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Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd says he wished Dylan Shiel and his Bombers teammates stood up to Sydney's Luk...

I think the side would've loved to have seen him (Shiel) bowl him (Parker) over," he said. "I think that will be something Ben Rutten will show and say this is how you are viewed Dylan and this is how us as a team are being viewed. I thought Dylan Shiel was disrespected in a way you never wanted to be treated as a footballer," Lloyd said on Nine's Sunday Footy Show.

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If anything, they let the Bombers off the hook with their inaccuracy in front of goal. Lance Franklin, Tom Papley, Will Hayward and Isaac Heeney combined for 11 ...

“Having 24 more tackles than the opposition and having that many scoring shots – it’s always a good sign when you win the contest, you out-tackle the opposition but still have plenty of the ball and plenty of shots,” Longmire said. We got it right tonight and it’s on the back of pretty simple stuff, just going at the ball, the man with the ball, and making sure we’ve got good system and we’re strong when you need to be.” The rest of the game, as you’d expect, was a procession. Caldwell was taken off for a concussion test and then went down into Essendon’s rooms, before being subbed out for Alec Waterman. Rutten said he had suffered an AC joint injury, but the extent of it was unknown. Luke Parker’s goal in the second term, which blew Sydney’s lead out to 42 points, told the story of the night. They were energetic from the outset, grabbing the opening goal through Sam Wicks and finishing the first term with four in a row. Another Sydney goal, in the third quarter, told it a different way. The 27,464 at the SCG lapped up the 14.21 (105) to 6.11 (47) win anyway, even if a prime opportunity to boost their percentage was wasted. For Essendon, who were held to just two goals after half-time, it was far worse than the scoreboard would suggest. When I look across our squad ... we didn’t quite show the resolve and the steeliness to maintain the level that we needed to. We were way off the level.” If anything, they let the Bombers off the hook with their inaccuracy in front of goal.

Tom Papley had his best game since returning from a hamstring injury a fortnight ago with 21 touches, two goals and a game-high 13 score involvements. SWANS v ...

A fortnight after claiming the AFL record for most career clearances, veteran Swans follower Josh Kennedy surpassed Gary Ablett Jnr for the most career contested possessions. Luke Parker slotted a running goal from 50m after dummying past Nick Hind with five minutes left in the first half to extend Sydney's lead to seven goals. Kennedy also went past the 4000 mark for contested possessions. Both players appeared to have their eyes firmly on the ball in the latter contest. Former Giants onballer Shiel spilled the ball in a tackle after taking possession, allowing Parker to swoop. Essendon kicked two of the first three goals from Aaron Francis and Ben Hobbs, before Sydney enjoyed its unanswered six-goal run.

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The Sydney Swans absolutely have demolished the Essendon Bombers at the SCG, and star midfielder Luke Parker gleefully rubbed salt into the wounds.

You are tested as an individual and as a team in all facets – and that (sledging) is part of the game. That is just far too easy.” Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley continued: “What the viewers of the game don’t realise is that it’s not just a physical contest. We don’t often catch it on camera, but that was pretty graphic.” The Bombers were not without their chances in the second half, but a mixture of kicking inaccuracy and lack of intensity around the ball saw the Swans run amok at the death. The Swans absolutely demolished the Bombers at the SCG on Saturday, and Luke Parker couldn’t resists rubbing salt into the wounds.

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I thought Dylan Shiel was disrespected in a way you never wanted to be treated as a footballer,” he said on the Sunday Footy Show. Asked if he was suggesting a response similar to the infamous ‘line in the sand’ match between Essendon and Hawthorn in 2004, Lloyd responded, “Yep”, but admitted the aggression would have to be somewhat curtailed compared to the games of yesteryear. “This was the next contest,” Lloyd said over vision of a contest shortly after where Parker was slightly off the ball with Shiel behind him, “I would’ve plowed straight thorough Parker here, got him to the ground and said, ‘You will never, ever treat me like that again’.”