Fox gives outside to Gulden who settles over a snap on the run from 40m on the boundary but leaves it narrow to the left. (Q1 2:34)
Short kick in is broken up, McLean snaps from 20m but there’s a review for a nick on the post… Edge has a big spike, just a behind. (Q1 3:15)
Barrass fumbles a loose ball at the top of the Swans goalsquare, McDonald pounces and tries a grubber, Hough dives across but doesn’t touch it, first goal Sydney. (Q1 4:53)
Reid marks in the centre but Heeney catches him HTB trying to play on around the mark, play ending with a Chad Warner snaps from 50m on a slight angle that skews left and OOTF. (Q1 6:34)
Chad Warner wins a dubious HTB free on Rotham 40m out on a slight angle, he’s had a sighter but again this kick skews wide left. (Q1 9:19)
Reid strips Cunningham in a tackle in the pocket after contesting, Petruccelle snaps OOTF from the pack 25m out. (Q1 11:20)
Sydney is kicking with a significant wind in Q1 but hasn’t made good use of it. (Q1 11:35)
Ried gathers an Edwards bounce pass at the top of the square, breaks a Melican tackle and snaps his first senior goal off the left, the Eagles all get around the kid! (Q1 13:44)
Darling takes a link mark on the HFF and goes to the boundary for Cripps to mark on the lead in front of Cunningham, the old stager slots a really tough set shot, West Coast leads! (Q1 16:01)
Petruccelle is pinged for timewasting after Roberts sharks Waterman’s handball at half forward and passes inboard to Gulden. Mark brought to 40m on a slight angle, goal Errol. (Q1 20:16)
Adams wobbles through his first goal in the Bloods colours from a stoppage at the hotspot. (Q1 24:21)
Long marks a centre clearance kick by Yeo in front of Lloyd 45m out in the corridor but leaves the set shot to the right. (Q2 0:56)
McInerney nicks the inside of the right post with a snap off a step from the pocket 20m out. (Q2 3:41)
McInerney marks a wayward Reid snap in the pocket but kicks OOTF on the back flank, Hough goes long to the square for Long to rove and miss. (Q2 4:41)
Long marks just inside 50m on the flank, starts his set shot to the right again and this one fades in on the breeze for a lovely goal! (Q2 6:36)
Heeney spots up the lead of McDonald out of the centre with a low pass to 45m in the corridor. The set shot into the wind is just long enough! (Q2 8:15)
McGovern lifts the arms after roving in the back pocket but can’t release under a double tackle, Fox wins the raffle with Amartey to take the HTB free and goals from 20m. (Q2 9:34)
The Eagles hit the corridor on a rebound and it comes off, Reid bounces off a high tackle by Papley to feed Hunt for a scoot to 40m and a nice finish. (Q2 11:30)
Ginbey kicks long from the centre after getting a free, big pack forms but it’s Petruccelle who flies for big speccy and goal! (Q2 13:07)
Reid plays on to advantage from the next bounce and goes long and quick to the square for Maric to juggle the mark in front of Roberts and put West Coast into the lead! (Q2 14:35)
Ginbey fumbles in a handball chain in the centre, Swans counter by hand ending with a Gulden pass to Amartey 40m out on the flank… but he shanks badly to the right. (Q2 17:25)
Long intercepts Blakey on the HFF but misses to the left this time. (Q2 19:16)
After some pinball at a throw in 15m out, Cripps hoofs it across the face. (Q2 20:27)
Long feeds Waterman after a ball up in the pocket, he just manages to avoid the near right goalpost for a goal to extend the Eagles’ lead! (Q2 24:38)
West Coast are very much deserving of this lead, using the wind better than the Swans to win their first quarter of the season after losing their first 13. (Q2 25:12)
Heeney gathers a bounce pass in the centre and feeds Chad Warner to run to 45m and skid through an important red time goal into the breeze. (Q2 28:42)
After Grundy turns the ball over by hand in the centre, Hunt baulks two Swans and blazes wide left from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 30:10)
McCartin’s dump kick from a big pack in the back pocket floats OOTF 40m out, Hunt tries a screwing set shot but it stays right. (Q2 31:15)
McLean marks a Rowbottom pass from the centre over Barrass to 15m for the first goal of Q3 to give his team the lead back, Swans kicking with the breeze again. (Q3 2:28)
Barrass fumbles at half back, McDonald feeds Adams who misses from 40m. (Q3 4:45)
Gulden snaps a rather too easy goal from 40m in the corridor after Blakey starts a quick counter attack through the centre. (Q3 6:05)
Amartey gives to Papley who snaps on the turn from 55m on the flank, starts looking very good but the wind catches it late to blow it into the near left post. (Q3 14:19)
Gulden drops the knees in a challenge with Cole to draw a high contact free, he hits the right goalpost, footy gods smile serenly. (Q3 17:20)
Adams gets a 50m penalty to bring him from outer wing to 55m on a slight angle, long ball is off hands for a throw in. (Q3 19:20)
Heeney reefs out a handball from a pack 45m out on the flank then gets caught high by Duggan, that free was legit. He hasn’t had the greatest day, but he draws this one in! (Q3 20:45)
Duggan roves after the Eagles get the next centre clearance, not a clean play but he gives to Williams who tumbles through a goal from a snap 30m out on a slight angle. (Q3 22:26)
Reid is pinged for encroachment to bring Hayward from centre wing to 30m on a slight angle to kick a red time goal in the last minute before 3QT. (Q3 29:21)
Heeney gives behind a ball up on the HFF to Roberts who let fly into the breeze and uses his local knowledge as an Adelaide Hills boy to sail it through! (Q4 1:27)
McDonald bounces a snap just wide left from a pack near CHF. (Q4 2:25)
Duggan burns the footy by foot on rebound, Chad Warner passes to Hayward 40m out on a slight angle whose kick is even worse, tugged wide left and almost OOTF. (Q4 4:13)
Heeney releases Gulden who goes up the guts and long over Jamieson to McLean who releases Amartey to slingshot all the way into the open goal. (Q4 5:28)
Cole wins a free on Adams 45m out on a slight angle for a tackle that lingered after Cole had fumbled, set shot floats into the post. (Q4 9:28)
Hunt feeds Kelly for a snap off a step from 50m on the flank, Blakey leaps on the line but he can’t touch it, fine finish using the breeze! (Q4 12:13)
Rowbottom spots up the lead from Hayward 40m out in the corridor after another Sydney rebound, he slots the goal to just about put the game out of reach for the Eagles. (Q4 14:08)
Amartey marks on the lead 30m out on the flank but the wind pushes his set shot to the left. (Q4 15:52)
Hunt passes to Rawlinson somehow on his own on a slow play with a smart pass from the HFF to the hotspot. The first-gamer shanks it right. (Q4 17:08)
The Eagles try to run the ball into goal with Petruccelle feeding Rawlinson but too many Swans descend and the moment is lost. (Q4 18:43)
Another rebound up the guts by Sydney, same play keeps working, Heeney is over the back of Hough to mark an Adams pass in stride and snap the goal from 15m. (Q4 19:38)
Yeo bombs from the next bounce after a feed by Ginbey, Waterman clunks the mark 20m out and plays on into the open goal! (Q4 20:42)
Gulden roves a Heeney tap after a ball up at half forward and passes to Amartey 25m out on a slight angle, he kicks truly. (Q4 22:55)
Yeo tumbles a snap from 50m on a slight angle wide. (Q4 27:10)
Petruccelle kicks a dirty floater for a behind from 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 27:38)
Ginbey leaves Grundy in his wake on a scoot through midfield, he passes to Cripps 40m out in front, this kick is much prettier for some junk. (Q4 29:09)
