English gets a ruck free at the opening bounce, long ball up the corridor to 35m where Darcy marks in front of Melican for the goal. Simple game, footy. (Q1 1:06)
Vandermeer jumps into the back of Blakey as they both jump on a loose ball 35m out from Sydney’s goals, easy free to give. Blakey wanders in leftish and shoots leftish. (Q1 3:59)
Dale tries a one-two with Bontempelli on the kick in but gets swamped and coughs up a handball to Lloyd, who misses from 35m. (Q1 4:18)
Freijah roves at half forward in traffic and gives to English who feeds Darcy to pop through his second goal from 25m on a slight angle. (Q1 4:58)
Johannisen roves in the back pocket but spins into a Campbell tackle and gives up the HTB free. Campbell shanks for no score from 15m, however. (Q1 6:59)
Lloyd intercepts again inside forward 50, this one from an O’Donnell kick across the back line to 20m in the pocket, he curls in the goal this time. (Q1 7:37)
McNeil scrubs a kick from the pocket towards two pairs at the top of the square, ball takes a wicked off break towards goals but Cunningham gets back to rush it in time. (Q1 12:38)
Repeat inside 50s for the Dogs eventually result in a target, Naughton marks Dale’s pass on the boundary 30m out but his screwing snap is narrow to the left. (Q1 15:41)
Grundy gets a ruck free on members wing, plays on quickly and finds Lloyd in lots of space 40m out in the corridor. Lloyd kicks less like Matthew and more like the backman he is. (Q1 17:28)
Kick in to outer wing comes straight back in for Sydney via Sheldrick’s hard ball get thence to Chad Warner who skids through the goal from the HFF. (Q1 18:22)
Kennedy sails through a peach of a set shot from 40m on a slight angle to continue his stellar form in forward 50. (Q1 19:49)
Buller roves at half forward and sets Papley away to run towards the corridor and snap his first goal off the left from 40m. And celebrates in style! (Q1 23:47)
After Johannisen spoils a Grundy kick at half back to start a counter, Bramble passes to West near the hotspot for the goal. (Q1 26:32)
Grundy marks easily over Hynes 35m out on the flank but pushes his set shot narrow to the left. (Q1 29:03)
Rowbottom roves a Hayward speculator to a big pack at the hotspot but snaps to the right just before the QT siren. (Qtr Time)
Darcy roves behind a pack on the HFF, lopes around the pocket looking inside, decides to go himself with a drop punt from the boundary 30m out… this kid can do everything. (Q2 1:18)
After Freijah rips the ball out of Heeney’s hands on outer wing, Sanders passes to Naughton 40m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q2 6:57)
Grundy engineers the next centre clearance, Buller takes a strong mark at the hotspot but shoots to the left, disappointingly. (Q2 8:49)
Papley, who has a dislocated finger, hangs on to a Blakey pass 40m out on the flank but also shoots to the left. (Q2 9:39)
Roberts roves in the back pocket and takes a moment to look upfield, one moment too long as Richards flashes in to catch him HTB, but the free kick is across the face from 30m. (Q2 13:18)
Naughton marks a repeat inside 50 pass by Dale who had intercepted Warner in the centre square, the set shot flies through from 35m on a slight angle. (Q2 15:04)
Naughton slams through his third goal from 20m out in front after the Bulldogs clear from a stoppage in the centre with Liberatore kicking long inside 50. (Q2 16:19)
Sanders releases Kennedy to run to half forward on outer side, he jinks and kicks towards the hotspot where McNeil marks and misses. (Q2 17:47)
Heeney stops the rot with a stoppage goal from the pocket. (Q2 19:43)
McLean marks 30m out in the pocket but shanks for no score. (Q2 22:04)
Blakey intercepts on outer wing and hits the ground running to spot up Papley 50m out on a slight angle. Papley plays on inside and punches through a big goal! (Q2 23:55)
Jordon skids through a quality snap from a stoppage in the pocket 25m out, Swans are back in the game all of a sudden! (Q2 26:10)
Hayward swoops on a missed pass by McLean to half forward and goes to the fat side for Rowbottom to mark 40m out on a slight angle… but he shanks to the right. (Q2 30:00)
Richards intercepts Blakey’s rebound kick on members wing and sends it back in quickly to Blakey’s man Naughton 25m out on a slight angle, who hits the post. (Q3 0:39)
Heeney takes a contested grab in front of Kennedy 30m out on a slight angle, hooks it a little but it’s inside the left post for the answering goal. (Q3 2:20)
Warner roves Grundy but misses Francis with a pass from the next bounce but Francis gathers and gives to McInerney who puts the Swans in front from 35m in the pocket! (Q3 3:54)
Freijah goals with a quality set shot from 50m on a slight angle to restore the Bulldog’s lead, making good on Naughton’s link work and Davidson’s pass. (Q3 6:04)
Heeney roves another stoppage in the pocket and rams through his third goal, it’s a shoot out despite some sandy conditions at the SCG. (Q3 8:23)
Bramble is the latest to sail through a quality snap from half forward, it’s raining goals! (Q3 10:35)
Heeney roves a Campbell contest and snaps off his left from 30m on a slight angle for goal number four, he has woken up in no uncertain terms! (Q3 14:25)
Rowbottom roves a Buller contest against three and snaps another one from the bottom of a pack 20m out, the Swans are irresistible! (Q3 16:10)
Bontempelli snaps a goal from a pack at the hotspot after the Dogs win the next centre clearance, not much defence happening in this quarter! (Q3 17:30)
Bontempelli passes to Freijah in the pocket 25m out, he curls in another quality finish off the right! (Q3 21:06)
Freijah swerves to half forward and rams through his third goal of Q3 from 45m on a slight angle on the end of another quick rebound, ball pinging all over! (Q3 24:01)
Harmes roves and plays on into the open goal to advantage from a contact free against Melican on Darcy. (Q3 26:22)
Warner is paid a dubious mark leading in front of Johannisen 25m out in the pocket, footy gods push the set shot across the face to the left. (Q3 30:05)
Johannisen fumbles at a stoppage at the Swans hotspot, crumb falls to Heeney who performs a bit of a dive, to be honest, to suck a free and his fifth goal. Footy gods not happy. (Q3 35:21)
McInerney reefs out a handball after a stoppage in the pocket towards the hotspot where Grundy shows great hands for a ruckman to goal off the right! (Q4 1:06)
Mills encroaches after Kennedy marks in the centre, that was 50m under the old rule, Kennedy makes him pay with the goal from the hotspot. (Q4 2:40)
Lloyd intercepts on the HFF, runs inside and shoots narrow to the left. (Q4 4:15)
McInerney marks in the pocket, plays on and almost gets caught but feeds to Francis who goes inside to Campbell for the goal from 20m, rather luckily. (Q4 8:28)
Freijah snaps his fourth goal from 15m in the pocket after a rebound around outer wing and a Florent fumble. (Q4 10:28)
Sheldrick kicks blind from the back pocket towards the corridor where Harmes leaps in front of Heeney to intercept 45m out, but his set shot skews right and OOTF. (Q4 14:27)
English marks in the pocket 25m out but hits the post. That might have been the sealer if he had kicked it. (Q4 19:37)
Gulden centres from the HFF inside a big pack for Cunningham just inside true CHF, showing excellent vision. Cunningham misses to the left, disappointingly. (Q4 22:49)
Sydney have had their chances in the last few minutes but can’t find a free target inside 50 and would miss it if they did have one. Just not good enough by foot tonight. (Q4 26:04)
West’s long set shot is off hands for a point, 1:23 to play, two kicks in it. (Q4 26:24)
Mills marks Blakey’s long kick in to start the attack, McLean beats Lobb to mark 35m out on a slight angle, he hurries the set shot and hits the post! (Q4 27:21)
