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SYDNEY are now the most feared team in the AFL after humiliating red hot rivals Geelong at the SCG last night.
The stunning 110-point demolition was the Swans greatest winning margin over Geelong in history, beating 109 points at the Lake Oval, South Melbourne in 1933.
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The Swans have now beaten the top three teams from last season, claiming their sixth victory in a row with a relentless performance in front of 37,355 fans.
It was the largest Swans crowd at the SCG since Sydney's miraculous semi-final victory against Geelong in 2005.
Kurt Tippett kicked five goals. Pic. Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia
It catapulted Sydney to second on the ladder, setting up scintillating contests against a rapidly rising Gold Coast and top team Port Adelaide over the next fortnight.
Victory last night was all the more significant given the Swans had lost to Geelong during their last three encounters and 10 of the previous 12 matches.
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The celebrations were all the greater for the Swans as they also celebrated indigenous round with Adam Goodes and Lance Franklin making early and significant contributions.
Franklin kicked a beautifully weighted pass to Kurt Tippett for the Swans first goal just minutes into the match and Goodes kicked the Swans second with a fine snap.
By quarter time Franklin had also joined the 600-goal club after a free kick but it was a sideshow to the main event.
Adam Goodes roves a pack to kick a classic goal. Pic. Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia
There were two Buddy specials late in the third term, the first when he ran around hapless opponents to snap a goal and the second when he juggled a mark before kicking his third to give the Swans an extra-ordinary 79-point victory.
Tippett finished with five goals while Franklin kicked four and Goodes three.
In the dying stages of the game Tippett soccered a loose ball to Franklin who soccered it through for Sydney's 19th goal.
Mitch Duncan and Kieran Jack fly for the ball. Picture: Toby Zerna Source: News Corp Australia
Relentless pressure from both sides was expected given they were the two top tackling teams in the competition but no one could have predicted how the Swans would blow the game open.
They kicked four goals in a row at the start of the third quarter and two of them came from fill-in ruckman Tom Derickx in what could be his last game in a while.
Ruckman Mike Pyke is expected back next week after missing a month with a persistent hamstring problem.
Dan Hannebery fires away a handball. Picture: Toby Zerna Source: News Corp Australia
Geelong were hampered when important defenders Corey Enright and Tom Lonergan could not be considered because of injury but regained the mercurial Steve Johnson from suspension.
A smothering defence led by running half-back Nick Malceski and rampant midfield ignited by Craig Bird and Ben McGlynn gave the Swans more than 100 extra possessions.
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With Ted Richards completely blanking Tom Hawkins and co-ordinated attack impossible in the face of the Swans relentless presser, Geelong managed just three points in the opening quarter.
The Cats' first goal did not come until midway through the second term.
Tom Hawkins injured an ankle but returned to the field to kick three goals. pic. Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia
It took ruckman Dawson Simpson to curl the ball through from a boundary line free kick to give Geelong what proved to be their only score for the term.
Things did not get any better for the Cats. Hawkins was forced off early in the third term with an ankle injury before returning with an obvious limp.
Adam Goodes bumps Joel Selwood. Source: Supplied
He took a rare mark late in the quarter to kick Geelong's second goal but then the margin was so large it was little more than tokenism.
While the hype will understandably be all about Sydney's forwards, Geelong coach Chris Scott was right this week when he identified the midfield as the key to stopping the Swans.
Josh Kennedy fires a handball. Picture: Toby Zerna Source: News Corp Australia
His team was monstered in the guts last night. Embarrassingly so.
The depth of runners at John Longmire's disposal is frightening. Craig Bird, Kieran Jack, Luke Parker, Josh Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh and Dan Hannebery all had huge nights at the office against the proud Cats midfield group.
In the first quarter alone, they clocked up a staggering 39 more uncontested disposals than Geelong, always a strong indicator of who is running harder, and by game's end that difference had grown to 88.
The run off half back was also overwhelming with Nick Malceski slicing the Cats apart with his left foot with a game-high 37 possessions and Rhyce Shaw breaking lines with 31 of his own.
Billie Smedts and Jared Rivers collide paving the way for another Kurt Tippet goal. Picture: Toby Zerna Source: News Corp Australia
Not in years has the mighty Geelong been rendered so completely helpless.
Its only first half goal came from a chance free kick to the unlikeliest of sources, giant ruckman Dawson Simpson, as the Swans peppered them relentlessly at the other end, and by the last change they had just two on the board on a perfect night for footy.
The Cats have proven over a long period of time to never be written off. But after last night, Scott's men can be under no illusion as to just how much ground it has to make up on this scary Swans outfit.
With Jason Shields
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