Pre Game
00:00
Since 2019, Essendon has won just 21.2 percent of its matches against top-eight teams, ranked 16th in the league.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
01:29
Kicking the first major today, Tom Papley now has 12 goals from nine games for the Swans in 2022.
05:00
After five minutes of play, the Swans hold the edge in time in possession, 49 percent to 32.
06:23
Sydney has recorded five of the first seven clearances, including two to Luke Parker in his 250th game.
06:25
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
07:36
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
09:18
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
11:50
Essendon's Sam Draper holds a five to three edge in ruck contests with Tom Hickey. However, two of Hickey's hitouts have gone to the advantage of a teammate, compared to just one for Draper.
14:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Peter Wright)
17:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
17:15
Sydney's kicking efficiency inside forward 50 is 75 percent, far superior to the 20 percent of the Bombers in the equivalent zone.
19:13
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
21:40
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
21:41
Three of Sydney's five goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Bomber turnover in the Essendon defensive 50 zone.
23:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
27:23
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
29:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
29:48
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:49
Sydney kicks five goals from 18 inside 50 entries (27.8 percent) compared to two goals from 11 inside 50s for Essendon (18.2 percent). This superior efficiency sees the Swans holding an 18-point lead at quarter time.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Lance Franklin)
02:53
In the last four rounds, the Bombers won 50 percent of their offensive one-on-one contests, the best in the AFL over this period. However, so far today they have only won 33 percent of their offensive one-on-ones, with the Swans winning 67 percent of the equivalent measure.
04:41
Sydney holds the edge in centre bounce clearances, six to four, but both sides have generated the same score (1.0) from this source.
05:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
06:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)
08:18
Bombers Interchange - Dylan Shiel off due to an injury.
08:32
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Sam Durham)
11:13
Of the 12 free kicks that Essendon has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the ball on four occasions.
12:11
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Harrison Jones)
14:19
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
14:20
The Bombers' first-quarter kick-to-handball ratio was 1.56. For the second term, this number has increased to 2.21, suggesting an increased commitment to moving the ball by foot.
15:52
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Ben Hobbs)
15:53
The Bombers have recorded the last four inside 50s, kicking goals from three of them.
20:30
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
20:31
Peter Wright has now kicked three or more goals in eight of 15 games for Essendon in 2022.
23:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
24:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
27:13
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Sam Reid)
27:14
Including kicked 2.0 himself, Sydney's Lance Franklin has contributed a match-leading seven score involvements for the Swans.
30:02
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
30:03
The second term belongs to Essendon, with the Bombers reducing a three-goal quarter-time break to just four points at the main change. For the term, Peter Wright contributed six disposals at 83 percent efficiency, two marks, two hitouts to advantage, and two goals to be a key contributor for the Bombers.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Sam Reid)
03:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
04:29
The Swans have recorded 60 percent time in possession so far in the third term, double the 30 percent of Essendon.
04:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
06:11
Dating back to the 16th minute of the second quarter, Essendon has won eight of the last nine clearances.
06:37
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
08:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
08:50
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Kelly)
08:51
Seven of the Bombers' nine majors (77.8 percent) have been kicked from beyond 30 metres. In contrast, four of Sydney's seven goals (57.1 percent) have been kicked from inside 30 metres from goal.
09:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
12:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
15:03
Essendon is retaining possession on 52 percent of its third-quarter disposals, comparing favourably to the 33 percent disposal retention for the Swans for the term.
16:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Chad Warner)
16:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
19:23
The equal-leading tackler on the ground is Sydney's Luke Parker with five, already exceeding his 2022 per-game average of 4.7.
20:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
23:44
Essendon has kicked 5.2 from set shots, much better accuracy than that of the Swans, who have recorded 5.8 from set shots on goal.
25:23
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
27:05
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
27:08
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
27:09
An ebbing and flowing third quarter sees the Swans holding an 11-point lead at the final break. Sydney will like its chances from here, having won more final quarters (12) than any side this season.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:44
Early in the final term, each side has one representative with 100 percent game time, Peter Wright for Essendon, and the Swans' Dane Rampe.
02:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
03:25
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
03:26
Essendon's Zach Merrett reaches the three-goal benchmark for just the second time in his 177-game career.
05:02
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
08:17
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Callum Mills)
08:18
All three final-quarter goals (two for Sydney and one for Essendon) have been sourced from boundary throw-ins.
11:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Nick Hind)
12:02
The only player on the ground with multiple goal assists is Sydney's Chad Warner with two. He has also kicked two majors off his own boot.
12:29
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
15:54
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
15:55
The Bombers have won the last six clearances, and recorded four of the last five inside 50s, outscoring Sydney 2.1 to nil during this period of dominance.
20:29
Tom McCartin does the little things to help his team. His tally of six one percenters is the most of any man on the ground, and includes three spoils gaining possession for Sydney.
20:54
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Mason Redman)
25:05
For the final term the Bombers are dominating the contested possession count, 38 to 20.
26:11
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
28:55
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
31:47
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Nick Hind)
33:26
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
33:37
Entering today's matchup, the Swans had outscored their opponents by a total of 146 points in final quarters, ranking first in the AFL. The Bombers turned this trend on its head today, outscoring Sydney 6.2 to 3.0 in the final term to produce a nine-point upset victory.