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Swans Survive Nail-Biter to Keep Finals Hopes Alive

Key defender Tom McCartin has entered concussion protocols following a head knock in a narrow win over St Kilda.

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Overview

  • Final-quarter rally sealed by Errol Gulden’s goal off a Brodie Grundy hitout with four minutes remaining.
  • Brodie Grundy amassed 46 hitouts to underpin Sydney’s set-up at stoppages.
  • Tom McCartin suffered another head knock and will undergo AFL concussion protocols, furthering his family’s head injury history.
  • Dan Butler is set to miss at least a month after dislocating his elbow in the second quarter.
  • Debutant Max Heath faces a Match Review Panel hearing over a high spoil that knocked McCartin from the field.