Match

Hawthorn vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 25 Apr 2022

Pre Game

00:00
The Swans lead the league in scoring accuracy from the corridor, 73.1 percent.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
04:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
04:31
Jack Gunston kicks the opening goal. The Hawthorn forward entered the game with 11 majors from five games this season.
06:14
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
06:15
Hawthorn has recorded the opening five inside 50s of the game, and five of the six first clearances.
09:16
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
10:31
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
10:41
The ball has been in the Hawks' forward half of the ground for 87 percent of game time.
13:34
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
15:00
As the scoreboard might suggest, the Hawks are controlling the time in possession after fifteen minutes of play, 51 percent to 24.
16:14
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
19:04
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Callum Mills)
20:24
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
21:07
Hawthorn's Jacob Koschitzke has now kicked 16 goals from six appearances at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston. He has kicked 13 goals from 16 appearances at all other AFL venues.
21:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
24:37
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
24:38
The Swans have produced six of the last seven inside 50 entries, recording 2.1 to 0.1 during this period.
28:27
Forward 50 disposal efficiency heavily favours the Hawks, 73 percent to 50.
28:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
30:47
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Oliver Florent)
31:15
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
31:23
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:24
After Hawthorn kicked the first five goals of the game, the Swans responded with the next three, cutting the Hawks' lead to 14 at the first break. Hawthorn's seven marks inside forward 50 were significant, as Sydney was only able to record two of this measure in the opening term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
03:08
Prior to this round, Hawthorn's James Sicily had taken 45 marks this season, the most of any player in the AFL. With four already today, he has the equal game-high.
05:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
05:55
Hawks Interchange - Jacob Koschitzke off due to an injury.
07:00
Despite having more possession (43 percent to 37), the Hawks have out-tackled the Swans, 21 to 19. This will please Hawthorn, as they have lost the tackle count by 8.4 per game in 2022, ranked 17th in the AFL.
07:28
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
11:06
Sydney's Paddy McCartin has taken 19 intercept marks this season, ranked fourth in the competition. However, he is yet to record one today, in a measure the Swans are trailing nine to two.
12:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Rowbottom)
15:10
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
15:47
After conceding eleven of the first 13 inside 50 entries, the Swans now lead this measure, 23 to 20.
16:39
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
19:43
The Swans have kicked just 1.4 from set shots. The Hawks have been slightly more efficient, recording 3.3 from their set shot attempts.
19:55
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
21:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
22:32
Five of Hawthorn's seven goals (71 percent) have been kicked from a distance inside 30 metres. In comparison, 75 percent of Sydney's majors (three of four) have been kicked from beyond 30 metres from goal.
24:07
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
27:25
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
27:33
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
27:34
For the second quarter, Sydney dominated the clearances, 11 to three, won the inside 50 count, 18 to 12, and disposals 97 to 85. However, inaccuracy in front of goal (kicking 1.6 to 2.1) saw Hawthorn actually extend its lead to 15 points.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
01:09
Entering this matchup, the Hawks had lost the centre clearances by four per game, ranked last in the AFL. While they are again losing this measure today, seven to four, they have actually outscored the Swans from centre bounce clearances, 1.1 to 0.2.
02:32
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
04:09
In head-to-head contests between number one ruckmen, Peter Ladhams and Max Lynch are tied at 13 hitouts apiece. However, Ladhams has directed six of these hitouts to the advantage of a teammate, doubling the three Lynch hitouts to advantage.
08:28
Swans Interchange - Paddy McCartin off due to an injury.
09:18
Hawthorn's Jacob Koschitzke has been targeted a match-high eight times inside forward 50 for Hawthorn. However, he has marked just one of these targets, and this was during the sixth minute of the opening term.
10:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
13:03
Of the 15 free kicks that Sydney has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for a push in the back on five occasions.
13:49
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
14:47
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Conor Nash)
17:25
Sydney has recorded a goal from 27.7 percent of its inside 50s this season, ranked third in the AFL. This measure is far poorer today, where the Swans have scored a goal from just four of 37 entries (10.8 percent).
19:45
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ben Ronke)
20:17
The Swans have taken five contested marks to one for the third quarter, including three to Hayden McLean.
21:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
21:01
Four of Sydney's five goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Hawthorn turnover.
22:29
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
23:58
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
28:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
28:10
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
28:11
Sydney won the third-quarter time in possession battle 50 percent to 35, and were able to utilise this to reduce the margin slightly, outscoring the Hawks 3.3 to 2.3 for the term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:55
Swans Interchange - Logan McDonald and is possibly out for the game.
01:04
Early in the final term the only player on the ground with 100 percent game time is Hawthorn key defender Sam Frost.
01:45
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
03:45
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
03:46
Jacob Koschitzke has now kicked at least three goals for the fourth time in his 22-game AFL career.
10:48
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
11:15
So far in the final term, the ball has been in Sydney's forward half for 71 percent of the quarter.
12:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
13:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
15:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
15:20
Sydney has won the last seven clearances, and recorded ten of the last 11 inside 50s, kicking 2.2 from these entries.
18:44
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Oliver Florent)
18:45
Including kicking one goal himself, Callum Mills has contributed a match-high ten score involvements for the Swans.
22:36
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
23:30
The ball has been in the Hawthorn forward 50 zone for just 4 percent of the final quarter.
23:52
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Ben Ronke)
27:47
Since quarter-time, the Swans have won the clearances, 32 to 17, and the inside 50 entries, 53 to 27.
28:39
Swans Interchange - Chad Warner off due to the blood rule.
29:12
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
31:18
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Justin McInerney)
32:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
33:52
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
33:53
The Swans come back from 32 down in the first quarter to run over the Hawks to the tune of 41 points. The star for Sydney was Callum Mills, contributing 37 disposals at 92 percent efficiency, 17 contested possessions, 11 marks, five tackles, three score assists, and one goal.