Match

North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 15 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00
Since 2014, the Kangaroos have won the clearance count by three per game against the Swans the third-best differential recorded by any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:53
Kangaroos Interchange - Kayne Turner and is possibly out for the game.
03:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
05:20
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
08:47
Sydney lead the contested possession count by three for the quarter. Lance Franklin has been influential early with two contested possessions.
10:21
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
11:25
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
12:14
Sydney has been strong when the ball has been on the ground, leading groundball gets 15 to 8. Ben Ronke and Zak Jones 2 have lead the way for the Swans tonight.
16:19
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jamie Macmillan)
16:37
Todd Goldstein has won the hit-outs 6-2 when he has been opposed to Callum Sinclair. He also leads the hit out to advantage 2-1.
20:09
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
20:25
North has dominated the clearances 8 - 3 this quarter. Jed Anderson and Shaun Higgins two each are the most prominent on the ground.
22:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
23:51
Jake Lloyd has had a strong first quarter tonight with eight disposals at 100 per cent disposal efficiency, six handball receives and 215 metres gained.
24:54
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
27:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
28:44
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:26
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
03:39
Swans Interchange - Josh P. Kennedy and is possibly out for the game.
04:15
North has kicked five out of the last eight goals of the match, with the game-high lead being 12 points late in the first quarter.
06:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
07:24
Kangaroos Interchange - Todd Goldstein off due to the blood rule.
08:08
Interestingly Sydney has focused on Tom McCartin as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high six times. He has failed to impact the scoreboard yet.
08:34
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
12:49
All but one goal in the match has been scored from a turnover this afternoon, North 5.1 (31) - Sydney 5.0 (30) from this area.
15:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
15:25
Sydney has 20 more effective disposals than North for the quarter. Dane Rampe (6), Isaac Heeney and Lance Franklin (5) have been the most prominent on the ground this quarter.
16:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom McCartin)
19:45
Shaun Higgins has had a strong first half this afternoon with 15 disposals, nine handball receives, seven contested possessions, five inside 50's, four clearances and 333 metres gained.
22:41
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
25:03
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
25:48
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
28:38
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Harry Cunningham)
31:03
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:16
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nathan Hrovat)
02:19
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
04:27
Shaun Higgins has gained 489 metres for the match, with Luke McDonald 314 and Jake Lloyd 288 the next best on the ground.
04:57
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Callum Sinclair)
05:30
North's Ben Brown and Sydney's Dane Rampe have both played 100 per cent of the game this afternoon, the most out of everyone on the field.
07:38
Swans Interchange - Oliver Florent off due to an injury.
07:51
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
09:38
North have kicked the past three goals in the match. There have been nine lead changes in the match so far.
10:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
11:23
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
12:27
North 3.1(19) has outscored Sydney 1.3 (9) this quarter. Jack Ziebell, Shaun Higgins and Todd Goldstein four disposals are leading the way.
13:03
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
14:59
Sydney's tackling pressure has been far better than North's this quarter, applying 13 tackles to 8.
16:47
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
19:02
Lance Franklin kicks his 900th goal of his career. He becomes the 9th player in AFL/VFL history to achieve this milestone.
22:13
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
23:26
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
25:07
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
26:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
28:31
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
31:20
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:03
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
02:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
04:51
North has been able to hit the scoreboard from centre bounces today outscoring Sydney, 2.0 (12) - 1.4 (10) from this area.
05:53
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
09:00
North has focused on Ben Brown as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high 10 times, kicking three goals and one behind.
10:45
Todd Goldstein has won the hit outs 37 - 25 when he has been opposed to Callum Sinclair in the ruck and 11 hit outs to advantage. He has been excellent around stoppages with four first possessions and three clearances.
13:03
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Robbie Fox)
14:44
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
16:44
North lead the contested possession count by 10 for the match (129-119). Shaun Higgins 17 and Paul Ahern 12 have been influential across the match.
16:59
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
18:48
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
20:39
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
23:08
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
23:40
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
24:17
Jack Ziebell has had a strong game today with 21 disposals, nine marks and five goals.
26:46
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
27:12
Isaac Heeney has returned strong from his concussion two weeks ago 27 disposals, three marks, three tackles and two goals.
27:47
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
28:25
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Aliir Aliir)
31:29
The siren has sounded to end Q4.