Here’s a fun fact: the Swans have played just two preliminary final fixtures at the SCG and they won both games by one point. Sydney coach John Longmore will back his side’s ability to finish strongly but I’m sure his heart wouldn’t mind a fast start for a change.

We are minutes from the bounce now and the preliminaries of the preliminary final are upon us. Uncle Lloyd Walker, former Wallabies star and possessor of two of the most magic hands ever to grace a football field, is welcoming us to Gadigal land.

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