Match

Sydney Swans vs St Kilda

Commentary / 05 Jun 2021

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda broke a 10-game losing streak against Sydney in Round 9 last season, recording a 53-point win.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:17
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
03:21
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
04:05
First goal goes the way of the Saints coming from good tackling pressure. St Kilda going at 100% tackle efficiency.
05:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
05:44
Since 2017, Sydney is one of only two teams in the competition to average over 100 points against St Kilda (100.4).
07:39
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
07:50
St Kilda going at 100% disposal efficiency from the corridor compared to Sydney's 35%. The Saints have also generated two inside 50s from corridor kicks.
09:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Rowbottom)
10:48
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
12:20
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
14:00
Isaac Heeney finished with 22 disposals, three contested marks, three goals and a game-high 10 score involvements last round against the Blues.
14:14
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
15:11
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
16:59
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
17:25
Jake Lloyd going at 100% kicking efficiency from six kicks. Lloyd has also been involved in a game-high three score involvements. Jake Lloyd averages 27.7 disposals from seven career games against St Kilda – his second-most against any AFL opponent.
18:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
19:46
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
20:50
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
21:20
Sydney with the last six inside 50s and the last four clearances for the match.
22:55
Bradley Hill could only manage six disposals last round against the Kangaroos – his lowest tally in any full game on record. Hill has six disposals already at 100% efficiency and also has three score involvements.
23:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
24:11
From seven attacking midfield chains, the Swans have generated six inside 50s and have scored 19 points from this zone.
26:45
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
27:39
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
28:01
Both St Kilda goals has come from forward half intercepts.
30:04
Saints Interchange - Mason Wood off due to an injury.
31:14
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
31:18
Both sides generated most of their scores from turnovers in the first quarter at 21 a piece from turnover chains. Sydney were better n the air, taking seven intercept marks to one.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:49
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
04:16
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ryan Byrnes)
05:27
St Kilda with the opening two goals in the second quarter. Both goals coming from forward 50 turnovers. St Kilda's pressure rating is 2.15 this quarter, compared to Sydney's at 1.45.
09:14
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
11:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
11:47
The difference in this match is at the stoppage. Sydney lead clearances 14-8 and have scored 14 points from stoppage chains to St Kilda's one.
13:33
Sydney outscored Carlton by 20 points from clearance chains last round – its biggest differential in any game this season.
15:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
17:46
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
19:23
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
22:33
57% of the quarter has been spent in St Kilda's forward half. The Saints lead forward half disposals 33 to 14.
23:00
Saints Interchange - Tom Highmore off due to the blood rule.
26:49
Sydney struggling to transition the ball from defence into attack. From 10 defensive 50 chains, the Swans have only gone inside 50 once this quarter.
27:17
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
28:06
St Kilda lost clearances 6-11 in the second term but won contested possessions post clearance 27-17, loose ball gets 17-9 post clearance and ground ball gets 21-14 post clearance.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:10
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
02:50
St Kilda's 1st goal of the half comes from a defensive half turnover. All six goals for St Kilda has come from turnover chains.
04:26
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
05:45
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
06:31
Jack Steele leads the match with six intercept possessions, one which has resulted in a goal. It's his season high.
09:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
09:51
Sydney lead marks inside 50 9-6 and have scored seven goals from mark set shots to St Kilda's two goals.
10:19
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)
11:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
14:56
Seb Ross spent 96% playing midfield last season, but has spent 60% of the match today playing forward. Ross leads the match with 13 forward half disposals, five inside 50's and eight score involvements.
15:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Joel Amartey)
17:52
Sydney controlling play this quarter. The Swans lead marks 25-10 and uncontested possessions 44-21 and time in possession 58% to 21%.
19:39
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jordan Dawson)
21:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
22:01
Jack Billings goal was the first time this quarter St Kilda transitioned the ball from their defensive 50 into their forward 50.
23:23
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
24:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
27:32
Jack Steele ranks second in the AFL for tackle attempts (119) and effective tackles (81) this season. Steele equal leads tackles with five so far this match.
31:34
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
32:34
24% of Sydney’s score has been launched from defensive 50 chains – the highest percentage of any side. Parker's goal was the first goal generated from this zone.
32:52
Sydney were more dominant in the third term from turnovers. Sydney went at a 38% inside 50 conversion rate from defensive 50 chains and scored three of their four goals from defensive half intercept chains.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:42
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
03:41
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
04:41
St Kilda has conceded a goal from 25.4% of its opposition’s inside 50s – ranked 17th. It's a similar story today with the Saints conceding a goal from 24.4% of Sydney's inside 50s.
06:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Battle)
08:21
The Saints have been involved in the second-most forward half stoppages of any side. They have recorded 8.8 points per game via that source – ranked last this season. There has been 19 stoppages this match in St Kilda's forward half, the Saints have only scored the one point.
09:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
11:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
12:38
St Kilda leads clearances 6-1 and centre clearances 4-0 this quarter.
15:09
The Saints have lost the post-clearance disposal count by 30.2 per game – ranked 17th. This match, they lead it by seven.
15:34
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
17:41
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
18:37
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
20:28
Saints Interchange - Jarryn Geary and is possibly out for the game.
20:57
In the past four rounds, the Saints have recorded 32.5 points per game from intercept possessions – ranked last. This match they have scored 49 points from this source.
22:40
Callum Mills ranks inside the top-three at Sydney for disposals, contested possessions, uncontested possessions, clearances and tackles. Mills has a team high 13 contested possessions.
22:45
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
24:01
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ryan Byrnes)
26:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
27:05
Jack Higgins has taken a game-high eight marks in his forward half and has 10 score involvements. Higgins has scored 1.5 from six scoring shots.
28:14
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
30:03
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Rowbottom)
31:18
The match could of gone either way. Ultimately, Sydney were more damaging from the turnover. Sydney scored 62 points from intercept chains to St Kilda's 49 points.