Match

Sydney Swans vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 01 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
In the past four rounds, Geelong has conceded a score from 27 per cent of its opposition's kicks into the forward 50, ranked second defensively.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:06
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
05:37
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)
07:53
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
10:01
On the back of kicking a career-high four goals last round, Mitch Duncan has started strongly, having a team-high six disposals and two clearances.
10:33
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
12:29
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
12:50
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
14:24
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
16:04
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
17:10
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
17:38
Having finished goalless in each of his previous two games against former side Sydney, Gary Rohan kicks Geelong's second goal of the match. The Cats have the early ascendancy, leading the inside 50s 11-4.
21:01
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
21:11
The Cats are winning the early territory battle, leading time in forward half 75% to 33%. They are also dominating the stoppages, leading the clearances 7-3.
23:53
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
24:01
Geelong has launched 2.2 (14) from attacking midfield intercepts already tonight. It has outscored the Swans by 13 points from intercepts possessions across all zones on the ground.
25:38
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
25:56
The Cats have now opened up a 21-point lead. The game has been played in their attacking half of the ground, having 10 of the last 12 inside 50s of the match.
28:32
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Lachie Henderson)
29:12
The Swans have struggled to contain the Cats and their ball movement in the opening term. Geelong has had 62 more disposals, 28 more uncontested marks and 56 more uncontested possessions.
29:44
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
31:27
Sydney's tally of 66 disposals in the opening term was its third-lowest in any first term since 2015. It was well beaten in almost every key area, particularly on the outside - having 57 fewer uncontested possessions than Geelong.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
01:57
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jordan Dawson)
02:59
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
06:06
Swans Interchange - Isaac Heeney off due to an injury.
06:52
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
07:08
After failing to record a disposal in the opening term, Errol Gulden records his first disposal of the match and Sydney's fourth goal on the night. The Swans have recorded 2.1 (13) in the second term to just one behind.
09:33
Swans Interchange - Tom Hickey off due to the blood rule.
10:25
The Swans have matched the Cats at stoppage, with both sides having 14 pre-clearance disposals apiece. Geelong has had the better of Sydney in general play though, leading the disposal count by 61.
11:07
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
16:29
Geelong has made the most of its opportunities from set shots, recording 4.0 via that source compared to Sydney's 2.1. The Cats have been inaccurate from general play, however, posting 3.4 from that source.
17:50
Cats Interchange - Gryan Miers off due to an injury.
18:23
The Swans have slowed the match down and have denied the Cats easy marks in this second term. Geelong has taken just six marks for the quarter compared to Sydney's 15.
20:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
21:40
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Dylan Stephens)
21:53
The numbers are a lot more even in the second term, with Sydney leading the disposal count by 13, while trailing contested possessions by just one. The Swans have now kicked the last three of the last four goals of the match.
27:44
Sydney has been a lot more measured with its ball movement in the second term, playing on from just 14% of marks compared to 46% in the opening term.
28:04
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Oliver Florent)
29:34
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
30:48
Cats Interchange - Gryan Miers off due to an injury.
31:41
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Justin McInerney)
33:43
In what has been a game of two different quarters, the Swans hit back in the second term and outscored the Cats by 5.1 (31) to 1.3 (9). It has kicked five of the last six goals of the game to bring the margin back to one goal at halftime.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)
03:44
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
05:06
Gryan Miers has been medically-subbed out of the game and been replaced by Zach Guthrie.
06:03
Cats Interchange - Jeremy Cameron off due to the blood rule.
07:32
Geelong has outscored Sydney by 20 points from intercept possessions. Scores from stoppages are a lot more even, with the Cats narrowly outscoring the Swans by five points from that source.
08:56
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
10:04
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
10:42
The Swans lead time in forward half 63% to 37% early in the third term. It has recorded just two scores from six inside 50s though, compared to Geelong's two scores from its only two entries.
11:16
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Isaac Smith)
11:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Errol Gulden)
14:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Hickey)
14:45
Tom Hickey becomes Sydney's eighth individual goalkicker on the night as he draws the match level. The Swans have had eight of the last 10 inside 50s of the third term, kicking the last two goals of the game.
14:56
Cats Interchange - Quinton Narkle off due to an injury.
16:06
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Errol Gulden)
19:21
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)
19:35
Brad Close kicks multiple goals for the first time in his career. He's one of three multiple goalkickers for the Cats alongside Gary Rohan and Jeremy Cameron.
22:20
The Swans have taken three marks inside 50 to none in the third term. Across the match, Sydney has out marked Geelong 8-6 inside the forward 50. Hayden McLean takes his second mark inside 50 for the match and now has a game-high three goals.
22:34
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
25:15
Tom Hawkins just hasn't been able to get into the game tonight. After having three disposals in the opening term, he has failed to record a disposal since. In that time, Joel Selwood and Mitch Duncan have had an equal team-high 13 disposals apiece.
28:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
30:03
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
31:30
Averaging a career-high 5.2 clearances heading into tonight's match, Tom Hickey has dominated around the stoppages - generating a game-high nine clearances. The Swans have been outscored from clearances by just two points.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Clark)
02:57
Hayden McLean has taken a game-high three contested marks inside the forward 50. He has now kicked a career-high four goals on the back of booting two goals in last round's loss to the Suns.
04:24
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
05:03
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:26
Jeremy Cameron had kicked at least two goals in each of his previous seven matches at the SCG heading into tonight's game. He has now booted his third goal of the game and has been involved in five scoring chains.
07:47
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Stewart)
11:20
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)
11:42
After recording a season-high 83 points from intercept possessions in Round 6, Geelong's tally of 55 points via that source tonight is its second-highest of the season. It has outscored the Swans by 23 points from intercepts.
17:13
Accuracy could be a deciding factor in this close match. The Swans have recorded 2.0 (12) in the final term compared to the Cats' inaccurate 1.4 (10). Across the match, Sydney has kicked 4.2 from general play compared to Geelong's 5.9 from that source.
19:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
21:28
Lewis Melican has been medically-subbed out of the game and has been replaced by Ryan Clarke.
23:10
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
24:27
In a similar trend to the opening term, the Cats have enjoyed complete domination in the final term, leading the inside 50 count 16-6. It also leads most of the other key indicators, leading disposals by 22 and uncontested possessions by 17.
25:06
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
27:10
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Rowbottom)
30:50
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
32:40
After trailing by as much as 29 points early in the second term, the Swans have outscored the Cats by 12 goals to five. The Cats have recorded seven missed shots at goal during the period.
34:31
Geelong's goal conversion proved to be costly in the end. It recorded 10 missed shots at goal and finished with 6.10 from general play. This included posting 3.6 directly from set shots.