Match

GWS Giants vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 17 Jul 2021

Pre Game

00:00
GWS have played on 23% of the time after taking a mark this season, the lowest percentage of any team in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:49
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
02:34
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
03:16
Tom Papley kicks the first goal of the game and his 26th goal of the season. The Swans have had the first two inside 50's of the game.
04:21
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
04:41
Stephen Coniglio's first two touches of the game have been clearances in his long-awaited return from injury.
09:01
Tanner Bruhn has started the game well for the Giants. Bruhn has assisted one goal and kicked another, as well as having three pressure acts.
10:59
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
11:41
The Giants have kicked three successive goals. Two of their three goals have come from chains starting in their defensive half of the ground.
12:43
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
15:28
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
15:46
The Giants have now kicked five straight goals from eight forward 50 entries. All five goals have been kicked from set shots.
17:26
The Swans have started slowly. They are ranked number one in the competition for applied pressure this season, but their pressure rating of 1.65 is well below their usual output.
19:04
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
19:33
While Sydney's pressure has been low, the Giants' has been high. The Giants have a pressure factor of 2.13 and lead the tackle count 14-10. Josh Kelly has completed all three of his tackle attempts.
22:34
Sam Taylor has the job on Lance Franklin and is winning the battle. Taylor has had four intercept possessions and has won both of his one on one contests.
25:24
GWS has had 55% time in possession compared to Sydney's 26%. The Giants are only playing on 6% of the time from 17 marks and are controlling the ball.
26:07
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Isaac Cumming)
28:24
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Kennedy)
28:42
Adam Kennedy kicks his first goal of the season and the Giants' sixth goal in a row. GWS are plus 17 points from turnovers in this match and are transitioning the ball well from defence to attack.
31:43
GWS scored 50% of the time they went inside forward 50 in the opening term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:20
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
03:13
Jacob Hopper is coming off a career-high 41 disposals against the Suns last week. He has started well today with nine disposals, two inside 50's, and two score involvements in the opening term.
05:18
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Perryman)
05:38
The Giants extend their streak of goals to seven in a row. Despite kicking 53% of their goals on the run this season, they have kicked all seven of their goals from set shots tonight.
09:22
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
10:08
Josh Kennedy has had 13 disposals but is only going at 38% efficiency for those disposals. Kennedy has a game-high eight contested possessions for the Swans.
11:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
11:38
Tom Papley gets his and Sydney's second goal of the game. The Swans have lifted their pressure in the second term. The Swans had a pressure rating of 1.77 in the first quarter but have lifted that to 2.01 in the second.
13:31
The Giants kicked at 67% efficiency in the opening term but are only kicking at 50% this quarter. Alternatively, the Swans are kicking at 65% efficiency this term, compared to 51% in the first.
15:56
Isaac Heeney has only had two disposals halfway through the second term. James Rowbottom is yet to register a disposal after being a late inclusion for this match.
17:01
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
17:29
The Giants make it eight goals from set shots in this game. The Giants have taken seven marks inside 50 to Sydney's one.
18:30
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Justin McInerney)
18:54
Justin McInerney gets one back immediately for the Swans with a goal from outside 50. The Swans have kicked 21 goals from outside 50 this season, the fourth most of any side.
23:05
GWS has laid eight tackles inside 50 in this match. Sydney is yet to register a tackle inside their forward arc.
24:23
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
24:49
Jesse Hogan kicks his second goal of the game. Hogan has been the forward 50 target four times from 20 forward 50 entries for the Giants.
26:44
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Justin McInerney)
27:19
Justin McInerney gets his second goal of the quarter. The Swans have kicked two of their three goals from stoppages this quarter.
28:38
Tom Hickey has had 18 hit-outs this quarter. Three of those have been to advantage.
32:06
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
32:44
The Swans kick back-to-back goals for the first time this match. Papley's third of the game keeps the Swans alive. Papley has had 13 pressure acts and a team-high five score involvements.
34:13
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
34:15
Luke Parker had a big second quarter for the Swans. Parker had five of his six clearances and 11 of his 18 disposals in the second term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
02:20
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
02:35
Sydney's first tackle inside forward 50 for the match results in a goal to Sam Wicks. GWS leads tackles inside forward 50 nine to one.
03:59
Giants Interchange - Matt Flynn off due to an injury.
04:09
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
04:30
Lance Franklin kicks his first goal of the game following a contested mark. Franklin has been the forward 50 target on seven occasions in this match, but has only registered one mark inside 50.
06:54
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Hickey)
07:15
The Swans have now kicked six consecutive goals to take the lead. Two of their three goals have come from turnovers this quarter.
08:09
Giants Interchange - Jacob Hopper off due to an injury.
08:45
Sydney's pressure has been intense since quarter time. The Swans have had a pressure rating of 2.12 since the quarter time break. George Hewett has had a team-high six tackles for the Swans.
09:48
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
10:35
Sydney only took three marks inside forward 50 in the opening half. Lance Franklin has already kicked two goals from marks inside 50 in the third quarter.
11:54
The Swans lead inside 50's (8-3) this quarter. They have kicked a goal 50% of the time they have entered their forward arc this term, compared to 25% in the opening half.
13:50
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
14:39
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)
15:32
Sam Taylor had the better of Lance Franklin in the opening half with six intercept possessions and four spoils. This quarter Franklin has kicked three goals from three marks inside 50.
16:06
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
18:05
Giants Interchange - Josh Kelly off due to an injury.
18:49
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
19:43
The Sydney ball movement has improved this quarter. The Swans are kicking at 79% efficiency compared to 65% in the opening half.
21:08
Jake Lloyd has a game-high 461 metres gained for the Swans.
22:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
22:06
The Swans have completely turned this game around. They have now kicked nine consecutive goals to lead by 18 points. The Swans lead uncontested possessions (45-34) and contested possessions (28-18) this quarter.
24:51
Sydney has played on 35% of the time following a mark in this match. GWS has only played on 4% of the time from 46 marks.
25:50
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
26:16
George Hewett has had 35 pressure acts in this match, 19 more than any of his Sydney teammates.
27:01
Josh Kelly was the Giants' best in the opening half but has been forced out of the game due to injury.
27:13
Giants Interchange - Matt Flynn and is possibly out for the game.
28:17
Sydney completely dominated the third quarter to turn a 16 point deficit into a 19 point lead at three-quarter time. The Swans kicked four goals from GWS turnovers in the third term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:44
Nick Haynes had 15 intercept possessions last week but has only registered four intercept possessions in this game.
02:09
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
02:39
The Giants break the run of nine consecutive Sydney goals with the all-important first goal of the final term. The Giants have kicked three of their 10 goals from free-kicks.
05:17
The Swans have won the first four clearances of the final quarter.
06:25
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
08:48
GWS played on after a mark 10% of the time in the opening three quarters. Now that they are chasing the game, they have played on 57% of the time from seven marks this quarter.
09:57
Isaac Heeney only had two disposals in the opening half but has worked his way into the game. Since half-time Heeney has had 12 disposals, six contested possessions, and three inside 50's.
12:01
Sydney only had 31% time in possession in the opening half but has had 53% time in possession in the second half.
12:45
Tom Papley snaps his fourth goal of the game to put the Swans out to a game-high 25 point lead. Three of Sydney's 14 goals have come from snaps.
15:22
GWS had a pressure rating of 1.94 in the opening three quarters, but their pressure has dropped dramatically in the final term, only laying eight tackles and a pressure rating of 1.47.
16:04
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
17:20
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
17:45
The Giants average 35 points per game from clearances this season but have only managed four goals from this source tonight.
19:17
Since Round 14, the Swans have won the uncontested possession count by an average of 48 per game, ranked number one in the competition during this time. They lead uncontested possessions (49-29) in the final quarter.
22:01
Swans Interchange - Nick Blakey off due to an injury.
22:45
George Hewett has had a massive game for the Swans. Hewett has had 30 disposals at 90% efficiency, as well as game-high 37 pressure acts.
23:42
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
24:05
Tom McCartin has taken six of Sydney's nine intercept marks for the match.
25:27
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Zach Sproule)
26:07
Veterans Josh Kennedy and Luke Parker have combined for 18 of Sydney's 42 clearances in this game. Sydney lost the clearance count by 20 against the Dogs last week, but lead clearances (42-36) tonight.
27:55
The Swans trailed by 35 points early in this game, but have run out 26 point winners after nine unanswered goals in the second and third quarter.
29:02
GWS had the better of the opening half but dropped away badly after half-time. The Swans won contested possessions (79-56) and uncontested possessions (127-93) after the main break.