Sydney has have overcome a final-quarter deficit and the loss of gun midfielder Luke Parker to injury to keep their teetering top-two hopes alive, grinding out an 11-point win over Collingwood at the SCG on Friday night.

The Swans used a three-goal burst after losing Parker to a right leg injury in the final quarter to take control, running out 13.9 (87) to 10.16 (76) winners to jump back inside the top four.

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Tom Mitchell had a career-high 41 possessions for the winners, who improved their record to 13-6 and won for just the second time in their past five matches.

The defeat almost certainly ends Collingwood's finals aspirations, and the loss was the seventh in its past eight games.

The Pies held a lead of just over a goal several times in the second half, but could never land the knockout blow as they fell to 9-10 for the season.

Dane Swan was at his prolific best for the Pies with 38 possessions, while Steele Sidebottom (32 possessions) and Jordan De Goey (11 tackles) prominent.

The match was the first at the SCG between the teams since round four in 2000, with the previous 13 clashes played at ANZ Stadium, Collingwood winning 10 of them.

The Swans came into the match without spearhead Lance Franklin (back), and as well as Parker going down, held firm despite Isaac Heeney struggling with an apparent hip injury after falling hard in a fourth-quarter marking contest, and Dane Rampe on and off the bench in the final quarter.

Parker immediately clutched at his right leg after a heavy tackle from Taylor Adams in the centre of the SCG, and the ashen-faced midfielder was taken from the ground on a stretcher.

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Earlier, the Swans took a five-point lead into half time, with Collingwood managing to turn the tables after a lacklustre start. The Swans booted the opening three goals and clearly looked the better side in the first term, keeping Collingwood without an inside 50 for over 13 minutes.

But the Pies rallied late, Jamie Elliott's classy finish on the run from the boundary line helping his side reduce its deficit to seven points at quarter-time.

Nathan Brown was reported for the Pies early in the second term for a crude challenge on Parker in a marking contest, but his side continued to make the running, De Goey slotting a great finish on his left foot to bring the visitors back within a point.

The Swans continued to set up much of their attack off half-back with Rhyce Shaw the spark, but Collingwood's increasing pressure caused Sydney to over-use the handball the longer the quarter went, negating their slingshot approach.

The second term turned into a slog more akin to a wet-weather contest, Adam Goodes' set shot 13 minutes into the quarter the final goal of the first half as Collingwood couldn't quite get its nose in front.

Collingwood     2.3   4.7   8.14   10.16 (76)
Sydney             3.4   5.6   8.9     13.9 (87)

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