The Swans’ allocation of just 17,500 tickets for Saturday’s AFL grand final means many of the club’s supporters are missing out on prized seats at the MCG.

AFL Grand Final is set, with minor premier Sydney to do battle with last year's runner-up Brisbane at the MCG on Saturday afternoon, in the first decider without a Victorian team involved since 2006.

The Australian Football League 2024 final is set, and the Sydney Swans will play the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

For the first time since their round 11 win over the Western Bulldogs, Sydney’s key forwards set the tone early.

Sydney have been the frontrunners of the AFL for almost the entire year, but Port Adelaide are coming with a rush to spoil the party at the SCG. Follow along below for all the action from the first preliminary final. I’m prepared to call it now - Sydney are into the grand final.

Sydney and Brisbane-based fans are coughing up as much as $1800 for a return trip to Melbourne this weekend for the first all-interstate final since 2006.