Match

Sydney Swans vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 20 Sep 2024

Pre Game

00:00
When Port Adelaide defeated Sydney by 112 points in Round 21, it was the first time the Swans had lost a game by more than 100 points since Round 10, 1998 vs St Kilda. Sydney and St Kilda then met in a final during 1998 with the Swans able to win by two points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:07
The Swans have been slow starters this season, leading at quarter-time in only nine games. However, Sydney has then won all of these nine games.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jase Burgoyne)
01:17
A great start for the Power with a goal from Jase Burgyone who has started on a wing after being one of their best players last week in defence with a career-high 18 uncontested possessions.
03:58
Port Adelaide is ranked second in centre bounce clearance differential this season and has won the first two such clearances tonight without scoring from either of these chains.
07:36
Port Adelaide has won first possessions at stoppages 6-1 to start the game and converted this into 4-1 clearances. The Power are ranked fourth in clearances this season.
10:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
10:08
Sydney has scored from 39 per cent of its forward half intercepts this season and scored 30.2 points per game from this source (ranked No.1 in each measure). The opening goal tonight for the Swans has come from their fourth such intercept.
11:34
The Swans have lost all three games this season when Jake Lloyd has played 100 per cent as a defender and won 10 of the 11 games when he played at least 75 per cent on the wing. Lloyd has already pushed up onto the wing tonight to kick the first goal for the Swans.
12:11
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Joel Amartey)
12:43
After Port Adelaide had the first three inside 50 entries, Sydney has had eight of the last ten. The Swans now lead 5-2 in forward half intercepts with both of their goals coming from this source.
15:46
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
16:36
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
16:58
A strong tackle in the forward 50 from Errol Gulden has set up the third goal from a forward half intercept for Sydney. The Swans have conceded an inside 50 entry from only 18.7 per cent of opposition defensive 50 chains (ranked No.1 defensively) and are making it difficult for the Power tonight to rebound.
19:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ryan Burton)
19:58
A steadying goal for the Power through Ryan Burton. All five goals in the game have come from forward half intercepts with both teams applying strong pressure in this zone and Port Adelaide leading 5-1 in forward 50 tackles.
24:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Esava Ratugolea)
24:48
Port Adelaide has an early 9-3 lead in free kicks with two of its scores coming from this source. This free kick differential is driving the contested possession count (28-24) also being in favour of the Power.
26:43
Aliir Aliir has averaged 7.5 intercept possessions with 2.8 intercept marks per game this season. The Power defender has already won five intercept possessions including three intercept marks.
29:19
Sydney has an 18-11 lead in tackles with Port Adelaide only able to apply 50 per cent of its tackle attempts compared to 82 per cent tackle efficiency for the Swans.
29:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
30:43
The Swans have a 4-0 advantage in forward 50 marks with the Power struggling to connect with their entries. Sydney took just four marks inside 50 against the Power in Round 21, and only one team has had fewer in a game this season.
31:14
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
31:21
Port Adelaide dominated at stoppages in the opening term, winning clearances 12-6 and effective clearances 11-3. Jordon Sweet leads all players for clearances (3) after winning a career-high 13 contested possessions last week.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:17
In the first quarter, Sydney won 11 intercepts in the midfield and generated an inside 50 entry from all of these chains. Port Adelaide won nine such intercepts but could only generate an inside 50 entry from three of these chains.
02:16
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
03:44
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
04:38
Sydney is ranked in the bottom-4 this season during opening quarters but is the No.1 ranked team in both the second and third quarters.
06:12
The Swans have won all 16 games this season when they have had at least as many kicks as their opponents with their precise foot skills a strength. Sydney currently leads 71-55 in this measure.
06:36
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Logan McDonald)
07:17
Despite Port Adelaide winning clearances (13-8), the first goal of the game from a stoppage has gone the way of Sydney. The Swans have kicked 4.0 from set shots compared to 1.2 for the Power from their such shots at goal.
08:10
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
08:42
An excellent long-range goal from Connor Rozee has given the Power an answering stoppage goal. Port Adelaide has scored only 118 points per 100 forward half clearances this season (ranked 14th) and has scored 1.2 from six such clearances tonight.
10:59
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Joel Amartey)
12:00
Sydney now leads 15-14 in intercepts through the midfield and forward 50 and has converted this edge into 30-14 points scored from this source.
13:21
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
13:32
The brilliant Isaac Heeney has already been involved in five scores for the Swans and Sydney now leads 6-1 in forward 50 marks. The Swans have already matched their season average of 30 points from forward half intercepts (ranked No.1).
15:47
Sydney has owned the ball in the second quarter with 33-10 uncontested possessions and now has a major lead in marks (46-22) and effective disposals (108-66).
17:00
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Tom Papley)
17:57
Port Adelaide is continuing to be heavily punished for defensive half turnovers. The Power have had 24 defensive half chains and not scored from any of these chains, but have conceded seven goals from turnovers coming from these chains.
19:42
Sydney is dominating all the marking metrics with 9-2 marks on the lead, 49-20 uncontested marks, 23-8 forward half marks (including 7-1 in the forward 50) and 5-2 contested marks.
21:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
22:52
Port Adelaide has won the last five clearances (three from Jason Horne-Francis) and has a 20-9 advantage in this area, but both teams have one goal each from this source.
24:55
The Swans have recorded forward half kicking efficiency of 63 per cent tonight compared to just 47 per cent for the Power resulting in just two marks in the forward 50 for Port Adelaide. The AFL average for kicking efficiency in this zone is 57 per cent.
28:07
A brilliant spinning goal from Willie Rioli has ended a run of four goals for the Swans. Since 2018, Rioli has had 18 score assists in finals (ranked equal-fourth in the competition) and has one assist and now one goal tonight.
30:01
The Power conceded just 14 points from intercepts last week against the Hawks, which is the fewest they have conceded this season. Port Adelaide has already conceded 48 points tonight from turnovers which is more than its season average (43.2).
32:50
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
32:52
Sydney has generated more inside 50 entries from intercepts (21-11), while Port Adelaide has dominated inside 50 entries generated through clearances (18-4).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:03
Zak Butters did not have one effective kick or record one score involvement for Port Adelaide in the first half. Butters has averaged 9.3 effective kicks and 7.1 score involvements per game this season.
00:47
A great start to the third quarter for the Swans with Chad Warner helping Sydney convert another forward half intercept into a goal. Both teams have generated 13 such intercepts and the Swans lead 36-15 in points scored from this source.
02:34
Port Adelaide has averaged 33.8 points per game this season from defensive half chains. The Power have not scored from 29 such chains tonight.
02:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
03:41
Both of these teams like to control the ball, making the mark tally a key indicator tonight. Sydney has won all 12 games this season when it has taken at least two more marks than its opposition. The Power have lost four of the five games this season when they have allowed the opposition to take more marks. Sydney leads 61-31 in marks tonight.
03:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
06:07
The Swans lead 25-0 in points scored from defensive half chains displaying the better ball movement. Sydney averages 35.8 points per game from such chains (ranked third).
06:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
07:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
08:10
Port Adelaide has had more inside 50 entries (35-30), forward 50 ground balls (11-5), forward 50 tackles (11-7), forward 50 disposals (27-22) and shots at goal (15-13) but still trails by the best part of five goals.
09:48
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Luke Parker)
09:56
The Swans averaged 6.2 marks on lead per game this season, but have had 14 such marks already tonight often using these marks in scoring chains. The Power have taken only two marks on the lead.
11:30
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Joel Amartey)
11:36
Sydney continues to be more effective in ball movement and more efficient in the forward half. The Swans now lead 9-3 in forward 50 marks and 31-1 in points scored from defensive half chains.
13:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Justin McInerney)
14:18
Sydney has scored from 18.6 per cent of its defensive midfield chains this season (ranked No.1),. Tonight the Swans have scored from 27 per cent of such chains scoring 3.1.19.
15:03
Port Adelaide has scored more points from kick-in chains than any other team this season and has just generated its first goal of the night from a defensive half chain in this manner.
16:18
The Power are still dominating at centre bounces and lead 12-4 in clearances from these contests but have scored only one behind from this source. Port Adelaide averages 12.3 points per game from centre bounce clearances.
18:26
Some more slick ball movement from the Swans off half back has punished another Power turnover. Sydney leads 67-16 in points scored from turnovers and Port Adelaide outscored Sydney by 63 points from intercept possessions when these teams last met.
20:27
Port Adelaide has attempted more tackles (61-50), but Sydney has applied more tackles (42-33), won more free kicks for holding the ball (5-2) and broken more tackles (8-3).
20:31
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
21:00
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Oliver Florent)
21:27
Swans Interchange - Logan McDonald off due to an injury.
21:56
Another goal from a kick-in chain for Port Adelaide with Travis Boak providing the assist. Boak has recorded a team-high six score involvements tonight including three assists.
24:05
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Oliver Florent)
25:37
The Swans have scored from 48.6 per cent of their inside 50 entries this season (ranked No.1) and have tracked at a similar rate tonight with 19 scores from 40 entries.
26:18
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
27:02
Sydney has now scored 62 points from intercepting Port Adelaide defensive half chains. The Swans lead 19-14 in forward half intercepts and 44-15 points scored from this source.
29:48
Another strong quarter from the Swans who have restricted the Power to 2.3.15 in each quarter. Sydney won the clearances (10-5), contested possessions (36-26), inside 50 entries (18-9) and added another four goals from turnovers.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:18
Chad Warner generated seven clearances in the final term of the Qualifying Final, which is the most by any player in a final in the last quarter since Chris Judd in 2006. Warner won the opening centre bounce clearance of the final quarter tonight.
00:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Logan Evans)
02:20
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Logan McDonald)
02:53
In the first half, the Swans scored 2.0 from shots beyond 40 metres from goal. In the second half, Sydney has scored 1.5 from such shots at goal.
04:37
Nick Blakey is averaging a career-high 21.1 disposals, 492 metres gained, and 12.8 uncontested possessions this season. Blakey leads all players for metres gained tonight (596) from his 20 disposals.
05:50
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
06:13
Port Adelaide has scored 3.8 from 17 shots at goal beyond 30 metres out with six attempts failing to score. Sydney has scored 9.6 from 17 such shots at goal.
07:55
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
08:07
Against the Giants in the Qualifying Final, Isaac Heeney became the sixth player to record 30-plus disposals, 15-plus contested possessions, and kicked three goals in a final. Heeney has backed that performance with a game-high eight score involvements tonight from 22 disposals.
10:07
Sydney has scored from 32.6 per cent of its attacking midfield chains this season (ranked No.1) and tonight has scored from 41 per cent of such chains for a return of 3.4.22 from 17 chains.
11:19
The Swans have won all eight games this season when they have taken at least 100 marks. Sydney currently leads 105-60 in marks.
11:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
11:52
All three goals for Port Adelaide in the second half have come from defensive 50 chains with the last goal following an intercept. Sydney has dominated points scored from turnovers (74-24).
13:10
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Joel Amartey)
14:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
14:22
Consecutive goals for the Power for the first time in the match. Both goals for Connor Rozee tonight have come from long-range with the last goal following a forward half clearance. Port Adelaide now leads 22-3 in points scored from this source.
16:34
The marking numbers continue to be heavily in favour of the Swans including intercept marks (17-12), marks on lead (15-4), contested marks (12-7), forward 50 marks (14-8) and uncontested marks (96-55).
17:14
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Joel Amartey)
18:57
Joel Amartey has had a game-high 11 disposals in the forward 50 tonight which is also a career-high for him. Amartey has been involved in seven scoring chains and had six shots at goal for a return of 3.2.
19:58
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Hayden McLean)
21:04
Sydney has lost all six games this season when its opposition has had at least 225 kicks and won the other 18 games when it has prevented its opposition from reaching this benchmark. The Swans lead 219-166 in kicks tonight.
22:23
The Power have scored only 107 points per 100 forward half intercepts this season (ranked 15th in strike rate) and tonight have scored just 16 points from 16 such intercepts.
23:19
The Power have scored from 27.9 per cent of their centre bounce clearances this season (ranked second). Tonight Port Adelaide leads 13-10 in centre bounce clearances but has scored only one behind from this source.
25:46
The top-4 ranked players on the ground for Sydney are the four players selected in the All-Australian team this season. Heeney, Blakey, Warner and Gulden have all recorded more than 20 disposals to frank their Home and Away form.
27:52
This is only the third time two teams have met in a final where the previous game that season resulted in a margin of at least 100 points. On all three occasions, the team that had lost the last game by more than 100 points has won the final.
28:17
A comfortable win by Sydney who used the ball far more effectively to finish with major advantages in marks (131-70), forward half marks (48-28) and kicking efficiency (74 per cent to 64 per cent) resulting in 76-24 points scored from turnovers.