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The Dockers achieved a rare feat. Now, history is on their side in the GF
Check out how teams who stage preliminary final comebacks fare in deciders
IT IS often said they are the hardest games to win, and Fremantle made its preliminary final task even more challenging on Friday night.
So, what does history say about teams that recover from hefty deficits in preliminary finals?
The Dockers trailed at every break at the SCG on Friday night before surging past Sydney in an enthralling clash to book the club's second ever Grand Final appearance.
Since the finals format was introduced in 2000, Freo is just the seventh team to win a preliminary final after trailing at three-quarter time.
Thousands of seats on flights added for AFL grand final after Lions victory
Major airlines have added thousands of extra seats to help fans attend the AFL grand final next weekend, following the Brisbane Lions’ victory on Saturday night.
The Lions advanced to the grand final after defeating Hawthorn in a dramatic nine-point win, which resulted in Hawks fans throwing bottles at umpires.
They will play the Fremantle Dockers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground next Saturday, after the Dockers beat the Sydney Swans by 12 points on Friday night.
If the Lions win, it will be their third finals victory in a row after defeating the Geelong Cats last year and Sydney the year before. They also made the finals in 2023, losing by four points to Collingwood.
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Fremantle’s night of nights as they overrun Sydney and seal spot in second AFL grand final
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The Fremantle Football Club have never had a night like this. Theyâve never been forced this deep down the well to win a big game. Theyâve never had so much thrown at them. Theyâve never been in such a hostile environment. Theyâve never, in a big game, flipped so quickly from a meek, nervy, fumbly team to an offensive powerhouse.
All year they have demonstrated that they can run out games well, and that they can slam on a lot of goals in a short amount of time. They were awful here in the first half. But they showed signs of life after the main break. Some hard-fought stoppage wins culminated in a superb Jye Amiss goal, before Luke Jackson marked a dump kick and converted from 50m. But Sydney cancelled the two goals out immediately.
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