Sydney's chief pest Tom Papley sparks melee in first quarter of sudden death final
Death, taxes ... and a Tom Papley scuffle.
The Swans' chief pest was in the thick of it at the end of the first quarter during his side's preliminary final against Port Adelaide.
Papley kicked a goal to gift the Swans a 4.0 (24) - 2.3 (15) lead at the break but his quarter wasn't done there.
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The Swans forward then collided with Port star Willie Rioli with tensions exploding between the pair.
Tom Papley and Willie Rioli came together, leading to the Swan walking off with a ripped shirt. Fox Footy
A number of players from both sides then came together.
"He wants a piece of Rioli, there's not much in it but No.11 gets under the skin again," James Brayshaw said on 7.
"He's loving the confrontation ... it's rough and tough, we expect that, it's a sudden death final," commentator Brian Taylor added.
The match started with Port's Jase Burgoyne kicking the first goal after a free kick against Nick Blakey.
Sydney then kicked the next three in a row through Jake Lloyd, Joel Amartey and Logan McDonald.
Ryan Burton was next to kick a goal for Port before Papley finished off the quarter with his effort before ending it in fiery circumstances.
"We knew he was going to start something, he loves to celebrate, he loves to go off, he loves to bring his teammates in the game, he loves getting in the opposition's heads," Jason Dunstall said on Fox Footy.
"That basically just blew it up at quarter time didn't it? It's not a game unless Tom Papley's doing something like that."
