Match

Sydney Swans vs Carlton

Commentary / 26 May 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Blues have won three of their last four games against the Swans by an average margin of nine points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
02:16
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Justin McInerney)
02:42
The first goal of the night goes to Sydney through Justin McInerney, sourcing from a kick in. Sydney score 2.7 points on average each game from kick ins - ranked fourth-last in the league.
05:00
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
05:12
Carlton score their first goal of the night through Matthew Cottrell with the goal coming from a stoppage. Carlton only average 29.1 points from stoppages this year, down from 34.4 points per game last season.
08:04
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
08:47
Carlton has had five of the first seven clearances tonight. Sydney has lost the clearance count by 4.6 clearances a game this year - ranked second-last in the AFL.
09:06
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
10:32
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
11:48
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
12:34
The Blues are winning the territory battle early, winning the inside 50 count 9-5 as well as having five repeat entries, scoring 1.1 (7) from those repeat entries. The game has also been played in Carlton's forward half for 78% of the quarter.
17:15
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
19:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
21:26
The pressure from both teams has been electrifying so far, with both teams' pressure factor being higher than their season average. Sydney's pressure factor is up at a whopping 210, while Carlton's is at 183.
21:41
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
23:27
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
23:42
The Swans have scored the last three goals as well as having the last seven inside 50s of this game to put them up by nine points.
23:58
Swans Interchange - Isaac Heeney off due to the blood rule.
29:26
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Tom De Koning)
31:27
Carlton pushed late in the piece and was able to have seven of the last eight inside 50s of the quarter but only managed one goal from this territory dominance.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:17
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
00:50
Matthew Cottrell has started the game in magnificent fashion, having nine disposals, of which four were won in a contested manner, three clearances, 233 metres gained and a goal.
02:20
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
02:31
The Swans have had the first three inside 50s in the first two minutes of the second quarter, with two of those coming through Nick Blakey. The Swans have scored one goal from those kicks inside 50.
06:21
Sydney's pressure continues to be immense. They have had 15 more tackles than Carlton and have a defensive 50 pressure factor of 251. The average pressure factor in defensive 50 in the AFL is 200.
06:47
Blues Interchange - George Hewett and is possibly out for the game.
11:02
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
13:45
Harry McKay is the most targeted player inside 50 out of either team, being targeted seven times tonight. He has had three shots tonight for a return of 0.1 (1).
15:10
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
16:45
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
17:26
Jesse Motlop slots the Blues' first goal of the second quarter, with the goal coming from their defensive midfield. All three of the Blues' defensive midfield chains have generated an inside 50 this quarter. In comparison, only one of Sydney's four has gone inside 50.
20:42
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
21:51
Sydney stretches the margin out to eight points with a superb finish from Sam Wicks, with the goal coming from a forward 50 chain. Sydney average the fourth most points from this zone this season - averaging 20 points per game.
23:52
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
28:34
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
28:49
Sydney leads at the main break by eight points. They have been accurate in front of goal, kicking three goals straight from set shots and have had an effective clearance display, leading the clearance count by three as well as scoring three goals to the Blues' one from stoppages.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:16
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
01:39
It has been an even battle in the rucking contest on the hitout front, with Tom Hickey having one more hitout than Marc Pittonet, although Hickey edges the hitout-to-advantage count 5-2, as well as the Swans having five more clearances and have scored 3-0 goals when these two have been rucking opponents.
02:39
Chad Warner continues to have an influential night as he boots his first goal. He has had an equal game-high 18 disposals, of which six were won in a contested manner, 329 metres gained as well as two score involvements.
04:46
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Walsh)
05:10
Blues Interchange - Corey Durdin off due to an injury.
06:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Harry Cunningham)
06:55
Hayden McLean has been the most targeted player for the Swans tonight, being targeted five times inside 50. Sydney has retained the ball on all occasions he has been targeted, and he has also slotted two goals for the match.
07:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
10:43
Blues Interchange - Nic Newman and is possibly out for the game.
10:52
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
11:53
Both of Carlton's goals have come from chains in their attacking midfield. On average, 33.5% of Carlton's scores come from this source this season - the third most of any team in the AFL.
12:01
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Ryan Clarke)
14:44
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
17:20
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
19:28
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
19:35
Sam Walsh's seven kicks inside 50 (game-high) have resulted in a score of 2.0 (12) for the Blues on the scoreboard and has been involved in four of Carlton's scores. In the games he has played this season, he has been involved in 30.6% of Carlton's scores - the second most of any Carlton player.
21:21
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Rowbottom)
22:24
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
22:31
Tom Papley restores the Swans' lead out to over a goal, with his goal coming from a turnover. The Swans have outscored their opponents by eight points on average this season - ranked fourth.
25:38
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Chad Warner)
29:31
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
30:06
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Wicks)
30:34
Sydney was more accurate when going inside 50 in that quarter compared to Carlton, retaining the ball 67% compared to 38%. Despite this, Sydney was unable to continue their accuracy in front of goal, kicking six behinds in the third quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:19
The pre-clearance contested possession today has been even, although Carlton has been the better side when the ball has left the stoppage, having seven more post-clearance contested possessions than the Swans. Carlton average six more post-clearance contested possessions than their opponents this year - ranked first in the AFL.
02:39
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Lance Franklin)
04:01
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Marc Pittonet)
07:06
Sydney has only lost 27% of their offensive One versus One contests today, a huge improvement from their average losing percentage of 41.8% - the worst percentage in the league. On the other hand, the Blues have lost 45% of their offensive One versus One contests - much worse than their season average of 25.6% - where they rank first.
10:19
Carlton has had all seven clearances for the quarter but has only scored one point from stoppages.
10:24
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
13:29
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
14:48
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
14:55
Sydney boots two quick goals to put the lead out to a game-high 21 points, with Will Hayward's goal coming from a centre bounce - their first from this source today. In the last three weeks, the Swans have only managed to score 4.3 points from centre bounce - the fourth-worst in the competition in this time period.
15:13
Blues Interchange - Patrick Cripps off due to an injury.
18:12
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
19:50
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Errol Gulden)
21:02
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Justin McInerney)
23:55
The Swans have improved their efficiency of their inside 50 entries, retaining the ball 69% of the time this quarter. In comparison, the Blues have only retained the ball 18% of the time.
24:19
Blues Interchange - Patrick Cripps off due to an injury.
24:47
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
27:20
The Blues continue their poor form, now making it six losses of their last seven games. They registered eight more clearances than the Swans but were outscored from stoppages 33-18.