All-Ireland winner Conor McKenna is through to the second consecutive AFL Grand Final of his career after helping the Brisbane Lions to complete a sensational comeback victory 85-95 against Geelong in the first preliminary final at the MCG.

Tyrone’s Conor McKenna could be set to play in his second consecutive AFL Grand Final following Brisbane Lions’ 95-85 victory over Geelong Cats on Saturday. The thrilling clash, which was played before a 93,066 crowd at the MCG, marked an end to the fantastic career of Zach Tuohy who holds the record for most AFL appearances by an Irish player.

In the middle of the chaos in Sydney’s rooms after their preliminary final victory, forward Joel Amartey couldn’t stop smiling, and why not?

Sydney have broken their Port Adelaide hoodoo by 36 points in a lopsided AFL preliminary final to book a spot in the grand final.

AFL Grand Final is locked in, with theSydney Swans to face the Brisbane Lions after a stunning thrillride at the MCG on Saturday. Remarkably it will be a 125-year rematch (of sorts), as the last time the Swans and Lions faced off for the flag was the 1899 VFL Grand Final,

Sydney have broken their Port Adelaide hoodoo by 36 points in a lopsided AFL preliminary final to book a spot in the grand final, their second time there in three seasons.

Three goals each from Joel Amartey and Tom Papley helped to ease the Swans to the last week in September in a game they never looked in danger of losing. The Swans’ September re