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Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh trudges off the SCG after the Swans loss to Geelong. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images
IT was so unlike the Swans. Sydney last night showed all the speed, skill and polish that has earned them such high praise under coach John Longmire, but forgot one of the cornerstones that former coach Paul Roos built the team on: accountability.
Geelong ran all over the Swans in the second half to stay unbeaten.
The loss will be even harder for the Swans to take with tall utility Lewis Roberts-Thomson forced from the ground with a knee injury that could cause Longmire selection headaches in the coming weeks.
The Cats' spread was overwhelming.
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Led by Geelong captain and best on ground Joel Selwood, the Swans were overrun and, after trading blows, suddenly had no answer to the Cats' elite ball movement and attack on the contest.
It was only briefly, but the Swans suddenly forgot what they have prided themselves on to become one of the most-respected teams in the AFL.
Out-tackled, out-disciplined and out-muscled.
It showed in the number of mini-melees Swans players provoked and the number of free kicks they gave away.
With the Swans leading by five points at halftime, the Cats shot from the starting blocks in the second half, kicking the first four goals, including a soft free kick awarded to Tom Hawkins.
The Geelong power forward was well held for most of the night by All-Australian defender Ted Richards but still finished with three goals.
Selwood inspires Cats to victory
The Cats kicked 10 goals to the Swans' six in the second half, but Sydney kicked the last two to make the contest appear closer than it was.
Mike Pyke kicked the Swans back into the contest midway through the third quarter, when he marked in front, but the Cats responded with a barrage of four more unanswered goals, including one of pure-grit and gut-chasing from Selwood when he stretched himself to spoil a Swans defensive clearance, picked up the loose ball and drilled the goal.
The onslaught came and, like a deer caught in the headlights, the Swans had no answer.
The Cats kicked three goals in the final two minutes of the third quarter to shut the game down, and had the luxury of taking their feet off the accelerator in the final quarter.
The game started as a shootout with the Swans leading 49-44 at quarter-time.
But their run ended at halftime.
The Swans were smashed in clearances, tackles and marks inside 50.
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