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The Sydney Swans have escaped with a 3-point win over the Brisbane Lions on Sunday. It really was a top effort by a young Lions team to get so close to a star-studded Sydney Swans lineup.
REPORT: SWANS HOLD OFF GALLANT LIONS
Particularly good games for the likes of Dayne Zorko, Mitch Robinson and Allen Christensen who fought all the way till the end. Buddy Franklin was perhaps the difference today as he booted five majors and was a constant threat in the Sydney forward 50. Classy performances from Luke Parker and Dan Hannebery were seen once more as the Swans pick up a hard earned 4 points.
Credit to Brisbane though, they put up a fight not many expected to see. Justin Leppitsch will be happy, John Longmire not so much.
Final score
Sydney Swans 14.10 (94)
Brisbane Lions 15.7 (97)
It’ll be a tough ask for the Brisbane Lions as they welcome an in-form Sydney Swans outfit to the Gabba on Sunday afternoon. Join The Roar from 1:10pm (AEST) for live scores and a blog of the match.
It hasn’t been a kind start to the season for Justin Leppitsch and his young Lions side. After five matches, they find themselves with just one win under the belts and nestled in an unattractive 16th position on the AFL ladder.
Contrastingly, their opponents come into this game with completely inverse fortunes, a 4-1 start to the season and in rampant form following an impressive 39-point victory over fellow premiership contenders the West Coast Eagles.
History isn’t on the side of the Lions either, having lost each of their last five encounters with the Swans by sizeable margins. There seems no reason for the tables to turn either, with the Swans’ forward line looking as potent as ever. Buddy Franklin has looked back to his best, bagging 18 goals in the opening five fixtures of 2016, whilst youngster Tom Papley looks like a quality edition to an already star-studded forward line. Don’t be surprised to see the Swans forwards put on absolute clinic.
Brisbane are a young side, boasting a number of fairly new players to the AFL. However, it will be a milestone game for the likes of Lewis Taylor and Stefan Martin who play their 50th and 150th AFL games respectively. It will also be a 150th appearance for Swan Dan Hannebery. One of the stories to come out of this game is the debut of Sydney’s Aliir Aliir.
It could be an absolute shellacking in Brisbane on Sunday as a massively favoured Swans outfit comes up against the relative inexperience of the Lions. A midfield mismatch is certainly on the cards with the form of Hannebery, Josh P Kennedy and Brownlow frontrunner Luke Parker well and truly on the up.
Prediction: Swans by 62.
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