Rohan intercepts Biggs just inside 50m on the flank but misses. (Q1 2:32)
Towers turns the ball over at halfback, Dickson gives to Biggs running from halfback, he reaches 50m on a slight angle and shoots… Grundy can’t get back, first goal! (Q1 6:30)
McGlynn catches Jong high at a ball up near the hotspot. Jong misses right. (Q1 11:34)
Rose passes to Franklin to mark over Webb near the boundary 35m out. Buddy delivers a quality finish for his first goal. (Q1 15:42)
Franklin marks 45m out on the flank but misses right this time. (Q1 17:48)
Rose gets a luck free on Boyd for holding the man 50m out on the flank, probably should have been HTB the other way. Rose misses. (Q1 19:33)
Dickson gets a hospital handball from Adams in the Swans FP 30m out and gets claimed HTB by McVeigh. McVeigh plays on and goals! (Q1 21:03)
Suckling turns the ball over at half forward, the Swans start a fast break ending with Franklin marking over the back at 30m on the flank. Buddy misses. (Q1 25:03)
Parker sharks a pressured Adams handball 20m out but his very quick snap shaves the goalpost just before the QT siren. (Qtr Time)
Towers hits the post with a towering snap from near CHF. (Q2 0:17)
Stringer roves a Rohan drop at the top of the square and goals from the pocket. (Q2 3:34)
Stringer chases a centre clearance to the flank 35m out, breaks a Mills tackle and screws around his body for a sensational goal! (Q2 5:20)
Bontempelli draws a very soft free on Rampe free at the hotspot after dropping a mark, but makes the Swans pay with a goal. (Q2 7:26)
Parker spoils Morris on the last line from a terribly dangerous crossfield ball by Hunter, Franklin roves and gives a Joe the Goose back to Parker to run into the open goal. (Q2 12:52)
Dickson drops the knees in classic style to draw a high contact free on Rampe 20m out in the pocket. But he misses, the footy gods smile. (Q2 16:56)
Rose catches Suckling HTB on the wing, the ball flips out to McVeigh to find Franklin on the HFF, he plays on and snaps truly from 50m! (Q2 19:18)
Rose baulks clear of two Dogs on the wing and hits Franklin on the lead 40m out on the flank. Buddy goals again! (Q2 20:46)
Towers gives to Hannebery who misses off the left from a stoppage in the pocket 20m out. (Q2 24:25)
Macrae roves a loose ball in the pocket after a stoppage, and centres to the hotspot where Roughead beats Grundy to mark and goal. (Q2 26:57)
Towers sets up Sinclair to snap truly from 20m out on the flank after the Swans go by hand through heavy traffic after the next centre bounce. (Q2 28:47)
Hunter fumbles the crumb from a Franklin contest 25m out on the flank, Parker grubbers it near to the left goalpost… after video review, ruled a goal! (Q3 1:52)
Liberatore marks at CHF and goes long to the square where Stringer pushes off Mills to mark on the line and goal. (Q3 2:49)
Big numbers from both sides at CHF for the Bulldogs after the next centre bounce, Liberatore emerges with the footy and hits Redpath on a short pass to 20m in front. Redpath goals. (Q3 4:33)
Franklin draws a holding free on Adams 50m out on a slight angle, but misses. (Q3 6:06)
Hunter marks the kick in on the HBF and gets involved at half forward with a pass to Smith in the pocket, who centres to Liberatore 40m out on a slight angle. Libba goals! (Q3 7:22)
Webb plays on to advantage after a HTB free against Kennedy in the centre he gives to Daniel who runs to 45m on a slight angle and just misses. (Q3 8:55)
After Laidler kicks across halfback to a contest, Wallis roves a Redpath drop and gives to Jong for a quick snap from 40m in the corridor… just squeaks it in! (Q3 11:58)
Liberatore snaps another one from a ball up 20m out, he’s had a fabulous quarter to turn the game! (Q3 14:54)
Rose kicks to a one on one between Morris and Franklin 30m out on the flank, the ump pays holding against Morris, Buddy misses again. (Q3 17:42)
Parker roves a Rose strip tackle on Picken that looked very high, and goals from 20m. (Q3 25:54)
Smith breaks a big tackle in a pack at the hotspot and reefs the ball outside to Hunter who has a moment to measure a left foot snap across the body… and bounces it through! (Q3 27:41)
After Suckling kicks OOTF on the wing, Mitchell marks 40m out near the boundary but doesn’t score. (Q4 4:36)
Mills intercepts a rebound kick on the HFF and sails it back to a pack 20m out on the flank where Parker clunks it in front. Parker hits the post. (Q4 5:48)
Suckling goes very long up the guts on the kick in, Minson gets a holding free plus 50m on Hannebery for timewasting to bring him to the hotspot. Mino kicks truly! (Q4 6:50)
Adams turns the ball over in midfield with a shank to Parker, Franklin can’t mark at CHF but Towers roves and passes wide to Hewett at 35m on a slight angle. Hewett goals. (Q4 9:21)
Mills marks in front of a pack on the wing, takes off and goes to Franklin 50m out on a slight angle, Buddy goes back quickly and shoots… four goals for him! (Q4 11:51)
Kennedy sets up McGlynn to bomb long to Franklin one out with Adams next to the square, Buddy marks and boots goal number five, Swans back in the lead! (Q4 13:11)
McVeigh roves a loose ball after many minutes of broken play and checksides wide from near the hotspot. (Q4 19:39)
Clock under 4:00 and the Swans are playing a bit of tempo. (Q4 22:53)
Roughead rushes a McVeigh inside 50 to the square, 2:42 to go. (Q4 24:22)
The Dogs rebound down member’s wing, Picken marks on the HFF and goes long… but the Swans have control, and play some more tempo. 2:00 to go. (Q4 24:54)
Stoppage on the wing, 1:41. Biggs clears, Wallis roves and gives ot Redpath who misses from 20m! (Q4 25:40)
Macrae intercepts Lloyd on the wing and pumps it back in, Daniel passes short to Bontempelli 50m out, he goes to Johannisen 40m out on a slight angle, 30 seconds left! (Q4 26:39)
This is the last play of the game, effectively, it’s all on the boot of JJ… (Q4 27:02)
He goals! Dogs win! (Q4 27:02)
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