Buddy's 350th, Pride Game and a whole lot more in-between, Thursday night between the Saints and Swans is going to be a big one.

Round 13 | Pride Game

Sydney v St Kilda
Thursday 8 June
SCG, 7:10pm AEST
Broadcast live on Channel 7, Fox Footy, Kayo and the official AFL Live App

Gates open at 5:10pm AEST.

Sandringham will play Sydney the following day at Tramway Oval, commencing at 1:05pm.

VFL Round 12 

Sydney v Sandringham
Friday 9 June
1:05pm, Tramway Oval
Streamed live on AFL.com.au

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Thursday night will mark this season's Pride Game, which aims to promote inclusion and acceptance regardless of identity or sexuality.

The Saints and Swans have participated in the annual fixture since 2016 to signify their commitment to ensure our game is welcome to everyone.

Public Transport

The cost of public transport to and from the SCG (excluding the airport) is included for all patrons attending the match with a valid ticket, Swans membership, or Stadium membership. Simply show your ticket or membership – in hard copy or digitally – to the attendant for access on trains, buses, ferries, the metro and light rail. For more on how to access member tickets on the app, visit here.

Light rail services will run frequently to and from Moore Park from the City and South East before and after the game. Keep in mind queues will be long especially after the final siren so allow plenty of extra time getting home.

Alternatively consider walking to Central via the Albert ‘Tibby’ Cotter Walkway and Devonshire Street to avoid the queues. See the TfNSW Moore Park walking route map to find your way.

Additional queuing measures, signage and staff will be in place around Central Station, Moore Park transport hubs and the SCG to safely manage crowds arriving and leaving the game so be patient and follow the directions of staff on site. Visit here for more information on event transport.

Parking

Parking is available within short walking distance of the SCG at: 

• Entertainment Quarter car park, entry via Errol Fynn Boulevard.
• Kippax Park (EP2) grass car park, entry via northern end of Driver Avenue from Moore Park Road.
• Showground Field (EP3) grass car park, entry via southern end of Driver Avenue from Lang Road.

Please note that both EP2 and EP3 are cashless and flat rate parking fees apply. 

$25 parking is available at Sydney Boys & Sydney Girls High School car parks with entry via Cleveland Street. Use the Anzac Parade pedestrian bridge to get to and from the SCG.  

If you have to drive, expect delays on roads approaching the precinct and plan to arrive early. Carpool with your group as parking will be in high demand and will fill quickly. On-street special event clearway parking restrictions will also be in effect so check signs carefully. You can find real-time updates on traffic conditions at livetraffic.com.

Disability Parking

Accessible parking is available on ground level in either EP2, EP3 and Entertainment Quarter car parks.

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They came for Buddy. They witnessed another moment of history at the SCG. But they left disappointed after St Kilda kept its charge towards September alive.

On a night where Lance Franklin moved into fourth spot overall on the all-time goal kicking leaderboard behind only Tony Lockett, Gordon Coventry and Jason Dunstall, and a night where the Sydney superstar became only the 22nd player in VFL/AFL history to play 350 games, the Saints absorbed everything Sydney had before prevailing by 14 points on Thursday night.

The Saints will return to Melbourne 8-4 and level with fourth-placed Brisbane after banking the 12.8 (80) to 9.12 (66) win - their eighth victory since Ross Lyon replaced Brett Ratten during an off-season of change at Moorabbin.

It was ugly early – and for large parts of the game – but the Saints like it this way and produced the response they were looking for after a disappointing performance against Hawthorn before the mid-season bye.

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While the focus in the build-up was on the man who has put more bums on seats inside the SCG than anyone else in the past decade, the focus will be on Sydney in the aftermath after they lost for the seventh time in 2023.

Rowan Marshall dominated in the ruck with 51 hitouts and 16 disposals, Brad Crouch amassed 33 disposals and Jack Sinclair finished with 32 touches and 607m gained, while Max King continued his strong return from a shoulder reconstruction with three goals.

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The first quarter was as unattractive and uninspiring as you will see in 2023. It didn't rain during the game but it sprinkled rain for a couple of hours after lunch and it was enough to ensure the surface was slipperier than it looked.

By quarter-time, St Kilda had the only goal and the only two scores on the board, despite 13 inside 50s apiece. Sydney didn't score for the first time in an opening quarter since a trip to Princes Park at the end of 1997.

It took a contested mark from Hayden McLean and a poster five minutes into the second quarter for the Swans to score and then the game clicked into gear. And it had to be Tom Papley who produced a moment of individual brilliance from right on the paint to record Sydney's first goal 10 minutes into the quarter.

Franklin moved to fourth on the all-time goalkickers list when he slotted his first goal to level the scores halfway through the second term, adding a second eight minutes later after.

Then when Papley pounced on a crumb and nailed his second he wheeled towards the members and electrified the SCG, hoping they were starting to forget about what transpired in the first 30 minutes.

After conceding five consecutive goals in the second quarter, St Kilda kicked the first two goals of the third quarter to make it four in a row to put them back in the game, but then the Swans wrestled momentum back but didn't capitalise.

Sydney coughed up two goals in two minutes in the last quarter on the back of two 50m penatlies. Mitch Owens nailed the first, before Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera made Angus Sheldrick pay for running over the mark minutes later.

Two misses from Joel Amartey and Errol Gulden were cancelled out when Braeden Campbell absorbed the pressure and calmy slotted a set shot to level the scores as the clocked ticked towards time-on in the last. But from there it was all St Kilda.

MRO watch for Saint

Saints small forward Dan Butler will attract scrutiny from the Match Review Officer for a crunching tackle on Nick Blakey. The Swans defender came straight off the ground and was immediately subbed out. The tackle could divide opinion given it looked like he had caught Blakey holding the ball after tackling him side on, but given the consequence it could cost Butler. Seb Ross conceded a free kick for a dangerous tackle on Joel Amartey in the last quarter that could also be looked at. 

Low-scoring start

The first quarter couldn't have been much sloppier. Sydney recorded its first scoreless quarter since a trip to Princes Park in round 21, 1997. It was the first scoreless quarter for the Swans at the SCG ever and the lowest scoring quarter since 1999. 0.0 to 1.1. Not one for the those to watch again unless you're paid to do those things. 

Lenny stays home

Saints midfield coach Lenny Hayes missed the trip north to Sydney due to illness, with development coach Brendon Goddard stepping up in his absence to fill the game day role in Ross Lyon's coaching panel.

SYDNEY       0.0   5.5   7.10  9.12 (66)
ST KILDA     1.1   4.2   7.4    12.8 (80)

GOALS 
Sydney: Franklin 2, Papley 2, Campbell, Clarke, Gulden, Lloyd, Wicks
St Kilda: King 3, Butler 2, Owens 2, Caminiti, Higgins, Phillipou, Sharman, Wanganeen-Milera

SUBSTITUTES 
Sydney: Joel Amartey (replaced Nick Blakey in the third quarter)
St Kilda: Cooper Sharman (replaced Anthony Caminiti in the fourth quarter)

Crowd: TBC at the SCG