Buddy's Swans down Bombers in thriller

By Adrian Warren
Updated April 9 2021 - 12:27am, first published 12:22am
Lance Franklin kicked the clincher for Sydney to deny a fighting Essendon side.
Lance Franklin kicked the clincher for Sydney to deny a fighting Essendon side.

Essendon's old nemesis Lance Franklin had the final and decisive say as Sydney continued their unbeaten start to the AFL season in eclipsing the Bombers in a thriller at the SCG.