Acres smothers McInerney’s attempted kick inside 50 on the wing, but the Swan follows up the crumb and runs to 45m on a slight angle to snap the first goal of the night. (Q1 2:37)
McAndrews taps down in ruck at the Blues hotspot but straight to Cottrell who snaps quickly off the right, it falls over the line for the opener for Carlton. (Q1 5:22)
After Cerra mows down Warner at half back to start a counter, Gulden rushes a Cottrell kick to the square over Motlop. (Q1 8:04)
The kick in comes back in quickly, Charlie Curnow juggles the mark in front of Fox 20m out but kicks into Fox on the mark… then fights on to enable Motlop to rove and goal. (Q1 9:06)
Hollands scrubs a clearance kick to the square, McKay is in front of Francis to gather but he snaps wide on the turn from 15m. (Q1 11:48)
Cripps strips Rowbottom of the footy in the centre and receives back from Hewett to pass to Owies 40m out on a slight angle… he shanks OOTF. (Q1 13:32)
Acres coughs the footy up on the wing and the Swans pounce, Heeney passes to Papley just inside 50m on a slight angle, his kick lands near the behind line to be rushed. (Q1 17:07)
Papley roves a long ball to Franklin and chooses to look backwards for a pass to Gulden to juggle the mark near the hotspot. Gulden just squeezes in the goal. (Q1 18:52)
Wicks volleys the crumb from a McLean contest to goal from close range to give the Swans the lead. Close contest so far, two sides under their best struggling manfully. (Q1 22:36)
Parker engineers the next centre clearance, McLean beats Kemp in a second contest in a row to mark and goal from the hotspot. (Q1 23:27)
De Koning flies in front of the outmatched Florent to juggle a mark from an Acres kick 20m out on a slight angle, he kicks truly. (Q1 29:26)
Cunningham releases Blakey to burst up the middle from half back, shrug a tackle and spot up McLean at the hotspot, he kicks straight. (Q2 2:06)
A lull as Hewett is helped off. (Q2 6:26)
Owies passes short to Motlop 40m out in the corridor after a rebound almost breaks down at half forward, Motlop misses. (Q2 11:02)
McKay gets some Bronx cheers with a terrible set shot from the HFF. (Q2 13:21)
Charlie Curnow falls over in front of Fox waiting for a high ball 40m out on a slight angle but marks the footy lying on his back! But he hooks the set shot left. (Q2 15:10)
Fox fumbles running from defence, Rowbottom is pinged for a throw trying to mop up. Motlop takes the free 25m out on the flank, he squeaks the kick inside the left goalpost. (Q2 16:31)
Wicks gets a lovely off break for a snap across his body from the HFF for his second goal. (Q2 20:42)
Francis spectates as Charlie Curnow leaps over Hickey to mark 30m out on a slight angle, but the set shot hooks left again. (Q2 23:52)
Hollands feeds Cripps who misses on the run from 45m on a slight angle with a hooking snap just seconds before HT. (Q2 28:34)
Warner snaps the first goal of Q3 off the left from mid-range after Hayward bombs from the wing to the hotspot and Wicks fires out a handball from the pack. (Q3 1:49)
Walsh sails through a lovely snap from the HFF to bring the margin back down to a kick, where it has spent most of the night. (Q3 4:46)
Campbell roves at half forward and kicks across goals very short to Cunningham’s dive 40m out in the corridor. His set shot flies wide left. (Q3 6:34)
Blakey gives to Campbell who snaps from 55m on a slight angle for a behind. (Q3 7:51)
Charlie Curnow marks a high ball in front of Francis 45m out on a slight angle, this one hooks left as well but it started right and swings through for the goal. (Q3 11:05)
Franklin provides a contest near the hotspot after the next bounce for Clarke who sprays the snap. (Q3 12:01)
Papley has two on him going for a Lloyd rebound kick on the wing, numbers win out with Acres setting up Saad to hit the hotspot where McKay marks and tugs it way right. (Q3 14:35)
Cottrell forces a turnover in the pocket and feeds Docherty but the snap across the body from 25m is wide and touched through anyway. (Q3 17:35)
McKay marks a repeat inside 50 kick by Hollands in front of a pack 40m out. This is set up for his screwing set shot, he’s been kicking drop punts… screws too far, another point. (Q3 19:05)
Rowbottom roves a smothered Hollands kick near the hotspot but his quick kick needs an off break that it doesn’t get. (Q3 21:21)
Warner receives at half forward and baulks away from Cerra to pass across half forward, McInerney goes short to Papley 40m out on the flank who plays on and snaps the big goal. (Q3 22:02)
Warner checksides wide right from the HFF. (Q3 25:27)
McKay roves his own contest at the hotspot after falling to ground and gives up to Charlie Curnow who scrubs a grubber wide. (Q3 29:31)
Wicks skids a snap wide from half forward in the last few seconds before HT. (Q3 30:06)
Franklin roves a McLean contest in the pocket and tries a skidder off the left from 20m but it goes narrow. (Q4 2:39)
Pittonet misses after a stoppage. (Q4 3:46)
Weitering spoils Franklin one out near the hotspot, McLean comes in to help, Bud toepokes wide of the pack, McLean toes it to the square where Warner gathers and goals! (Q4 13:45)
It has been a tough watch this one, pressure high, skills not great, and not many players in form on either side. Sydney has made its move now though. (Q4 14:10)
Surge play by the Swans after the next bounce, Parker volleys a loose ball from the HFF to the top of the square, Hayward beats Kennedy to waltz into the open goal! (Q4 14:48)
McInerney comes off the wing to rush a Motlop snap from half forward. (Q4 17:49)
Gulden marks in the pocket 30m out and plays on for some reason, his snap nicks the right post. (Q4 19:50)
Kemp’s kick clanger at half back is straight to Franklin, resulting to a pass to McInerney in the pocket 25m out, he goes back for the set shot and kicks the official sealer. (Q4 21:00)
Cerra passes to Owies 40m out in the corridor who tugs it left. (Q4 24:30)
