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18.10.118
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Sydney
Adelaide
Q1
7.3.45
3.2.20

    Sydney Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, L.Franklin
  • 3 mins - Goal, G.Rohan
  • 6 mins - Goal, T.Papley
  • 8 mins - Goal, B.McGlynn
  • 11 mins - Behind, L.Franklin
  • 12 mins - Goal, L.Parker
  • 15 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 17 mins - Goal, X.Richards
  • 23 mins - Behind, D.Hannebery
  • 25 mins - Goal, L.Franklin

    Sydney and Adelaide Events

  • 8 mins - Behind, R.Douglas
  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Walker
  • 14 mins - Goal, M.McGovern
  • 27 mins - Goal, S.Thompson
  • 33 mins - Behind, R.Sloane
Q2
10.5.65
4.4.28

    Sydney Events

  • 10 mins - Behind, G.Rohan
  • 15 mins - Goal, B.McGlynn
  • 20 mins - Goal, X.Richards
  • 24 mins - Behind, J.Kennedy
  • 26 mins - Goal, L.Franklin

    Sydney and Adelaide Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 17 mins - Behind, T.Walker
  • 23 mins - Behind, R.Douglas
Q3
12.9.81
8.9.57

    Sydney Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, J.Kennedy
  • 16 mins - Behind, J.Kennedy
  • 19 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 20 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 24 mins - Behind, B.McGlynn
  • 26 mins - Goal, T.Papley

    Sydney and Adelaide Events

  • 5 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 7 mins - Goal, M.McGovern
  • 12 mins - Behind, J.Jenkins
  • 15 mins - Behind, R.Sloane
  • 17 mins - Behind, M.McGovern
  • 18 mins - Behind, R.Douglas
  • 21 mins - Goal, C.Cameron
  • 25 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 29 mins - Behind, E.Betts
Q4
18.10.118
12.10.82

    Sydney Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, T.Papley
  • 4 mins - Behind, X.Richards
  • 7 mins - Goal, B.McGlynn
  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Papley
  • 12 mins - Goal, D.Hannebery
  • 15 mins - Goal, I.Heeney
  • 25 mins - Goal, T.Mitchell

    Sydney and Adelaide Events

  • 9 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 20 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 22 mins - Goal, T.Walker
  • 23 mins - Goal, C.Cameron
  • 31 mins - Behind, T.Walker

Scorers

Sydney
Adelaide
Goal Scorers Sydney Adelaide
Goals and Behinds Franklin (4.2), Papley (4.0), McGlynn (3.1), Richards (2.1), Hannebery (1.1), Rohan (1.1), Heeney (1.0), Mitchell (1.0), Parker (1.0), Kennedy (0.3) Betts (3.1), Walker (2.2), McGovern (2.1), Cameron (2.0), Lynch (2.0), Thompson (1.0), Douglas (0.3), Sloane (0.2), Jenkins (0.1)

Team Statistics

Sydney
Adelaide

Statistics

Sydney Adelaide
Goals 18 12
Behinds 10 10
Scoring shots 29 29
Goals/scoring shots 62 41
Disposals 445 353
SydneyGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
A.Aliir 21 12 5 9 6 3 0 0 0 0
L.Franklin 14 10 3 4 7 3 3 1 0 0
H.Grundy 13 7 6 6 3 0 0 4 0 0
D.Hannebery 31 18 2 13 8 6 0 1 0 3
I.Heeney 32 15 9 17 8 1 0 0 0 2
G.Hewett 15 5 2 10 9 1 0 1 3 3
K.Jack 25 11 5 14 11 6 3 0 0 4
J.Kennedy 42 16 8 26 21 4 0 0 1 10
J.Laidler 21 8 7 13 7 1 1 1 0 1
J.Lloyd 28 19 2 9 7 2 2 0 0 2
H.Marsh 11 4 0 7 7 1 0 1 0 1
B.McGlynn 19 11 5 8 7 5 2 1 0 2
J.McVeigh 9 4 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1
T.Mitchell 32 13 2 19 12 1 0 1 0 6
S.Naismith 12 1 2 11 5 2 0 0 22 2
T.Nankervis 15 7 1 8 7 1 0 1 16 2
T.Papley 14 9 3 5 7 1 0 0 0 1
L.Parker 24 12 1 12 9 12 1 5 5 6
D.Rampe 16 8 6 8 4 1 0 1 0 0
X.Richards 20 13 5 7 7 1 0 0 0 0
G.Rohan 6 3 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 1
N.Smith 25 15 7 10 7 2 0 1 0 0
AdelaideGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
R.Atkins 22 16 5 6 7 1 0 0 0 4
E.Betts 8 8 2 0 2 4 1 1 0 0
L.Brown 11 6 2 5 5 5 1 0 0 1
C.Cameron 17 12 1 5 11 5 2 0 0 3
K.Cheney 11 7 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 0
B.Crouch 18 8 3 10 7 6 1 2 0 3
M.Crouch 34 16 5 18 11 5 1 4 0 2
R.Douglas 17 8 4 9 5 4 0 0 0 0
K.Hartigan 13 8 6 5 4 0 0 1 0 0
S.Jacobs 11 7 3 4 7 3 1 1 33 2
J.Jenkins 7 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 3 0
R.Laird 28 16 6 12 8 1 0 0 0 1
J.Lever 6 5 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
T.Lynch 16 9 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 0
J.Lyons 19 4 0 15 10 2 0 0 0 4
D.Mackay 19 13 1 6 5 4 1 0 0 1
M.McGovern 12 9 5 3 7 1 1 0 0 0
R.Sloane 23 12 2 11 13 9 1 0 6 7
B.Smith 16 7 4 9 7 0 0 0 0 3
D.Talia 9 5 3 4 2 4 1 1 0 0
S.Thompson 20 14 4 6 14 9 3 0 0 7
T.Walker 16 11 8 5 7 0 2 0 0 0

Match Details

Sydney
Adelaide
START TIME
7:25PM
WEATHER
Cloudy
VENUE
SCG
Umpires
Simon Meredith, Scott Jeffery, Luke Farmer

Sydney Swans advance in 2016 AFL finals after overcoming Adelaide Crows at SCG

SYDNEY 
7.3     10.5     12.9     18.10     (118)
ADELAIDE 

3.2     4.4     8.9     12.10     (82)
GOALS

Sydney: Franklin 4, Papley 4, McGlynn 3, Richards 2, Rohan, Parker, Hannebery, Heeney, Mitchell.
Adelaide: Betts 3, McGovern 2, Lynch 2, Walker 2, Cameron 2, Thompson.
BEST
Sydney:  Parker, Heeney, Franklin, Kennedy, Papley, Rampe, Smith, Grundy.
Adelaide: M Crouch, Sloane, Cameron, Thompson, Betts
INJURIES
Sydney: McVeigh (calf), Rohan (knee).
Adelaide: Lever (ankle).
UMPIRES Farmer, Meredith, Jeffery.
CROWD 38,136 at the SCG.

The method was fierce, the result positive, but the cost could prove very expensive ahead of next weekend's preliminary final against Geelong.

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Swans overcome Crows to make prelim

Sydney defeat Adelaide by a comfortable 36 point margin to progress through to a preliminary final against Geelong.

Sydney's ferocious 36-point win over Adelaide at the SCG on Saturday night was built on a ruthless tackling foundation, but the war of attrition took its toll as Gary Rohan's season ended on the back of a mobile stretcher with a right knee injury and co-captain Jarrad McVeigh hurt his calf.

Adelaide's Jake Lever also left the ground before halftime in a brutal contest after a heavy collision with Lance Franklin, nursing an ankle injury. Geelong's players would've watched this with a smile on their face back in Victoria as their two prospective opponents next week beat the hell out of each other.

The Cats have had the weekend off after last weekend's nail-biting triumph over Hawthorn, while the Swans have just a six-day turnaround to recover before they play for a spot in this year's grand final.

McVeigh returned for a little while after the main break and was planted up forward, his left calf heavily strapped. It boosted the Swans' body count but the co-captain was clearly favouring one leg. Whether he plays next weekend at the MCG is another matter entirely.

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The semi-final battle wasn't just confined to the playing surface at the SCG with one Swans fan ejected by police before halftime for allegedly threatening to punch a female Crows supporter.

On the field the home side weren't Swans, they were lions - hunting in numbers and tackling in packs, led admirably from the king of their midfield pride in Luke Parker.

Lance Franklin celebrates one of his goals against the Crows.
Lance Franklin celebrates one of his goals against the Crows. Photo: Getty Images

He had five tackles and nine touches to quarter time, setting the standard as the Swans were looking to avoid a second consecutive straight-sets finals exit. Parker finished with 12 tackles, showing why he was voted this week by his peers as the league's most courageous player.

It was as if he'd taken the loss to GWS personally, along with all the subsequent commentary about the Swans' paltry tackling numbers against the Giants.

Powerful: Lance Franklin looks upfield during the Swans-Crows semi-final at the SCG.
Powerful: Lance Franklin looks upfield during the Swans-Crows semi-final at the SCG. 

Lance Franklin recovered from his ever goalless showing in a final last weekend, and the well-publicised mental-health sledge directed his way by Shane Mumford in that game, by kicking four goals. Franklin spent large chunks of this game playing as a traditional full forward as opposed to last week where he was camped well up the ground.

Young gun Tom Papley also chimed in with four six-pointers of his own.

Ouch: Gary Rohan reacts after injuring his knee.
Ouch: Gary Rohan reacts after injuring his knee. 

Sydney's ferocity around the coalface starved the Crows' danger men of effective possession up forward.

Taylor Walker tried hard and kicked a 60m bomb in the first quarter just as Sydney threatened to run away with the game early, but he was well handled throughout by Dane Rampe in a determined performance after Jeremy Cameron shredded him last week.

The Swans took a seven-goal-to-three lead in the first quarter.

To the Crows' credit, they didn't wilt like so many teams have against the Swans this year.

They lifted a notch in the second term and Eddie Betts' first touch of the game led to a Tom Lynch major.

Xavier Richards and then Franklin scored goals late in that first half that could have been back breakers, but the Crows regrouped at the main break and came out a different team.

Betts and then Mitch McGovern snapped early goals to wrest the momentum back in Adelaide's favour and the quarter was played mainly on the Crows' terms but inaccurate kicking failed to make the Swans pay.

Franklin piped up with another long bomb from outside 50m when Sydney needed it, and Tom Papley landed his second of the night after Betts had grabbed another to keep Adelaide four goals at bay heading into the last change.

Papley extended the Swans lead early in the last quarter just moments after Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs ironed out Ben McGlynn with a high bump that will most likely cost him at least a game at the start of next season.

If there's an on-field concern here for the Swans it was their clearance work, and perhaps that's what coach John Longmire will address this week now the tackling issues have been taken care of.

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