Blog log from R13 of 2024: Sydney vs Geelong

Blog log for Sydney vs Geelong, R13 of 2024

Lloyd roves on the HFF, does a one-two with Heeney and goes to the fat side for Gulden 45m out on a slight angle, who hits the post. (Q1 3:27)
Close wins a rather red hot HTB free on Florent outside CHF and quickly passes short to Miers 45m out in front for the first goal. (Q1 4:42)
After a ruck free to Stanley on Grundy, Bowes hits the crumb from a Cameron contest 45m out at full pace and screws through a fabulous snap! (Q1 5:56)
Papley tries to fend O’Connor on members wing but gets caught HTB, Stengle goes to Hawkins who muscles Melican off the drop to mark 40m out near the boundary and threads the goal! (Q1 11:13)
Hawkins watches a grubber roll past him on the HFF, Stengle leads Rampe to the fall and tries a Daicos special from 40m… it bounces in! Cats are on FIYAH! (Q1 13:12)
Blakey leaps in front of a flat-footed Zach Guthrie to intercept on members wing and goes to Amartey on the boundary 40m out, his screwing shot is narrow. (Q1 14:21)
O’Connor passes to the boundary 45m out for Stengle, whose set shot is just narrow to the left. (Q1 17:27)
Stengle catches a lumbering Melican HTB in the pocket 35m out, again Geelong’s forward efficiency is insane as it has been for most of this year, his second major. (Q1 23:43)
O’Connor intercepts on members wing and goes long to a big pack 25m out on the flank, tiny jumper tug by McLean is punished with a free kick and goal for Neale. (Q2 11:44)
Gulden kicks from outer wing to the HFF, it’s a dirty floater but Amartey dives to mark in front of Stanley and boot the first major for the Swans, belatedly. (Q2 14:19)
Stewart flies third man to spoil a quick ball to the pocket for McDonald but the crumb falls for his man Jordon who feeds Hayward for the goal. (Q2 16:49)
Gulden roves a stoppage on the HFF and gives inside to Warner who lets fly off a few steps from 50m ahead of Holmes… that one flies through as well! (Q2 20:19)
Another silver service from ruck by Grundy from a throw in from the pocket, Heeney snaps the goal from 20m off the left. (Q2 22:40)
Another centre clearance for Sydney, Jordon feeds Heeney flashing past to bounce through another one! Five Swon majors in a row after the first six to the Cats! (Q2 24:00)
Papley soccers the next centre clearance towards the hotspot, Grundy taps a loose ball back down to Papley who misses off the right from 25m. (Q2 25:07)
Stengle roves a crumb that falls to the corridor from a long Atkins speculator to the pocket, his left-foot snap is high enough to curl inside the left post. (Q3 1:10)
Heeney snaps wide from a throw-in to 20m. (Q3 4:25)
Amartey’s drop punt after marking an Adams pass 40m out on a slight angle is picture perfect. (Q3 6:10)
Grundy sets up Jordon hard in the pocket, he runs onto his left and tries a low-percentage snap from 20m that wobbles across the face for a point. (Q3 9:51)
Warner is surrounded by four Cats after catching a touched ball at half back, he turns it over by hand to Atkins who feeds Close for the goal from the hotspot. (Q3 14:45)
Amartey marks a Gulden pass from the next bounce to 30m on the flank, nothing De Koning could do there. He delivers goal number three, margin back to a kick. (Q3 15:52)
Warner slips over in the centre wicket area of the SCG and coughs it up again, Miers marks 35m out on a slight angle but misses to the right. (Q3 17:55)
The Swans try to run the footy out of defence but the Cats swarm at half forward, Holmes catches McInerney HTB 45m out on a slight angle but also misses to the right. (Q3 19:35)
Hawkins taps a loose ball to Cameron on members wing, long ball to the square but Rampe rushes it. (Q3 21:24)
Grundy roves a long speculator up the guts to the square by Rampe but he can only manage a point. (Q3 25:25)
Holmes is stripped in a double tackle on members wing and there are loose Bloods everywhere, Papley marks 45m out on a slight angle and fades in a lovely finish, Sydney leads! (Q3 26:36)
Gulden tries a sideways kick from outer wing to the centre for Warner, risky but it comes off as Warner pops a pass to Papley 50m out in front, he goals again! (Q3 28:49)
Another centring ball from outer wing, this one by Heeney to Papley, he sees McInerney in space on the flank, but the snap misses from 40m. (Q3 31:37)
Hawkins is pinged for encroachment on a rather technical interpretations of the rule to bring Lloyd from midfield to the hotspot for a cheap goal. (Q4 1:37)
Jordon marks over Stewart just inside 50m on the flank, his set shot is careful, straight and just long enough! (Q4 3:17)
Cameron leads down the flank in front of Blakey to mark an Atkins pass 40m out, his screwing set shot falls in the square but is called a goal despite claims of a touch! (Q4 5:13)
Rampe did get a finger to it but well over the goal line, goal stands. (Q4 5:48)
Stewart props on the last line looking for an option but McInerney picks him off leaping in front of Clark 40m out in front, he kicks truly. (Q4 6:48)
Papley does a one-two with McInerney after a throw in to the pocket and checksides through goal number three, the official sealer if one was needed at this stage. (Q4 11:13)
Cameron marks 40m out on a slight angle and converts for his second. (Q4 12:27)
Holmes checksides a goal from a throw-in near the hotspot. (Q4 13:48)
Heeney flies over the hapless Clark to mark a Warner kick to his advantage 45m out on a slight angle. He tugs the kick left. (Q4 16:18)
Close passes short to Bowes 45m out on a slight angle, Gulden holds his hands up trotting back to the mark not wanting to give away 50 so Bowes plays on past him to slot the goal! (Q4 19:18)
McLean roves his own contest at half forward and pokes an inboard pass to Rowbottom 45m out on a slight angle, who misses badly to the right. (Q4 21:21)
Close marks in front of Campbell 45m out on the flank and gives off to Duncan who blazes to the right. (Q4 22:32)
Sydney rebounds coast to coast from the kick in switching through the corridor, ending with McDonald 30m out near the boundary, who misses across the face to the right. (Q4 23:32)
Clock ticks under 5:00 to go, still technically a game this one but Sydney have had all the answers since QT. (Q4 24:48)
Sydney slingshots all the way home from a stoppage deep in defence via McDonald, Warner burns off Duncan to roll through his second goal. (Q4 27:33)
Miers passes from members wing to Bowes 45m out on a slight angle after the next bounce, he rushes the set shot and tugs it left. (Q4 28:48)
Gulden caps off a BOG performance with a party trick of a goal from a stoppage 50m out on the flank, beating Holmes to the drop and booming a left-footer off a step. (Q4 30:48)
McInerney bounces twice around members wing and goes long, Papley marks in front of Mullin 30m out on a slight angle for goal number four! (Q4 33:04)