AFL Round 13 Sydney vs Geelong, Essendon vs Carlton live ...

Credit to Geelong here. In the face of a massive Swans run, they've definitely lifted in the third quarter.

The Cats are peppering the Swans' defensive 50 at the moment, but they've not been able to make it count on the scoreboard.

Max Holmes is one player who will be disappointed having sprayed a set shot from directly in front 50m out wide right.

Geelong is getting smashed in the clearances, but incredibly leads the inside 50 count.

Joel Amartey with another mark inside 50 and another goal, he's got three majors now and is causing a bit of concern for Geelong.

Also of concern has to be the clearances for the Cats.

Sydney leading the clearance count 29-16, and that goal came almost directly as a result of another clearance from Errol Gulden.

This match is developing into a bit of a modern-day classic now.

It's been a real war of attrition in this quarter and after a few botched inside 50 entries, the Cats finally scrounge a goal through Brad Close.

Geelong coach Chris Scott has to be worried by the impact Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy is having on this game.

The Swans have six of the first seven clearances of the third quarter and the big man is central to it all.

He's up to 14 touches with 21 hitouts and two clearances.

Joel Amartey at the double!

A long kick inside 50, and Amartey finds himself being marked by Jeremy Cameron and takes full advantage, taking a terrific contested mark.

The right-footer calmly slots the set shot and cuts the Cats lead to just four points.

Geelong gets the steadier!

Jeremy Cameron involved in the lead-up to this one as he took a mark on the wing as the Cats came out of defence. Very important to get him up and running after a very quiet first half.

After a long kick inside 50 saw the ball spilled, Stengle crumbed it to perfection before snapping it through on his left.

That's three now for the Cats goalsneak, what an afternoon he's having!

We're off and running in the second half!

Will the break have made any difference to the Swans' momentum? We're about to find out.

The Swans' prime movers certainly turned it on in that quarter, allowing the ladder-leaders to get back in the game.

Chad Warner leads the way with 15 disposals and a goal, while Isaac Heeney and Errol Gulden have 14 touches each.

Heeney has added two goals to his disposals, and he is one of two players with multiple majors in the first half,  joining Geelong's Tyson Stengle.

Tom Stewart is Geelong's leading ball-winner with 13 first-half disposals.

This was billed as one of the games of the season, and it's certainly lived up to it so far!

Geelong kicked the first six goals of the afternoon to get out to a 35-point lead, only for the lead to be almost entirely whittled away inside the space of 10 minutes.

The Cats head into the sheds with a five-point lead, but the Swans have ALL the momentum.

Massive third quarter coming up after the break.

This is an unbelievable run from the Swans!

A throw-in deep in the Swans' forward 50 and somehow Isaac Heeney of all people is left entirely unmarked and he snaps one through.

The Swans go forward from the centre bounce and the ball ends up with Heeney again who dribbles one home on the run from 50m after a handball from James Jordon.

Sydney has kicked five goals in five minutes here this is remarkable stuff.

The comeback IS ON!

Chad Warner is perhaps the league's premier goalkicking midfielder and he's shown why here.

Errol Gulden sharks Brodie Grundy's tap from a throw-in perfectly, and hands it off to Warner who slams it home on the run from 53m out.

Geelong needs a steadier badly.

Here they come!

The momentum has definitely shifted here inside the SCG.

A long kick inside 50 from Errol Gulden, and Logan McDonald does an excellent job to bring the ball to ground among two Cats defenders, and Will Hayward ends up with the goal.

Swans with two goals inside a minute. Cats lead down to 23 points.

Sydney finally has its first goal of the afternoon, and it comes with 8.04 left on the clock in the second term!

Joel Amartey has started to look a little dangerous out there, and after hitting the post on a set shot from a similar angle a few minutes ago, he makes no mistake this time.

Righto, can the Swans string a few together here before the main break?

We've seen them slam on goals in a hurry all year long.

Finally we have a goal in the second quarter, and it's another one for Geelong!

Shannon Neale is given a free kick after the Swans defenders are adjudged to have blocked him in a marking contest, and he makes no mistake on the set shot.

Geelong's lead out to 35 points now. The crowd inside the SCG muted and frankly shell-shocked right now!

This is getting ridiculous at the SCG!

Swans forward Joel Amartey the latest player to hit the woodwork.

Sydney's goal drought continues...

It's hard to believe this is the same Geelong side that has been in such a prolonged slump in the last month.

We're almost 10 minutes into the second quarter and both teams are yet to score a goal.

Tom Hawkins and James Jordon hitting the post at either end of the ground.

Geelong's defence all over the ground has been outstanding so far this afternoon.

The Swans struggling to move the ball freely from end to end as they so often tend to do at the SCG.

Wow, who would've seen this coming!

Sydney, which has a 10-1 record going into this contest, has been held goalless in the opening term at the SCG.

Geelong currently leading by 29 points at the first change having rammed on five unanswered goals.

The main stats have been relatively similar. The Swans lead the clearance count 10-8, and the inside 50s 14-13, but they've just not been able to take advantage on the scoreboard.

Goals to Stengle, Miers, Hawkins and Bowes in the opening term.

Oisin Mullin led all players with nine disposals in the opening term, while Errol Gulden and Taylor Adams lead the way for the Swans with seven touches apiece.

Good afternoon AFL fans, and welcome to ABC Sport's live coverage of this afternoon's double-header!

Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties we've not been able to get the blog up and running until now.

We're going to get straight into the action from the first match between Sydney and Geelong at the SCG.

That will be followed by the blockbuster between Essendon and Carlton at the MCG.