Hawthorn vs Sydney Swans: AFL live scores, blog
Roar Guru By The Cattery, 29 Apr 2012 The Cattery is a Roar Guru
- Tagged:
- Adam Goodes, AFL, AFL 2012, Hawthorn Hawks, Lance Franklin, live blog, Luke Hodge, Sydney Swans
121 Have your say
8,790 reads
Hawthorn players Cyril Rioli (33) and Lance Franklin celebrate a goal during the AFL Round 22 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and Collingwood Magpies at the MCG, Melbourne. Slattery Images
Live Scores
Scores updated each minute. REFRESH NOW
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early premiership favourites Hawthorn find themselves outside the top eight after four rounds, while the less-fancied Sydney Swans are undefeated. Join us at 1.10pm AEST for live scores and commentary from Aurora Stadium.
The Hawks have kicked off their season with a fairly tough draw but are strengthened today with the return of Luke Hodge, Luke Breust, Grant Birchall and Paul Puopolo. The latter two will provide some much needed run out of defence.
For the Swans, it’s their best start to a season since 1998 and they will be keen to continue their present momentum.
Adam Goodes returns for the Swans after a one-week suspension, and he’ll be a valuable forward of centre route to goal.
The Swans’ number one ruckman, Shane Mumford, is still out of the team and Mark Seaby will be asked to carry the ruck load for a second consecutive week.
The Swans’ midfield has been excellent so far this season and some tough battles loom today with Josh Kennedy up against Brad Sewell while Jude Bolton will be trying to keep Sam Mitchell in check.
Hawthorn’s forward line looks intimidating, with proven talls Buddy Franklin and Jarryd Roughead backed by good ground level players in Cyril Rioli and Shaun Burgoyne.
Ted Richards is likely to stand Buddy, and the outcome of the game might well rest on that match-up. Richards has had a good season, but Buddy has a good record at Aurora Stadium.
Adam Goodes breaks the record today for the most games played for the Swans, and no doubt that will be an additional spur for the away team.
This is a tough game to tip with the in-form Swans playing a ground much larger than the SCG, and I can’t help thinking that they’ll have their work cut out keeping the Hawthorn forwards in check.
The Hawks will get their season back on track with a winning margin of less than 10 points.
Will the Swans remain unbeaten, or will the step-up in the class of the opposition hand them their first loss of 2012? Find out from 1.10pm AEST as we cover action from Launceston with live scores and a blog and if you’re watching or following along, give us your thoughts in the space below.
Live Score Updates
Scores updated each minute. REFRESH NOW
| Events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Looking to join The Roar team? We're searching for an experienced Group Sales Manager to lead our team in Sydney. Yes, this does mean you get to work with the site all day long! If you're a digital media sales star, we want to hear from you. Apply now.
Passionate about your AFL? Then sign up to The Roar's brand new daily AFL email, delivering Roaring articles directly to you day-in, day-out. You'll love it!
Click here to join now!
The Crowd Says (121) | Page 1 of Comments
The Roar Live Blog: Latest comments displayed at the top of the page | Click here to jump to leave a comment
Have Your Say
- Explore:
- Adam Goodes, AFL, AFL 2012, Hawthorn Hawks, Lance Franklin, live blog, Luke Hodge, Sydney Swans
4:01pm
Alan Nicolea said | 4:01pm | Report comment
What a win by Sydney!!!! Swans are fair dinkum this season. Storm dominating in the NRL and the Swans dominating in the AFL. Fancy that!
6:00pm
The Cattery said | 6:00pm | Report comment
Good call, both with the early running, Storm probably slightly ahead because of the extra games they have under their belt.
3:55pm
The Cattery said | 3:55pm | Report comment
Well that’s it for me, what a great come back by the Swans, who ended up thrashing Hawthorn.
Thanks for joining me, enjoy the rest of your evening.
4:06pm
GrantS said | 4:06pm | Report comment
Many thanks to you for a very good call.
I’ll make a huge statement here….The Hawks cannot win the Grand Final without Josh Gibson in their team. I’ll go even further, they wont even make the GF without him. I’ve never seen such a huge turnaround with the loss of one player.
I don’t wish to belittle Sydney’s win, as they played very well in the second half, but they couldn’t do it when Gibson was there. The Hawks have some large problems.
5:59pm
The Cattery said | 5:59pm | Report comment
Thanks Grant.
They certainly aren’t looking like premiership favourites, the way they let the Swans back into the game, and then completely collapsed in the last 15 minutes of the game would have their coaching staff worried.
Looks like Goodes came good for you in the end! (and me)
10:40am
Australian Rules said | 10:40am | Report comment
It wasn’t the loss of Gibson..it was the mid-field and Sydney’s half forwards.
Kennedy, Bolton, Goodes, O’Keefe, Hanneberry, Parker, McVeigh…these guys took it up to the Hawks and they had no answer.
3:47pm
The Cattery said | 3:47pm | Report comment
FT
Hawthorn 10.9 (69) Sydney 16.10 (106)
3:52pm
The Cattery said | 3:52pm | Report comment
The Swans have just announced themselves as fair dinkum contenders. At the start of the game, right up to about the 20 min mark of the 2nd quarter, Hawthorn controlled the game, won the clearances, had the spread, uncontested possessions were through the roof as Hawthorn found each other with ease, kept the footy, and had the big targets up forward with Hale and Roughead, the latter having 5 goals by half time.
In the third quarter, the Swans turned it all around, kept the Hawks scoreless, it was a case of winning the contests around the ground, moving the ball quickly, getting their contested possessions up, getting more handball in to keep the ball, set up the kick into fwd 50, and they found targets in Goodes, Seaby and Kennedy, the latter ended up probably being best on ground just ahead of Goodes – both started slowly, but by the end of the game, they had the ball on a string.
Hawthorn came back into it early in the 4th quarter, and it’s probably hard to believe that they took the lead for about one minute, but the Swans tightened up the hatches, flourished in the stoppages, and scored six unanswered goals asn the Hawks fell off the pace..
3:53pm
The Cattery said | 3:53pm | Report comment
Swans goals: Goodes 3, Kennedy 3, Bird 2, Bolton 2, O’Keefe 2
Hawks goals: Roughead 5, Hale 2, Lewis 2
3:46pm
The Cattery said | 3:46pm | Report comment
Q4
1 min to go
Hawthorn 10.9 Sydney 16.10
It’s just amazing what we have witnessed this second half, as we tick down to the siren
3:45pm
The Cattery said | 3:45pm | Report comment
Q4
2 min to go
Hawthorn 10.9 Sydney 16.10
From kick out, spoil, short pass to Bolton, and he has it right on 50, and that’s through, very good kick!
3:44pm
The Cattery said | 3:44pm | Report comment
Q4
2 min to go
Hawthorn 10.9 Sydney 15.10
Swans out of the middle again, running over the top of them, and Goodes takes another big mark, but misses from 30m
3:43pm
The Cattery said | 3:43pm | Report comment
Q4
2 min to go
Hawthorn 10.9 Sydney 15.9
Goodes gets it out to Bird, snaps quickly, and it bounces through for another! it’s turning into a rout!
3:42pm
The Cattery said | 3:42pm | Report comment
Q4
2 min to go
Hawthorn 10.9 Sydney 14.9
Goodes against 2, and he made a contest of it, but numbers win out
3:41pm
The Cattery said | 3:41pm | Report comment
Q4
3 min to go
Hawthorn 10.9 Sydney 14.9
Swans should hang on from here, but what an amazing turn around from the Swans
3:41pm
The Cattery said | 3:41pm | Report comment
Q4
3 min to go
Hawthorn 10.9 Sydney 14.9
Rioli through the middle, falls to Roughead and snaps a behind
3:40pm
The Cattery said | 3:40pm | Report comment
Q4
5 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 14.9
Clarkson looking for solutions, none forthcoming, could be that prime movers suchy has Hodge have run out of steam
Schoemakers only just gets the ball away after a Goodes tackle, two Hawks players run into each other in the mddle, Smith runs through, puts it long to Goodes, and he takes it between two Hawthorn defenders! only 20m out, this could just about be the sealer, and he gets it!
3:37pm
The Cattery said | 3:37pm | Report comment
Q4
6 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 13.9
It’s just hard to see how Hawthorn can get back into this game, at the moment they don’t look like getting a goal, but they need to find at least 3
handball receives favouring Swans bigtime, and that’s the key to their lead
3:36pm
The Cattery said | 3:36pm | Report comment
Q4
6 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 13.9
straight from kick out, Hannebery latches onto it, flying shot – Goal!!
3:35pm
The Cattery said | 3:35pm | Report comment
Q4
7 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 12.9
still quite congested, and Swans pushing the ball forward metre by metre, throw in now on edge of their 50m, Breust nearly breaks clear, but it’s swans with the handballs out of trouble, Goodes puts it in deep, Hawthorn take it away on other side, but good pressure from Swans, Smith with flying shot from 50m, behind
3:33pm
The Cattery said | 3:33pm | Report comment
Q4
8 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 12.8
so just when Hawthorn had got back into the game, Swans get two quick ones to restore a 2 goal lead
Hawthorn into attack, and it’s Mattner with the free for holding on
3:32pm
The Cattery said | 3:32pm | Report comment
Q4
9 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 12.8
Swans lead by a goal, it’s in their fwd 50, it’s very tight, congested, plenty of stoppages and this will suit the Swans,
Roughead in defence, cops a whack, he’s over the ball, and it goes against him! it’s Kennedy with the shot, from 35m, and he gets it!
3:30pm
The Cattery said | 3:30pm | Report comment
Q4
11 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 11.8
official attendance 19,000, very good crowd
3:29pm
The Cattery said | 3:29pm | Report comment
Q4
11 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 11.8
Richards works his way to the front, and takes a strong mark in front of Buddy
and now its Reid with free on wing, finds Mcglynn, he goes short to Hannerbery, worked their way to HFF, he goes long, Seaby with the big mitts!!
this could be very important, about 25m out, 45 degree angle, comes in, just fades for a point
3:27pm
The Cattery said | 3:27pm | Report comment
Q4
12 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 11.7
just when Hawthorn looked like wresting control of the game, it was the swans that went coast to coast off a kick out to take the lead back
it’s in the Hwthorn fwd 50, Suckling puts it in, Shiel round the corner, Hale couldn’t hold it, but its the Swans that find the loose man out of defence
3:26pm
The Cattery said | 3:26pm | Report comment
Q4
13 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 11.7
it’s the Hawks now with the run, but a series of handballs down the wing, ends up with Jetta, snaps, bounces through!
great reply for swans
3:25pm
The Cattery said | 3:25pm | Report comment
Q4
15 min to go
Hawthorn 10.8 Sydney 10.7
Franklin with mark deep in the fwd pocket, wrong side for a left footer, one behind
3:24pm
The Cattery said | 3:24pm | Report comment
Q4
15 min to go
Hawthorn 10.7 Sydney 10.7
so scores are level, plenty of footy left in this game
it’s tight at centre bounce, MItchell finds a loose players, Rioli with crumbs, but JOhnson takes mark in goal square
3:22pm
The Cattery said | 3:22pm | Report comment
Q4
16 min to go
Hawthorn 10.7 Sydney 10.7
signs now that Hawthorn are working their way back into game, stopping the Swans momentum
man on man around the field, scores likely to stay tight till the end
Buddy wrapped up, Burgoyne, handball forward, and Lewis gets the high tackle, so chance here for Hawthorn to tie it up
bit of an angle, close in, nails it!
3:21pm
The Cattery said | 3:21pm | Report comment
Q4
16 min to go
Hawthorn 9.7 Sydney 10.7
that was Hawthorn’s first goal, indeed first score of second half,
Burgoyne in deep, Buddy can’t get hands to it, but receives the handball, close to goal, tight angle but hits the post!
3:19pm
The Cattery said | 3:19pm | Report comment
Q4
17 min to go
Hawthorn 9.6 Sydney 10.7
Hawks into attack, it’s Rioli front and sqaure, eludes his man, and snaps a very nice goal
3:18pm
The Cattery said | 3:18pm | Report comment
Q4
18 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 10.7
Richards with defensive mark, Hawthorn just cannot spot up players like they were doing first half, and it’s the Swans with the quick spread now
3:17pm
The Cattery said | 3:17pm | Report comment
Q4
19 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 10.7
what can the Hawks do here? Swans midfielders winning the clearances, Goodes on fire,
great spoil by Everitt running with the flight of the ball, but it’s the Hawks in attack, Buddy can’t stop it from going over the line
3:16pm
The Cattery said | 3:16pm | Report comment
Q4
19 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 10.7
again it’s the swans out of the middle, through Hannebery, to Goodes, he handballs to Jack, and he kicks truly on the run – what a start!
3:11pm
The Cattery said | 3:11pm | Report comment
3/4T
Hawthorn 8.6 (54) Sydney 9.7 (61)
What an amazing quarter by the Swans, they kicked 4.3 to nil, and have turned a 20 point deficit at half time to a 7 point lead. Everything just clicked into place for them that quarter, they got first use of the footy, but most importantly, kept it, with Bird and Goodes having good quarters and managing to get amongst the goals, Kennedy continued to win the hard ball at both ends of the ground, and Grundy managed to hold up the defence, both Roughead and Buddy denied the footy in fwd 50.
All set up for a very close finish now! Hawthorn need to get more out of their big names to win this game.
3:08pm
The Cattery said | 3:08pm | Report comment
Q3
1 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.7
foot race through the middle, Jetta first to it, long running shot just misses, 7 pt lead to Swans
3:12pm
GrantS said | 3:12pm | Report comment
From the time Gibson rolled his ankle late in the second quarter it has been all the Swans. Before his injury he was in control and the Hawks were getting thrust from their backline. With him gone the Swans are on top and it is hard to see them losing at this stage.
3:54pm
The Cattery said | 3:54pm | Report comment
Yes – Gibson proved to be a huge loss in the end
3:07pm
The Cattery said | 3:07pm | Report comment
Q3
1 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
Mitchell took too long looking for the right option, Lewis tackled, no space for anyone out there at the moment!
3:06pm
The Cattery said | 3:06pm | Report comment
Q3
1 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
quick hands by hawks on outer HFF, but Swans are plying very tight at this point, looks like Swans down to two on bench with LRT in the rooms
3:05pm
The Cattery said | 3:05pm | Report comment
Q3
2 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
Hawks desperately trying to get a score on the board, another ball up, just on Hawks fwd 50, Burgoyne with handball, Whitecross goes long, big pack flies, bodies everywhere!!
3:04pm
The Cattery said | 3:04pm | Report comment
Q3
3 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
a good smother on McGlynn then as he was ready to put the ball over the hot spot, and now Parker gives free away, so a couple of small wins for the Hawks there, in a quarter when nothing has worked for them,
but swans with numbers again, Jack puts ball down Savage’s throat, to Puopolo, goes long, and Kennedy takes the defensive mark
3:02pm
The Cattery said | 3:02pm | Report comment
Q3
4 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
Swans happy to keep the footy now, they’ve got the 1 goal lead, kept Hawthorn scoreless, they’d be happy to go to the last break with a lead
3:01pm
The Cattery said | 3:01pm | Report comment
Q3
5 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
tackling pressure on Bird forces kick out on the full,
but LRT floats across pack to take good defensive mark
3:00pm
The Cattery said | 3:00pm | Report comment
Q3
6 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
Roughead and Buddy only one disposal each this quarter, Rioli none, so it has worked for Hawthorn this 3rd quarter
antoher clearance to Swans, Hawthorn need to control the footy and put a stop on Swans momentum
2:58pm
The Cattery said | 2:58pm | Report comment
Q3
7 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
INside 50s this quarter 10 to 4 in favour of Swans, Hawthorn yet to score
Hannebery earns the free on edge of fwd 50, probably just on his range, will be a difficult kick, sprays it
2:57pm
The Cattery said | 2:57pm | Report comment
Q3
9 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
What a turnaround in this game
they don’t call it the premiership quarter for nothing
Guerra puts Hawks in attack, but Grundy with defensive mark, play on, Kennedy find Reid on lead, it’s all coming together for the Swans!
Reid lines it up from 40m and again, a terrible kick! could prove costly
2:55pm
The Cattery said | 2:55pm | Report comment
Q3
10 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 9.6
Pressure on Hawthorn huge at moment, Parker takes mark in front of pack with Hawthorn clearing ball, puts it up, and it’s Bird with the mark and goal! Swans in front!
2:54pm
The Cattery said | 2:54pm | Report comment
Q3
10 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 8.6
Hawks yet to have shot on goal
Puopolo on for Gibson who is subbed off
2:53pm
The Cattery said | 2:53pm | Report comment
Q3
11 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 8.6
all momentum with Swans, Hawthorn just can’t get their hands on the footy at the moment
Parker with quick kick from stoppage, Hawks desperate to keep swans at bay
McVeigh snaps and gets a behind to level the scores
2:51pm
The Cattery said | 2:51pm | Report comment
Q3
12 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 8.5
Well Swans now only a point behind, and Hawks have to regroup here, they have fallen alseep,
parker wiht take away, Bird twists, puts it in, Jetta crumbing, snaps, and Goodes with mark in the pocket, plays on but misses everything
2:50pm
The Cattery said | 2:50pm | Report comment
Q3
12 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 8.5
Parker streams forward down the outer wing, to CHF, O’Keefe battling for ball, congested, ball up
tables have turned, Swans with all the uncontested possession, via handball receives,
Jetta with another, snaps to top of square, and Kennedy takes a very strong contested mark, and drills it! that’s his second
2:48pm
The Cattery said | 2:48pm | Report comment
Q3
13 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 7.5
Roughead has now marked it right on the behind line, tried to screw it around, but it’s gone straight across the face of goal
2:47pm
The Cattery said | 2:47pm | Report comment
Q3
15 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 7.5
Whitecross’ kick smothered streaming through the middle, so Swans are on top of all the contests fo far, getting those little wins,
Shoenmakers breaks free this time, LRT cuts it off
2:46pm
The Cattery said | 2:46pm | Report comment
Q3
16 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 7.5
Swans back to 7 pts
they’ve had 30 disposals to 4 early this quarter, so Swans well on top, and Hawks have really let the Swans back in
McVeigh puts swans bsack into attack
2:45pm
The Cattery said | 2:45pm | Report comment
Q3
18 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 7.5
Gibson not looking good fitness wise, Goodes with quick hands under pressure, O’Keefe over the ball, caught with it, ball up,
Swans dominating early on, high disposal count, and MCglynn with free from boundary, tries to centre it, misses its mark,
Bolton back into 50m, and Goodes with the mark, in front of his man, this will be his 15th disposal, bit of an angle, lining up from 40m, good shot!!
2:43pm
The Cattery said | 2:43pm | Report comment
Q3
18 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 6.5
that was the goal that the swans needed, back to within 14 pts
big punch forward from McCauley, plenty of nubmers round the ball, quick hands to Bolton, 2nd ball out to Everitt, one bounce, and he spots up Reid – and again two Hawks players collide in marking contest!
Reid lines them up from 40m, and it’s a poor kick
2:40pm
The Cattery said | 2:40pm | Report comment
Q3
19 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 6.4
We’re off, and Swans have worked it forward to Goodes, has the mark, and from 50m, gets the goal!
2:28pm
The Cattery said | 2:28pm | Report comment
I have both Goodes and Buddy in my team, neither are setting the world on fire to HT
2:31pm
GrantS said | 2:31pm | Report comment
Me too and I have Goodes as Captain this week which looks like a clanger at this stage.
2:47pm
The Cattery said | 2:47pm | Report comment
Goodes looking good early 3rd quarter!
2:22pm
The Cattery said | 2:22pm | Report comment
HT
Hawthorn 8.6 (54) Sydney 5.4 (34)
Swans started the quarter well again, and managed to get within 9 points of Hawthorn, once they got their match ups right, quicker movement of the footy meant they were able to generate scoring opportunities.
But once the Swans got that close, Hawthorn got two back very quickly, primarily through their big men, with Roughead now on 5 goals.
IN contrast, Sam Reid at the other end has not been able to get near the footy, and that’s something the Swans are going to have to address to get back into this match.
Hawthorn still have a massive lead in disposals, sharing it round better and spreading better.
Roughead is easily best for Hawthorn at moment, Lewis had a very good quarter, and Suckling has had 19 disposals.
O’Keefe is best for Swans, and Kennedy worked his way back into the game after a slow start.
2:32pm
Ian Whitchurch said | 2:32pm | Report comment
The problem with the Paul Roos model is that while it will always build you a team at the bottom end of the top eight, it is very unlikely to deliver the 3-5 absolute star players you need for a premiership.
2:34pm
GrantS said | 2:34pm | Report comment
I would have given the points to Josh Gibson as he has done a hell of a lot of work in defence.
Let’s see how the Hawks go with him injured.
2:16pm
The Cattery said | 2:16pm | Report comment
Q2
1 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 5.4
Hannebery switches wide to Johnson, O’Keefe, Everitt had to go up against two, and two Hawthorn players run into each other!
2:15pm
The Cattery said | 2:15pm | Report comment
Q2
2 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 5.4
Buddy tries a right foot pass, and it wasn’t pretty!
Kennedy with quick hands out of a congested area, Swans trying to get one before the break
2:14pm
The Cattery said | 2:14pm | Report comment
Q2
2 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 5.4
Swans locking it in now, Jetta snaps from boundary line, rushed for behind
2:13pm
The Cattery said | 2:13pm | Report comment
Q2
3 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 5.3
Jack wiht clearance, Everitt off the pack, dribbles it forward, behind
2:12pm
The Cattery said | 2:12pm | Report comment
Q2
4 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 5.2
Kennedy, Hannebery, but his pass is cut off, right on 50m for Swans, Hawks withstand that attack well, good pressure once again
2:11pm
The Cattery said | 2:11pm | Report comment
Q2
5 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 5.2
Buddy streams through the middle, two bounces, but has to go back, no one home
2:09pm
The Cattery said | 2:09pm | Report comment
Q2
6 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 5.2
so Hawthorn re-establish a handy lead just when the Swans had closed in on them
Jetta this time out of hte middle, out wide, Everitt, Hawks with numbers, but Jack to the ball, spins out of trouble, but back into it, ball up, on edge of Swans fwd 50, outer side
2:08pm
The Cattery said | 2:08pm | Report comment
Q2
7 min to go
Hawthorn 8.6 Sydney 5.2
Lewis with another possession, into middle, Mitchell, goes long, looking for Roughead, and gets him!
so Roughead will be lining up his 5th, took a very strong mark, and that’s his 5th!
2:06pm
The Cattery said | 2:06pm | Report comment
Q2
8 min to go
Hawthorn 7.6 Sydney 5.2
Hawthorn defence clear via Whitecross, Johnson on his own, and its Schoenmakers with another strong mark
2:06pm
The Cattery said | 2:06pm | Report comment
Q2
10 min to go
Hawthorn 7.6 Sydney 5.2
so Hawks maintain a bit of a lead, Rioli had to come from 3rd deep for that mark, and he took it over Grundy, who is no slouch
Lewis with another mark, outside 50m, comes back to him, Suckling, into middle, high tackle on Guerra, gets up gingerly, Rioli crumbs the pack, Mitchell shakes the tackle, in hot spot for Hawks, Kennedy clears, and Goodes with a very strong mark
2:03pm
The Cattery said | 2:03pm | Report comment
Q2
11 min to go
Hawthorn 7.6 Sydney 5.2
throw in on wing, Whitecross goes deep, and Rioli comes over the top for a speccy!
he’s about 45m out, chooses to pass, and it’s to Lewis, a bit wide, about 30m out,
good side for a left footer – it’s there!
2:02pm
The Cattery said | 2:02pm | Report comment
Q2
11 min to go
Hawthorn 6.6 Sydney 5.2
Swans have now come right back into the contest after the Hawks had the four goal break
now it’s Rioli with free at top of 50m, short, series of handballs gets it to Sewell, and he shoots from 45m under pressure, misses
2:00pm
The Cattery said | 2:00pm | Report comment
Q2
12 min to go
Hawthorn 6.5 Sydney 5.2
second, now third ball up after restart, bit of take away by Swans, Goodes at CHF, Mattner spots up Bolton, and he’s direclty in front, about 35m out, would normal expect him to kick this – he does!
1:58pm
The Cattery said | 1:58pm | Report comment
Q2
13 min to go
Hawthorn 6.5 Sydney 4.2
Kennedy can’t break through from from ball up, Hannebery on outer wing, McVeigh, and there’s a free kick with a 50m penalty, and a second 50m penalty! so McVeigh will line up from the goal line for the easiest goal in his life!
1:56pm
The Cattery said | 1:56pm | Report comment
Q2
13 min to go
Hawthorn 6.5 Sydney 3.2
Breust hunts down LRT from behind, earns free, Rioli handballs to Roughead, and he kicks his 4th!
1:55pm
The Cattery said | 1:55pm | Report comment
Q2
15 min to go
Hawthorn 5.5 Sydney 3.2
So Swans have been able to get back into the game a bit, it was a case of getting the match ups right so that Hawthorn weren’t finding each other too easily, Swans have turned the game back into a bit of slog – just what they like!
1:54pm
The Cattery said | 1:54pm | Report comment
Q2
16 min to go
Hawthorn 5.5 Sydney 3.2
Rioli with mark on HFF, centres ball, Swans clear, LRT to McGlynn, Kennedy with contested mark at top of 50m, so Swans have successfully slowed down Hawthorn, and now Kennedy has a chance to bring them closer, nice looking kick, sweet connection, it’s a goal
1:52pm
The Cattery said | 1:52pm | Report comment
Q2
17 min to go
Hawthorn 5.5 Sydney 2.2
Jack and Parker combine, Rioli tackles Shaw – free kick!
down wing, spoiled in marking contest, Breust tackles Malceski, O’keefe with defensive mark
1:51pm
The Cattery said | 1:51pm | Report comment
Q2
18 min to go
Hawthorn 5.5 Sydney 2.2
O’keefe with 12th disposal, favours outer wing, bal up
1:50pm
The Cattery said | 1:50pm | Report comment
Q2
18 min to go
Hawthorn 5.5 Sydney 2.2
ball now in Hawks HFF, inside 50, Savage centres ball, Richards almost caught with it by buddy, rushed
1:49pm
The Cattery said | 1:49pm | Report comment
Q2
19 min to go
Hawthorn 5.4 Sydney 2.2
Jack gets it out of the middle on the restart for second quarter
ball up at tip of square, Swans side, Savage gets ball forward, Buddy, spots up Sewell, takes shot on run from 50m, misses
1:45pm
The Cattery said | 1:45pm | Report comment
QT
Hawthorn 5.3 (33) Sydney 2.2 (14)
Sydney were quickly out of the blocks, had the first goal, but once the Hawks got their spread going, they usd their contested possession advantage to hit targets, and big men Hale and Roughead contributed two and three goals respectively.
Hawks with big disposal and marks advantage, Burgoyne had a big quarter with 11 disposals.
O’Keefe was best for Swans with 11 disposals and has kicked all of the Swans’ goals.
1:40pm
The Cattery said | 1:40pm | Report comment
Q1
1 min to go
Hawthorn 5.3 Sydney 2.2
Schoenmakers wiht another strong defensive mark, Sam Reid not seeing any of the footy at the moment,
it’s O’Keefe floating across the pack, and he takes a good mark, coming in fr0m 30m, a much needed goal for Swans
1:39pm
The Cattery said | 1:39pm | Report comment
Q1
2 min to go
Hawthorn 5.3 Sydney 1.2
Swans with free on outer wing, it’s McVeigh, finds Parker, to edge of 50 now, but Swans are being forced out wide, no real system in their play at moment
1:38pm
The Cattery said | 1:38pm | Report comment
Q1
3 min to go
Hawthorn 5.3 Sydney 1.2
Suckling with his 10th possession on HBF, going 81% efficiency, part of the Hawk’s strength at the moment
Swans now working hard to lock it into their fwd 50, but Bolton is pinged for sitting on the ball
1:37pm
The Cattery said | 1:37pm | Report comment
Q1
3 min to go
Hawthorn 5.3 Sydney 1.2
Kennedy takes mark deep in defence, his first disposal! so that tells a bit of a story for the Swans,
1:36pm
The Cattery said | 1:36pm | Report comment
Q1
4 min to go
Hawthorn 5.3 Sydney 1.2
A series of strong tackles by Hawks on Swans in middle of the ground, and they block it up, great tackling pressure by Hawks!
1:35pm
The Cattery said | 1:35pm | Report comment
Q1
5 min to go
Hawthorn 5.3 Sydney 1.2
Swans need to work out their one on ones, becuase the game is starting to slip already
Hannebery tackle good, but Hodge onto loose ball, LRT clears on the outer wing, but he kicks to the contest, this is the problem for the Swans at moment
1:33pm
The Cattery said | 1:33pm | Report comment
Q1
6 min to go
Hawthorn 5.3 Sydney 1.2
Hawks are killing Sydney in uncontested possessions, spreading very well, hitting target, and they’ve just hit Roughead on the lead – and he kicks his second!
1:32pm
The Cattery said | 1:32pm | Report comment
Q1
7 min to go
Hawthorn 4.3 Sydney 1.2
Schoenmakers had to clear under heavy pressure, Savage, Suckling, Sewell, all combine to clear to the wing
1:31pm
The Cattery said | 1:31pm | Report comment
Q1
8 min to go
Hawthorn 4.2 Sydney 1.2
Hawthorn already up on contested possessions, so Swans need to get their hands on the footy now, the early domination only provided one goal, and once Hawthorn started working the footy, four consecutive goals have followed
1:30pm
The Cattery said | 1:30pm | Report comment
Q1
9 min to go
Hawthorn 4.2 Sydney 1.2
that was a chain of four handballs acros HFF before the kick came into Roughead, who was too strong for Grundy
at the restart, another ball up
1:29pm
The Cattery said | 1:29pm | Report comment
Q1
9 min to go
Hawthorn 4.2 Sydney 1.2
Roughead with the big mark inside 50, and alarm bells should now be ringing for the Swans, Roughead about 45m out, kick works back – it’s through!
1:28pm
The Cattery said | 1:28pm | Report comment
Q1
10 min to go
Hawthorn 3.2 Sydney 1.2
Burgoyne gets ball from ball up, out wide, McCauley replaced Birchall in the team, he hugs the line
1:27pm
The Cattery said | 1:27pm | Report comment
Q1
10 min to go
Hawthorn 3.2 Sydney 1.2
big tackle from Buddy, ball spills, quick handball to Hale, and he has his second goal!!
1:26pm
The Cattery said | 1:26pm | Report comment
Q1
10 min to go
Hawthorn 2.2 Sydney 1.2
valuable goal for Hawks because much of the game has been inside the Swans fwd 50
Seaby wins tap out, but sharked by Hawks, Shiel, mark taken by Parker, out wide, over the line
1:25pm
The Cattery said | 1:25pm | Report comment
Q1
12 min to go
Hawthorn 2.2 Sydney 1.2
kick out to Richards, switches back inside, Swans outnumbered, Hawks only partially clear, ball coming back, good contested mark from Gibson, Goodes in the middle, but it’s Hale with the mark over the top, and he’ll line up from 35m, not much angle, gets it!
1:23pm
The Cattery said | 1:23pm | Report comment
Q1
13 min to go
Hawthorn 1.2 Sydney 1.2
Kick out to Breust, and Hawks away, Buddy on lead, and he marks it! bit of an angle, around 45m out, wrong side for the leftie, comes in, tough kick, pushes it a fraction across goal
1:22pm
The Cattery said | 1:22pm | Report comment
Q1
14 min to go
Hawthorn 1.1 Sydney 1.2
Suckling was a bit rough not getting the free in the first place, before O’Keefe earned it close to goal
Mithchell’s handball form the centre astray, allows swans to go forward, Swans forwards applying huge pressure! Stratton kicks out on the full, Jeta will line up from the angle, about 30m, on the boudary, goes for the banana, but a bit to much banana on that one, misses to near side
1:20pm
The Cattery said | 1:20pm | Report comment
Q1
14 min to go
Hawthorn 1.1 Sydney 1.1
Goodes getting involved early, hawks defenders under pressure, O’keefe earns the free from close in, and gets it!
scores level!
1:19pm
The Cattery said | 1:19pm | Report comment
Q1
15 min to go
Hawthorn 1.1 Sydney 0.1
a lot of the footy on outer win at moment, Buddy in the middle, run down from behind by LRT!
1:18pm
The Cattery said | 1:18pm | Report comment
Q1
16 min to go
Hawthorn 1.1 Sydney 0.1
Swans quikcly out to wing from kick out, Everitt, hugs the line, boundary throw in, Roberts-Thomson with head gear today
Ball forward for swans, rushed, desperation shown then by Cheney
1:16pm
The Cattery said | 1:16pm | Report comment
Q1
17 min to go
Hawthorn 1.1 Sydney 0.0
no clean take away from centre bounce, second bounce, towards edge of square, favouring Hawthorn end, Goodes and O’Keefe team up to get clearnace, but Hawks down the guts, Burgoyne cutting htem up, Suckling shoots from 50m, misses
1:15pm
The Cattery said | 1:15pm | Report comment
Q1
17 min to go
Hawthorn 1.0 Sydney 0.0
Buddy with his first mark of game, ball forward, Roughead one one one, misses mark, but he recovers, quick dribble snap – and it’s through!
1:14pm
The Cattery said | 1:14pm | Report comment
Q1
19 min to go
Hawthorn 0.0 Sydney 0.0
another snap, over the line, so a few stoppages in a row inside the swans fwd 50, but Goodes comes roaring through just as the Hawks scramble the ball away, now its Richards with mark in middle, Hawks can’t clear it at moment!
1:12pm
The Cattery said | 1:12pm | Report comment
We’re off, no clean take away, but Bolton gets a free, under the pack, puts Swans into attack, Goodes, Jetta with snap – the ball went out of bounds before the snap but it actually went through the goals!!
1:11pm
The Cattery said | 1:11pm | Report comment
A reminder that goodes breaks the games played record for the Swans today
1:10pm
The Cattery said | 1:10pm | Report comment
There appears to be no wind advantage today
1:09pm
The Cattery said | 1:09pm | Report comment
Fantastic conditions at Lonnie today, Aurora a sell out
1:08pm
The Cattery said | 1:08pm | Report comment
Birchall a late withdrawal for Hawks
Puopolo with the green vest
1:07pm
The Cattery said | 1:07pm | Report comment
Poor conversion from Buddy lately, last week he kicked only one from 7 scoring shots, that needs to be much better today, conditions likely to be good
1:06pm
The Cattery said | 1:06pm | Report comment
This is Hawthorn’s first game at Lonnie this season
1:06pm
The Cattery said | 1:06pm | Report comment
Hawks have won 3 of the last 4 games against the swans
1:05pm
The Cattery said | 1:05pm | Report comment
Smith wearing the green vest for the Swans today
12:55pm
The Cattery said | 12:55pm | Report comment
just under 20 min to first bounce
Fox Footy showing Eddie’s interview with Cyril Rioli
11:49am
GrantS said | 11:49am | Report comment
It’s Hawthorn by three goals for mine.
As correctly stated this ground is larger than the SCG and that will help the Hawthorn side with their “dead eye” kicking and hinder the Swans who will have to cover more territory.
This should be the best game of the round. (Not counting the Essendon vs Collingwood game which stood on its own.)
12:23pm
The Cattery said | 12:23pm | Report comment
Agree with all that, good call.