Pre Game
00:00
This season Sydney's disposal has been cleaner than that of its opposition, on average with 4.5 per cent more of kicks effective. Although the Swans are ranked 11th in intercepts won per game (68.6), they average the most points launched from intercepts in the league (56.3 per game).
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:11
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
01:18
Isaac Heeney has opened Sydney's account for the night, registering his 29th goal for the season. This season tally is now a career-high for the Swans forward, in now his 7th career season.
04:18
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BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
05:06
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
05:16
Cameron Zurhaar responds for North Melbourne to make it a goal apiece, with a goal kicked from off the ground. This is Zurhaar's first goal kicked off the ground from his 77 career majors.
07:38
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GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
07:46
Sydney has edged away again after Sam Wicks converts successfully from a free kick. The Swans have won two defensive half intercepts in this match and have kicked goals from both resulting possession chains.
10:56
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GOAL - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
10:59
First-year Swan Braeden Campbell has kicked his first career goal in his seventh game. Sydney has taken eight marks to date for the match, while North Melbourne is yet to register a mark.
12:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
15:00
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
15:33
Sydney is controlling the ball with an additional 43 per cent time in possession than North Melbourne. The Swans are averaging 17.7 disposals per turnover, more than four times higher than the Kangaroos at just four disposals per turnover.
19:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
22:31
Kangaroos Interchange - Luke McDonald off due to an injury.
23:54
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BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
26:23
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GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
26:39
Sydney's last three goals have all been launched by possession won inside forward 50. The Swans have also kicked smartly from set shots for the quarter, with 4.1 (25) from five shots.
29:51
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
29:55
North Melbourne cut the margin to 18 points after the quarter time siren through Nick Larkey, splitting the middle from a tight angle. Although both sides entered forward 50 on 11 occasions, the Swans were more efficient with three additional goals.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:54
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
01:54
North Melbourne has won four additional hit outs, but Sydney has claimed five more clearances to date. The Swans have leveraged their 12 clearances effectively, launching 2.2 (14), while the Kangaroos are yet to launch a score from their seven clearances.
09:55
Tom McCartin is providing a strong defensive presence for the Swans. The defender hasn't lost any of his three one-on-one contests, and has already won three intercepts (including one intercept mark) and applied four spoils.
11:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
12:58
Sydney has controlled possession this quarter, with over double (56 per cent) the time in possession of North Melbourne (27 per cent). The Swans have been cleaner with disposal, with their 74 per cent kicking effectiveness superior to the Kangaroos at 46 per cent.
20:03
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GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
20:28
It's taken over 19 minutes for a goal, but after ten forward 50 entries since the Tom Papley's second major, the Swans have found another avenue through a lovely kick by Hayden McLean. Sydney has taken five marks in forward 50, three more than North Melbourne.
22:17
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GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
22:54
Although North Melbourne has won two additional clearances for the term, Sydney has won all three centre clearances and have enjoyed 71 per cent time in forward half for the quarter. The Kangaroos have entered forward 50 on just one occasion for the term.
24:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
27:52
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BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
28:13
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
28:39
Cam Zurhaar has set up a 'seven-point play' for the Kangaroos. Following a strong contested mark and miss, he was able to lay a strong tackle which resulted in a goal to Stephenson. Zurhaar has applied two of North Melbourne's three tackles inside forward 50, while Sydney has applied eight.
31:42
Sydney won all five centre clearances for the quarter and kept 71 per cent of the play inside its forward half. The Swans restricted the Kangaroos to just two forward 50 entries for the quarter, marking only the second time this season that a team has been kept to that number.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:40
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
04:27
For the first time from 16 attempts in the match (six per cent), North Melbourne has scored from a possession chain originating inside its defensive 50 zone. This season the Kangaroos average a score from 8.4 per cent of such chains, ranked 12th in the league.
05:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
06:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
07:18
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BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
11:27
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BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
13:56
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
14:23
North Melbourne is pegging back Sydney's lead with the only two goals of the quarter, both launched from its defensive half. The Kangaroos' kicking effectiveness of 86 per cent this quarter is an improvement on their first half measure of just 59 per cent.
19:14
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GOAL - Swans (Jordan Dawson)
19:19
Luke Parker has found Jordan Dawson, who in turn converts. Parker has been the most prolific midfielder on the ground, recording game-highs including five clearances (four at the centre bounce), seven tackles, five inside 50s and seven score involvements.
20:46
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BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)
23:26
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
23:43
He may have only recorded five kicks, but Cameron Zurhaar is the leading goal kicker on the ground, with three for the match and two this quarter. He has kicked goals in his past 14 consecutive games, after not kicking a goal in the first five matches in 2021.
23:57
Swans Interchange - Nick Blakey off due to an injury.
26:41
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GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
27:52
Errol Gulden pushes the lead straight back out to 28 points with a fine snap for his first major. The Swans have kicked 3.0 (18) from snap shots, while the Kangaroos have not scored from that shot type.
28:44
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
29:42
Like he did to end the first term, Nick Larkey has slotted a major in the dying moments of the third term to keep North Melbourne in touch. On their way to winning the quarter by nine points, the Kangaroos won two additional centre clearances in the term, after conceding an additional seven in the first half.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:30
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
03:34
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
03:41
In the space of four minutes, second-gamer Eddie Ford has tripled his career goal tally and brought North Melbourne within touching distance of Sydney with two goals. The Kangaroos have only recorded 11 disposals for this brace of majors in the final quarter.
08:16
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
08:58
North Melbourne is finding the ability to create and link possession chains to goal. This quarter the Kangaroos have averaged 126 metres gained per turnover, compared to just 37 metres gained per turnover by the Swans.
12:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Hayden McLean)
14:21
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GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
14:48
The Swans have steadied thanks to a forward half intercept mark to Colin O'Riordan setting up Will Hayward. Across the match, Sydney has won 29 forward half intercepts (returning 27 points) compared to North Melbourne with just 10 such intercepts (returning 14 points).
16:33
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GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
16:53
Two minutes later another forward half intercept mark to Sydney, this time by Jordan Dawson, once again finds Will Hayward who again converts successfully.
17:45
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BEHIND - Swans (Sam Wicks)
18:50
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BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
19:31
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GOAL - Swans (Oliver Florent)
21:20
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BEHIND - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
21:47
Kangaroos Interchange - Aiden Bonar off due to an injury.
21:55
Sydney has answered the challenge posed by North Melbourne in the past ten minutes. In that period the Swans have won all three centre clearances, recorded 16 more kicks for three fewer turnovers, and generated 10 forward 50s for 3.4 (22) to the Kangaroos' one entry for no score.
24:37
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BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
27:01
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BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
27:44
Aaron Hall has been able to penetrate over the ground tonight, with 30 disposals (including 26 kicks), ten marks and a game-high 774 metres gained. Since Round 16, Hall has averaged 659 metres gained, ranked third in the competition.
28:16
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
30:11
Swans Interchange - Josh P. Kennedy off due to an injury.
31:08
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
31:10
Sydney led the entire night and recorded a professional 14-point victory, holding off a late North Melbourne charge. The Swans recorded six more clearances, 47 more disposals, 15 more marks, two fewer turnovers and 19 extra forward 50 entries than the Kangaroos to claim the four points.