Blog log from R10 of 2024: Sydney vs Carlton

McGovern lets fly from 50m on the flank for the first goal of the night after receiving on the outside from Oliver Holland. (Q1 3:15)
Blakey skids a snap wide right from outside CHF following a stoppage. (Q1 5:59)
Carlton rebounds coast to coast around outer wing, Acres runs ahead of Gulden to go long for Curnow to mark over Rampe 30m out on a slight angle for his first goal. (Q1 6:42)
Pittonet intercepts over Amartey on members wing and goes to McKay 50m out on the flank, kick falls on the line but the pack implodes to allow it to sail for a goal! (Q1 9:45)
Owies goes over Francis to McKay to mark at the top of the square for his second, just the sort of set shot he used to butcher when he wasn’t in form… he fluffs this one! (Q1 12:43)
Another crumb over the back for the Blues,Fantasia feeds Owies who tumbles through another one from 20m on the flank! (Q1 14:07)
Adams roves and misses off the right from 25m on the flank. (Q1 18:30)
Heeney gathers a ground ball at half forward and sets up Adams to pass to McDonald 30m out on a slight angle. who misses. (Q1 20:31)
Short kick in turns over, Hayward finally snaps the first goal for Sydney off his right across the body from 30m on the other side. (Q1 21:11)
Boyd it was whose rebound kick to a contest set up that goal. (Q1 21:41)
Walsh pounces on the spillage from a Williams tackle on Florent and skids through a snap from mid-range. (Q1 23:01)
Jordon marks 50m out on a slight angle, wheels and shoots low and long over the pack in the square for a nice finish. (Q1 23:41)
Papley receives from Adams outside a ball up 50m out on a slight angle and hoofs through a lovely finish off the right. (Q1 25:31)
Warner marks in front of Kemp just inside true CHF, his set shot falls just over the behind line. (Q1 28:12)
Hayward feeds Papley who tries a low-percentage snap running to the boundary 35m out over Weitering… ball curls but not quite enough, stays to the right for a point. (Q1 30:00)
Warner bounces off Weitering at half forward and bounces away from him at full pace, tries a running checkside from 40m in the corridor that doesn’t turn and skids left. (Q1 31:12)
Lloyd breaks a Newman tackle at half forward but gets caught high by Walsh for a free 40m out on a slight angle, he kicks after the QT siren but it’s not even a score. (Q1 32:31)
McDonald leaps in front of Weitering and over Pittonet to mark a Lloyd speculator on a slow play just inside 50m on the flank. His set shot fades to the right. (Q2 3:04)
Gulden catches Fantasia high on outer wing, Swans play on and get pinged for timewasting, 50m penalty puts the mark 45m out on a slight angle, kick falls on the line to be rushed. (Q2 5:37)
Cripps sets up Williams to receive and snap on the turn from 40m on a slight angle, but the kick is tugged left. (Q2 7:14)
Kemp is out of position and gives away a front-on contact free to Amartey 40m out, Papley plays on to advantage to grubber the goal. (Q2 8:22)
Amartey runs back with the flight to mark on his chest 20m out in the pocket and curls in the goal to give Sydney the lead. (Q2 11:47)
Williams is pinged for flinching on the mark in the centre to bring Hayward near the hotspot, where he misses to the right. Footy gods thought that decision was red hot. (Q2 14:51)
Amartey converts a mid-range set shot for his second goal and two in a row. (Q2 20:11)
Warner curls in a snap from a stoppage 25m out on the flank. (Q2 22:13)
Fantasia roves and bounces a snap just wide to the left from half forward. (Q2 23:20)
Marchbank is pinged for insufficient intent 20m out, Papley demands and gets the free but screws it too early for a behind. (Q3 0:59)
Melican loses Curnow in transition to allow the Blue to mark an Owies pass 45m out in front, Charlie goals. (Q3 3:55)
Marchbank’s pressured dump kick turns over, Kemp spoils Jordon’s repeat inside 50 but McDonald taps down to Heeney who does the rest off the right from 20m. (Q3 5:45)
Warner has been feeling it tonight, he jets out of the next centre bounce and launches a howitzer from CHF for another one! (Q3 6:30)
Gulden passes low and hard to McLean 40m out on a slight angle who had beaten Kemp all ends up on the lead, but the set shot fades left. (Q3 8:22)
Jordon passes to Heeney one out with Cincotta next to the goalsquare, Heeney bullocks Cincotta off the fall to mark on his chest and goal. (Q3 11:06)
Cincotta got tossed aside like a tub of ricotta cheese on that play. (Q3 11:55)
Sydney are playing downhill from the centre, Wicks is the latest to goal on the run from 45m straight out of the bounce. (Q3 12:25)
Elijah Hollands passes from the next bounce to Curnow 50m out on a slight angle, he wheels and shoots but Cunningham gets back to rush it ahead of Kennedy. (Q3 13:54)
McLean gives wide to Warner who curls through another one off a step from 35m on the flank, it’s party time for the Swans now! (Q3 14:24)
Heeney marks on the boundary 35m out and misses. (Q3 16:59)
Papley snaps wide from near the behind post trying the miraculous. (Q3 22:00)
Cunningham bounces through another one from half forward, the Swans are running in waves like a tsunami! (Q3 25:33)
McLean marks the next centre clearance by Heeney and converts from 40m on a slight angle. It’s a Tswanami! (Q3 27:12)
Curnow leaps over Blakey to clunk the mark from a volley kick by Boyd from the centre to 45m on a slight angle. His kick fades late to hit the right goalpost. (Q3 28:55)
Kennedy marks at the top of the square for a goal to stop the rot. (Q3 29:52)
Cripps misses a snap across the face from mid-range to kick off Q4 junk time. (Q4 1:03)
Williams catches Blakey HTB on a trademark scoot 45m out in the corridor, he goals. (Q4 3:32)
Heeney marks in front of Carroll 35m out on the flank and sails through his third goal. (Q4 5:02)
Williams passes to Hewett at the hotspot, who has been very quiet tonight but gets some junk. (Q4 8:02)
Rowbottom joins the celebration with a bounce goal from the pocket. (Q4 11:05)
McKay misses a set shot from 45m on a slight angle after marking a Cripps pass. (Q4 12:47)
Heeney sets up Wicks for a running shot from 40m in front which he pushes right. (Q4 14:49)
McLean rolls through another one from mid-range by accident, even their attempted passes are going through tonight. (Q4 18:47)