Blog log from R14 of 2024: Adelaide vs Sydney

Hayward gets a contact free on Murray for some very soft contact as the ball clears their contest 45m out on a slight angle. He floats a wobbler across the face.
Fogarty and Melican fall over each other under a Hinge long ball to the flank 30m out but Fogarty throws out the right arm for a circus catch of a mark for the first goal! (Q1 4:43)
Papley roves at half forward and pokes a pass to the flank 35m out where Adams marks unopposed but shanks the kick for no score. (Q1 6:03)
Rachele flies in front of McCartin to intercept a dump kick by Campbell to 45m on the flank, he kicks a big goal! (Q1 8:03)
Adams runs down the flank to 45m and shoots just before a Jones tackle for the first major for the Swans. (Q1 9:48)
Grundy roves on his knees on the HBF but gives straight to Sholl, who jinks to his right for a snap from 40m that sails through! (Q1 12:33)
Laird tumbles a kick from behind a stoppage on members wing to a big pack 30m out, Dowling feeds Dawson who snaps his first goal off the left! (Q1 17:18)
Warner misses from half forward. (Q1 19:20)
Campbell touches through a Keays snap for a point. (Q1 21:04)
Hayward marks 50m out on a slight angle and shoots OOTF to the left. (Q1 21:44)
Big pack flies at the Swans hotspot, crumb falls to the feet of Papley and bounces off him to Warner for an opportunist goal. (Q1 30:49)
Rankine extends Adelaide’s lead with the first goal of Q2. (Q2 4:16)
Amartey flies over Butts to clunk a long ball to the hotspot for his first goal. (Q2 7:08)
Jones is very unlucky not to be paid a HTB free on Gulden in the pocket, but the footy gods smile on the Crows as Rankine goals from the resultant throw in to the hotspot. (Q2 14:25)
McDonald taps to Gulden for a running shot from 45m on a slight angle that floats wide right. (Q2 15:30)
Rachele tries to snap after roving Strachan’s contest 20m out, ball comes off the fingers of Cook with two Swans on him, crumb sits up for him to volley the goal! (Q2 19:25)
McInerney bounces a behind to the left from near CHF after the next bounce. (Q2 20:54)
Sydney have had two byes already this season, and they are playing like they need another one. (Q2 21:55)
Gulden wins a HTB free on Sholl and bullets a pass from outer wing to Amartey 40m out on the flank, who boots his second goal for the quarter. (Q2 23:25)
Gulden runs to the HFF and goes long to the square for Amartey who beats Keane again to mark on his chest for goal number three! (Q2 25:10)
Grundy gets a ruck free on Strachan 45m out on a slight angle for an arm around the midriff, rather red hot that one. Grundy hoofs it wide right, footy gods grin. (Q2 27:23)
Murray tries to fend and gets caught HTB by McInerney on the HBF, inside 50 kick pitches behind Heeney for Amartey to rove and snap on the turn from 30m… falls in for his fourth! (Q2 28:40)
Dawson marks over Florent 45m out on the flank just before the HT siren, his set shot fades left to right for a rushed point. (Q2 30:54)
Adelaide is putting big pressure on the ball carrier but the Swans fight through it with Papley marking 25m out on the flank… but he hoofs it wide right in ugly fashion. (Q3 4:20)
Laird shanks OOTF on the HBF, Gulden takes the free quickly for a pass to that man Amartey 30m out on the boundary. Amartey’s checkside doesn’t bend, across the face for a point. (Q3 8:40)
The Crows go short on a rebound around outer wing then switch with Murphy marking a Sholl pass on the boundary 40m out, his set shot is narrow to the right. (Q3 11:00)
Laird catches Jordon HTB on members wing and goes long and quick inside 50, Fogarty leaps to mark 30m out on a slight angle and boots his second goal. (Q3 13:30)
Dawson roves at half forward and uses excellent vision to see Jones on his own on the fat side to mark 30m out… but his kick raps the right goalpost. (Q3 15:33)
Hamill passes very short to Soligo 40m out in front after Blakey’s long kick in to the centre towards Heeney turns over. Soligo kicks truly. (Q3 16:33)
Laird gives Murray a hospital handball on members wing, four Swans swamp him, McDonald plays on for a bomb to Amartey one out with Keane, Amartey roves and rolls through his fifth! (Q3 19:30)
Papley wobbles a left-foot snap wide from 30m on the flank. (Q3 20:31)
Heeney marks untouched on the fat side pocket 20m out from an intelligent kick from half forward by Papley, he curls in his first goal. (Q3 22:30)
McDonald snaps very high from near the hotspot, Keane is perfectly positioned to kill it in the square but Amartey pilfers the mark for goal number six! Oh dear! (Q3 23:56)
Another centre clearance to the Swans, no mark but Amartey gets a rather soft contact free on Keane for his seventh goal, all since QT! (Q3 25:30)
After the goal, Adams is felled by Hinge as he taunts Keane, stupid free kick to give away and a charity goal for Adams at the hotspot. (Q3 26:45)
Amartey is over the back of the hapless Keane to mark a Papley pass to the pocket 15m out. This for eight with consecutive bags of four in Q2 and Q3… it’s good! (Q3 30:04)
Heeney marks easily over Laird on the behind line for the first goal of Q4. Not sure Adelaide have any idea how to come back in this game. (Q4 2:53)
Adams bounces a snap wide from the HFF. (Q4 9:42)
Papley snaps some junk from a stoppage in the pocket. (Q4 12:07)
Amartey juggles a centring ball by Hayward over Michalanney for the mark at the hotspot, his man Keane trialing behind again. He boots goal number nine! (Q4 14:27)
McDonald marks 40m out on a slight angle for a garbage time goal. (Q4 21:09)
Warner roves an Amartey contest 30m out, ducks out of a tackle and bounces a snap wide right. (Q4 26:09)
Keays leads back behind Florent to mark 20m out on a slight angle for some more junk. (Q4 26:39)