Match

Sydney Swans vs Fremantle

Commentary / 24 Jul 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Lance Franklin has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 58.7% this season – the second-highest percentage of his career and highest since 2006.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:38
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
03:38
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
05:13
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Wicks)
07:16
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
08:30
Fremantle is leading the hardball gets 5-1 early in this game. Sydney is ranked number one in the league averaging 41 per game five more than Fremantle.
09:46
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
10:51
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
13:49
Lance Franklin kicks his first for the game. This goal came after a contested mark in a one-on-one contest against Alex Pearce. Pearce, lost four of his eight one-on-one contests against the Cats last week.
13:51
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
15:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)
16:59
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
17:19
Fremantle's last two goals have come from centre clearances. They lead the centre clearance count 5-1 and the clearances 6-3 overall.
20:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
20:39
Coming into the game, Fremantle averaged 19 fewer uncontested possessions than their opponent, ranking 17th. They currently lead this count 43-31.
22:11
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
24:03
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
28:36
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Mitch Crowden)
29:22
Although Sydney trails by 13 points, they have only had two fewer inside 50's than the Dockers. Sydney has managed to lay six tackles inside their forward 50, while Fremantle has laid zero.
30:09
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Rowbottom)
31:16
This is the eighth time the Swans have trailed at the quarter time break this year. On the previous seven occasions, they have only gone on to lose the game twice.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:26
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
04:33
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
04:47
One key area the Swans are leading at the moment is the tackle count, 20-8. The Swans rank second in the league with 63 tackles per game, 14 more than Fremantle who averages 49.
07:38
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
11:07
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Mitch Crowden)
11:13
Crowden, a late-in for this contest, kicks his first for the day. His mark was the sixth mark inside forward 50 for the Dockers. Last week, the Dockers managed only two marks inside 50, the equal lowest tally of any team this season.
13:05
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
14:35
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
15:37
Isaac Heeney draws the Swans to within 10 points. This goal was sourced from a turnover. The Swans have now scored 2.4 (16) from turnovers.
18:11
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
18:45
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Nick Blakey)
20:12
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
20:38
Papley capitalises on another Fremantle turnover in their defensive 50. In the last 10 minutes, Sydney has taken control of the game, leading inside 50's 6-2, clearances 4-1, and have outscored Fremantle by nine points.
21:45
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
22:46
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
27:34
In the second term, Fremantle has had 17 chains of play begin in their defensive 50. Only two of these have resulted in an inside 50, a rate of 12%. This is below their average of 23.4% for the year - ranked third.
28:00
Dockers Interchange - Nat Fyfe off due to an injury.
30:12
The Dockers held an advantage in the ruck battle in the first half leading hitouts 24-14, hitouts to advantage 8-4, and clearances 19-13. Six of Sean Darcy's 15 hitouts have been to his team's advantage. He averages 10.6 in 2021.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:37
Between rounds 13-17 Josh Kennedy averaged 22 disposals per game. After 30 disposals last week against GWS, Kennedy already has 22 disposals at 82% efficiency, 5 score involvements, 6 tackles and 11 contested possessions.
04:53
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
06:35
Dockers Interchange - Michael Walters and is possibly out for the game.
07:08
Sydney has been able to apply more pressure once they get the ball inside 50 today than Fremantle. They lead the tackle count inside 50 21-1 and pressure acts 46-18.
09:22
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Hickey)
10:17
Fremantle has had trouble getting their hands on the ball in the third term losing the disposals 52-13. The ball has spent 90% of the time in Sydney's forward half of the ground.
14:05
Sydney averages 21.5 more uncontested possessions per game than their opponents - ranked third. In this third term, they lead that count 55-21.
14:43
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
16:52
All three of the Swan's goals this term have come from turnovers. For the game, they have scored 6.6 (42) from turnovers. They average 56.5 points per game from turnovers - ranked one.
17:40
Dockers Interchange - Sean Darcy off due to an injury.
17:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
18:18
Swans Interchange - Nick Blakey off due to an injury.
18:57
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
19:28
Lance Franklin kicks his second for the day, the result of another Fremantle turnover. Franklin has been the target inside 50 ten times for the Swan's today, six more times than any other teammate.
22:28
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
23:46
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
25:49
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Hickey)
26:39
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
28:20
The Swan's have managed to kick the last eight goals of the match with Fremantle's last major coming at the 11-minute mark of the second term.
28:44
Luke Parker managed 239 metres gained in the third quarter, the most of any player on the ground. He also managed 12 disposals and two goals.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:09
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Adam Cerra)
03:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
05:02
Fremantle ranks 17th in tackles per game, averaging 49.1. They have currently only laid 32. Their lowest tackle count for the year was 34 in round 15.
07:28
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
09:37
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Connor Blakely)
11:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
12:05
Isaac Heeney now has four goals for the match to go with his 20 disposals, 10 marks, and seven score involvements. His seven score involvements are only bettered by Tom Papley who has the most on the ground with eight.
12:20
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Adam Cerra)
14:18
Adam Cerra has been dominant for the Dockers in the last term kicking two goals from his 9 disposals. He also has five handball receives and three score involvements.
14:59
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
16:45
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
18:45
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
20:06
Coming into today's game, Tom Papley had kicked 29 goals and 18 behinds, a scoring accuracy of 61.7%. He has returned 1.5 (11) against the Dockers to this point.
20:55
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
22:46
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
23:24
Sean Darcy has spent more time up forward for Fremantle in this game. He has been the target inside 50 eight times, the second most for the Dockers. He has kicked 1.3 (9) to go with 22 hitouts, 19 disposals and 7 score involvements.
26:12
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
28:11
For the Dockers, Adam Cerra finished with 30 disposals, equalling the personal best that he achieved in round 16, 2020. David Mundy in game 350 managed 17 disposals and 3 clearances.