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Chad Warner is a big moments player and he’s shown it once again, taking a mark within scoring range and booting the goal.
The Swans need another goal and have about three mins to do it.
Saints 101, Swans 97 with three mins to go.
Time is ticking down quickly for the Swans and they will need at least two goals to win.
The Saints lead by eight points but the Swans have been keeping much of the possession.
It should go right down to the wire.
Liam Ryan has wound back the clock and sailed above the pack to pull in the mark of the round (and maybe the year).
They used to call him Flyin’ Ryan during his West Coast years and he just soared back onto the scene via the stepladder formerly known as Brodie Grundy.
Ryan kicked the goal, his fifth for the night.
What a player.
Saints 100, Swans 89 with nine mins to play.
The Swans made a typically flashy move through the corridor before going wide to Warner.
He kicked long to Hayden McLean who copped an “ear massage” from the Saints defence but held onto the mark.
He went back and kicked the goal.
The Swans were within a point but the Saints took the ball into their forward line and Bradley Hill snapped a low, grubber kick that bounced into the goals.
“How did he beat the goalkeeper?” joked Brad Johnson on Kayo Sports.
Saints 94, Swans 87 with 14 mins to play.
We touched on this earlier but Tom McCartin has been ruled out of the game with concussion; he will also miss next week’s game.
The Swans are down two players with Justin McInerney out with a hamstring issue.
The SCG crowd are hushed and murmuring. They thought they would see a win today but the home side will have to do a lot to beat these Saints.
Charlie Curnow has booted a brilliant goal just seconds before the siren as Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera lost his footing at centre half-back and then lost the ball.
The big Swans forward kicked a tumbling, rolling ball that went through the goals.
Isaac Heeney booted a goal in the last minute of the term and stood over his tagger Marcus Windhager who had fallen to ground.
The Saints players remonstrated. This should light the fuse nicely for the final term.
The Saints lead by a goal but the Swans have the home ground and their Bloods culture of never giving up.
Tom De Koning has thrown himself into this second half and he was right on the goal line to slam home a major and put the Saints’ lead past two goals.
Saints 87, Swns 69 with two mins to go in Q3.
Malcolm Rosas broke away from the defenders to kick his second goal and keep the Swans within touch.
But the Swans now have a third major injury issue, according to Kayo Sports.
Riley Bice is having his quad strapped heavily. It’s not clear if his injury will hamper him for the rest of the match or even force him out.
Justin McInerney is already out with a hamstring injury and defender Tom McCartin will still be receiving his concussion testing and remains uncertain.
Saints 80, Swans 69 with six mins to go in Q3.
