- Video
-
Club Roar
Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? We want to see it!Content Collections
The Roar Community
- Join
- Login
In a see-sawing battle at the SCG on Friday night, Sydney’s unanswered five-goal burst in the third quarter was the difference between the sides, clinching the Marn Grook trophy.
Sydney’s 30-point win makes it their ninth from their last ten matches against Carlton and cements their place inside the top four.
Isaac Heeney was superb throughout the match and was named best on ground, winning the Goodes-O’Loughlin medal.
Carlton were tough at the contest in the first half, leading the contested possessions and clearances, two stats the Swans pride themselves on.
The Swans on the other hand, while clean with the ball in hand, looked flat and lethargic, rarely applying enough pressure to force turnovers.
Isaac Heeney was one of a handful of Swans players that provided a genuine forward half threat, but Liam Jones was the star or the first half, with five intercept marks.
Callum Sinclair was the standout player on the night (seven marks, four contested), booting two goals in the third quarter, while collecting 22 disposals, 12 contested.
Where does Callum Sinclair rank amongst the game's best rucks? Had a blinder tonight…#AFLSwansBlues pic.twitter.com/72zmxamSRb
— 7AFL (@7AFL) June 1, 2018
Superstar forward Lance Franklin finished with three goals for the match but found it tough to influence the match, with Liam Jones intercepting everything in the air, and Sam Rowe on the ground.
Swans midfielders Luke Parker (21 possessions), Josh Kennedy (26 possessions) and Isaac Heeney (22) worked hard throughout the match, combining for four goals.
Youngsters Will Hayward (two goals), Oliver Florent (20 possessions) and George Hewett (nine clearances) were instrumental in the Swans’ second-half turn around.
Trailing by one point at half-time, the Swans came out breathing fire in the third quarter, with ruckman Callum Sinclair kicking his first goal of the night inside the first three minutes.
Two goals to Callum Sinclair, Will Hayward and Lance Franklin proved the difference between the teams, especially with Franklin finally breaking the Rowe shackles.
While Carlton had plenty of opportunities to work their way back into the match, their inaccuracy let them down and released Sydney, who repeatedly punished them on the counter.
The Swans were uncharacteristically undisciplined early in the match, giving away several free kicks to Carlton inside their forward 50.
Pat Kerr and Charlie Curnow capitalised on the Swans mistakes, kicking a goal from a 50-metre penalty and a free kick inside 50.
"Clarko would be happy with that!"
Dane Rampe proved he has been keeping up to date with current affairs in the AFL with this one liner.#AFLSwansBlues pic.twitter.com/u7LKdsX9yU
— AFL.com.au (@AFLcomau) June 1, 2018
The lead changed three more times in the first quarter, with the Swans heading into the first break, leading by four points.
Sydney threatened to break-away early in the second quarter, but their pressure and work rate fell away, gifting Carlton a way back into the match.
Sam Kerridge (29 possessions) was influential for the Blues early on, dominating Dan Hannebery (12 possessions), while Kade Simpson (27 possessions) and Ed Curnow (7 tackles) gave the Swans midfielders a football lesson.
A blast at half-time from the Swans coach John Longmire stirred the Swans into action – they reacted with five unanswered goals after the half-time break.
Sing it loud @sydneyswans fans ?#AFLSwansBlues pic.twitter.com/H3wA1SJmXU
— 7AFL (@7AFL) June 1, 2018
Next
The Swans travel to Melbourne to face St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night, with Tom Papley a chance to return. The Swans’ recent record at Etihad is the best in the league, but they’ll need to bring their fire and intensity from the opening bounce.
SYDNEY 3.5 5.7 10.9 13.13 (91)
CARLTON 3.1 6.2 6.6 9.7 (61)
Injuries
Nil
Goals
Franklin 3, Sinclair 2, Parker 2, Hayward 2, Heeney 2, McVeigh, Jack
Best
Sinclair, Parker, Heeney, Hewett, Smith, McVeigh, Cunningham
Who’s in your ultimate team? Pick the best team and compete with other fans for daily prizes on Draftstars. For the best odds on the game try out Aussie bookmaker PlayUp. Think. Is this a bet you really want to place? Set a deposit limit.