Match

Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 25 Jul 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn and Sydney have conceded 46 and 44 goals respectively from turnovers. Only Adelaide have conceded more goals from turnovers this season.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:55
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
04:20
Sydney has had four of the first five inside 50's of the game.
05:48
Sydney's pressure has been high early in the game. They lead the tackle count 5-1 and have caused Hawthorn to have a kicking efficiency of 33% so far.
08:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
08:49
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
09:07
Jaeger O'Meara gets Hawthorn's first goal of the game. Hawthorn has had the last five inside 50's of the game. O'Meara has had two of these, as well as a game-high five disposals.
10:55
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
11:18
Liam Shiels kicks a miraculous goal from deep in the pocket. Despite the wet conditions, Shiels converts a running drop punt from the boundary line.
13:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
13:58
Jack Gunston kicks his first goal of the day in game 200. Gunston has been Hawthorn's number one forward 50 target this season (31 times).
16:45
Hawthorn are ranked 17th in the competition for contested possessions but have been harder at the contest so far, leading contested possessions 28-18.
16:55
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
18:36
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
20:10
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
24:21
Jaeger O'Meara and Liam Shiels are on top in the midfield. They have 17 first-quarter disposals between them, five inside 50's and a combined 437 metres gained so far.
24:44
Swans Interchange - Nick Blakey off due to an injury.
26:13
Sydney started well but Hawthorn have gained control of the contest. The Hawks lead clearances (9-7), inside 50's (13-10) and contested possessions (42-26).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:37
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Elijah Taylor)
01:59
Elijah Taylor kicks a great snap goal in only his second game of AFL. The Swans have kicked more goals from snaps (22) than any other team this season.
05:11
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
05:29
Chad Wingard kicks Hawthorn's first goal of the second term. Wingard has had four score involvements, eight disposals, four contested possessions and three inside 50's so far.
09:09
James Sicily averages three intercept marks per game. He already has two half-way through the second term, as well as five intercept disposals and a game-high four rebound 50's.
11:54
Hawthorn are only kicking at 30% disposal efficiency this quarter. Sydney have a kicking efficiency of 85% this term but aren't getting their hands on the ball as much as the Hawks.
15:38
Hawthorn are plus 22 in contested possessions and continue to win the hard ball in the slippery conditions. Jaeger O'Meara, Liam Shiels, and James Worpel have combined for 19 of these.
19:01
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
19:35
Shaun Burgoyne snaps a goal on his left from 40m. The goal was assisted by Keegan Brooksby's hit out. The former Gold Coast Sun is playing his first game for Hawthorn and his first AFL game since 2017.
21:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
23:02
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
23:15
Tom Papley had been relatively quiet in the first half but has kicked two goals in the space of 10 seconds. The first from a stoppage situation and the second from a James Frawley free-kick off the ball.
25:12
Hawks Interchange - Ben Stratton off due to an injury.
25:44
Five of the game's 10 goals have come from stoppage situations.
26:52
A very even second term sees the Hawks take a two-point lead into the main break. Clearances were even (10-10), as were contested possessions (36-36). Sydney were being dominated in this area, but have turned things around.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:48
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
03:20
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Darren Minchington)
04:25
Hawthorn have started the second half on top. They have had the first five inside 50's and the first two clearances.
05:56
James Sicily takes his third intercept mark of the match. Sicily has a game-high eight intercept disposals, four spoils, seven rebound 50's and 18 disposals.
06:38
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ryan Clarke)
08:28
Jake Lloyd has had 25% of Sydney's disposals this quarter. He has held the Hawks at bay with six disposals, three rebound 50's and four intercept possessions.
15:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom McCartin)
15:09
Sydney get rewarded for repeat inside 50's with McCartin's first goal. They have had six of the last seven inside 50's.
17:16
Sydney are using the ball better than Hawthorn. They are kicking at 77% disposal efficiency to Hawthorn's 43%.
17:52
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
18:09
Tom Papley kicks his fourth goal after a 50-metre sprint with two running bounces in the wet.
20:26
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
21:00
All three of Sydney's goals have come from turnovers this quarter.
21:52
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
22:58
Jake Lloyd was the dominant player on the ground in the third quarter. Lloyd had 13 disposals, which was six more than anyone else on the ground. He also had four rebound 50's and 235 metres gained.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:33
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)
04:50
Sydney has had the first five inside 50's of the final quarter but has only registered one behind.
04:55
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
06:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
07:04
Dane Rampe slides on the line to save another goal. Rampe has been a rock in defence today. He has had 22 disposals, five rebound 50's, seven spoils, and nine intercept possessions.
07:54
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
09:50
Hawthorn remain only six points behind despite losing disposals (20-46), uncontested possessions (3-25) and marks (1-11) in the final term.
10:45
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Nick Blakey)
12:13
Blakey takes Sydney's seventh contested mark for the match and converts to put Sydney 12 points in front with only seven minutes remaining.
12:47
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Callum Sinclair)
14:13
Luke Parker has registered a game-high 28 pressure acts, as well as five tackles.
15:34
James Sicily has been moved deep forward in an attempt to give Hawthorn a target inside 50.
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
18:20
Matthew Ling has had six final quarter disposals for the Swans in his AFL debut.
18:46
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
19:50
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
20:07
James Sicily's goal reduces the margin to eight points with two minutes remaining. Tom Scully's assist is his third of the match, which is a game-high.
22:47
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
23:03
Chad Wingard's behind puts the Hawks within one kick of stealing a draw.
24:23
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Elijah Taylor)
24:28
The Swans have held on for a 7-point win in a hard-fought contest. The Swans were the better side and used the ball better throughout the game. Sydney’s kicking efficiency of 66% to Hawthorn’s 44% allowed them to control the ball, taking 64 marks to 40.