Match

Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 04 May 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The Swans have had a goal streak of 5-plus goals six times this season - the most by any team in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
02:56
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Rowbottom)
03:35
James Rowbottom kicks the first goal of the match and just his second this season. He is coming off a season-high 24 disposals and 17 uncontested possessions.
04:49
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
05:18
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Aaron Cadman)
06:50
The Giants are the No.1 scoring team from defensive 50 chains this season. They get their first goal of the match from a chain launched from that zone.
08:36
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
10:40
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Jake Riccardi)
11:45
The Giants are slightly ahead in the territory game early in this first term leading the inside 50s 7-4. They trail in the contest though with the Swans leading the contested possession count 20-17.
11:56
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Jesse Hogan)
14:32
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Callum M. Brown)
15:15
Callum Brown takes his fourth contested mark inside 50 for the year. He has now booted an accurate 14.4 from eight games.
16:44
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Jordon)
19:10
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Aaron Cadman)
19:52
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Sam Wicks)
20:21
Contrasting game styles early in this match with the Swans posting a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.19 to the Giants' 2.18. Sydney has played on from 33% of marks to the Giants' 24%.
21:45
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Jordon)
22:04
GIANTS Interchange - Tom Green off due to an injury.
23:46
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Chad Warner)
24:56
Chad Warner has stamped his authority on this match with a team-high 10 disposals and five contested possessions. He has two clearances and one score assist to his name.
25:11
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Aaron Cadman)
26:29
The Giants are on top in the forward half turnover game, generating an inside 50 from 73% of their intercepts in that zone compared to the Swans' 57%. They have outscored Sydney 8-3 from that zone.
27:02
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Jesse Hogan)
28:41
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Brent Daniels)
32:01
The Giants lead at quarter-time for the seventh time this season. They have a 100% win record when in front at the first break. They are on top on the scoreboard having kicked five of the last six goals of the match.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:16
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
03:38
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
05:22
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
05:36
Three inside 50s already in this second term for the Swans scoring 100% of the time for a tally of 2.1 (13). One goal has come from turnover and the other from stoppage.
07:24
Swans Interchange - Tom McCartin off due to an injury.
10:52
Sydney lead the inside 50s 8-2 in this quarter and have been far better by foot, hitting the target 67% of the time compared to the Giants' 40%.
11:33
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
14:09
The injury to Tom Green will test the Giants' midfield. Finn Callaghan has stepped in and attended three centre bounces, having seven disposals (100% effective) , five contested possessions, and three tackles.
17:03
With the weather conditions changing the ground level game becomes even more important. Sydney leads the groundballs 44-38, but in general play, it's the Giants ahead 31-26.
19:42
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Joel Amartey)
20:33
Sydney's forward-line is functioning well this afternoon - scoring 3.2 (20) from forward 50 chains compared to the solitary behind for GWS Giants from that zone.
21:48
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
22:07
Errol Gulden becomes Sydney's sixth individual goalkicker for the match as the Swans boot four in a row. His ability to gain territory has been on full display with a game-high 357 metres gained.
23:34
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Darcy Jones)
27:29
The Giants haven't been goalless in the second term all season. They trail the inside 50s 17-8 in this quarter despite controlling the tempo, leading disposals 75-59 and uncontested possessions 41-17
28:38
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Joel Amartey)
30:12
GWS Giants trail at half-time for the first time this season. They didn't make the most of having more of the ball in that second term, conceding 4.2 (26) to just 0.0 (2).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:03
The conditions haven't made it easy to mark the ball, with the Giants having five dropped marks to Sydney's two. Jake Riccardi is the only player to have more than one dropped mark.
03:25
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Jesse Hogan)
04:14
Jesse Hogan joins Aaron Cadman as multiple goalkickers for the Giants. One player that hasn't hit the scoreboard is Toby Greene. He was the match-winner when these sides last played at the SCG in Round 7 last year with four goals and 11 score involvements.
05:33
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
06:31
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
07:46
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Darcy Jones)
08:43
After kicking two goals on his AFL debut last round, Darcy Jones gives the Giants the lead once again with a snap shot goal. That was his first effective kick of the game from a tally of five.
09:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
12:01
Will Hayward has sparked the Swans in this third term with two goals from two kicks. He has a game-high three goals to his name along with five contested possessions and four tackles.
12:28
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Chad Warner)
16:23
Isaac Heeney has done a lot of the grunt work in close for the Swans with a game-high 13 contested possessions - five more than any teammate. He also has an equal game-high nine tackle attempts, of which six have been effective.
18:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
18:42
Will Hayward has now booted four goals for just the second time in his career. His form has been terrific in 2024 - averaging a career-high 1.6 goals - finishing goalless twice.
21:38
Despite the conditions, the Swans are sticking to their game style and have taken the corridor 24% of the time when exiting the defensive 50, compared to just 3% for GWS Giants.
21:55
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
25:47
Since quarter-time, it has been one-way traffic for the Swans, leading inside 50s 32-16 and the scoreboard 7.5 (47) to 2.2 (14) despite having four fewer disposals.
29:20
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Brent Daniels)
30:35
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
31:48
Sydney's pressure was immense in the third term, posting a pressure factor of 230 - its highest for the match in any quarter. GWS Giants weren't too far behind with a pressure factor of 203 - also their best for the afternoon.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:28
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
02:28
Sydney is 6-0 when leading at three-quarter time this season, while the Giants have lost the only match they have trailed in that change.
04:30
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
04:49
Sam Taylor loses his first defensive one-on-one contest for the year as Hayden McLean takes a strong contested mark. He extends the lead to a game-high 25 points.
07:22
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Rowbottom)
07:55
Sydney has kicked five of the last six goals of the game to break this game wide open. It has smashed the Giants from turnovers scoring 55 points to just 21.
09:19
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
10:36
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (Callum M. Brown)
11:00
The scores have been well spread for the Giants across the five scoring zones. Sydney on the other hand has done most of the damage from defensive midfield chains - scoring 37 points to 13.
12:32
After a strong first half where he booted two goals, Aaron Cadman has had just one disposal in the second half. Joel Amartey is the only player on the ground without a disposal after half-time.
14:44
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Harry Himmelberg)
15:54
The ruck battle has been an intriguing one, with Brodie Grundy leading the head-to-head hitout-to-advantage count 6-4 against Kieren Briggs. Sydney has marginally outscored the Giants 22-20 from clearances when these two have been in ruck contests.
16:34
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Bedford)
18:12
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Taylor Adams)
19:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
20:58
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Rushed)
22:08
James Peatling has stepped up in the midfield in the absence of Tom Green with a game-high 15 tackle attempts, but only seven have been effective. Brodie Grundy leads the way for the Swans with a game-high 11 tackles from 12 attempts.
24:51
SCORE GOAL - GIANTS (James Peatling)
27:44
SCORE BEHIND - GIANTS (Rushed)
28:36
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
31:38
GWS Giants were kept to their lowest score of the season (69) while defensively they have conceded more points in a match just once which was against Carlton in Round 6. They were well beaten in the scores from turnover battle, getting outscored by a season-high 33 points.