Eagles, Swans post big wins in AFL

Sydney and West Coast were among the winners in the AFL last night, with three further games today.

The Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans (pic) and West Coast were among the winners in the AFL on Saturday night. (AAP)

Sydney midfielder Luke Parker booted five goals and Lance Franklin added four to lead the Swans to a 43-point AFL win over Geelong at ANZ Stadium last night.

The Cats led by 14 points in the second term, but Sydney controlled the match from that point to win 18.12 (120) to 11.11 (77).

West Coast kicked a club-record 12 goals in the third quarter to beat Gold Coast by 92 points, 21.9 (135) to 6.7 (43).

In earlier games, Hawthorn dismantled Melbourne by 105 points, GWS notched a 78-point win over Carlton and Adelaide accounted for St Kilda by 46.

Fremantle will be aiming to record a seventh straight win when they take on the Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium today, Richmond face Collingwood at the MCG and Brisbane take on Port Adelaide.


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