Match

Brisbane Lions vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 04 May 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Swans have scored from 18 per cent of their chains starting in the defensive midfield this season, ranked third in the AFL in 2019.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
04:11
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Stefan Martin)
04:17
Brisbane have recorded the four of the first five inside 50''s to get off to a much better start than they have made a habit of doing in 2019. The Lions have been outscored by a total of 89 points in opening quarters this season, ranked last in the AFL this season.
07:07
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
08:53
George Hewett has been good for the Swans early, particularly around the stoppages. He has five disposals and three contested possessions, two of which are pre-clearance, all game-highs early among all players.
09:21
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Zak Jones)
10:05
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
11:30
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
13:17
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Cutler)
14:30
Of the Lions 10 kicks inside 50, five of them have made their way to their target. On average the Lions retain possession from 48 percent of their kicks inside 50 this season, ranked ninth in the AFL in 2019.
15:31
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
17:37
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Nick Blakey)
18:10
Brisbane have already established their dominance inside the contest, winning the contested possession count 28-18 so far this term, lead by four such possessions to Lachie Neale.
19:49
From Sydney''s first mark inside 50 to Tom McCartin, they kick their first goal. Sydney rank seventh in the AFL for marks inside 50 per game with just over 11, right above Brisbane who sit in eighth in this category.
25:23
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel Rich)
25:46
Mitch Robinson started the term well, recording three goal assists from his four disposals, however he has only touched the ball once in the last ten minutes as he has been put in a run-with role on Josh Kennedy.
26:25
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
27:54
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
29:42
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Stefan Martin)
31:58
Something about damp conditions seems to be the Swans kryptonite this year. They recorded just nine marks in the opening quarter, their worst performance in an opening term in this category since they took six marks against Brisbane in Round 6, 2016.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:07
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
03:57
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
05:23
Sydney have changed their game plan to focus on retaining possession, and their seven uncontested marks to two and 71 per cent kicking efficiency are reflective of this.
05:46
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
06:40
Will Hayward gets the first goal of the second term and the Swans first from a forward half Possession Gain. Sydney average 21 points per game from this source in the first six rounds of 2019, the third-lowest average in the AFL this year.
09:26
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
09:58
Will Hayward gets his and the Swans second goal in succession to get the momentum going back their way. Sydney have played on from just 8 per cent of marks this quarter, well below their season average of 30 per cent mark play on rate, which is the third-highest measure in the AFL this season.
11:45
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
12:08
Sydney have reversed the trend of the first quarter entirely back the other way, recording double the uncontested possessions of their opponents (28-14), collecting three forward half Possession Gains to none and recording a kicking efficiency of 74 per cent to the Lions 50 per cent.
13:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Cutler)
14:53
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jordan Dawson)
16:09
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
16:13
Four in a row now for Sydney, all from Possession Gains. Last round they conceded 39 more points launched from Possession Gains than they scored. This term they have outscored the Lions 4.2.26 to 0.1.1 from this source.
16:24
Lions Interchange - Daniel McStay off due to an injury.
17:25
After Lincoln McCarthy started the match red hot with eight disposals from five contested possessions, three inside 50''s and two goal assists in the first term, he is yet to touch the ball this term as Jake Lloyd has made him work defensively and unable to get involved for the Lions offensively.
18:25
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
19:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)
22:02
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Oliver Florent)
24:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
25:04
Sydney seize the lead on the back of a wave of momentum, set up by retaining the ball in their forward half for 61 per cent of this term, and retaining possession from two thirds of their kicks inside 50 for the term.
27:11
Daniel Rich has been vital in keeping the Swans from completely running over the top of the Lions this term. He leads all players with 179 metres gained this quarter at 100 per cent efficiency to go with one goal and one Intercept Mark.
28:44
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
31:13
A key late goal to Daniel McStay, who has returned to the ground after a concussion test, to steady the ship for the Lions. It has not been an easy first half for both sides forward groups, with just five marks taken inside 50 each.
33:59
The winner of the Lachie Neale versus George Hewett matchup could very well get the upper hand in the second half. Neale has 16 disposals including four clearances from 8 contested possessions and a retention rate of 75 per cent, compared to Hewett''s 16 disposals including four clearances from 11 contested possessions at 75 per cent retention as well as five tackles.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charles Cameron)
03:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
04:18
Dayne Zorko had 11 disposals in the first term but was held to just one in the second quarter. He has already surpassed that performance with two disposals, including one clearance and one inside 50.
05:48
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
06:02
Brisbane have been camped in their forward half for most of the early part of this quarter, recording seven of the eight inside 50 entries this term, but they have only managed to convert this to 0.3.3 on the scoreboard. However the weather is causing both teams to scrap and surge the ball forward so this looks to be a low-scoring second half accordingly.
09:14
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charles Cameron)
10:37
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
10:49
The first goal of the quarter is recorded by Daniel McStay as the Lions edge out to a two-goal lead. Brisbane are kicking the ball at less than 50 per cent efficiency this term, but they''ve been able to control possession by recording 10 Possession Gains to four this term. Brisbane average 69 Possession Gains per game in 2019, the fourth-lowest average of any side.
12:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
15:54
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
17:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
19:14
Two sensational individual efforts from Tom Papley in general play has the Swans right back in this game. He has just kicked the Swans fourth and fifth goals from general play, a shot source that the Swans average three goals per game from in 2019, the lowest-average of any side this season.
21:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
24:13
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
25:04
Brisbane have dominated the contested possession this quarter, notching 42 such possesions to 19 for Sydney in this term alone. Their kicking efficiency (48 per cent) is betraying this dominance however, as the Swans 73 per cent efficiency has allowed them to kick three goals from just seven inside 50''s in this quarter.
27:29
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
28:48
Swans Interchange - Harry Cunningham and is possibly out for the game.
29:28
Harry Cunningham looks to have suffered a groin injury, which could be a big loss for the Swans as his primary matchup has been against livewire Charlie Cameron. Not only has he held Cameron well so far in this match, he leads all Swans with 426 metres gained.
34:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
34:40
Ollie Florent has been the barometer for the Swans this term with a game-high eight Pressure Acts this term, to go with three Tackles, two Clearances and two Possession Gains.
36:16
Two big late goals from close to the boundary for the Lions and they have all the momentum going into the final term. The Lions have won four of the last five Clearances allowing them to push the ball forward and spend 71 per cent of the last five minutes in their forward half.
37:21
All three of the Swans goals in the third term were scored from Stoppage Clearances. Both sides won four Centre Clearances, and all four of those Lions chains ended inside 50, however the Swans scored the only goal from this source for the term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
06:56
George Hewett has performed consistently in every quarter, winning five hardball-gets early in this term, more than twice that of any other player on the ground, as well as three Possession Gains.
07:23
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)
08:47
Sydney have been the cleaner of the two teams in the final term so far, recording nine marks to three for the Lions and kicking at 78 per cent efficiency compared to the Lions 50 per cent. Despite this, the Lions four clearances to one has again given them the advantage in pushing the ball forward, leading to nine inside 50''s to two in Brisbane''s favour this term.
12:07
Dayne Zorko has recorded eight Pressure Acts in the final quarter alone, double that of any other player on the ground in this category. He leads the AFL in this category, averaging 28 Pressure Acts per game.
13:53
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
14:23
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
14:40
A critical goal to Hugh McCluggage, which makes it very difficult for Sydney to mount a comeback from here. Only George Hewett (11) has more pre-clearance groundball-gets than McCluggage in tonight''s match.
17:17
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
19:15
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
19:46
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
21:06
After what looked like a painful rib injury sustained in a marking contest, Tom Papley re-enters the match and kicks his fourth goal of the match, twice as many as the next best player on the ground. Since 2017, he leads all Swans players not named Lance Franklin with 63 goals.
21:46
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
22:21
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
24:31
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
27:42
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
28:40
Dayne Zorko shuts the door on a Swans comeback with a terrific goal. His 760 metres gained thus far tonight is the equal fifth-highest record in this category this season and the best by any Lions player.
29:37
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
30:25
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
30:39
George Hewett has had his best game as a Swan tonight and looks set to take over from Luke Parker as Sydney''s wet weather specialist. He has recorded career-highs with 34 disposals and 24 contested possessions, to go with seven clearances and six tackles to be the Swans best player.
32:36
The Lions have won their first match over Sydney after 11 straight losses, purely through sheer weight of forward half dominance. 77 inside 50''s to 40, 37 forward half Possession Gains to 13 resulting in the Lions kicking 4.8.32 to 1.3.9 from this source.
32:42
Dayne Zorko was a clear man of the match in the Lions win, recording 29 disposals and ending up with 790 metres gained for the match, which is the fourth-best performance in this category by any player in the AFL in 2019. He also recorded a game-high 11 inside 50''s, 11 clearances, 11 tackles and a team-high 17 contested possessions and 28 Pressure Acts.