Match

Sydney Swans vs Carlton

Commentary / 26 Aug 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to SCG for the Sydney Swans v Carlton Round 23 clash.

59:33

Outs for Swans: D.Hannebery, T.Papley

59:34

Ins for Swans: H.Cunningham, N.Newman

59:35

Outs for Blues: L.Plowman, J.Silvagni

59:36

Ins for Blues: D.Armfield, N.Graham

59:40

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

00:00

In comparison, Carlton has averaged 71 points per game this season against top-eight sides, the lowest amount averaged by a side.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:29

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kurt Tippett)

01:30

Kurt Tippett now has goals in three straight games for the first time this season.

04:46

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

07:02

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jarrad McVeigh)

10:39

In spite of five of the last six inside 50s, the Swans have kicked just one major from these forays forward.

11:46

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (George Hewett)

14:08

None of Matthew Kreuzer's six hitouts have been directed to the advantage of a Carlton teammate. In contrast, his Sydney ruck opponents (Sinclair and Tippett) have hit four of their five ruck taps directly to a Swan.

17:26

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)

17:27

All three Sydney majors have come from a distance greater than 30 metres from goal.

20:30

Swans Interchange - Kurt Tippett off due to an injury.

21:35

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dean Towers)

25:31

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

25:41

Sydney's Luke Parker averages a career-best 6.3 clearances per game in his seventh year year of AFL football. With five already today, he is a chance to better his season-high of 12 achieved in Round 3 versus Collingwood.

26:41

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Blaine Boekhorst)

29:18

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

02:34

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)

05:44

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

06:05

The Blues have scored from 43 per cent of their inside 50 entries this season, the lowest in the league. With just the one goal from 15 inside 50s today, this scoring percentage is a woeful 6.7.

07:23

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

07:24

With three first-half goals already today, Lance Franklin has pushed his season tally to 62. This leaves him two majors behind West Coast's Josh Kennedy for the most in the AFL.

10:03

Blues Interchange - Ciaran Byrne and is possibly out for the game.

11:45

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kreuzer)

12:42

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Dale Thomas)

13:05

Swans Interchange - Callum Sinclair off due to an injury.

14:43

In spite of his opponent Lance Franklin kicking the three goals, Carlton's Liam Jones leads all players on the ground with seven spoils. This includes four advantaging a Blues teammate.

14:54

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)

17:27

Carlton's second-quarter disposal efficiency of 84 per cent compares favourably to the Swans who are getting rid of the ball at 64 per cent for the term.

18:09

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Blaine Boekhorst)

19:18

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dean Towers)

22:32

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)

26:38

Carlton's Jacob Weitering has taken a match-best four intercept marks in the first half. This is his high for 2017, but is still short of the career-best seven he took in Round 11, 2016 against the Brisbane Lions.

28:07

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

31:12

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)

31:16

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:22

A Matthew Kreuzer clearance broke a run of six consecutive for Sydney.

02:01

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

06:23

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)

06:24

Multiple goals for first-year Swan Will Hayward for the seventh time in his 18 career games.

08:17

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

09:29

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Blaine Boekhorst)

11:26

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

11:53

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jarrod Pickett)

13:28

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)

14:41

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jarrad McVeigh)

14:53

The most common penalty given away today has been four infringements by the Swans for holding the man.

17:24

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Gary Rohan)

18:19

Zak Jones has averaged a career-high 20 disposals pergame this season. With 18 inside three quarters, he is on track to comfortably exceed this mark in today's game.

19:22

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Wright)

20:38

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jarrod Pickett)

22:00

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

23:41

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

23:42

Today's tally represents just the second time in 2017 that Lance Franklin has kicked six goals. The other occasion was when he kicked 8.4 in a Round 7 win over Brisbane.

24:57

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)

26:43

Swans Interchange - Zak Jones off due to an injury.

27:00

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Gary Rohan)

29:46

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)

29:59

Blues Interchange - Dale Thomas off due to an injury.

31:04

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:40

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

01:39

The Swans have nine of the last eleven inside 50s and nine of the last eleven clearances.

03:57

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

06:36

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)

06:37

Of Carltons scores this season, 65 per cent have come from an intercept, the equal-highest percentage of any side. This is consistent with the Blues' scoring today with nine of their 13 scores (69 per cent) coming from intercepts.

09:50

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

11:27

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jed Lamb)

12:43

Jacob Weitering's 13 marks for Carlton easily lead all players on the ground. Next best is the Swans' Sam Reid with eight.

13:22

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Gary Rohan)

14:41

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

18:07

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

18:08

Lance Franklin's 578 metres gained is the most on the ground. Carlton's Sam Docherty has averaged 508 metres gained per game this season, ranking him eighth in the competition. He is well down in this area today, with just the 302 metres gained.

19:42

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Nick Graham)

20:25

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Nic Newman)

21:36

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

24:28

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (George Hewett)

25:42

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Wright)

28:38

Matthew Kreuzer has averaged career-highs of 31 hitouts, 15 disposals, five tackles and four clearances this season. He has eclipsed or matched these marks in all four areas today with 37 hitouts, 16 disposals, five tackles and nine clearances.

30:04

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)

31:33

The siren has sounded to end Q4.