Pre Game
00:00
Sydney have not played West Coast at Optus Stadium since the inaugural AFL match at this venue in Round 1, 2018. On that night, Lance Franklin kicked eight goals in a 29-point Swans win, a tally he has not equalled in any match since.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)
02:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
02:24
Both of Sydney's first two scoring shots have come from marks inside 50. West Coast has conceded 14.5 marks per game inside their defensive 50, ranked last in this defensive category in the AFL prior to Round 5.
03:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
10:31
Sydney have finally converted their forward half dominance in the early part of this term into a goal on the scoreboard. Sydney have recorded five forward half Intercept Possessions to zero for the Eagles, allowing them to dominate the inside 50 count 9-0 as well.
13:14
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
18:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
20:29
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
21:43
Sydney are outhunting the Eagles in the first term, leading the contested possession count 32-20, including 10-4 before a clearance is recorded at a stoppage. This has helped the Swans jump out to an 8-4 clearance lead so far this term.
22:49
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
24:07
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
24:33
Sydney are leading the contested possession count 36-20 as we near quarter time, including 13-4 before a clearance is recorded at a stoppage. This has helped the Swans jump out to an 10-4 clearance lead so far this term, from which they have scored 3.1.19.
25:38
West Coast are playing on immediately from 31 per cent of their marks in the first term, 10 per cent more than the Swans.
29:25
West Coast have out-tackled Sydney 13-12 in the first term, however they attempted 21 tackles (62 per cent tackling efficiency) as a result of the Swans dominance of possession, compared to just 13 tackle attempts for Sydney (92 per cent tackling efficiency) in the first term.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:18
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (James Bell)
01:06
Sydney get the first goal of the second term through James Bell, and their third from a shot at goal in general play. The Swans have outscored their opponents by 14.5 points per game from general play in the first four rounds of 2022, the third-highest margin of any side in this category.
01:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
04:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Hayden McLean)
06:06
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
07:28
Sydney have taken five marks inside their forward 50 in this match so far. By comparison, West Coast have three total targets inside 50 for the match, and have not taken a single mark from any of these targets.
08:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Errol Gulden)
11:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)
11:30
Both teams have recorded four centre bounce clearances in today's match. The difference has been that all four of the Swans centre clearances have been converted into inside 50 entries, and generated 2.1.13, compared to zero inside 50's and consequently zero scores from the Eagles' four chains from this source.
14:54
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
17:36
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
18:16
West Coast finally have their first goal of the match through a Liam Ryan set shot. The Eagles have scored 56.4 per cent of their goals from set shots in 2022, the fourth-highest ratio of any side in the AFL from this type of shot.
20:25
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Peter Ladhams)
22:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
24:03
Patrick Naish has been a pleasant surprise for the Eagles in 2022 following his late addition to the squad. He has recorded 17 disposals from 15 uncontested possessions and gained 402 metres, all figures that lead all players on the ground in each category.
27:10
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Justin McInerney)
28:23
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
29:07
Josh Kennedy gets the Eagles second goal of the match, extending his personal streak of consecutive games with at least one goal to 23, the longest streak of this kind of any active player in the AFL.
30:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
31:19
Sydney's 82-55 margin in contested possessions in tonight's match is their largest halftime advantage in this category in any game since Round 8, 2017 against North Melbourne where they lead this count by 32.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
07:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
08:44
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Redden)
08:55
The Eagles have won the inside 50 count 5-1 so far in the third term and capitalise on a lazy Sydney kick-in to score the first goal of the third term. West Coast score from just 36 per cent of intercept possession chains in their forward 50, the second-lowest conversion rate of any side from this source in 2022.
10:22
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
11:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (James Bell)
13:59
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
14:31
Sydney have now conceded two goals in a row from unforced defensive 50 turnovers. Sydney concede an average of 11.5 points per game defensively from this source, the equal-worst defensive average of any side in 2022.
16:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Patrick Naish)
17:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
19:16
After not recording a mark inside 50 in the first half from nine targets, the Eagles have recorded four marks inside 50 from just eight targets in this quarter alone.
22:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Justin McInerney)
25:20
After scoring 6.6.42 from intercept possession chains in the first half, the Swans have not scored a point from any of their 12 intercept possession chains in the third term.
26:07
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
26:09
After completing over 80 per cent of their attempted tackles in the first half (26 of 32), Sydney dropped to just 70 per cent tackling efficiency in the third term (14 of 20) and consequently recorded their lowest pressure factor of any quarter in tonight's match at 1.64 in the third term.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
01:40
The Eagles get the first goal of the final term through Josh Kennedy, and just their second goal from their ninth centre bounce clearance chain of the match. By comparison, the Swans have kicked three goals from six centre bounce clearances in tonight's match.
04:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
07:13
Two goals from two inside 50's in the final term for the Eagles. This goal was generated from their 40th possession chain they have launched from their defensive 50 for the match, and the first to end in a score for the Eagles.
08:58
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Nick Blakey)
13:08
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
13:30
Isaac Heeney kicks his second goal of the game, and his eighth goal of the season from a shot at goal in general play. Heeney leads all players in the AFL for goals in general play in 2022.
15:29
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
17:23
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
17:51
Four goals in a row for the Swans to ice this game and kill off any hop of a miraculous comeback. All four goals have come from intercept possession chains launched from the midfield. Sydney are the only side in the AFL that average over a point per intercept possession launched from this zone in 2022 (1.15 strike rate).
19:37
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
21:25
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
22:47
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
23:36
Sydney's midfield brigade have asserted their dominance in spearing the Swans to an almost flawless victory. Callum Mills 17 contested possessions, Luke Parker's 12 score involvements and Chad Warner's 12 handball-receives and three centre clearances lead all players on the ground in each respective category.
27:14
Eagles Interchange - Willie Rioli and is possibly out for the game.
28:04
Errol Gulden has been outstanding in tonight's match, setting a new career-best with 27 disposals, but also recording 10 intercept possessions, an equal team-high, and launching 3.1.19 from those intercept possessions.
28:36
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
29:41
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
30:57
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
32:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
32:12
Despite a late flurry of goals for the Eagles, the Swans had this game in hand at halftime. Sydney's 149 contested possessions for the match was their fifth-highest total in any game since the start of 2021, and their 121 points was their equal fourth-highest total in any game since the start of 2018.
32:16
Sydney have only recorded nine more intercept possessions than the Eagles in tonight's match, however they have scored 13.7.85 to the Eagles' 4.2.26 from this source in a very lopsided affair.