Match

Sydney Swans vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 28 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Over the past four weeks, Sydney has conceded a score from 39 percent of its oppositions inside 50 entries, ranked third defensively.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
04:48
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)
05:53
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
05:54
Sydney kicks the first goal of the day courtesy of Ben Ronke, his fifth goal of 2019 in his ninth game of the season.
07:27
The Cats have won last four clearances, yet the Swans have generated the last four inside 50 entries.
09:02
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
10:56
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jordan Dawson)
12:00
Twelve minutes into the opening quarter, there are seven Cats yet to record a disposal.
17:15
Over the past four weeks, Sydney has lost the contested possession count by eight per game, ranked 16th in the AFL over this time. They have remedied this issue so far today, currently winning the contested possession count 23 to 19.
17:46
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Hayden McLean)
20:16
While Tim Kelly's tally of eight disposals for the Cats leads all players on the ground, they have only come at a poor 38 percent efficiency.
22:30
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
23:38
The Swans have yet to concede a free kick, an excellent display of discipline in almost a quarter of football.
24:24
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
27:51
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
27:52
Despite controlling the time in possession for the first term 51 percent to 35, the Swans also heavily outtackled the Cats, 17 to 12, and take a 14 point lead into quarter time.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:50
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:04
Despite leading the clearances 16 to four, the Cats have been unable to translate this dominance into inside 50 entries, where the Swans lead this measure 17 to nine.
02:54
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
03:51
Sydney has not won a clearance since the 14th minute of the opening term. In the time since, the Cats have won 12 clearances.
03:54
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tim Kelly)
04:47
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
06:21
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
09:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Scott Selwood)
09:23
All four Geelong goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Sydney turnover.
11:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jack Henry)
13:52
From Geelong's eight second-quarter inside 50 entries, they have scored seven times (4.3).
14:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
19:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
19:01
Including kicking 2.2 himself, Sydney's Ben Ronke has contributed a match-leading six score involvements.
22:42
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
24:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)
25:18
Sam Reid has been targeted five times inside forward 50 for the Swans, the equal-most for Sydney. However, the big man is yet to take a mark in this zone.
27:55
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
30:20
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
30:21
The Cats hit back in the second term to find scores all square at the main break. The star of the first half has been Geelong forward Tom Hawkins in his 250th game, contributing ten disposals at 60 percent efficiency, eight contested possessions, five marks, and kicking 3.2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:30
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
00:31
Tom Hawkins has now kicked at least four goals on six occasions from 18 games for the Cats this season.
05:00
The Cats are controlling the third quarter time in possession, 64 percent to 18.
05:02
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
05:25
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
06:07
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tim Kelly)
09:41
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Clark)
11:16
Prior to today's game, Sydney's Aliir Aliir had won a total of 33 intercept marks in the defensive 50 this season, ranked second in the competition. He has added a match-leading two defensive 50 intercept marks already today.
11:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
15:32
Third quarter kicking efficiency heavily favours the Cats, 75 percent to 60.
16:42
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
19:21
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
20:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
20:53
Sydney has not been inside its forward 50 zone since the eighth minute of the third quarter. In the time since, the Cats have gone inside 50 on ten occasions, kicking 3.2.
22:15
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jordan Dawson)
25:50
Of the 12 free kicks that Geelong has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the ball on five occasions.
28:53
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
29:38
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:39
The Cats took control in the third quarter, dominating the disposals for the term 113 to 64, the clearances 13 to six, the inside 50s 17 to six, and outscoring the Swans 4.5 to 1.1.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:09
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jordan Dawson)
02:10
Sydney's Jordan Dawson has converted shots at goal with 92.3 percent accuracy this season (12.1).
05:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
06:45
The only player on the ground with 100 percent game time is Sydney defender Dane Rampe.
07:33
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:32
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
11:11
The dominant ruckman on the ground is recalled Cat Zac Smith. He has won 30 of 45 ruck contests, including directing six hitouts to the direct advantage of a teammate.
11:36
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
12:55
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
15:45
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
15:46
In the last five minutes of play, the Swans have won the clearances four to nil, the inside 50s five to nil, the time in possession 40 per to 18, and kicked 2.1 to nil.
18:10
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Clark)
19:23
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Parsons)
20:39
Callum Mills 522 metres gained for Sydney leads all players on the ground. The next highest tally is 436 metres gained by Geelong's Tim Kelly.
21:11
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
23:32
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
26:04
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Nick Blakey)
27:26
Geelong defender Jack Henry does the little things to help his team. He has contributed eight of Geelong's 36 one percenters, and leads all players on the ground in this measure.
32:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
33:53
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Atkins)
33:55
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
34:00
The Cats take victory on the back of their ability to convert Sydney turnovers into scores. At full time, Geelong's score from turnovers sits at 11.7, while the Swans have been held to 8.5 from the same source.