The Sydney Swans return to the SCG on Saturday night for a blockbuster Round 7 clash against the Geelong Cats.

The Swans have made four changes to their line up, with ruckman Tom Hickey the big inclusion for the encounter.

Hickey, along with key defender Tom McCartin, Dylan Stephens and Colin O’Riordan are the four changes to the side that suffered a defeat to the Gold Coast Suns last week, with George Hewett (concussion), Blakey (omitted), Reid (calf) and Brand (omitted) the outs.

Starting with season with four wins in a row, Sydney have suffered back to back losses after defeats to the GWS Giants and Suns.

They face a Geelong side who are coming off a dominant 97-point victory over the West Coast Eagles and have won four of their last five clashes.

The Cats have recalled Jordan Clark and Quinton Narkle in their only two changes for the clash, replacing Mark O’Connor and Jake Kolodjashnij who are ruled out with injury.

Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron kicked three goals last week in his first performance for his new club and along with Tom Hawkins, will look to be dangerous up front.

Where to watch

First bounce at the SCG is 7.25pm on Saturday night and the game will be broadcast live on Channel 7, Fox Footy and Kayo Sports.

The VFL game starts at 2.35pm and will be available to watch on Kayo Freebies.

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Recent encounters

 The Swans head into this clash with a three wins in their last five games whilst the Cats enter with four wins form the last five.

In recent history between the two sides, Geelong hold the advantage with four wins from the last five encounters however they have been close affairs, with an average of 17 points between the two sides.

Sydney last defeated Geelong in Round 6 of the 2018 season, coming away 86-69 victors.

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SYDNEY has snatched a dramatic two-point win over Geelong at the SCG, where young forward Hayden McLean upstaged Coleman medallists Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron.

Tom Papley snapped the match-winning goal with 91 seconds remaining as the Swans prevailed 14.6 (90) to 12.16 (88) on Saturday night.

The hosts trailed for most of the match and looked on track for defeat late in the final quarter, when Luke Dahlhaus put the Cats ahead by 10 points.

But young gun James Rowbottom nailed his set shot then Papley brought a crowd of 29,123 to their feet, ensuring Sydney snapped a two-game losing streak.

Power forwards Hawkins and Cameron combined for four goals.

Hawkins missed two important set shots in a frantic final quarter, while Cameron was controversially denied a mark in the final seconds that would have given him a chance to put Geelong back in front.

McLean stood up for the Swans in the absence of injured key forwards Lance Franklin and Sam Reid, booting a career-best four goals to build hope of an upset that looked all but impossible at quarter-time.

McLean created all sorts of headaches for Geelong's star-studded defence, clutching contested marks that belied the fact he was a 22-year-old playing his 14th game.

The Cats, fresh from steamrolling West Coast by 97 points, kicked six goals in the opening term to post the highest quarter-time score achieved by any side this season.

The besieged hosts rallied in the second quarter, trimming the visitors' advantage from 29 points to six points thanks to returning ruckman Tom Hickey plus Jake Lloyd and Oliver Florent.

There were seven lead changes throughout a topsy-turvy second half, yet the youth-fuelled Swans pulled ahead when it mattered most.

Cats forward Gryan Miers (leg) and Sydney defender Lewis Melican (hamstring) suffered injuries, while Swans co-captain Luke Parker was reported for rough conduct after a clumsy collision with Brad Close.

The visitors were left to curse their inaccurate goal-kicking and the remarkable conversion rate of Sydney, who lost the inside-50 count 65-39.

SYDNEY           2.1       7.2       10.6      14.6 (90)
GEELONG        6.5       7.8       10.10    12.16 (88)

GOALS
Sydney: McLean 4, Florent 2, Papley 2, Warner, Gulden, Stephens, McInerney, Hickey, Rowbottom
Geelong: Cameron 3, Rohan 2, Close 2, Miers, Menegola, Duncan, Hawkins, Dahlhaus

BEST
Sydney: Mills, McLean, Florent, Rowbottom, McCartin, Hickey
Geelong: Guthrie, Selwood, Duncan, Stewart, Cameron, Henry

INJURIES
Sydney: Melican (hamstring)
Geelong: Miers (lower leg)

SUBSTITUTES
Sydney: Ryan Clarke (replaced Melican)
Geelong: Zach Guthrie (replaced Miers)

Crowd: 29,123 at the SCG