Match

Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 26 Mar 2023

Pre Game

00:00
In five of the last six matches Sydney has played Hawthorn at the SCG, Sydney has failed to reach a score of 80 points. They have only averaged 69 in these games.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Joel Amartey)
01:10
Joal Amartey scores the first goal of the game and his first goal for the season, with the goal coming from a centre bounce. On average in 2022, Sydney were one point worse than their opposition in scoring from stoppages, ranked No.12 last year.
02:07
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Cam Mackenzie)
04:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
06:33
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
06:50
In the first five minutes of this game, Hawthorn have already shown an improvement in their pressure, with a pressure factor of 2.4. Last week, they had the lowest pressure factor of the round of 1.5.
09:06
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Fergus Greene)
09:43
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
10:25
Logan McDonald kicks his second for the game and becomes the first multiple-goal scorer today. He also scored multiple goals in last week's clash against the Suns.
11:50
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Justin McInerney)
12:46
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
14:06
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Dylan Stephens)
14:34
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Hayden McLean)
17:32
Hathorn have registered six of the last eight clearances, but have been outscored from this source 0.1 (1) to 1.1 (7).
19:40
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
20:20
Dylan Moore kicks Hawthorn's first goal of the game late in the first quarter, with it sourcing from a turnover. Last season, Hawthorn ranked fifth last in scores from turnover differential, getting outscored by seven points per game via that source.
20:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
21:15
Hawks Interchange - Ned Reeves off due to an injury.
21:20
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Josh Ward)
22:48
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Joel Amartey)
24:28
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Joel Amartey)
27:03
Sydney’s two most targeted players, Logan McDonald and Joel Amartey, have combined for five targets in this game for a return of two goals each.
28:54
The game has been played in Sydney's forward half for 58% of the game. They lead by 19 points but have only converted two of their six set shots into goals.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:14
James Worpel leads all comers for clearances with four. Last year, he only had more than four clearances on one occasion.
01:32
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
06:03
Sydney's ball movement from defensive 50 has been impressive, scoring from 40% of chains from this zone. In contrast, Hawthorn has only scored from 8% of their chains and has been outscored by eight points from that source.
09:36
Paddy McCartin has an equal game-high for intercept marks with two. Last season, he averaged three - ranked No.8 in the competition.
10:39
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
11:59
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Callum Mills)
12:20
Callum Mills has been on fire today. He has a game-high 15 disposals and four tackles, also chipping in with one goal.
15:32
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Joel Amartey)
18:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
19:36
Isaac Heeney kicks his first goal of the game. He has scored at least one goal in his last 16 games.
23:15
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Joel Amartey)
25:40
Joel Amartey has already broken his previous goals tally of two before halftime, scoring four to this point in the game. He also has the most marks of anyone on the ground with eight, with two of them being contested inside forward 50.
26:59
Swans Interchange - Tom McCartin off due to an injury.
27:38
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Fergus Greene)
28:13
The Swans lead at the break by 36 points. Their turnover game has been strong, having scored 17 more points from turnover in comparison to the Hawks - 5.4 (34) to 2.5 (17).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:07
Although Peter Ladhams is losing the hitout battle against Ned Reeves 3-8, Sydney are winning the clearance count 8-3 and have outscored the Hawks by 11 points when they have been opposing ruckmen.
02:18
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Callum Mills)
03:42
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Lloyd Meek)
05:25
Callum Mills has kicked two goals for the game. The last time he kicked multiple goals in a game was in Round 1, 2021 against the Lions.
08:17
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
09:07
The Swans have had five of the eight inside 50's this quarter, retaining the ball 80% of the time from these entries and have scored from 60% of those entries.
11:07
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
13:54
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Chad Warner)
16:24
Oliver Florent has a game-high 21 disposals, eight intercept possessions and three score assists. He has also been involved in six scoring chains.
17:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
21:24
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
23:03
Sydney's defensive-half pressure factor for this quarter is 2.3. With this, they have had four of the five highest defensive-half pressure factors for a quarter this season.
23:14
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
25:09
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Fergus Greene)
26:59
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Rowbottom)
29:48
The Swans increase their lead by 32 points since the last break. They scored 4.2 (26) from turnover in the third quarter. The Hawks did not register a score from this source.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
02:11
Hawthorn has only managed two goals for the first three quarters. The last time this happened was Round 1, 2007 against the Lions (excluding 2020).
07:38
James Rowbottom's pressure has been immense, recording the second-most pressure points with 48 and tackles with six from 10 attempts.
09:15
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
11:36
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Matt Roberts)
12:39
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
14:16
Sydney's defence has held up again, only allowing five marks in their defensive 50 for the game. The Swans conceded just three marks in their defensive 50 in Round 1 – the fewest of any team.
16:21
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
17:56
Sydney's tactical substitute Matt Roberts has already imposed himself on the game, having played 18 minutes for four disposals, in which two were won in a contested manner, and two score involvements.
18:24
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
19:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
21:25
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
21:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Lloyd Meek)
23:49
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
25:06
With James Worpel's goal, it becomes the first time today that the Hawks have scored back-to-back goals.
25:31
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
27:28
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
29:04
Sydney has scored 12.8 (80) from turnover in today's game compared to the Hawks' 3.6 (24). Last season, they scored 16 more points than their opposition on average - ranked third in 2022.
29:20
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Errol Gulden)
30:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Fergus Greene)
31:20
Sydney were too strong today. In the absence of Lance Franklin, Joel Amartey and Logan McDonald stepped up and combined for 9.3 from being targeted 15 times inside 50.