AFL finals: Recap Fremantle Dockers’ preliminary final win over Sydney at SCG

The Dockers are through to the grand final after an incredible preliminary final!

They will await the winner of tomorrow’s clash between Hawthorn and Brisbane.

The Hawks beat them in the qualifying final to earn prelim hosting rights and revenge would be sweet.

Meanwhile, if they meet the Lions, they will be out to stop a three-peat.

We will be back on grand final day!

Goodnight!

Fremantle superstars Alex Pearce, Shai Bolton and Luke Jackson say their side’s belief never wavered before they produced a brilliant comeback to claim a stunning preliminary final victory over Sydney.

“I’m extrememly proud.”

Dean Cox cuts a gutted figure as he fronts the post-match press conference.

However, he has spoken really well, addressing what has been a turbulant six weeks to say the least.

But as Cox put it, they “fell short”.

Just imagine the scenes along the strip in Fremantle tonight!

Fremantle will play in a grand final for just the second time in their history after an extraordinary preliminary final comeback in a never-say-die 12-point win at the SCG.

Dockers star midfielder Caleb Serong has labelled the win slightly “bittersweet” after ending his brother Jai’s season.

He revealed on Seven his brother was the first person he saw after the siren and it sent conflicting emotions through him.

But he’s very happy to be heading to the grand final!

The last quarter was utter chaos as the Dockers charged home.

But there was more to the triumph than that.

Mitch Woodcock takes you through five moments that counted most as Fremantle booked a grand final berth for the SS Flagmantle.

The Dockers are into to the grand final after pulling off their biggest-ever three-quarter time comeback!

Here’s how we summed up each player in three words.

The Dockers have produced their biggest three-quarter time comeback ever to book their place in the decider!

They were 21 down at the last break but never looked like losing after kicking the first two majors of the last.

Gulden was huge for the home team but it was all too much in the end.

Brayshaw, Young and Serong were the big three in the engine room and when most needed, Voss stood very tall!

The Swans did everything they could to stop it but Dudley gets through.

The Dockers used the extra handball to find him in space and he runs into an open goal.

Melican dropped a mark that allowed the Dockers the chance.

SYD 70, FRE 82