Pre Game
00:00
In the last four rounds, the Blues have generated an inside 50 from 90.2 percent of their centre bounce clearances, the best in the AFL over this period.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
01:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
05:00
A seesaw to start the game - the ball has been in Sydney's forward half for 51 percent of the opening five minutes of play.
06:05
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Luke Parker)
06:06
Luke Parker kicks the opening goal of the round, his tenth from ten games for Sydney this season.
07:05
After Carlton recorded the opening two inside 50s of the game (producing two behinds), the Swans have responded with seven of the next eight.
11:37
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
12:09
The Blues have already recorded eight marks inside defensive 50. In comparison, the Swans have just a single mark in their equivalent zone.
13:33
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
15:27
Carlton has won the last three clearances after Sydney recorded the opening three of the game.
15:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Sam Docherty)
17:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
20:09
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
20:10
Logan McDonald has now kicked multiple goals in six of his 14 career games for the Swans.
22:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Corey Durdin)
24:24
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
24:25
All five goals kicked in the opening term have been sourced from opposition turnovers.
27:08
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
29:27
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
29:35
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:36
Sydney has a perfect 100 percent forward 50 kicking efficiency (including four kicks for four goals). In contrast, Carlton is kicking the ball in its forward 50 zone at just 46 percent. So despite winning the disposal count for the first term 117 to 81, Carlton is trailing by a point.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:33
Entering tonight, Carlton had won the disposal count in every game, averaging 50.6 more disposals than its opponent per match, to lead the AFL. This trend is continuing so far tonight, where the Blues currently lead the disposal count, 121 to 84.
01:49
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Corey Durdin)
04:09
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
04:10
Despite not hitting the scoreboard himself, Matthew Kennedy has contributed a match-high six score involvements for Carlton.
06:22
Blues Interchange - Zac Fisher off due to an injury.
06:45
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)
09:13
Second-quarter time in possession heavily favours the Blues, 57 percent to 15. Even with such dominance, they are also leading the tackle count for the term, five to two.
09:53
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
11:35
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
11:36
Sydney has not entered it's forward 50 zone since the 27th minute of the opening term. In the time since, the Blues have recorded ten inside 50s, kicking six goals straight.
13:32
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
15:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
16:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
16:17
Blues Interchange - Zac Fisher off due to the blood rule.
17:42
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
17:43
Charlie Curnow is the first Blue to kick five goals in a half since Jarrad Waite in Round 11 of 2013.
20:39
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
23:06
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Tom De Koning)
24:29
Carlton is dominating the contested possession count, 75 to 44.
25:33
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Zac Fisher)
29:49
Blues Interchange - Sam Docherty off due to the blood rule.
30:25
Swans Interchange - Josh P. Kennedy off due to an injury.
30:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
32:10
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
32:11
Lance Franklin has been targeted four times inside forward 50 for the Swans. With his first mark in this zone, he kicks truly for his first goal of the game, and 1,017th of his career.
35:12
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Corey Durdin)
35:39
Swans Interchange - Nick Blakey off due to an injury.
36:53
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
36:54
Carlton won the second quarter inside 50 count, 19 to five, assisting the Blues to win the term 9.3 to 3.0, and turn a one-point quarter-time deficit into a 38-point lead at the main break.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
02:22
Carlton's Charlie Curnow has competed in six one-on-one contests as a target, winning four, breaking even in one, and losing just one.
03:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
04:42
The Swans have opened the second half by winning four of the first five clearances, and recording the first five inside 50 entries.
05:17
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Justin McInerney)
06:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
08:26
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
08:27
The Swans record consecutive majors for the first time since they kicked the first two goals of the game.
12:25
Seven of Carlton's 12 goals have been kicked from a distance of less than 30 metres. In contrast, just two of seven Sydney majors have been from inside 30 metres.
12:50
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
14:48
With three contested marks, Sydney's Logan McDonald is the only player on the ground with multiples of this measure.
15:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
16:22
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
19:21
Of the 21 free kicks that Sydney has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the man on seven occasions.
20:09
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
23:52
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
26:01
Sydney's Luke Parker has six tackles to lead all players in this measure, already exceeding his 2022 per-game average of 3.8 across his first nine games.
26:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Sam Wicks)
27:51
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
30:55
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:56
For the first half, Carlton won the time in possession, 51 percent to 33. Sydney took control in this area in the third term, 52 percent to 33, and was able to reduce the 38-point half-time deficit to 17 points at the final change.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:19
Early in the final term, the only players on the ground to have recorded 100 percent game time are key defenders - Carlton's Jacob Weitering, and Tom McCartin of Sydney.
01:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Nick Blakey)
04:28
Sydney out-tackled Essendon by 25 last round, its fourth-best differential since 2018. They are actually losing this count tonight, with the Blues currently holding a 45 to 42 edge.
06:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
08:09
For the first two quarters, Carlton led the contested possession tally, 88 to 59. Sydney has addressed this area since half-time, and is winning the second-half contested possession count, 54 to 46.
13:20
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
13:21
Ten of Sydney's 13 goals have been kicked from set shots.
14:48
The Swans have recorded 21 of the last 26 inside 50 entries.
14:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (James Bell)
17:55
Carlton's Tom De Koning has taken a match-high four contested marks, all of them in the final term.
18:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Zac Fisher)
19:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Adam Cerra)
20:21
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Zac Fisher)
22:44
Jacob Weitering does the little things to help his team. His tally of 14 one percenters is six more than any other player on the ground, and includes eight spoils gaining possession for Carlton.
23:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
23:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
24:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
27:09
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
27:10
The Blues weather a frenetic second-half comeback from the Swans to run out 15-point victors. The star for Carlton was Sam Walsh, recording 34 disposals at 76 percent efficiency, 15 contested possessions, four clearances, and four tackles.