Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 27 Apr 2025

Pre Game

00:00
Gold Coast have outscored their opponents by 17.3 points per game from forward half intercept chains this season, ranked first in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:59
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Wil Powell)
05:16
The Swans have recorded 64% time in forward half, recording 2-0 forward-half intercepts.
05:48
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
06:52
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
08:03
The SUNS convert their first goal of the match from a defensive 50 chain. 12.5% of their score launches have been from this source this season, ranked 16th in the competition.
08:49
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Peter Ladhams)
10:23
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
12:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Corey Warner)
13:46
The Swans have recorded 7-1 clearances and 8-4 inside 50s. They have scored 2.0 to 0.0 from stoppages.
15:05
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
17:16
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
17:53
The Swans have scored the last four goals of the match. They have recorded 4-1 marks inside forward 50 and 7-1 forward half contested possessions. They have scored 4.1 to 1.0 from set shots.
19:57
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Long)
20:28
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Bailey Humphrey)
24:39
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
25:14
The Swans have recorded 7-0 centre bounce clearances and 7-0 inside 50s from this source. They have scored 1.1 to 0.0 from this source. Isaac Heeney has a game-high three centre bounce clearances and a game-high five score involvements.
29:04
The Swans have recorded 4-1 contested marks, including 3-1 in the forward half.
29:58
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Isaac Heeney)
32:07
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Jordon)
32:34
John Noble has recorded a game-high 11 disposals and 229 metres gained but 100% of his disposals have been in Gold Coast's defensive half.
34:11
The Swans scored 4.1 to 1.2 from 14-15 intercept chains in the first term. This includes 2.0 to 0.0 from 3-7 defensive 50 intercept chains and 2.1 to 1.1 from 8-2 forward half intercept chains.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Caiden Cleary)
03:25
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Daniel Rioli)
04:48
The SUNS have recorded a mark play on percentage of 38% to 23% today and a kick to handball ratio of 1.28 to 1.47.
05:06
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Bailey Humphrey)
06:27
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
08:09
The SUNS have recorded 6-1 inside 50s and 13-5 contested possessions in the second term. They have recorded 65% time in forward half, winning 23-2 forward half disposals in this period.
09:09
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
10:38
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Jarrod Witts)
13:06
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
13:27
Swans Interchange - Nick Blakey off due to an injury.
13:46
After recording just 4-8 attacking midfield chains in the first term, the SUNS have recorded 6-0 attacking midfield chains in the second term, scoring 1.1 to 0.0 from this source. This includes 5-0 intercept chains.
15:15
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
17:46
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
18:55
The Swans have four of the last five clearances, recording 3-0 inside 50s in this period. They have scored 1.0 to 0.1 from this source in the second term.
20:53
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
24:16
The Swans have recorded a pressure rating of 181 to 167 in the second term after recording 176 to 166 in the first term. The competition average is 179 this season.
25:14
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jed Walter)
27:55
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jed Walter)
28:11
The SUNS have scored from 62% of their inside 50s this term, compared to Sydney's 25%. They have scored 4.1 to 2.1 from inside 40 metres from goal.
31:36
The SUNS scored the last two goals of the first half, including one from an attacking midfield intercept chain. They scored 3.2 to 2.2 from 8-12 chains of this type in the first half.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:45
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Lachie Weller)
02:44
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
04:35
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Jed Walter)
05:13
The SUNS have recorded the first four inside 50s and the first two clearances of the second half.
08:26
The SUNS have recorded 84% time in forward half, 15-0 forward-half disposals and 4-0 forward half contested possessions in the second half.
08:52
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jed Walter)
10:27
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Daniel Rioli)
12:23
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Ainsworth)
13:27
After scoring 0.1 to 3.2 from 13-20 clearances in the first half, the SUNS have scored 2.2 to 0.0 from 5-1 clearances in the third term.
13:41
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben Long)
18:30
Jarrod Witts has recorded a game-high nine contested possessions, five clearances, eight score involvements and 17 disposals.
20:29
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Aaron Francis)
21:34
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Bailey Humphrey)
22:52
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Touk Miller)
25:28
The SUNS have scored 3.1 to 0.1 from intercept chains in the third term, including 2.0 to 0.0 from 4-1 attacking midfield intercepts.
25:59
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ethan Read)
28:34
The SUNS have recorded 13-3 clearances in the third term. Touk Miller has recorded a game-high three clearances, three pre-clearance contested possessions and a game-high three first possessions in this period.
29:13
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
31:41
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ethan Read)
31:47
The SUNS scored 6.6 to 0.1 in the third term, including 3.4 to 0.0 from stoppages. They recorded 15-3 clearances, 5-1 centre bounce clearances, 30-18 contested possessions and a pressure rating of 182 to 164. They scored 5.4 to 0.1 from set shots in this period.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:30
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Matt Rowell)
02:16
The SUNS have kicked the last nine goals of the match. They have recorded 19-5 clearances in this period. Prior to this streak, they recorded 11-19 clearances and scored just 4.6 to 9.5.
03:16
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Nick Holman)
05:15
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
07:12
The SUNS have recorded 4-2 inside 50s, 4-1 clearances and 10-4 contested possessions in the final term.
11:58
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
12:27
The SUNS have scored from 52% of their inside 50s in the second half. The Swans have recorded 15% in this period.
13:27
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
15:15
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Nick Blakey)
16:34
The Swans have recorded 58-23 uncontested possessions and 26-11 uncontested marks in the defensive 50 in the second half, and have scored just 0.2 to 3.2 from 24-25 defensive half chains in this period.
20:09
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Nick Blakey)
22:15
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Nick Blakey)
23:03
Nick Blakey has been moved forward in the final term and has scored a career-high three goals, all in succession.
25:22
Swans Interchange - Isaac Heeney off due to an injury.
25:54
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ethan Read)
27:31
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Bailey Humphrey)
28:38
Touk Miller has recorded a game-high six centre bounce clearances, six inside 50s, eight score involvements and 22 disposals this afternoon.
30:16
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Long)
31:46
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Touk Miller)
32:05
The SUNS trailed the Swans by as much as 29 points in the second term, but kicked 12 consecutive goals to lead as many as 46 points in the final term. Over this period, they recorded 24-6 clearances, a score of 6.4 to 0.0 from stoppages, 28-16 inside 50s, 8-2 centre bounce clearances and scored from 57% of their inside 50s while the Swans scored from just 13%.