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Sydney have overrun the brave Saints to win by 19 points at Marvel Stadium and take a stranglehold on second spot.
Sydney are home. After trailing for most of the game, they have hit turbo mode in the final term, kicking seven goals to one.
Charlie Curnow has just booted his third to give the Swans a 26-point lead – 16.11 (107) to 12.9 (81).
The Saints lead by 12 points at the final change but then hit the wall. It didn’t help that superstar Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has been hampered by a hip concern. He spent part of the last quarter off the ground.
Hawthorn have upped the ante in Launceston to grab an 11-point lead early in the final term.
North led by 17 points at quarter time, scores were level at the long break and then the Kangaroos edged ahead by a point at the final break.
Nick Watson has kicked five for the Hawks.
It has become a war of attrition at Marvel Stadium as Jack Silvagni is helped from the ground with a dislocated shoulder during a pulsating final term.
While he leaves the field of play, Jai Serong kicks a goal for Sydney and the Swans are taking control.
Soon after, Charlie Curnow is paid a free-kick and boots another goal. Suddenly, the Swans lead by 14 points – 14.11 (95) to 12.9 (81).
On a brutal afternoon, Sydney have lost Jack Rowbottom with a broken arm and William Edwards with a broken leg, while Saints superstar Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has been slowed down by a hip concern.
The game is going down to the wire in Launceston. The Kangaroos lead by a point at three-quarter time.
Tom Papley has put the Swans in front for the first time since the first quarter. They lead by three points.
But St Kilda superstar Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has been able to return to the field after receiving treatment on a hip injury. His presence will help.
Swans 12.11 (83) lead the Swans 12.8 (80).
Play has resumed at Marvel Stadium after a serious leg injury to Sydney’s William Edwards, but St Kilda have a big concern of their own.
Superstar Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has been off the ground and in the rooms getting treatment on his hip.
He has been a star of the game, booting three goals and racking up 24 possessions, and already his influence is being missed.
During his absence, Sydney have closed the lead to three points – trailing 11.11 (77) to 12.8 (80)
A serious leg injury to Sydney defender William Edwards has temporarily halted the game at Marvel Stadium.
Edwards is sitting on the ground, inhaling from a green whistle for pain relief. He is waiting to be loaded onto a motorised cart. It looks like he has suffered a leg fracture during a marking contest.
Players from Sydney are walking over to pat him on the shoulder as he prepares to be taken from the ground. The St Kilda players have gone to their own huddle. Ross Lyon spoke to them from the boundary.
The Swans also lost James Rowbottom to a broken hand in the first term. Saints hold a narrow lead – 12.8 (80) to 10.10 (70).
Sydney have landed a crucial blow to kick-off the last term against St Kilda at Marvel Stadium.
Trailing by 12 points at three-quarter time, they have closed that to six points after a goal to Logan McDonald. The big Swan now has four for the game.
Saints 11.8 (74) lead Swans 10.9 (69)
Hawthorn hold a four point lead in Launceston over North Melbourne during the third term.
Nick Watson is having a blinder. He has kicked two since half-time and has five for the match.
Hawks 8.11 (59) lead the Kangaroos 8.7 (55)
