THE SYDNEY Swans have recorded a strong victory at the SCG, dismissing a disappointing Brisbane Lions outfit by 60 points.
The Swans had 6.4 on the board virtually before the Lions had made it anywhere near their forward 50.
The Lions finally kicked their first score with a Pearce Hanley goal 25 minutes into the quarter, going into the break trailing by 40 points.
Brisbane did lift in the second quarter, matching the Swans with three goals, but the Swans were never threatened.
The remaining three quarters were relatively even but the damage had all been done early on by the Swans.
For the Lions, Ryan Lester and Jed Adcock had their moments and Joel Patfull did a reasonable job on Adam Goodes but there was little else to write home about for the visitors.
Voss was searching for answers after the game.
"We look at our training and our program and our players and you can find all the little things that might be making a difference," he said.
"I think it's been very sound. There should be no reason why we're coming into games not in the right frame of mind.
"I felt quite OK at the start of the game looking at the players, so it's about being able to absorb the pressure when it's coming at you.
"Clearly we're not doing that at the moment."There is also no relief in sight. The Lions' next seven opponents are West Coast, Essendon, Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong and Hawthorn.
SYDNEY SWANS 7.4 10.8 13.11 17.13 (115)
BRISBANE LIONS 1.0 4.2 5.5 8.7 (55)
GOALS
Sydney Swans: Reid 3, Pyke 2, Bolton 2, Goodes 2, Jetta 2, Hannebery, O'Keefe, Parker, Kennedy, McGlynn, McVeigh
Brisbane Lions: Green 2, Hanley, Lester, Zorko, Redden, Brown, Leuenberger
BEST
Sydney Swans: Hannebery, Jack, Malceski, O'Keefe, Reid, Jetta, Parker, Smith
Brisbane Lions: Lester, Adcock, Patfull, Polkinghorne
INJURIES
Sydney Swans: Nil
Brisbane Lions: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Sydney Swans: Jed Lamb replaced Ben McGlynn in the fourth quarter
Brisbane Lions: Josh Green replaced Aaron Cornelius at half-time
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Dalgleish, Pannell, Mollison
