LIVE | Lance Franklin has kicked two goals in the last term to have the Sydney Swans within eight points of Richmond with less than 15 minutes to go.
Richmond tried to switch play in defence but Daniel Rioli slipped on the wet surface and the Swans put together three quick handballs that found Sam Wicks in free in the goal square and he booted the goal.Swans 100, Tigers 93 with eight mins to go.Lance Franklin has come off the bench and immediately kicked his fifth goal and given the Swans the lead.
Franklin marked 50m out on the left side of goal and wheeled wide before perfectly sending his kick around the left post.Hayward has Swans within two points Luke Parker took a long-distance shot for goal and it was brought to ground on the goal line by Will Hayward who reacted first to kick the ball into the goals from point-blank range.Richmond’s forward pressure has paid dividends yet again with the ball bobbling out to Jack Graham who snapped a goal from the top of the square.
But Franklin has come up with a mark soon after the restart and kicked his fourth goal - it’s remains very much game on at the SCG.The Swans refuse to give up on this game and Lance Franklin is looking to assert himself on this contest more and more. Rampe pushed the ball out of defence and sent it forward to Franklin who picked up the ball and kicked for goal putting his kick just over the head of the Richmond defenders on the goal line.
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