Match

North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 20 Jun 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Across the opening two rounds of the season, the Swans lead the competition in clearances and frees for per game. They ranked 16th in both categories in the 2019 season.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:36
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
02:07
Jack Ziebell has both of the centre clearances in this match, he has spent 100% game time as a forward in the opening two rounds.
04:38
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
04:45
Ben Brown has kicked the first two goals of the match, his second coming from a mark inside 50, he averaged five marks per game in 2019.
06:55
The Swans have a disposal efficiency of 62% to open this match, the Kangaroos are using the ball at 74% efficiency.
07:02
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
08:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Nick Blakey)
11:01
In the opening two rounds, Jy Simpkin has averaged 364 metres gained per match. He currently has 123 metres gained.
12:21
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
14:38
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
15:00
Hayden McLean kicks his first AFL goal in his fifth match.
16:45
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
18:52
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
23:32
Sydney had three players record zero disposals in the first quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:56
The Swans lead clearances in their forward 50 3-1.
02:58
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
03:47
Will Hayward recorded zero disposals in the first quarter. His first disposal of the match results in the opening goal of the second term and puts the Swans in front for the first time.
05:39
Luke Parker leads the Swans in groundball-gets and intercept possessions, with three of each.
07:20
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
07:22
North Melbourne has nine scoring shots to Sydney's four, but they are down 20-16 on the scoreboard.
09:26
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jordan Dawson)
09:36
Jordan Dawson kicks his first goal of the season, he has spent 93% of his time on ground as a defender this season.
10:55
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
11:57
Sydney are using the ball more efficiently in this quarter. They lead disposal efficiency in the second quarter 81% to North Melbourne's 52% efficiency.
13:58
North Melbourne lead contested possessions in their forward 50 11-7. However, they have kicked 2.6 so far.
15:34
Todd Goldstein has an equal team-high 10 disposals in the match. Over the first two rounds, he has accumulated the seventh most disposals for North Melbourne.
17:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
19:47
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
20:00
Sydney trail in shots at goal 6-12, but they lead on the scoreboard 27-19. North Melbourne's set shot inaccuracy has cost them having kicked 1.5 from this shot type.
21:12
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Nick Blakey)
23:11
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
24:31
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
26:32
Jack Ziebell has kicked his second behind for the match. North Melbourne has kicked five behinds from five shots outside 50.
27:47
Sydney has the lead going into halftime. They won the second quarter 20-12. Sydney rank second for points scored in the second quarter this season, North Melbourne rank 17th for points scored in the same period this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:47
Jordan Dawson has a game-high 336 metres gained from his 12 disposals, which are 83% effective.
02:59
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
03:18
Sydney has opened the third term with two goals, Isaac Heeney's from a 50-metre penalty and Tom Papley's from a free-kick.
04:54
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
05:57
Swans Interchange - Aliir Aliir off due to an injury.
05:59
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
06:39
Ben Brown had four shots at goal in the first quarter, he has had zero since.
08:59
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
10:19
Jy Simpkin has game-highs with 18 disposals, 12 contested possessions, and seven clearances.
10:25
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom McCartin)
12:28
James Rowbottom kicks his first goal of the match from inside 30 metres. Sydney has kicked 5.1 from shots 15-30 metres from goal.
15:14
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
15:39
Isaac Heeney has four contested possessions in the third quarter, along with four score involvements. He has kicked 1.2 and has a behind assist.
15:58
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Oliver Florent)
17:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Ahern)
17:39
Paul Ahern has kicked the first goal for North Melbourne since Cam Zurhaar's goal in the 23rd minute of the second quarter.
19:52
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
20:55
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lewis Taylor)
22:50
Todd Goldstein has won 24 hitouts from the 45 ruck contests he has attended. He has a hitout-to-advantage rate of 33%.
23:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
26:28
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
27:52
Sydney won the third quarter 35-14, despite North Melbourne ranking first in the competition for points scored in the third quarter this season.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:16
Josh Kennedy has 18 disposals, the second most for Sydney. Despite spending the third least amount of time on ground for the team.
04:10
Swans Interchange - Tom McCartin and is possibly out for the game.
06:11
Jy Simpkin and Todd Goldstein account for 15 of North Melbourne's 24 clearances.
06:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Nick Blakey)
07:57
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
08:31
Sydney has kicked 6.1 from shots 30 metres or closer, and 2.7 from shots between 30-50 metres from goal.
13:37
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
13:40
Ben Brown kicks his third goal, after kicking the first two of the match. It came from a holding the man free kick, North Melbourne has received nine holding the man free kicks to Sydney's one.
17:35
Oliver Florent has won eight contested possessions. 64% of his time on ground in 2019 was on the wing. Over the first two rounds this season, Florent has played 90% of his time as an inside midfielder.
17:42
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
21:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
22:51
North Melbourne has kicked the last four goals of the match. This brings the margin down to just 12 points, after being as large as 33 points in the third term.
24:34
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
25:58
Jordan Dawson had 16 disposals at 88% efficiency, and a team-high 463 metres gained.