Match

Sydney Swans vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 09 Jun 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Since 2017, the Swans have scored a goal from 26 per cent of their inside 50s against the Eagles – the third-highest percentage of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:59
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
02:52
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom McCartin)
05:46
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
06:41
Sydney lead the contested possession count by four for the quarter. George Hewett has been influential early with three contested possessions.
08:00
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
08:42
The two sides have been evenly matched in the clearances with Sydney holding a slight advantage 4 - 2 this quarter with George Hewett leading the way for the Swans with three clearances.
09:18
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
10:04
West Coast haven't been in the lead in the match so far with the biggest lead in the match being 17 points to Sydney at the 11th minute mark of the quarter.
11:02
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Rose)
12:54
Sydney have had 35 more uncontested possessions, leading the count 43 to 8. Callum Mills and Isaac Heeney 5 have lead the way for Sydney today.
17:58
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
19:58
Jake Lloyd has had a strong first quarter this afternoon with nine disposals, three handball receives, two score involvements and 73 metres gained.
21:32
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
26:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
30:02
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:32
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
02:03
Swans Interchange - Colin O'Riordan and is possibly out for the game.
04:19
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
04:52
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
06:11
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
07:08
Swans Interchange - Jackson Thurlow off due to the blood rule.
08:48
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
09:04
Sydney have 48 more effective disposals than West Coast for the match so far. Luke Parker (10), George Hewett (10) and Jake Lloyd (10) have been the most prominent on the ground.
10:05
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
11:08
West Coast has focused on Jack Darling as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high four times. He has failed to impact the scoreboard but has two scoring involvements.
11:42
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
11:59
Sydney lead the contested possession count by two for the quarter. Ryan Clarke (4) has been influential early in the match with four contested possessions.
13:36
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
15:54
West Coast's forward pressure has been far better than the Swans's, applying six tackles to three inside in the forward half of the ground. Jack Redden has lead the way for the Eagles with two.
17:16
Sydney has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring West Coast, 2.1 (13) - 1.2 (8) from this area.
19:29
Eagles Interchange - Liam Ryan off due to an injury.
20:31
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
24:09
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
26:06
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
26:18
Swans Interchange - Jackson Thurlow and is possibly out for the game.
29:41
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
33:00
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
33:37
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:26
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
01:05
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
01:33
Swans Interchange - Nick Blakey off due to an injury.
04:16
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
04:58
Sydney's Dane Rampe has played 100 per cent of the game this evening, the most out of everyone on the field. Brad Sheppard for West Coast has spent 97 per cent.
06:08
Dom Sheed has gained 425 metres for the match, with Lewis Jetta 375 and Dane Rampe 339 the next best on the ground.
06:20
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
07:16
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
08:18
SCORE GOAL - Swans (George Hewett)
09:28
Sydney have been strong when the ball has been on the ground, leading hard ball gets 26 to 22. Callum Sinclair 4 lead the way for the Swans tonight.
10:18
Sydney has been able to hit the scoreboard from turnovers today outscoring West Coast, 8.3 (51) - 4.3 (27) from this area.
13:37
Sydney has focused on Lance Franklin as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high eight times. He has heavily influenced the scoreboard with three goals and four behinds as well as ten scoring involvements.
14:11
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
17:06
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)
20:02
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Callum Sinclair)
23:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
27:55
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
29:33
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:09
Sydney has been able to hit the scoreboard from turnovers today outscoring West Coast, 10.3 (63) - 5.5 (35) from this area.
00:42
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
04:25
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
04:55
Sydney have 75 more effective disposals than West Coast for the match so far. Jake Lloyd (22) and Dane Rampe (20) have been the most prominent on the ground.
06:09
Sydney have been in the lead for for 92 minutes of the match thus with their biggest lead reaching 42 points in the third quarter of the 23 minute mark.
06:26
Dom Sheed has gained 570 metres for the match, with Lewis Jetta 534 and Dane Rampe 518 the next best on the ground
08:00
Nine of the last eleven goals have now been kicked by the Swans, which is in stark contrast to the inside 50 differential of 48 - 33 to the Eagles for the match.
09:01
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
13:06
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
15:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
16:25
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
18:49
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
21:22
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
24:28
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
27:56
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
29:29
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
29:33
The siren has sounded to end Q4.