Match

Sydney Swans vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 09 Jun 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The Cats have outscored their opposition by 12 points per game from intercepts this season which is ranked second and behind only the Swans who have outscored their opposition by 24 points per game from this source.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:36
Sydney has started games slowly recently conceding the first four goals to Carlton in Round 10 and the first two goals to the Bulldogs in Round 11.
01:06
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
01:28
The first score of the game to Geelong followed a defensive half intercept. The Cats average 25 points per game from this source (ranked fifth) but have not reached this average in any of their last four games.
03:12
Sydney has won the first two clearances of the game and generated three of the first four inside 50 entries. Geelong is ranked in the bottom-4 at winning clearances this season.
03:27
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Errol Gulden)
04:42
Geelong scored the opening goal of the game following another intercept in the defensive midfield. The Cats have already generated five such intercepts compared to just one for the Swans and are ranked No.1 at generating such intercepts this season.
05:56
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jack Bowes)
06:12
Three games in a row now for the Swans conceding at least the opening two goals to their opposition. The second goal for the Cats came from their first centre bounce clearance. Geelong averages 13.1 points per game from this source (ranked fourth).
07:31
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
07:37
Sydney has an early 5-0 lead in forward half intercepts and has launched its two behinds from this source. The Swans average 32.3 points per game from such intercepts (ranked No.1).
10:18
Geelong is applying terrific early pressure on Sydney which has resulted in the Swans posting a kicking efficiency of only 42 percent. Sydney is ranked No.1 for differential in kicking efficiency this season.
11:13
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
11:27
Sydney has an early 4-2 lead in clearances, but Geelong has scored a goal from each of its clearance wins and the Swans have not scored from this source.
12:48
A brilliant goal from Tyson Stengle converted another contest win for the Cats who lead contested possessions 23-17 including post-clearance contested possessions 21-12.
14:21
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Joel Amartey)
16:39
Geelong has an early lead in both tackles (14-11) and pressure rating (233-211). Sydney is the No.1 ranked team in pressure differential this season.
17:49
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
17:56
The small forwards for the Cats have been dangerous in this opening quarter. Gryan Miers has been involved in four scores already and Tyson Stengle has had three score involvements including one goal and one assist.
20:37
Sydney has not had a quarter this season where it has posted kicking efficiency below 52 percent. The Swans currently have a kicking efficiency of 45 percent.
23:22
Geelong has a 4-0 lead in free kicks for holding the ball with its pressure preventing Sydney from moving the ball with its usual effectiveness.
23:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
24:22
The Cats have now scored two goals from forward half intercepts following the last goal from Tyson Stengle. Geelong averages 28.5 points per game from this source.
26:28
Oisin Mullin has made a prominent start for the Cats with game-highs for both contested possessions (7) and disposals (9). Mullin has averaged 11 disposals and five contested possessions per game this season.
29:25
An excellent first quarter for the Cats who applied strong pressure (rating 203-180) and recorded forward half kicking efficiency of 69 percent while restricting the Swans to just 36 percent by foot in their forward half.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:08
Geelong generated 28 intercepts in the opening quarter which is the second-most by any team in any quarter this season.
00:54
The opening score of the second quarter for the Swans came from a centre bounce clearance. Sydney leads 5-2 in such clearances and averages only 10.2 points per game from this source (ranked 14th).
02:39
Geelong is ranked last for marks this season with an average of 80 per game, while Sydney averages 99 per game (ranked fourth). The Cats lead 31-16 in this measure today including 5-1 in contested marks.
06:06
Across its last four games, the Cats have conceded 43 points per game from clearances (ranked 17th). Geelong has conceded only behind from this source today.
06:49
The Cats took a mark and played on 47 percent of the time in Round 12, which is their highest percentage in a match since 2019. Today Geelong has played on from only 15 percent of its marks displaying a different method for a different opponent.
07:30
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
08:37
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
09:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Joel Amartey)
10:04
Sydney has hit the post with three of its five behinds and all of its shots at goal have been more than 40 metres from goal.
11:22
The largest differential for kicking efficiency in any game this season is 18 percent. Geelong currently leads in this measure 71 to 46 percent.
11:56
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shannon Neale)
12:34
While Sydney leads 15-12 in forward half intercepts, Geelong leads 19-3 in points scored from this source including the last goal from Shannon Neale.
14:19
The Swans finally have a goal and it came from a chain started with an intercept in the defensive midfield. Sydney leads 5-4 in forward 50 marks and all of its scores (excluding a rushed behind) have followed such a mark.
16:32
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
16:39
Consecutive goals for Sydney and both have come from defensive half intercepts. The Swans average a competition-high 29.9 points per game from this source.
18:36
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
19:41
Geelong has a 12-7 advantage in intercept marks including 4-1 in the forward half. Across the last four rounds, Sydney has averaged only 11.3 intercept marks (ranked last).
20:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
20:45
The explosive goal from Chad Warner came from a forward half stoppage. The Swans have scored 191 points per 100 forward half clearances this season (ranked No.1) and this was their first score of the game from this source.
22:32
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
22:40
Sydney is clearly the No.1 ranked team this season at scoring from a forward half stoppage and its last two goals have come from this source.
23:49
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
24:05
A centre bounce goal from Isaac Heeney and the star Swans are running rampant this quarter. In the first quarter, Chad Warner and Isaac Heeney had one effective kick between them. This quarter they have already had nine such kicks including the last three goals.
25:07
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom Papley)
28:14
Sydney has generated eight scores from only 11 inside 50 entries this quarter. The Swans are the No.1 ranked team for scores per inside 50 this season.
29:00
The Swans took control at stoppages in the second quarter winning clearances 9-5 and converting this into 20-0 points scored from stoppages. Sydney scored from three of its four centre bounce clearances and both of its forward half clearances.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:07
Brodie Grundy was the No.1 ranked player on the ground in the first half, contributing at stoppages with eight hitouts to advantage, defensively with four intercepts, and offensively with four score involvements including a pair of assists.
00:53
A great start to the third quarter for Geelong with a smart crumb and goal from Tyson Stengle who leads all players for forward 50 disposals (5). It was the first goal of the game for either team to come from a defensive 50 chain.
04:25
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
04:30
The Swans continue to look dangerous from forward half stoppages with its first score of this period coming from this source. Brodie Grundy again contributed a hitout to advantage and the Swans lead 10-6 in this measure.
05:48
Joel Amartey has taken four of the six forward 50 marks for Sydney today and all four of his scores have come from these marks. Amartey has been the target of five forward 50 kicks which is the most of any Swan.
07:41
James Rowbottom has again applied terrific pressure for the Swans with a game-high seven tackles. Rowbottom has averaged more tackles per game (9.4) than any other player in the AFL this season.
09:13
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
09:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Jordon)
10:44
Brodie Grundy has now recorded a career-high four score assists among his game-high seven score involvements. The Swans were ranked second-last for differential in hitouts to advantage last year, but with Grundy this year are ranked second in this measure.
11:40
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
12:36
Sydney is dominating contested possessions this quarter (25-14) but has again had issues with its forward half kicking efficiency (only 33 percent).
14:26
Brad Close has kicked 86.7 percent of his goals from the corridor this season which is the highest percentage of the top-50 goalkickers and his first goal of this game has again come from this zone.
15:52
Sydney has taken control at stoppages and is winning the clearances 10-3 this quarter with the goal from Joel Amartey coming from this source. Since quarter time Sydney leads 29-0 in points scored from stoppages.
18:16
Geelong leads 41-22 in points scored from turnovers with all of its scores since quarter-time coming from this source. Sydney has been outscored from intercept possessions just once this season which was in its defeat to Richmond.
19:35
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Max Holmes)
21:09
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
22:47
Sydney played on from 13 percent of its marks in the opening quarter but has increased this to 29 percent since quarter-time. Geelong has played on from only 18 percent of its marks today.
24:00
Geelong leads 22-18 inforward half intercepts and 27-4 in points scored from this source. Sydney averages 32.3 points per game from this source (ranked No.1).
25:05
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
25:36
Cats Interchange - Tanner Bruhn off due to an injury.
25:52
Swans Interchange - Nick Blakey off due to an injury.
26:36
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
26:50
Sydney has taken the lead for the first time today following the long goal from Tom Papley. The Swans have now scored 3.1.19 from shots beyond 50 metres from goal.
27:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
28:49
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
29:25
All four goals for the Swans this quarter have come from beyond 30 metres from goal including the last two from Tom Papley beyond 50 which have followed forward half intercepts.
31:15
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Justin McInerney)
31:50
Sydney has generated 11 scores from 14 inside 50 entries this quarter with Geelong struggling to defend the ball movement of the Swans.
31:57
The Swans again dominated clearances in the third quarter (14-6) and although only converting this into 10-1 points scored from stoppages it also helped Sydney to 14-3 forward half marks and forced Geelong to again defend for long periods.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:11
When these teams last met, Errol Gulden polled the three Brownlow votes with 26 disposals, 699 metres gained, and nine score involvements. Gulden has already been involved in 11 scores from his 25 disposals today.
01:21
The goal from Jake Lloyd was aided by a 50-metre penalty. It was the first score of the game to Sydney to come from either a free kick or 50-metre penalty. Geelong has scored 2.1.13 from free kicks.
03:36
In the first half, Geelong took more contested marks (8-2), but since half time, Sydney leads 10-2 in this measure with the last of these from James Jordon leading to his goal.
05:13
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:23
Jeremy Cameron has ended a run of five goals to the Swans with his first goal of the game. Both teams have now kicked two goals from centre bounces despite Sydney leading 13-8 in such clearances.
07:14
Sydney has now kicked 12 of the last 15 goals. All three goals this quarter for the Swans have come from intercepts and they now lead 54-42 in points scored from turnovers.
08:35
Brodie Grundy has won a game-high 20 contested possessions (the next most by any other player is 11). It is the first time since 2019 that Grundy has won 20 contested possessions (he did it three times that season).
10:46
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
11:03
Geelong has had 12 stoppages in its forward 50 won only two clearances and has not scored from this source. Sydney has had six stoppages in its forward 50 won four clearances and scored 2.2.14 from this source.
12:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
12:48
Jeremy Cameron has been involved in a team-high six scores and both of his goals today have come in the final quarter from centre bounce clearances.
14:06
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Max Holmes)
14:13
Finally, a goal for the Cats from a forward 50 stoppage with Max Holmes making the most of the 13th such stoppage for Geelong. Holmes has had four career games with at least 20 AFL Player Rating points and three of these have come in his last three games.
16:38
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
18:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jack Bowes)
19:08
Three goals in a row to the Cats with the last following a forward half intercept. Sydney leads 28-23 in such intercepts but Geelong leads 33-28 in points scored from this source.
21:03
Sydney has a margin lead in inside 50 entries (51-45) and has converted this into advantages in all of forward 50 ground balls (14-9), forward 50 marks (14-11), and forward 50 disposals (48-35).
21:22
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Rowbottom)
22:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
23:32
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
23:38
Sydney has generated five scores from defensive 50 chains, but all of them have resulted in behinds. Over the last six rounds, Geelong has launched an inside 50 from 13 percent of kick-ins (ranked last) and it has not scored from any of these chains today.
26:03
The crowd today of 44,714 is the largest at the SCG in a Home and Away game since 1997.
27:05
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
27:38
Eventually, Sydney converted a defensive 50 chain into a goal with Chad Warner kicking the crucial goal. Warner has now had four consecutive games with multiple goals and at least 20 disposals.
28:54
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jack Bowes)
30:25
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Errol Gulden)
30:43
Errol Gulden has capped another outstanding game with a long-range goal from a forward 50 stoppage. Gulden has recorded a career-high 15 score involvements today from his game-high 37 disposals.
33:04
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
34:04
Another powerful win from the Swans who conceded a six-goal start and still won by five goals. Sydney was better at stoppages (clearances 43-30), won post-clearance contested possessions (98-89) and hardball gets (38-21), and benefitted from big games from Gulden and Grundy.