PRELIMINARY FINALS: Geelong v Sydney from the MCG | 3AW Radio
Geelong midfielder Mitch Duncan spoke to 3AW in the rooms.
He said the team was well prepared and that the bye wasn’t the reason for their slow start.
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Sydney star Dan Hannebery spoke to 3AW after the win.
He said Jarrad McVeigh will be ‘100% ready to go’ for the Grand Final.
He said the timing of Aliir Aliir’s injury was the ‘s–t side of footy’.
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FULL TIME
Sydney is into the 2016 Grand Final with a 37-point win.
Geelong had 32 more inside 50s, but the Swans were ruthless in their efficiency.
Tom Papley continued his stellar finals series with three goals, while Dan Hannebery racked up 29 touches and laid seven tackles.
Joel Selwood had some game for the Cats. His 26 contested possessions are the most ever recorded in a final. He also laid 13 tackles and won 10 clearances.
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THREE-QUARTER TIME
There are injuries left, right, and centre at the MCG.
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HALF TIME
Sydney has made an electrifying start and leads by 49 points.
The Swans booted the first eight goals of the game before Tom Hawkins got Geelong on the board.
Sydney has an injury concern, with Aliir Aliir’s knee iced up. Cat defender Harry Taylor also picked up a hand injury.
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Sydney football manager Tom Harley spoke to 3AW before the game.
He spoke about coming up against the side he captained to a flag.
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Geelong assistant Matthew Knights spoke to 3AW before the game.
He spoke about how the Cats have dealt with another week’s break.
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A place in history awaits the winner of tonight’s clash at the MCG.
But it’s not as though these clubs have been starved of success in recent years.
The Cats or Swans have featured in eight of the last 11 Grand Finals, and their meeting in this Preliminary Final ensures that will become nine out of 12 next week.
Should Geelong win, Sydney will be just the second minor premier since 2005 to miss out on the Grand Final.
The full 3AW Football team will be assembled to bring you the very best call of this massive match!
TODAY’S LINE-UP from 6PM: Matthew Lloyd, Luke Ball, Dwayne Russell, Bruce Eva, Mick Warner, Doc Larkins, and Sam ‘Scoop’ McClure.
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