Cats v Blues, Giants v Bombers, Tigers v Saints, Lions v Swans: AFL round 10 live scores, stats and commentary
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Saturday night AFL continues with the Cats and Blues meeting in Geelong and the Giants hosting the Bombers, as the Tigers and Swans enjoy their respective victories.
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Swans hold on to beat Lions in the wet
Brisbane gave Sydney a scare before the top-five outfit Swans held on for a 10.7 (67) to 6.3 (49) victory at a wet Gabba to maintain their nine-year hoodoo.
Dayne Beams (38 touches) was inspirational for Brisbane on Saturday, just days after stepping down from the captaincy due to personal issues, but it was not enough to stop Sydney notching its 11th straight win over the Lions.
Brisbane only posted its first victory of the year last round by thrashing Hawthorn, ending an eight-game losing run and nine-year drought against the Hawks.
Still, it was no excuse for not being able to spell "winning".
The Lions were left red-faced after the team ran through a banner that read: "Hear the Gabba crowd roar as the Lions kick the winnig (sic) score."
Brisbane recovered quickly as it surprisingly matched the Swans in the wet but in the end could not crack Sydney's airtight defence in front of 18,702 fans.
The Lions have not beaten Sydney since round 22, 2009.
The match began with plenty of spice, with a string of melees marring the first term as Sydney held on for a 3.0 (18) to 2.2 (14) buffer.
Isaac Heeney kicked back-to-back goals as the Swans grabbed an 18-point half-time lead after restricting Brisbane to one behind for the second term.
Star Lance Franklin kicked his first goal of the match, and sole major for the game, in the third term as the Swans led 8.6 (54) to 4.7 (31) at the final interval.
Brisbane surged in the last quarter but Kieran Jack iced Sydney's fourth win in five games with a major from a costly 50-metre penalty by Jarrod Berry in the final minutes.
Beams (16 contested possessions, five inside 50s, nine clearances, six scoring involvements, one goal), ruckman Stefan Martin (58 hit-outs) and Mitch Robinson (35 touches, seven tackles) were inspirational for the hosts.
For Sydney, Josh Kennedy had 34 disposals, 23 contested possessions and six tackles while Heeney, Will Hayward and Ben Ronke kicked two goals each.
Tigers fight off gutsy Saints
A decimated Richmond has its AFL premiership defence back on track after storming home to defeat a much-improved St Kilda by 28 points at the MCG.
Led by small forward Jade Gresham (six goals), the struggling Saints delivered their best performance in weeks but were outclassed when the game was on the line as Richmond surged to a valiant 15.15 (105) to 12.5 (77) victory.
Josh Caddy was superb for the Tigers with six goals on Saturday, Alex Rance (eight marks) delivered a backline masterclass and skipper Trent Cotchin (32 disposals, nine clearances) was huge at the coalface.
Richmond has now won a remarkable 14 straight matches at the MCG.
The Tigers went down two rotations during the second quarter, with spearhead Jack Riewoldt and defender Bachar Houli unable to play out the game.
Riewoldt failed a concussion test after copping a Jake Carlisle elbow to the head in a clumsy spoiling attempt during the first term.
Carlisle was booed by Tigers fans for the rest of the game and faces a likely suspension when match review officer Michael Christian delivers his findings.
Houli limped down to the Richmond rooms soon after and was ruled out with a suspected groin injury.
Meanwhile, the Tigers were looking uncharacteristically uncertain with their ball use, allowing the Saints to capitalise on turnovers.
St Kilda trailed by 13 points at half-time but would likely have led if not for the wayward goalkicking that has haunted the club all season.
Prime culprit Tim Membrey missed everything with his first shot at goal, while Tom Hickey and Paddy McCartin also wasted easy opportunities.
The Saints switched gears in the third term, with Jack Billings, Jack Lonie and Gresham combining for four straight goals to put their side ahead.
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick responded by sending Nick Vlastuin forward and the defender proved an unlikely hero, slotting back-to-back majors to wrestle back the lead.
Dustin Martin had been quiet early under a Seb Ross tag but also worked his way into the game, fending off Luke Dunstan and drilling a superb goal from 55 metres out.
Gresham continued to fight for the Saints, reducing the margin to 10 points at the final break, but the Tigers had all the running late despite being two men down.
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