Pre Game
00:00
The Bombers have conceded a goal from 27.2% of their opponents' inside 50s - ranked last in the competition.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Aaron Francis)
03:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
04:26
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BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
04:38
The Swans have started strongly, managing four inside 50s to the Bombers' one - but have not yet converted that start into a goal.
05:29
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GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
05:38
Samuel Wicks kicks Sydney's first goal, from an attacking midfield chain. Out of five attacking midfield chains so far, the Swans have entered their forward 50 four times.
07:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Ben Hobbs)
07:54
Nick Blakey has played on from his two kick-ins so far tonight. He has played on from 100% of his kick-ins so far this season.
08:15
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GOAL - Bombers (Aaron Francis)
09:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
11:30
Sydney leads the tackle count six to one early. The Swans average 57.9 tackles per game in 2022, ranked fourth in the competition.
12:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Nick Hind)
13:36
Ben Hobbs puts Essendon ahead with his second career goal. It is the Bomber's second goal to come from a forward-half intercept possession chain tonight.
16:09
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GOAL - Swans (James Bell)
16:28
James Bell kicks the first goal scored tonight from a stoppage chain. The Swans average 36.4 points per game from stoppages - ranked third in the league.
19:44
The Swans have focused on controlling the ball in the last five minutes, recording 30 disposals to the Bombers' 11, all while going at an extremely accurate 90% disposal efficiency in that time.
19:48
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Hickey)
22:29
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
24:32
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BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
26:51
Jake Kelly takes Essendon's fourth intercept mark of the night, while the Swans have only managed one so far. Kelly averages 2.3 intercept marks per game in 2022, ranked second at the club.
28:01
Lance Franklin has taken three marks inside 50 so far tonight. Franklin averages 3.0 marks inside 50 per match in 2022, ranked eighth in the competition.
28:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Peter Ladhams)
29:56
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GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
30:01
The Bombers will be looking to get more from their midfield. Darcy Parish and Zach Merrett have only nine disposals between them so far tonight; they both average 34.0 disposals per game in 2022, ranked first and second in the league respectively.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
02:48
Essendon has already laid four tackles in the first three minutes of the second quarter, after only laying five for the entirety of the first quarter.
05:00
Chad Warner leads all players on the ground with 11 disposals so far tonight. He has averaged 21.8 disposals over the last four rounds, ranked fourth at the Swans.
05:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
07:04
The Swans continue to move the ball with ease into their forward 50. They have managed 11 marks inside 50 so far tonight, already matching their 2022 average.
07:40
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
08:00
Lance Franklin kicks his first goal tonight, from his fourth mark inside 50. He averages 4.2 goals against the Bombers across his career - his most against any AFL opponent.
10:56
Darcy Parish has responded to a slow first quarter, already amassing eight disposals in the first 12 minutes of this quarter - the most for either team in this period.
12:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
13:38
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BEHIND - Bombers (Jordan Ridley)
14:42
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BEHIND - Swans (Chad Warner)
15:00
The Swans have squandered some chances so far tonight, already kicking five behinds in the second quarter (alongside a single goal). They have also kicked six behinds from set shots tonight.
16:14
Errol Gulden kicks the Swans' seventh goal. It is their sixth goal scored from a turnover tonight - a statistic they lead 6.7 (43) to 2.2. (14).
18:37
Archie Perkins kicks a much-needed goal for Essendon, from a holding-the-ball free kick. It is only Essendon's fourth tackle inside 50 - two of which Perkins has laid.
22:03
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
23:18
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GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
23:31
The Swans easily kick ahead once again through Luke Parker, with the first goal from a centre bounce stoppage for the night. The Swans lead goals from stoppages 3.3 (21) to 1.2 (8).
25:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
27:26
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
27:56
Peter Wright kicks the Bombers' first goal from a defensive-50 chain so far tonight. Wright averages 2.9 goals per game in 2022, ranked eighth in the competition.
29:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Peter Ladhams)
32:02
Essendon's bad night has turned dismal as they struggle to move the ball forward. From 28 defensive-50 chains, the Bombers have only managed to get the ball into their forward 50 four times - a conversion rate of 14%.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Nic Martin)
01:06
Despite Tom Hickey and Peter Ladhams playing in tandem tonight, neither has registered a hitout-to-advantage. Sam Draper and Nick Bryan both have three each.
04:51
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GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
05:16
Essendon kicks the first goal of the third term through Peter Wright. The Bombers have started solidly, leading clearances three to one so far this quarter.
06:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
09:26
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
09:36
The half-time break has not stopped the Swans from transitioning the ball with ease. From three attempts, the Swans have transitioned the ball inside 50 from their defensive 50 three times this quarter - with Tom Papley's goal the culmination of the latest chain.
11:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
15:27
Essendon has managed to slow Sydney this quarter. The Bombers lead clearances seven to three this quarter, while also maintaining a strong 79% kicking efficiency during this time.
17:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Jordan Ridley)
20:14
Callum Mills leads all players on the ground in tackles, with 10 of his own so far tonight. It is an equal career-high tackle count for Mills, and the first time he has reached 10 tackles since Round 8, 2021.
21:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Durham)
21:42
Bombers Interchange - Jye Caldwell off due to an injury.
22:15
Tom McCartin has been a rock in defence, leading all players on the ground with 10 spoils, despite Sydney's 37-point lead. No player for Essendon has more than three spoils.
23:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
23:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
25:27
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GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
25:47
Despite a relatively sparse quarter goal-wise, the Swans have still managed two more goals from intercept possessions for the quarter, while Essendon has only managed two behinds from the same source.
27:35
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
29:27
An arm-wrestle of a quarter still ended with the Swans extending their lead. The Swans held up defensively as Essendon pushed hard, registering a disposal efficiency of 92% in their defensive half for the quarter.
29:30
Essendon got on top in disposals (94-88), clearances (8-6) and rebound-50s (16-8) in the third quarter, but was still unable to make headway on the scoreboard. The Bombers could only manage three contested possessions in their forward 50, and didn't lay a single tackle in the same zone for the whole term.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:17
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Nic Martin)
00:31
A perfect start to the quarter gives Essendon a goal through Nic Martin. It is the Bombers' first goal from a centre bounce for the night and came without Sydney registering a single disposal.
02:11
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GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
04:08
Jordan Ridley has 18 disposals in the defensive half tonight - the most by any player on the ground. 13 of his kicks have been effective tonight, equal to his season average (ranked 16th in the league).
06:24
Chad Warner hits 25 disposals for the second time this season - an equal career-high. It is the fourth time this year Warner has amassed more than 24 disposals.
08:30
Tom McCartin now has 15 spoils for the game - three more than his previous career-high. This is the second-highest amount of spoils by a single player in a match this year.
09:28
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BEHIND - Bombers (Andrew McGrath)
11:16
The career-highs continue to grow for the Swans tonight. Callum Mills with career-high tackles (13), Chad Warner with career-high disposals (28) and Tom McCartin with career-high spoils (15).
12:52
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BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
13:41
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BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
13:57
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BEHIND - Swans (James Bell)
14:49
Essendon's uncontested possession game has been well below their usual standard tonight. The Bombers average 236 uncontested possessions per game in 2022 but have only amassed 175 so far tonight.
18:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
19:06
In one of very few positives, Essendon has won the hitout-to-advantage count tonight, 9-5. Despite averaging eight hitouts-to-advantage for the year, Tom Hickey has not registered one tonight.
20:52
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Josh P. Kennedy)
24:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
25:52
The Swans have amassed 107 uncontested marks tonight. This is 26 more than their season average, and only the sixth time the Swans have passed the 100 uncontested mark barrier since 2020.
26:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
27:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Hickey)
28:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
29:39
Sydney completes a resounding defeat of Essendon with wins in almost every statistical line, including clearances (33-28) and tackles (54-30). Sydney got on top in scoring from intercept possession in the first quarter and continued it throughout the game, outscoring Essendon by 44 points from that source - their second best differential of the year.