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Everything fans need to know about day three at the 104th Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club.

PLAYER OF THE DAY: Matt Jones - the 2015 champion and 2017 runner-up continued his affinity with The Australian, where he's a member, to grab a three-stroke lead with his three-under-par 68

SHOT OF THE DAY: It takes a pretty special shot to finish up a tree but that's exactly what last year's runner-up Dimi Papadatos did with his drive on the par-4 12th hole

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I did see and it was pretty ordinary, to be honest." Marc Leishman reckons American Patrick Reed deserves all the roasting he gets from fans at next week's Presidents Cup in Melbourne after being penalised two strokes for illegal play on Saturday at Tiger Woods' Hero Challenge in the Bahamas

TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: Jones is poised to join some of the legends of golf as a multiple Open champion as he heads into the final round three shots clear of American Cameron Tringale and four ahead of Japanese amateur Takumi Kanaya, South African Louis Oosthuizen (70) and Englishman Paul Casey.