The Sydney Swans will face either Geelong or Brisbane in the grand final next Saturday.
The Sydney Swans will play in the 2024 grand final next Saturday against either Geelong or Brisbane after defeating Port Adelaide 14.11 to 8.11 .
In front of a deafening SCG crowd of 44,053, the Swans were unrecognisable from that defeat at Adelaide Oval in round 21. With the ball, the Swans could barely miss a target, whether it was to their players through elite disposal efficiency, or more importantly, the goals.Before the game, Port Adelaide were given long odds that didn’t seem to tell the full story of a determined team that had so frequently had the Swans’ number, winning eight successive games. It turns out those odds were well-founded.
Papley’s major to the end the quarter brought with it the trademark celebration in front of Port Adelaide’s Willie Rioli and it sparked a successive all-in melee between both teams, after the Swans forward’s earlier September scuffle with the Giants captain Toby Greene. In the third quarter, Chad Warner scored two impressive goals to remind his eventual grand final opponents of his class, as he ran at the Port Adelaide defence with a freedom he is rarely used to enjoying in the AFL.
In the final quarter, McDonald’s night was over after making way for substitute Robbie Fox due to pain with his left ankle that was immediately sunk into a bucket of ice on the bench.
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