Finally, St Kilda have some reward for their early dominance. Their star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera threads a beautiful right-foot banana from a pocket to put their first goal on the board and soon after clever forward Liam Ryan takes a mark and nails a straight-forward kick.

The Saints have dominated centre clearances 6-1, but still coughed up the first two goals of the game.

The Swans put two on the board from quick transitions. Their second major, like their first, started deep in their defence where they were able to rebound and then cut a path through the centre of the ground.

Charlie Curnow booted their first, and Jai Serong their second.

Saints 2.3 (15) lead the Swans 2.1 (13) first quarter.