Match report: Swans trounce Cats to storm into Grand Final
September 23, 2016 11:21 PM
THE SYDNEY Swans have stormed through to their third Grand Final in five years with a fearsome 37-point win over a shell-shocked Geelong at the MCG on Friday night.
In a pressure-football master-class that defied what has been a bruising September, the Swans dismissed their opponents in a brutal first half and were never seriously challenged, winning 15.7 (97) to 8.12 (60).
The win keeps the prospect of an historic all-Sydney Grand Final alive, with Greater Western Sydney and the Western Bulldogs to face off on Saturday for the right to meet the red-hot Swans.
Defender Aliir Aliir will face a race against time to play in the premiership decider after suffering a right knee injury late in the first quarter and being put on ice for the rest of the match after a fitness test.
Weiterlesen ...Midfielder Luke Parker also suffered a left knee injury in the second quarter, but played on and was influential in what was an emphatic statement from the minor premiers in front of 71,772 fans.
Quelle: Geelong Cats Vs Sydney Swans - Match Centre - AFL.com.au
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