Richmond has suffered a 47-point loss to reigning premier Sydney at the SCG on Sunday.

After an free-flowing first quarter, Jesse White and Kurt Tippett shared seven goals as the Swans piled on 11 goals to the Tigers' four en route to a 16.14 (110) to 9.9 (63) victory.

Kieren Jack, Ryan O'Keefe and Tom Mitchell were also among the Swans' best as they moved closer to shoring up a top-four berth.

Dustin Martin was outstanding early for Richmond with two excellent first-quarter goals and Jack Riewoldt clearly won his contest with Ted Richards, but only managed three goals from at least twice as many shots at goal.

Scores were level at the end of an entertaining opening stanza but the Swans were dominant from that point on. The hosts' superior ability to run both ways in the midfield was increasingly apparent as Jack, O'Keefe and Mitchell constantly found themselves with time and space that the Tigers rarely found.

For all the Swans' ascendancy, the gap was still only 15 points at half-time but it blew open in the third quarter as White began to dominate the Swans' forward half.

The Swans led by 33 points at the last change and when Mitchell booted the first goal of the final term, before spinning out of a pack and feeding O'Keefe who in turn found Jed Lamb for another major, the game was effectively over.

Martin finished with 30 disposals, while Trent Cotchin (30 possessions) and Shaun Grigg (26 disposals) worked hard in the midfield.

The Tigers' pain in defeat was compounded in the final term when Tyrone Vickery was carried from the field with concussion and Ricky Petterd suffered a suspected groin injury.


SYDNEY SWANS    5.3    8.7   13.10    16.14 (110)
RICHMOND            5.3    6.4    8.7     9.9 (63)

GOALS
Sydney Swans: White 4, Tippett 3, Mitchell, K. Jack 2, Lamb, B. Jack, Pyke, Smith, Bolton
Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Martin 2, Conca, Jackson, Vickery, White

BEST
Sydney Swans: O'Keefe, Jack, Mitchell, White, Bird, Tippett, McVeigh
Richmond: Martin, Riewoldt, Cotchin, Grigg, Jackson

INJURIES
Sydney Swans: Nil
Richmond: Vickery (concussion), Petterd (groin)

SUBSTITUTES
Sydney Swans: Brandon Jack replaced by Harry Cunningham at three-quarter time
Richmond: Shane Tuck replaced by Matthew Arnot at three-quarter time

Reports: Nil
Umpires: Stevic, Stewart, Meredith
Official crowd: 29,738 at SCG