Pre Game
00:00
Sydney has won just one of its last seven games at MCG with an average losing margin of 31 points.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:17
Sydney wins the first centre bounce clearance through Chad Warner. Both these teams have been poor from the centre this season, with Sydney and Hawthorn ranking fifteenth and eighteenth respectively for centre clearance differential.
02:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
03:32
The Swans have worked hard to keep the ball in their forward half to start, already having the first five inside 50s of the game. The Swans average 3.8 more inside 50s per game than their opponent - ranked fifth in the AFL.
06:02
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
06:08
The Hawks strike first through Blake Hardwick, which was set up from a great kick by Dylan Moore. Dylan Moore has recorded a total of 60 scoreboard impact points across the last three rounds – ranked 10th in the competition over that period.
08:13
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
08:31
Sam Wicks scores Sydney's first goal of the game, which came from a stoppage chain. The Swans outscore their opponents by seven points from stoppage on average - ranked fourth this year.
10:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Cam Mackenzie)
11:35
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
11:51
Logan McDonald slots a goal from range to give the Swans the lead. This goal was launched from a defensive 50 chain, which sees Sydney launch the 5.2 scores from this zone on average - ranked first.
13:06
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
15:22
The Swans have had four more inside 50 entries compared to the Hawks, but have only retained one more entry. The Swans normally retain 52% of their entries - ranked first.
16:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
18:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Hayden McLean)
20:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Will Day)
21:10
Hawthorn has only taken seven uncontested marks so far compared to Sydney's 14. Hawthorn took 100 uncontested marks for the second time this season last week – ranked second for the round.
22:01
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
23:13
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Oliver Florent)
24:06
Errol Gulden has been electric, collecting seven disposals, 222 metres gained, three score involvements and a goal.
26:00
Swans Interchange - Taylor Adams off due to an injury.
26:01
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Joel Amartey)
26:17
Sydney has already generated four scoring shots from marks, resulting in 2.2 (14) on the scoreboard. Last week, they scored 12.3 (75) from this source - the most of the round.
31:03
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
31:06
When the ball has been in dispute, the Hawks have been strong, leading the groundball gets count by seven. Despite this, they haven't been able to effectively get the ball to the outside as they have had 26 fewer uncontested possessions in comparison to the Swans.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:14
The pressure in this game has been immense, with Sydney and Hawthorn registering pressure factors of 216 and 190. The AFL average pressure factor is 181 this season.
03:06
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
03:29
Isaac Heeney kicks Sydney's third goal from outside 50 today. The Swans have now kicked the second-most goals from outside 50 this season, bringing the tally up to 12.
05:19
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
05:34
The Hawks have been below par with their ball use by foot, registering a kicking efficiency of 52%. The Hawks had a disposal efficiency of 78.2% against North Melbourne in Round 6 – the highest efficiency of any team over the round.
06:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
10:01
Will Day has been impressive in his return game. He has collected seven disposals, of which five were won in a contested manner, three clearances and has sharked three of Sydney's hitouts (no one else for either team has sharked a hitout today).
10:11
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Sam Wicks)
11:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
13:23
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Lloyd Meek)
13:30
A nice patch of play for the Hawks sees them rewarded. They have had the last four clearances of the game and have kicked a goal from their latest. Stoppages have been a weakness for the Hawks this year, as they are outscored by 13 points on average from stoppage scores - ranked second-last.
15:27
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Taylor Adams)
16:05
Swans Interchange - Will Hayward off due to an injury.
16:21
Taylor Adams scores the first goal of the day launched from the forward 50. This zone only generated 18% of Sydney's scores this season - the fifth lowest percentage in the competition.
19:02
Brodie Grundy has already had four score launches which has resulted in 3.1 (19) on the scoreboard for the Swans. He averages 3.8 score launches a game this year - ranked fourth in the competition.
20:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
21:35
The Hawks have had the territory in this quarter, having the quarter spend 63% of time in their forward half, as well as the Hawks leading the inside 50 count by five. Despite this, they have only scored a goal from 9% of their entries, whilst the Swans have generated a goal from 67% of their entries this term.
22:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
25:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Hayden McLean)
25:34
The Swans have only won one hard ball get this quarter. Sydney has won just 21 hardball-gets per game this season – the fewest in the competition.
27:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
28:03
The Swans have been able to get to the ball first at stoppages, leading the first possession count by four. They have won the first possession count by 8.3 per game since Round 3 – ranked No.1 in the league.
29:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
31:51
The Hawks were able to play a forward half game in the second term, having a time in forward half of 64%, having seven more inside 50s and 29 more disposals in the forward half. Additionally, they were able to have six repeat entries but were only able to score one point from those.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:29
Brodie Grundy has been on top in the ruck contest against Lloyd Meek, as he leads the hitouts by six and hitouts-to-advantage by four, as well as Sydney scoring two more goals from stoppage when these two have been rucking opponents.
02:17
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
03:19
Both teams are gaining 45 metres on average from stoppages, but the Swans have been far more lethal from turnovers. They are gained 51 metres from turnovers on average in comparison to Hawthorn's 30.
04:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
07:48
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
09:24
Hawthorn has had 22 long kicks, in which only one of those has been to the advantage of a teammate. In contrast, the Swans have had 40 long kicks, of which eight have been to the advantage of a teammate.
12:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
14:17
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
14:36
Chad Warner's scoreboard influence has been impressive. He has assisted four of Sydney's goals and is rewarded with one for himself. Four goal assists currently sits at the equal-most in a game this year.
16:58
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
19:07
The attacking midfield zone has been able to generate plenty of opportunities for both teams today, but Sydney has been far more damaging in taking their chances. The Swans have been able to score 4.3 (27) from their 15 chains in this zone, whilst on the flip side the Hawks have only score 1.2 (8) from their 19 chains in this zone.
20:03
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (James Jordon)
21:53
Sydney's 8.3 (51) from stoppage is already their second-highest score from stoppage in a game this year. The Hawks' 2.3 (15) currently sits at their third-lowest this season.
22:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
24:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Errol Gulden)
26:16
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
26:36
Mabior Chol scores Hawthorn's first goal since the fourteen-minute mark of the second quarter. This goal was launched from their defensive 50, which normally generates 1.7 goals a game - ranked third-last.
27:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
28:43
A 5-1 goal quarter in the favour of the Swans sees them in front by 65 points at the final change. Across the board, it was fairly even, but the Swans were far more potent inside 50. They only had one more entry than the Hawks, but were able to score a goal from 42% of their entries in comparison to Hawthorn's 9%.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
03:04
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
03:24
The Hawks have already found two marks inside 50 this quarter resulting in two scores. The Hawks have scored the third-least amount of goals from marks this season.
05:21
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
07:36
All nine of Matt Roberts' kicks have been effective today. He has a kicking efficiency of 92.5% this season – the best percentage of the top-100 for total kicks in the league.
08:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
08:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
11:47
James Rowbottom's pressure has been elite. He has had 80 pressure points and 31 pressure acts (both game-highs). This season he ranks first and sixth for these stats respectively.
16:36
Jai Newcombe has been a shining light for the Hawks today. He has had 23 disposals, of which eight were won in a contested manner, five score involvements and 431 metres gained. He finished with a season-high 32 disposals and nine score involvements in Round 6.
19:01
The Hawks are winning the clearances by six and the post-clearance contested possessions by 15. Teams that win both of these stats win the game 77% of the time.
19:13
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
20:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
23:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
24:05
The Swans have turned the ball over in their defensive 50 29 times this season – the second-most of any team. Today they have only turned it over twice in their defensive 50.
25:01
SCORE
GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
27:10
The Hawks were ruthless in the contest, winning the groundballs by 35 but weren't able to move the ball effectively, disposing of the ball 10% worse by foot compared to the Swans. Hawthorn weren't able to punish Sydney from their inside 50 entries, only registering a goal from 11% of their entries, whilst the Swans were able to score a goal from 36%.