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The Gold Coast Suns have snatched a victory for the ages in their first-ever final, with David Swallow, the first player they ever drafted, kicking the winning point with just nine seconds remaining.

The 32-year-old Swallow had already announced his retirement and was going to walk off into the sunset, but with just his fourth disposal of the game he slotted a long-bomb point to break the deadlock and Dockers hearts – 11.14 (80) to 12.7 (79).

And he didn’t think he had that kind of distance in his legs, telling Fox Footy soon after the siren: “I thought I’d lost us the game a few minutes earlier [when he turned the ball over] and for us to win the game was pretty cool.

“I just went through my set shot routine... I didn’t think I had the legs in me but I managed to get there.

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