Sydney advances to preliminary final after qualifying win over Brisbane

Sydney secured a spot in the preliminary final at the SCG following a qualifying final victory against Brisbane on Saturday. Despite losing captain Callum Mills to a suspected ACL injury, the Swans recorded a dominant win led by five-goal performances from Charlie Curnow and Tom Papley, and six goals from Logan McDonald. The result follows a period of internal upheaval at the club, including the decision to stand down five players for the Pullman Hotel investigation. Sydney now awaits the winner of the upcoming semi-final between Fremantle and Geelong. Brisbane struggled to contain Sydney’s movement throughout the match, conceding the highest number of centre bounce goals and metres gained by an opponent this season. Justin McInerney and Joel Amartey are expected to return for the preliminary final.

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