Swans beat Brisbane in qualifying final despite five suspensions and injured captain

Sydney beat Brisbane 141-88 at the SCG in their AFL qualifying final, advancing to a home preliminary final. Five first-choice players were suspended for the season over an alleged incident at Melbourne's Pullman Hotel — no player has been charged. Captain Callum Mills missed the match with a serious knee injury. Chairman Andrew Pridham had declared the club's premiership hopes "torpedoed."