals and leading metres gained with 292, over 100 more than anyone else on the ground.

29:53

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Corey Enright)

29:56

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

30:06

Sydney hold a seven point lead at quarter time, despite having three less inside 50s. They lead the clearances by two and are on top in contested possessions.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

02:47

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zac Smith)

08:58

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)

09:04

Swans Interchange - Aliir Aliir off due to an injury.

10:09

A very fast-paced second quarter has suited the Cats, leading the inside 50s 8-2. Geelong has taken five inside 50 marks this quarter.

11:17

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Zak Jones)

12:20

Sydney have kicked their second goal of the game from a 50m penalty, with Jones the beneficiary kicking truly from 40m out. This was their first goal in over 20 minutes.

17:05

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Gary Rohan)

18:44

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)

21:00

SCORE GOAL - Swans (George Hewett)

21:27

Sydney begin to take control of general play, up by 10 in contested possessions in the last 10 minutes. Mitchell leads the contested possession tally for the Swans with 10 for the match.

22:55

Sydney are getting the job done at the stoppages, having kicked four goals to one from this source.

26:07

Geelong are struggling to beat the defensive zone of the Swans. Dane Rampe has had three intercept marks along with six rebound 50s to help restrict the Cats offensive plays.

26:50

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ted Richards)

27:49

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

27:59

After 18 first quarter disposals, Sydney restricted Dangerfield to just the four disposals that quarter. This was done by keeping him to just the two handball receives, after having nine in the first quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

02:10

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

02:48

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Mitchell)

03:48

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jake Lloyd)

03:56

Sydney now have had the last eight scoring shots of the match following Lloyd's goal. Geelong has not scored since the 9th minute mark of the second quarter.

06:24

The Swans are now out to a game-high margin of 23 points. Hannebery leads the way for Sydney with six scoring involvements. The most for any Geelong player is just the two.

08:34

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Corey Enright)

08:46

Enright breaks the scoring drought for the Cats, taking advantage of a poor clearance from Sydney deep in their defence to goal. This is just the 65th career goal for Enright in his 323rd game.

10:05

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kieren Jack)

11:15

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

12:49

The intensity of the game remains at a high level, with both sides laying 55 tackles. Kieren Jack leads the game with eight.

13:46

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)

15:53

Sydney are dominating the Cats at the stoppages in this quarter. They lead 10-2, with Parker leading the way with three. Swans lead scores from stoppages by 25 points.

16:56

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ted Richards)

19:27

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jimmy Bartel)

20:36

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)

24:09

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

24:10

Sydney have now booted four goals from chains beginning in their defensive midfield following a turnover. In comparison, the Cats have scored just the two points from the same zone.

24:46

Swans Interchange - Nick Smith off due to the blood rule.

25:29

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)

29:06

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

29:16

Geelong has had eight more inside 50s for the match, yet have had seven less scoring shots. They are going at only 55 percent kicking efficiency when in their forward half, as opposed to Sydney who are going at 63 percent.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:12

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

02:44

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

05:45

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Rose)

07:08

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dean Towers)

08:00

A courageous defensive spoil in the midfield by Mills sets up a Dean Towers goal to give Sydney a 39 point lead. Sydney are now up to 14 scoring shots from Geelong turnovers.

08:55

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

14:08

Sydney's backline has led the way with eight goals being scored from the Swans defensive half. In comparison, the Cats have not scored one goal from their defensive chains.

17:12

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)

17:37

Papley takes just the sixth contested mark for Sydney which results in a goal. They average 13.1 contested marks this season.

20:14

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

20:24

Hawkins gets on the of some good work by Duncan to kick his second for the night. He has been relatively quiet, taking just the two marks to go with his eight disposals.

22:06

Tom Mitchell has been prolific again tonight, collecting 31 disposals and a game-high 20 contested possessions. He has also been getting involved offensively, with seven score involvements to his name.

26:56

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kieren Jack)

28:15

Kieren Jack caps off a great milestone game, booting home his third goal for the game. This is the first time this year that he has kicked over two goals in a game. He leads the game in tackles with 10 and has also had five clearances.

29:13

Sydney win their first game at Simonds Stadium since 2011, and have kept Geelong to their lowest score of the year. Despite the best efforts from Dangerfield, the Swans won the midfield contest booting four more goals from stoppages.