Match

Sydney Swans vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 05 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00
Sydney dominated the uncontested possessions (221 to 159) when these two sides met last back in round 6. This is the largest differential for uncontested possessions that the Swans have managed all season.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:19
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
02:35
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
04:13
A good start is crucial to the fortunes of these two sides. In the last five matches between Sydney and Geelong, the team leading at quarter-time has gone onto win the match on each of these occasions.
08:10
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
08:33
Geelong has enjoyed the bulk of the play being held in their attacking half of the ground with eight of the first 10 inside 50s, and 73 per cent time in forward half. Despite this dominance, they have managed just three behinds on the scoreboard.
10:40
Sydney defender Jake Lloyd is accumulating the ball at will, winning seven disposals in the opening 10 minutes with three of these being contested. Lloyd is averaging career-highs in disposals (27.6), marks (6.7) and rebound 50s (5.6) this year.
11:28
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Robbie Fox)
13:05
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
15:53
Swans Interchange - Kieren Jack and is possibly out for the game.
16:32
Kieren Jack has laid four tackles this quarter, the most of any player in the match. Jack laid nine tackles against the Cats in round 6, his highest output this season.
19:12
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Daniel Robinson)
19:25
The Swans have dominated the last 10 minutes of play. They have enjoyed 78 per cent of the play being held in their attacking half , lead contested possessions by 10, and have doubled the Cats disposals in this time-frame.
21:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)
24:23
Cats Interchange - Scott Selwood off due to an injury.
24:56
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
25:24
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
25:36
The first goal for the Cats comes sourced from an attacking midfield intercept. The Cats are leading forward-half intercepts eight to four, which has resulted in four more inside 50s than the Swans.
25:58
Cats Interchange - Mitch Duncan off due to the blood rule.
28:36
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
28:37
Jake Lloyd collected 15 disposals in the first quarter, seven more than any other player. This is his most disposals won in a single quarter throughout his career, and is the equal-fourth most disposals won in a quarter by an individual player this year.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:14
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
01:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:35
After going disposal-less in the opening term, Tom Hawkins gives the Cats a great start to the second quarter with a 40 metre set shot goal. Hawkins has kicked 25 goals from set shots this season, the equal-third most in 2018.
04:16
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tim Kelly)
05:49
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
06:26
Geelong has generated an inside 50 from 42 per cent of their defensive chains originating in their defensive midfield this season, ranked second. Tonight the Cats have converted five inside 50s from eight defensive midfield chains at 63 per cent.
07:40
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Quinton Narkle)
09:04
Geelong's dominance at stoppages is starting to make an impact on the scoreboard. They have won five more clearances than the Swans, and have booted four scores from these clearances. Dangerfield has won a game-high five clearances.
10:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
14:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lachie Fogarty)
14:38
Geelong has improved their efficiency inside 50 this quarter, kicking seven scores from their eight forward entries (88 per cent efficiency). In the opening term the Cats only managed to kick five scores from 16 entries (31 per cent).
16:47
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
18:12
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
18:46
Geelong are on top in all facets of the game this quarter. They have won six more clearances, nine more inside 50s, 10 more contested possessions, eight more groundballs and 37 more disposals.
19:53
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
21:36
The Swans have gone inside their attacking 50 just twice this quarter. Their lowest amount of inside 50s in a quarter this year came in the fourth quarter of round 15 v Richmond where they recorded seven entries.
22:07
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
26:59
MItch Duncan has been instrumental for the Cats in the opening-half. He leads his side in disposals (17) and has launched the ball forward with four kicks inside 50. The Cats average a mark inside 50 28 per cent of the time from Duncan's entries by foot.
28:41
Swans Interchange - Aliir Aliir off due to the blood rule.
29:37
Geelong enter half-time with a 15 point advantage on the back of a dominance at the stoppages. They lead clearances by seven, and have kicked seven scores launched from this source.They have kicked 2.4 (16) from forward-half stoppages.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:22
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
03:44
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
04:44
Lance Franklin has kicked his third goal of the match following his third mark inside 50. This is the eight time this season that Franklin has kicked three or more goals in a match, a feat he achieved 15 times last season.
06:52
Cats Interchange - Tom Stewart off due to an injury.
07:50
Sydney has won the groundball count by 11 per game this season, ranked second. At half-time the Swans were trailing in this stat 62-54, however they have won five more than the Cats to start the third quarter.
08:15
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
11:29
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom McCartin)
12:51
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom McCartin)
13:17
The Swans have kicked four unanswered goals, with the most recent coming following an attacking midfield intercept. The Swans kicked four goals from intercepts last week, their lowest result for the season.
14:30
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
16:36
The Swans have allowed their opposition to score a goal from 19 per cent of their inside 50 entries this season, ranked first. The Cats have booted four goals from their 34 entries at just 12 per cent tonight.
18:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
19:06
The Cats goal-kicking woes continue, kicking a poor 13 behinds from their 17 scoring shots. The Cats are ranked 14th for scoring accuracy this season with an accuracy of 55.9 per cent.
19:26
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
21:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
22:42
Sydney has rectified their issues at stoppages this quarter, leading clearances eight to three. Josh Kennedy has single-handedly lifted the Swans with his grunt work, winning five clearances alone this quarter.
22:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
26:20
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Lachie Fogarty)
28:04
Dan Hannebery has averaged 22.7 disposals per match against the Cats across his career, his third-lowest average against any side. He has collected just 11 disposals tonight and is yet to lay a tackle.
29:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
29:58
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:59
Josh Kennedy won a massive four centre clearances in the third term. The Swans skipper has only once before won four centre clearances in a quarter in his 219 game career (fourth quarter of round 17, 2017 v GWS).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:04
Both Sydney and Geelong have outscored their respective opponents in final quarters this season. The Swans have kicked nine more goals than their opposition in fourth quarters whilst the Cats have booted six more.
02:07
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
02:48
Geelong kick the first goal of the final quarter following a defensive half intercept. Over the past four weeks, the Cats have averaged 36 points per game from their defensive half intercepts, ranked first.
04:47
Cats Interchange - Jed Bews off due to an injury.
06:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
07:44
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
08:48
Joel Selwood has forced the opposition to commit 58 turnovers as a result of his pressure acts this season, ranked equal-fourth in the competition. He has applied the most pressure acts tonight with 24.
09:14
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Oliver Florent)
12:15
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jamaine Jones)
12:29
Geelong has grabbed 10 marks inside 50 tonight, three more than the Swans. However the Cats have managed just 2.6 (18) from scoring shots sourced from a mark, compared to 5.0 (30) for Sydney.
15:58
The Cats have locked the ball away in their attacking-half of the ground, with 61 per cent of the play being held in the Cats forward 50 in the last 10 minutes. Cats lead inside 50s this quarter 11 to six.
17:19
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
21:00
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
22:08
Swans Interchange - Jarrad McVeigh and is possibly out for the game.
22:36
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tim Kelly)
22:43
The Cats have won 39 more uncontested possessions in their forward half of the ground. They have won 100 uncontested possessions in this zone, the sixth time this season that they have reached the 100 mark.
23:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
25:05
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
25:35
The Cats have been rebounding outside their defensive 50 with ease tonight, with 50 per cent of their possessions chains sourced from an intercept in this zone resulting in an inside 50. In contrast, the Swans are at 12 per cent conversion.
26:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Quinton Narkle)
27:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Harry Taylor)
29:49
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
29:52
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:53
The Cats record their first win at the SCG since round 4, 2013. This is the third interstate wins from four matches this season for the Cats, whilst the Swans lose their fourth match this year in Sydney.