Match

West Coast Eagles vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 25 Mar 2018

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Optus Stadium for the West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans Round 1 clash.

59:40

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00:00

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00:10

Sydney Swans conceded 51 inside 50s per game in 2017, the fifth-fewest in the AFL, and it allowed its opposition to kick a goal from just 21 per cent of these, ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:29

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

03:40

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jake Lloyd)

03:42

The Swans have won three of the first four clearances and they generated the first goal for the game from this source.

04:40

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

04:42

The Swans have booted the first two goals of the game, both sourced from clearances. They outscored their opposition by nine points per game from this source in 2017, the second-best differential in the competition.

06:20

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Shannon Hurn)

08:57

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

08:59

The Eagles have won six midfield intercepts and they have generated all three of their scores from these.

13:45

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

13:47

Another goal from a clearance for the Swans. All three of their goals are from this source.

14:36

Jack Darling grabs the first contested mark for the game. Darling grabbed 17 contested marks inside 50 last season, ranked second at the club.

15:13

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

18:20

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Shannon Hurn)

18:22

The Eagles have won two of the last four clearances and they have booted a goal from both of these.

20:50

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

23:53

Lewis Melican just won his fifth intercept possession, one more than all other Swans combined.

25:35

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dean Towers)

25:37

The Swans have won five fewer intercepts (10-15) but they have been outscored by just one point from this source.

27:28

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

29:56

Mark Lecras grabs his team's third mark inside 50. The Swans conceded nine marks per game in this zone in 2017, the second-fewest of any side.

30:34

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

32:36

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

32:46

West Coast won six more intercepts and generated one more score from this source.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:37

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Chris Masten)

00:39

The Eagles have won three centre clearances and booted two goals from these.

03:19

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)

03:21

The Swans have won nine midfield intercepts and scored three goals from these. They scored 37 points per game from this source in 2017.

06:14

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

07:56

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Kieren Jack)

07:58

Lance Franklin's scoreboard impact is a game-high 30 points (four goals and one goal assist). He recorded a scoreboard impact of 27 points per game last season, ranked second of all players to play at least three games.

13:17

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)

14:48

The Eagles have gone inside their forward 50 eight times this quarter and taken just one mark in this zone while the Swans have grabbed three intercept marks.

16:51

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

19:09

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)

21:33

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)

21:35

The Swans have been efficient inside 50, generating six scores from nine inside 50s this term. The Eagles have generated just two scores from 10 inside 50s.

22:48

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dean Towers)

25:19

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

26:11

The Eagles have recorded a tackle efficiency of just 46 per cent this quarter.

28:11

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

28:21

Nic Naitanui won seven hitouts in the second quarter with five (71 per cent) of these going to the advantage of a teammate. Naitanui recorded a hitout-to-advantage percentage of 33 in 2016, ranked third of the top-25 players for hitouts.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:23

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (George Hewett)

03:18

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

04:05

The Eagles have applied just two tackles from seven attempts (29 per cent) to start the third term.

06:17

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jackson Nelson)

07:58

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

08:48

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

08:50

The Swans absorbed the Eagles' attack, conceding three behinds from six inside 50s this quarter, before launching a goal from the third kick-in. The Swans scored just two points per game from kick-ins last season, ranked 18th.

12:54

The Swans continue to absorb the Eagles' attack, conceding just three behinds from 10 inside 50s this quarter and four behinds from the last 21 entries.

13:38

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Duggan)

16:03

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

16:05

12 of the Swans' 17 chains this quarter have originated in their defensive 50 and they have launched both their goals from this zone.

17:03

Nick Smith just grabbed his second intercept mark this term and fourth for the game. Smith's eight intercept possessions is a game-high.

18:12

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)

18:14

The Eagles have booted both their third quarter goals from midfield intercepts and they have outscored the Swans by three points from this source for the game.

20:23

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)

25:40

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

29:35

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)

31:05

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

31:08

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

31:18

West Coast dominated the third term. It won the time in forward half by eight minutes and one second, recorded 15 more inside 50s and outscored the Swans by 21 points.

31:20

Nic Naitanui recorded quarter-highs for forward half disposals (five) and contested possessions (three) as well as booting one goal.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:40

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Zak Jones)

01:42

Lance Franklin is up to 10 score involvements for the game, three more than any other player.

03:44

SCORE GOAL - Swans (George Hewett)

03:46

The Swans lead the inside 50 count 5-1 this quarter.

08:20

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)

08:22

The Eagles have grabbed eight marks inside 50 and scored 5.2 (32) from marks.

09:31

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)

09:33

The Swans have also grabbed eight marks inside 50, scoring 7.1 (43) from marks.

11:07

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

11:09

Jack Darling as been the inside 50 target for his team nine times. The Eagles targeted him inside 50 eight times per game in 2017.

14:08

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)

16:52

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

16:54

The Eagles lead the clearance count 7-6 this quarter and kicked all three of their goals from this source.

22:10

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

24:39

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)

24:41

Luke Parker with a goal of the year contender. Parker has also recorded 30 disposals, 18 contested possessions and nine tackles, all game-highs.

31:10

SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)

32:54

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)

33:57

SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)

34:47

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

34:57

Sydney Swans survive a spirited second half performance from West Coast. An area of concern for John Longmire will be the 44 points his team conceded from clearances. The Swans conceded just 25 points per game from this source last season, ranked No.1.

34:59

Lance Franklin was the most dominant player on the field. He finished with 16 forward half disposals, gaining 523 metres for his team (211 metres more than any other player in this zone), and finished with a scoreboard impact of 55 points.