Match

Richmond vs Sydney Swans

Commentary / 07 Jun 2025

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 9, the Swans have committed a turnover every 4.6 disposals – ranked last.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:23
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
04:11
The Tigers have had all the play to start, leading inside 50s 5-0.
04:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:39
Tim Taranto has started hot, recording four disposals and two contested possessions already. He had 23 disposals and 14 contested possessions last week.
08:08
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Corey Warner)
08:20
The Swans kick the first goal of the match against the run of play through Corey Warner, with just their second forward entry.
12:24
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
13:23
Tim Taranto boots the Tigers' first goal from a free kick won inside forward 50. Last week he made it multiple goals in back-to-back rounds for the first time since Rounds 21-22, 2021.
13:41
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
18:31
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
18:49
Dion Prestia steps around a couple of opponents to give the Tigers some more reward for all their territory dominance. Last week he had 31 disposals, seven clearances, and nine score involvements in his first match of the season.
19:58
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Chad Warner)
21:51
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Will Hayward)
23:16
The two sides have been even around stoppages, with clearances equal at 8-8. Toby Nankervis has the most of any player with three.
24:42
Nick Blakey has been everywhere for the Swans, leading team disposals with eight, as well as two intercept marks.
26:20
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jonty Faull)
27:50
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
29:17
Chad Warner converts a much needed goal for the Swans after marking on a lead. His 21 per cent disposal efficiency last week was the lowest ever by a player with 19-plus disposals. He's started today much stronger, with three of his four disposals effective.
29:42
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
31:53
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jonty Faull)
31:57
Dion Prestia had a huge first quarter, leading the match for disposals (13), clearances (3) and score involvements (4), as well as booting a goal.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:53
The Swans have flipped the territory battle to start this quarter, leading inside 50s 6-0.
03:23
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
05:02
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Jake Lloyd)
07:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Luke Trainor)
08:45
Neither team has been able to punish turnovers so far, with no goals coming from this source. Sydney conceded 63 points to Adelaide’s forward half intercepts last round – its third-most ever conceded in a game.
09:12
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Thomas Sims)
10:17
The Tigers have started to gain ascendancy, recording the last four inside 50s, but have only managed two behinds from these entries.
12:56
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (James Jordon)
13:24
The Swans are dominating stoppage this quarter, leading clearances 7-0. Brodie Grundy has three for the term already.
15:10
Isaac Heeney has a nice snapping finish to boot the first goal of the quarter. He has kicked multiple goals in four of his last five games at the MCG – finishing with 27 disposals and two goals against the Tigers in Round 3 last season.
17:21
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Jordon)
18:53
The Swans are threatening to run away with this game, recording six of the last seven inside 50s and booting the last three goals.
19:05
Tigers Interchange - Luke Trainor off due to an injury.
19:49
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Will Hayward)
22:02
The Swans now lead clearances 11-1 this quarter, including 4-0 from centre bounce.
22:36
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
24:04
After a blistering first term with 13 disposals, Dion Prestia is yet to record one this quarter.
24:55
Tigers Interchange - Rhyan Mansell off due to an injury.
25:45
Tigers Interchange - Noah Balta off due to the blood rule.
26:54
The Swans now have 11 of the last 12 forward entries, and lead the count 20-5 for the quarter. Angus Sheldrick has four entries this term.
27:23
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Braeden Campbell)
29:31
Along with other key metrics, the Swans have out-tackled the Tigers this quarter, leading the count 20-6. Braeden Campbell leads the way with three for the term.
30:46
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Thomas Sims)
30:51
After a tight first term, the second quarter belonged to the Swans, leading clearances 13-5 and inside 50s by a whopping 21-6. They were somewhat wasteful in front of goal, managing 3.5 from those 21 entries.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:15
Tigers Interchange - Toby Nankervis off due to the blood rule.
02:51
The Swans haven't excelled at finding targets by foot this match, conceding 11 intercept marks to the Tigers so far. Last week they conceded 25 intercept marks to Adelaide – the most conceded by any team this year.
05:19
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Hayden McLean)
06:08
Hayden McLean boots his first goal of the match to make it five in a row for the Swans. He leads contested possessions for his side with six.
09:26
The Swans continue to dominate territory, leading inside 50s 4-0 this quarter. Brodie Grundy has two of them already.
10:35
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Brodie Grundy)
11:43
Isaac Heeney sets up Brodie Grundy for that goal with a clever handball up against the boundary line. Heeney leads score assists (2) and score involvements (5) for the Swans.
13:44
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Rushed)
14:54
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Tom McCartin)
16:47
The Swans now have 23 of the last 26 inside 50s. The lead the count 10-1 this quarter.
20:54
Tom McCartin has been able to keep Tom Lynch goalless to this point, and pulled down three intercept marks. Before today he had won 50 per cent of the one-on-one contests he has defended – the highest rate of the top-25 to defend a contest.
25:34
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Jordon)
25:55
The Tigers concede another goal - the seventh in a row - this time from a free kick. They gave away just four free kicks last round – the equal-fewest on record.
26:53
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Chad Warner)
28:00
The Swans are starting to put their dominance on the scoreboard, kicking their fourth goal of this quarter from 14 entries. The Tigers have just three entries for the term.
28:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jonty Faull)
31:13
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Chad Warner)
31:56
It was another dominant quarter from the Swans, winning clearances 12-7 and inside 50s 16-5. They lead inside 50s 37-11 since quarter time.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:52
Sydney has had the edge at scoring from turnover, leading scores 30-6 from this source. The Tigers are yet to score a goal from a turnover today.
03:05
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Brodie Grundy)
07:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
08:35
SCORE GOAL - Swans (James Jordon)
08:42
The Tigers have improved at stoppages this quarter, winning three out of the four this term. The Swans lead scores from stoppages 31-20 for the match.
10:07
James Jordon boots the first goal of the quarter from a chain that originated at a kick-in. The Swans have outscored the Tigers 12-0 from this score source, and generated 20 points from kick-ins against the Tigers in Round 3 last year.
12:21
SCORE GOAL - Swans (Aaron Francis)
15:23
Nick Blakey is finding the ball at will this quarter, recording seven at the halfway mark. He is the leading disposal winner on the ground with 28 for the match.
18:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
21:17
The Swans have recorded seven of the last eight inside 50s, but have just the one score to show for it.
22:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
24:02
Seth Campbell breaks the goal drought for the Tigers, with their last one coming 18 minutes into the first quarter. The Swans kicked 10 in a row in that time.
25:01
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
26:17
The Swans have been able to move the ball effectively from the back line today, kicking five goals straight from chains starting in the defensive 50. The Tigers have just two behinds from this origin in comparison.
26:55
The Tigers have fought out the game well from a stoppage perspective, leading clearances 9-4 this quarter. Toby Nankervis and Jacob Hopper have recorded three each this term.
27:43
SCORE BEHIND - Swans (Hayden McLean)
28:08
Tim Taranto was impressive in a losing side, recording a game-high 12 contested possessions, along with 25 disposals, five clearances and a goal.