The Swans are within touching distance of an unlikely grand final spot while the Dockers have their campaign for a first premiership back on track.
The emotion-charged triumph made the Swans the 13th team to win a qualifying final by more than 50 points since 2000.
Fremantle are taking a longer route than hoped towards the club’s second men’s decider with an away preliminary final.
Sydney are without their skipper on Thursday, three of their biggest stars and a couple of role players for the rest of the season.
Fremantle showed they can be just as damaging at scoring from centre clearance as they booted 45 points from the source in their semi-final against Geelong.
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The Swans are within touching distance of an unlikely grand final spot while the Dockers have their campaign for a first premiership back on track.
S ydney’s season was meant to be dead and buried by now. The club-imposed suspension of five players for breaching club standards was thought to have weakened the side to such an extent that a straight-sets finals exit was all but guaranteed.
The emotion-charged triumph made the Swans the 13th team to win a qualifying final by more than 50 points since 2000. Eleven of the previous 12 teams then earned a spot in the decider. The Swans have turned doubters into believers with the way their players have stepped up in the face of adversity.
Fremantle are taking a longer route than hoped towards the club’s second men’s decider with an away preliminary final. The premiers can also turn to slamming on 100 points in a half when they overran the Swans in round 18 to claim a statement win in the top-of-the-ladder clash.
Sydney are without their skipper on Thursday, three of their biggest stars and a couple of role players for the rest of the season. The Swans had the leading attack for points scored through the home-and-away campaign and loaded up with another 141 points as they crushed the Lions.
Fremantle showed they can be just as damaging at scoring from centre clearance as they booted 45 points from the source in their semi-final against Geelong.
Fremantle showed they can rise to the occasion with just their second finals victory since 2015 in a classic contest against Geelong.
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The Guardian Australia (Sport)AFL finals: where the Sydney v Fremantle preliminary final will be won and lostplain
The West AustralianAFL finals: Fremantle Dockers settle on 25-man squad to fly to Sydney for preliminary finalplain
The West AustralianAFL finals: Brennan Cox ruled out of Fremantle Dockers’ preliminary final clash against Sydneyplain
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