Live: Crows get the jump over Swans at the SCG

We’re deep in time on in the wet, and the Swans go inside 50, it’s a big contest, and Lachie McAndrew thought he had a mark.

It’s not given, and Tom Papley darts forward and wraps him up. The ball drops and it’s a free in the square!

Papley plays on and snaps it, and the Swans are suddenly back to eight points.

Ok, here we go!

We’re nearly in time on in the second term, and the Swans are getting hold of it more.

They move it down the right, and it comes out to Tom Papley, and he snaps a goal – and you know the rest! He’s off to the races with a team-lifting celebration.

The Swans are back to a bit over two goals down.

That was better from the Swans, with a prime burst from Nick Blakey, who runs through the middle and chips to Charlie Curnow inside 50.

The mark is spoiled, but it’s a free.

Curnow kicks from 45, but it slides to the left for a point.

And the rain is tumbling down at the SCG! Good news for the Crows, you’d think.

The Swans are under the pump here, but they’ve finally hit on the counter.

A big contest from James Jordan prompteed the turnover, Riley Bice intercepted the ball and ran it back, handballed to Errol Gulden who bounce handballed the ball to Chad Warner, who stepped inside and snapped perfectly from 30m out.

A much-needed goal for Sydney! 

That passage of play is awful for Sydney.

The Crows had it at half-forward, and they kick it long to the hotspot, there’s a lot of people there, Tom McCartin has the mark but it comes off his hands and goes out the back, for Isaac Cumming to waltz into goal and kick it.

The Crows lead by 27!

Wayne Milera (ADEL) – 13

James Peatling (ADEL) – 12

Tom McCartin (SYD) – 12

Isaac Heeney (SYD) – 12

Nick Blakey (SYD) – 12

Phillip,

I’m not sure about that right now.

The Swans are not looking sharp, the Crows are. The visitors’ lead is bigger than it looks, because Sydney hasn’t proved they can put on a run of goals.

It’s not over by any means, but it’s advantage-plus to the Crows at this stage.

The Swans have got the opener, but just like the first quarter they haven’t been able to go on with it.

The Crows play effort football down the wing, with Josh Rachele taking a big contested mark, then wheeling and kicking to the left forward pocket where Riley Thilthorpe takes a pack mark on the second attempt.

It’s a difficult shot, but Thilthorpe never looks like missing!

Great goal, and that’s important for the visitors. They’re back out to a 21-point lead.

Sydney needed to get off to a fast start in the second term – and they’ve done it!

A quick clearance saw the Swans take a direct route, and the kick inside 50 found Logan McDonald.

The Western Australian forward took the mark, and he slotted the goal to give the crowd something to cheer about.

The margin is back to 15 points.

That has been a rough opening quarter for the Sydney Swans, and Toby Murray has added insult to injury by kicking a late one.

The siren sounds and the Swans trail by 21 points – and it could have been more.

The Swans have just not been on it here, outside of the first couple of minutes. The Crows have had too many chances – they haven’t taken all of them, but they’ve taken enough, and Matthew Nicks’s men are on their way. 

We probably shouldn’t be surprised, but after all that Adelaide momentum, the Swans have finally put it together, with Tom Papley raising the energy levels with a trademark goal.

They had a chance to make it two in a row, but Logan McDonald – who had taken a strong mark inside 50 – disappointed by hitting the post.

What a 45 seconds that was!
The ball was cleared out of Sydney’s D50, and suddenly from nowhere Chad Warner decided to strap a rocket to his back and take a screamer off the back of Luke Nankervis!!

The crowd was loving it, and the Swans flooded downfield, but the kick was terrible going straight to the Crows defence.

They swept down the corridor, and a chip across to the right side of 50, found Lachie McAndrew.

The ruckman marked and kicked the goal! The Crows lead by 22 points, and Sydney is in all sorts of strife.

We’re over halfway through the first quarter, but that early burst from Sydney has died off.

The Crows have 12 inside 50s to just five for Sydney right now. Dean Cox’s men have to do something about stat and quickly.

This is not the same game!

The Swans were in charge early doors, but now Adelaide is just sweeping through the Sydney defence.

It’s not quite goals at will, but Darcy Fogarty played it smart to stay down and shark it from a contest to score, then the Swans were again under pressure and Josh Rachele snapped another.

The visitors are 14 points up, and in control of the ball. The sounds from the crowd are of serious concern right now.

The game has turned in the last couple of minutes.

The Crows have put the clamp on, and Sydney can’t get out.

Alex Neal-Bullen got their first goal, then Izak Rankine snapped another, and suddenly the visitors were in front.

The Crows did better there, breaking down the left, staying near the boundary.

Ben Keays got the ball in the left forward pocket. He thumped a ball from nearly 50, and it went through a couple of metres wide of the goal post. But it’s called a goal!

The crowd are incensed, and after a review, it’s overturned. A point.

The Swans are up and running at the SCG!

They are hitting on the turnover, and going straight down the corridor. A long kick to the left side of 50 and Braeden Campbell reaches up and takes the mark.

The crowd is happy as Campbell kicks it from 25m out. he scores on his first game of the year.

The Sydney Swans love scoring off turnover, and they get things underway like that again.

The Crows have an errant kick from Wayne Milera.

The Swans come up, and Braeden Campbell gets it to Errol Gulden, who finds Chad Warner. The Chad fumbles it, but regathers and slams it through from 50!

Good opener for Sydney!

It’s been a tight start with not a lot of space for anyone.

The Swans had a nice break down the left wing, but it came to nothing. The home side has held solid in defence, but there haven’t been any clear-cut chances yet, a couple of minutes in.