Liberatore snaps the first goal of the evening from 40m on a slight angle after roving. (Q1 0:45)
Weightman intercepts a McInerney kick from the HBF to CHB for Sydney, he goes quickly to Vandermeer running forward to 40m on a slight angle, who converts. (Q1 4:20)
Dale passes low and hard from the centre to Naughton just to the right of true CHF, Naughton’s kick falls on the goal line and is tapped back in for no score. (Q1 6:18)
Dale roves a stoppage in the back pocket but his inside handball to Liberatore turns over, Rowbottom mops up and snaps the first goal for Sydney from 20m. (Q1 9:38)
Credit to McDonald for the hard ball get and goal assist handball for that goal. (Q1 10:08)
Dogs boss the next bounce, Daniel’s kick is a peach to Naughton leading up the corridor in a free channel to 40m. Naughton kicks his first goal. (Q1 10:53)
Franklin and Gardner fight for a ground ball in the pocket, both holding each other but the ump pays Buddy the free, which goes narrow from 40m. Footy gods chunter. (Q1 13:14)
Gulden has three touches on the outer wing including a pass to Amartey, who finds Papley 45m out in the corridor for his first goal. (Q1 14:21)
Gardner is perhaps unlucky again to be pinged for an arm chop on Hayward at the top of the Swans square, looked to get a piece of the ball on the spoil. But Hayward sprays it! (Q1 16:49)
Footy gods having a laugh in the Sydney forward line tonight. (Q1 16:49)
Papley sharks a Treloar handball at a stoppage 25m out on the flank, he snaps quickly off the left, it’s curling but not enough and falls into the far left goalpost. (Q1 19:23)
Weightman sets up a running snap from Naughton from 35m on the flank but it flies wide left. (Q1 23:08)
English clears from a stoppage on members wing to West on the HFF, he wheels and heads towards the hotspot, bit chaotic as it wobbles over Campbell for Poulter to gather and goal. (Q1 25:39)
Campbell just gets back in to to touch through a behind. (Q1 27:19)
English receives outside a pack at half forward and kicks off the left on the lope to the hotspot over two Swans to Naughton, lovely touch. Naughton kicks truly. (Q1 28:19)
Matchups in Sydney’s forward line: ??Franklin ??Gardner, ??Amartey ??Keath and ??McDonald ??O’Donnell with McLean lead ruck in the absence of Hickey. (Q1 30:21)
Meanwhile for the Bulldogs in attack, it’s ??Naughton ??T.McCartin, ??Ugle-Hagan ??Melican and ??Darcy ??Blakey with Fox sitting on Weightman. (Q1 32:20)
Macrae’s long kick clears Ugle-Hagan’s contest 15m out and bounces for a behind. (Q1 33:16)
Parker and Mills are so far playing pure mid, as well as Heeney attending a lot of stoppages around the ground. (Q1 33:16)
Naughton marks again on the lead 45m out on a slight angle with the delivery again exquisite by foot from English. Naughton’s kick is poor though, no score. (Q1 34:04)
Papley receives from Mills in space at CHF, he trots to 45m and skids through a drop punt. (Q2 0:53)
Heeney catches Duryea 45m out in front but blocks the set shot way left. (Q2 3:08)
McDonald takes a pack mark on the wing and releases Gulden who sears a sizzling kick between two Dogs and over Keath to Amartey 40m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q2 8:13)
Bontempelli roves a Ugle-Hagan contest at the hotspot, baulks clear and snaps across his body off the left for a nice finish. (Q2 10:23)
Franklin wins a HTB free on Macrae who fell on a loose ball at the Swans hotspot. Buddy’s drop punt flirts with the right goalpost but is straight enough. (Q2 12:39)
Gulden roves at half forward and pokes a sideways pass to McInerney 40m out on a slight angle. McInerney hooks it left. (Q2 16:20)
Wicks passes short to McDonald 40m out near the boundary, ball living in Sydney’s half this quarter. McDonald hits the hotspot, no direct score results. (Q2 17:50)
Campbell marks a Wicks pass across half forward and hits the post with a hooking set shot from just inside 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 22:08)
McNeil feeds Poulter running around the boundary, he tries a checkside from 25m but shanks it OOTF. (Q2 22:37)
West beats Mills to intercept a Fox rebound kick pressured by Naughton, but he tries a pass from 45m that doesn’t work. (Q2 23:19)
Hayward marks a Franklin pass over Richards at true CHF, Richards isn’t pinged for a very late spoil, Hayward’s kick is long but wide right. (Q2 28:23)
Wicks kicks from a stoppage at half forward, bit of a shank but Franklin makes it look good with a one-armed mark in a wrestle with Gardner 40m out on a slight angle. HT siren… (Q2 30:46)
Budwah kicks after the HT siren… it’s good, Sydney hits the lead! (Q2 31:05)
Heeney rolls through a nice snap off the right boot across the body from 35m on the flank after roving a pack. (Q3 3:06)
Scott’s kick inside 50 allows Ugle-Hagan to jump on the back of McCartin to take a chest mark 30m out on a slight angle. JUH pushes the set shot left. (Q3 4:06)
Papley roves McDonald at a forward 50 stoppage and goes backwards to Florent 40m out in front. Florent’s kick is sweet, Swans kicking away now. (Q3 6:22)
Blakey scoots up the middle but his kick is at the feet of McDonald, Papley tries to volley the crumb but it skids wide left. (Q3 8:06)
Blakey intercepts on the HFF and plays on but Naughton pounces to prevent the score with a HTB free. (Q3 9:51)
Liberatore baulks past Heeney in midfield and spots up the lead of Naughton 45m out on a slight angle. Naughton’s kick starts leftish but swerves in for his third goal. (Q3 11:16)
Bontempelli roves and shoots forward of a pack on the HFF but Rampe escorts it bouncing wide for a point. (Q3 14:21)
Play on and handball to Rampe by Florent after that point doesn’t work, Weightman receives from Naughton and screws through a nice finish from 30m on the flank. (Q3 15:21)
Gulden’s delivery by foot has been a highlight this evening and he shows off again with a long pass from midfield to Amartey 45m out on a slight angle, who shanks wide right. (Q3 18:21)
Ugle-Hagan shovels a loose ball at the hotspot to Poulter who feeds Bontempelli for another classy finish off the left. Crowd hoots for a throwing free, no dice, Dogs lead again. (Q3 24:51)
Florent marks an English dump kick from a stoppage to 45m on a slight angle, he strokes through another nice long set shot to restore Sydney’s lead. (Q4 2:44)
Macrae roves at half forward and gives back to Vandermeer who blazes wide left from just outside 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 5:15)
Naughton almost takes a Disco Roach special from a Bontempelli long kick to the hotspot, Doggie smalls swarm the crumb, West feeds Garcia who does the rest off the left. (Q4 6:14)
Daniel engineers the next centre clearance, Weightman feeds West in the pocket 20m out who tries a checkside off a step… curls into the far left goalpost. (Q4 7:11)
Bontempelli intercepts a dump kick by Rowbottom 50m out on a slight angle, looks inside briefly then goes back for the set shot… but shanks it OOTF. (Q4 8:14)
Macrae does a one-two with Daniel at half forward and pokes a pass to the pocket for Weightman 20m out. Weightman’s screwing set shot is narrow. (Q4 9:44)
Franklin takes a very rare contested grab with his arms extended above his head in a contest with Gardner 40m out on the flank. Crowd murmurs, Bud hooks right and OOTF. (Q4 12:29)
Franklin’s contest to an Amartey kick on the HFF provides a crumb and starts a loose man play, Papley on the end of it for the grubber from 20m to level the scores! (Q4 14:59)
Franklin raises his arms again to clunk a pack mark from a McInerney speculator to 25m in the pocket. Bud plays on and misses near side right, but the Swans lead by that point. (Q4 17:28)
Ugle-Hagan marks a Naughton pass on the lead 30m out on the flank, his drop punt set shot starts just inside the left goalpost and stays there for the go-ahead goal! (Q4 20:24)
Heeney receives from Hayward and jets around outer wing, he kicks over Papley in a battle with Vandermeer, ball hits ground and so does Vandermeer, Papley gathers and goals. (Q4 22:29)
Gulden gets the inside 50 kick after the next bounce, Hayward and Amartey try to get a snap off but it’s a rushed behind. (Q4 23:14)
Dale plays on from the kick in but dithers and dithers again and is eventually pinged for running too far! Hayward’s kick from 40m on a slight angle is a shank for no score. (Q4 23:44)
Bontempelli gets a lucky bounce at half forward and feeds Richards running forward but Amartey’s chase forces the snap wide from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 26:26)
McInerney blazes wide right from the boundary 40m out. 1:12 and the Dogs have one more chance left. (Q4 28:15)
Ugle-Hagan roves the kick in to the centre but his handball goes to ground and the Swans descend, stoppage on outer wing, 39 seconds left. (Q4 28:41)
Liberatore kicks inside 50, ball in, 24 second left, 40 metres out! (Q4 29:14)
Swans swarm the receivers after English wins in ruck, 10 seconds, repeat stoppage… (Q4 29:47)
Rowbottom clears, Sydney wins by a kick! (Q4 29:47)
