Match

Fremantle vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 20 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 12, Fremantle has scored a goal from 19 per cent of its inside 50 entries, ranked 17th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:27
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
03:44
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bradley Hill)
03:59
Sydney has recorded the first five clearances of the game, allowing them to dominate territory. The Dockers however, got the first goal of the match on the board from their first inside 50 entry.
05:12
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
08:18
Sydney holds the early advantage in uncontested possession, leading 26 to 13 in this area. Both sides have been below average by foot, the Swans kicking at an efficiency of 59 per cent compared to Fremantle's 58 per cent.
16:07
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
18:40
The contested possession count reflects the evenness of the contest so far, with both sides having 24 apiece.
20:54
The Swans lead the inside 50 count 10 to five and have enjoyed 62 per cent time in forward half to start the match. Fremantle's defence has held up well though, with the Dockers leading the tackle count by five.
23:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
24:54
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom McCartin)
26:49
The Swans led the Dockers in the uncontested possession count by 19 for the quarter. Jake Lloyd had 11 uncontested possessions, five more than the next highest player. His 13 disposals are also a match-high to date.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:19
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
05:01
The Swans lead the tackle count 11 to three to start the second term. Debutant Hayden McLean has four tackles for the term.
05:35
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Reece Conca)
09:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
10:22
Both sides have kicked their only goal of the term from forward half stoppage chains.
11:58
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Reece Conca)
13:12
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (David Mundy)
14:37
Fremantle has reversed the trend of the first term, leading the inside 50 count eight to three. Like the Swans in the first term, however, the Dockers have scored 1.4.10 to Sydney's 1.0.6 from this territorial dominance.
14:59
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
15:43
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
18:52
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Bradley Hill)
20:01
The Dockers lead the contested possession count by nine for the quarter, while the Swans lead the uncontested possession count by nine.
22:55
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
23:07
The Dockers' kicking efficiency is costing them, going at 48 per cent by foot compared to Sydney's 68 per cent.
26:05
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Robbie Fox)
26:17
Sydney's efficiency up forward has been the difference this term. The Swans have 4.0.24 from nine inside 50s, compared to Fremantle's 1.5.11 from 15 inside 50s.
27:31
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
31:14
The Dockers won the contested possession count by 16, the clearances by nine and the inside 50s by eight for the quarter, but were outscored by seven points due in part to its poor ball use, recording a disposal efficiency 17 per cent lower than the Swans for the term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom McCartin)
04:38
Sydney is dominating the early going in term 3, leading uncontested possession 17 to two, inside 50s four to nil and tackles six to two.
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)
09:40
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
10:14
Fremantle has outscored Sydney 3.3.21 to 2.1.13 from stoppages tonight.
14:58
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
16:37
Since the eight-minute mark of the third quarter, Fremantle has won all four clearances and leads inside 50s five to one. The Dockers have improved their ball use over this period, kicking at an efficiency of 81 per cent to Sydney's 40 per cent and as a result have kicked two goals to tie the game up.
21:59
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
23:23
After kicking at 53 per cent efficiency in the first half, the Dockers are kicking at 69 per cent efficiency this quarter. This, along with an advantage of seven in contested possession has helped them to a 3.1.19 to 0.2.2 advantage for the term.
24:21
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
26:08
Both teams have launched most of their scores from the defensive midfield. Sydney has launched 3.2.20 from this zone, while Fremantle has launched 3.0.18.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:39
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
01:34
Fremantle has scored 2.1.13 from centre bounces tonight. They have averaged 13 points per game from this score source since Round 12, ranked fourth over the time period.
03:44
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
05:55
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Nick Blakey)
07:42
The Dockers are well on top in two areas, in no small part thanks to their skipper David Mundy. Mundy has amassed 17 contested possessions and 11 clearances, giving Fremantle an advantage of 26 in contested possession and 16 in clearances.
09:01
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
17:21
Fremantle now leads contested possession by 33. The Dockers best result in this area for the season was an advantage of 26 in Round 1 against North Melbourne.
19:02
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
20:17
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
24:33
The Dockers have smashed Sydney at the stoppages tonight, 42 to 21. This represents Fremantle's best effort in this area this season, eclipsing the advantage of 13 against Richmond in Round 8. Only four other sides have won the clearances by over 20 this season.
25:57
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)
27:00
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
27:42
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
30:14
Sydney held the advantage in uncontested possession all night, winning this area by 57 for the match. Jake Lloyd epitomised this, with 28 of his 42 disposals coming via an uncontested possession.