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Patrick Voss has struggled to get a kick all night but he just took a handball from Bolton, fended of a hapless Swan and snapped a cracking goal.
He takes off to celebrate and his teammates all grew an inch.
Swans 70, Freo 62 with 17 mins to go.
Here come the Dockers as Shai Bolton opens the final term with a booming kick that shapes around and falls into the goals.
The roar inside the SCG has turned into a hum – there is only 15 points in it and lots of time to go.
Swans 70, Freo 55 with 18 mins left to play.
The Dockers have to throw everything at the Swans in this last term or their premiership dreams will be over.
The side formerly known as “Flagmantle” look frustrated and out of breath but there is still time if they can regain the momentum.
Hayden Young kicked a goal after the siren, there is still life in the Dockers yet.
Andrew Brayshaw is battling on, but he is hurting after being hit flush in the head by a sweeping tackle from Lewis Melican.
Meanwhile, Tom Papley is playing on with his other knee strapped up but he looks noticeably slower and less agile.
This is going to be a major talking point if the Swans end up making the grand final as he is certainly playing hurt.
Swans 70, Freo 43 with 90 seconds to go in Q3.
Charlie Curnow has done a lot of physical work tonight, yet had few chances at goal.
But he finally had a chance to fly at the footy and pulled in a leaping mark.
After he kicked the goal, he banged his chest and screamed into the night.
Does he dare dream about playing in a grand final next Saturday? The Swans are close now.
Swans 69, Freo 42 with 10 mins to go in Q3.
Just when the Dockers looked to be back in it, Logan McDonald has roved the ball from his own marking contest and snapped his third goal.
The crowd is again roaring for everything the Swans are doing, and boy are they doing a lot out there.
Swans 62, Freo 42 with 12 mins to go in Q3.
Tom McCartin made an uncharacteristic error deep in defence – rushing his kick straight into the arms of Dockers star Luke Jackson.
He marked it and kicked his second goal.
After that, the two sides began pushing and shoving again – Jackson and Brodie Grundy have had a running battle all night.
The Dockers are coming but Angus Sheldrick has forced a turnover and snapped a goal to reply for the Swans, with James Rowbottom’s tackling vital in forcing the Dockers’ mistake.
Swans 56, Freo 42 with 14 mins to go in Q3.
Jye Amiss couldn’t nail his set shots in the first half, but he’s just come up with a cracking goal.
Amiss couldn’t take a diving mark, but he bounced up to his feet and grabbed the ball at the same time before snapping a goal with his left foot.
Meanwhile, Tom Papley has hurt his leg. He’s trying to play on but looks in some pain.
Swans 50, Freo 35 with 17 mins to go in Q3.
We mentioned this earlier but the antics of Barry Hall’s young sons have continued tonight with the retired Swans great laughing along as his boys whipped their shirts off to celebrate Sydney’s stellar first half.
