Sydney have overcome a nightmare performance in front of goal to defeat Port Adelaide 19 points at Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon.
The Swans dominated from the outset, but were woeful in front of goal to keep the Power in the hunt before eventually steadying to seal the 9.17 (71) to 7.10 (52) victory.
Returning forward Joel Amartey was the worst offender with 0.6 and one out on the full, while Tom Papley and Chad Warner combined for 0.4
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However, in the end it didn’t really matter as they were largely untroubled by a disappointing Power side.
Isaac Heeney, who was one of the Swans’ best with 28 touches and two goals, was blunt in his assessment of their goalkicking.
“Our finishing was atrocious, but we’ll work on that through the week,” Heeney said after the game.
The Swans were inspired by Heeney and captain Callum Mills, while Will Hayward booted three majors, including two in 60 seconds.
Hayward’s strikes came in an opening half when the visitors were in command but logged an inaccurate 4.10 to 2.4 for an 18-point halftime lead.
Sydney slipped 27 points clear when Heeney goaled in the third term before a brief cameo from Port’s Wille Rioli threatened to turn the tide to the home side.
Rioli scored one major and set up another in a three-minute patch as the Power crept within 16 points – their three-quarter-time deficit.
But Sydney champ Heeney and the unheralded Hayward soon effectively sealed the result.
The dynamic duo goaled inside the initial eight minutes of the final term to take the sting fully from Port, who were 32 points down before scoring three late goals.
Heeney was brilliant in his roaming role, gathering a match-high 29 disposals and 13 contested possessions.
Mills (27 possessions, eight marks) and the rebounding Nick Blakey (22 touches, one goal) and Angus Sheldrick (21 disposals) all found plenty of the ball.
Brodie Grundy ruled the rucks with 35 hitouts and 22 disposals, and, on return from injury, Errol Gulden (18 possessions) and Papley (16) showed glimpses.
Port, after consecutive wins, were flat and unable to source a multiple goal-scorer.
Vice-captain Zak Butters (28 disposals, one goal) and skipper Connor Rozee (25 disposals) toiled gamely without massive impact.
Forward Sam Powell-Pepper (20 touches) and winger Jase Burgoyne (20) also battled against the Sydney tide.
– With AAP
