Sydney Swans
39
Match Complete
Western Bulldogs
67
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| 21:53 |  | T. English | ||
| T. Papley | | 18:25 | ||
| H. McLean |  | 16:24 | ||
| 15:21 | | L. Vandermeer | ||
| 11:12 | | J. Macrae | ||
| 9:38 | | E. Richards | ||
| 7:25 | | Rushed | ||
| J. P. Kennedy | | 5:12 | ||
| T. Papley | | 2:34 | ||
| 0:48 | | R. West | ||
| 2.8 (20) | Third Quarter [+] | 7.4 (46) | ||
| N. Blakey | | 17:49 | ||
| 16:55 | | J. Bruce | ||
| T. Papley | | 14:53 | ||
| I. Heeney | | 10:19 | ||
| T. Papley | | 7:41 | ||
| C. Sinclair | | 5:57 | ||
| T. Papley | | 5:10 | ||
| 1:53 | | J. Bruce | ||
| 1.3 (9) | Second Quarter [+] | 6.3 (39) | ||
| 19:43 | | M. Bontempelli | ||
| 16:21 | | M. Bontempelli | ||
| 10:45 | | L. Vandermeer | ||
| Rushed | | 7:00 | ||
| I. Heeney | | 6:06 | ||
| T. Papley | | 2:48 | ||
| 1:10 | | S. Lloyd | ||
| 0.1 (1) | First Quarter [+] | 3.2 (20) | ||
| 21:18 | | S. Lloyd | ||
| 15:57 | | A. Naughton | ||
| L. Taylor | | 12:30 | ||
| 10:07 | | B. Dale | ||
| 8:37 | | P. Lipinski | ||
| 1:47 | | M. Bontempelli | ||
Josh P. Kennedy celebrates game 250 as the Sydney Swans take on the resurgent Western Bulldogs at the SCG. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:40pm (AEST).
A popular pick for the bottom four, the Swans have been surprisingly competitive so far this season and put in their best performance so far last week. Coming up against the undefeated Kangaroos, Sydney dominated the middle quarters before holding on in the fourth to claim a spirited 11-point win.
The Bulldogs finally broke their duck last week after a horror start to the season. Following a dreadful first two rounds, the Doggies withstood a barrage of physicality and off-the-ball niggle from the Giants and let their football do the talking in an encouraging 24-point win.
The Bulldogs have enjoyed a strong record over the Swans since Luke Beveridge became coach, winning four of their six encounters – including last year’s sole meeting by 17 points. Sydney did claim the last meeting at the SCG, however, by 46 points.
Game information
Opening bounce: 7:40pm (AEST)
Venue: SCG
TV: Fox Sports, Seven
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Fox Sports, AFL Live Pass
Teams
Swans
B: Jake Lloyd, Dane Rampe, Robbie Fox
HB: Aliir Aliir, Callum Mills, Ollie Florent
C: Jordan Dawson, Luke Parker, Harry Cunningham
HF: Isaac Heeney, James Rowbottom, Ben Ronke
F: Lewis Taylor, Nick Blakey, Will Hayward
FOL: Callum Sinclair, Josh Kennedy, Tom Papley
I/C: Sam Naismith, Justin McInerney, George Hewett, Hayden McLean
Bulldogs
B: Bailey Williams, Alex Keath, Caleb Daniel
HB: Jason Johannisen, Zaine Cordy, Hayden Crozier
C: Ed Richards, Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae
HF: Bailey Dale, Josh Bruce, Toby McLean
F: Mitch Wallis, Aaron Naughton, Sam Lloyd
FOL: Tim English, Tom Liberatore, Bailey Smith
I/C: Rhylee West, Louis Butler, Laitham Vandermeer, Patrick Lipinski
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Which is worse, to be condescending or to be nasty to everybody that's not you?
RT
Roar Rookie
What a condescending prat. And even if you haven’t played, it is not that hard to imagine and understand it.
Mark
Roar Rookie
Nice job picking the swans Pete. Will be zip and 2 this time to tomorrow night!
Dean
Guest
Haha yeah l do, not really what he said but how he said it. Need the old commentators back who actually called the game.
Mark
Roar Rookie
Maybe, but not quite "rabble" or "losing the players"!
Charlie Keegan
Roar Guru
nah I don't think so, I think large chunks of the swans side have stagnated in their development, and they're reliant on too few aging stars.
Charlie Keegan
Roar Guru
welll to be fair to Jobe he probably has gone back with the flight a few too many times if you catch my drift.
Dean
Guest
He just said that it is hard to convey to the people at home how hard it is to back in or run towards a pack while trying to mark. Not a lot in it but there are many people at home that have played footy at all levels that know this, doesn't have to be at AFL level.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
Really, I've seen it come n go about 3 times. I'm going thru my second Led Zep phase.
Naughty's Headband
Roar Rookie
Easy. I can’t believe anyone tipped Sydney; they were outclassed from the get-go.
RT
Roar Rookie
What did he say? I find him very annoying.
Dean
Guest
I agree, average game played by 2 average sides.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Not impressed with either of these sides. From this display, no contenders featuring
Dean
Guest
Of course not Jobe because nobody at home has ever played football before.
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RT
Roar Rookie
that was demoralising
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