The Sydney Swans 2022 season has ended in heartbreak, going down to Geelong in the 2022 Toyota AFL Grand Final. 

The Cats saluted for this year's premiership on Saturday, completing a dominant season in equally as destructive fashion against Sydney with an 81-point win at the MCG.

One of the oldest clubs in the competition added the 10th cup of its history to its coffers in commanding style, with the Cats claiming their 16th consecutive win with the 20.13 (133) to 8.4 (52) thrashing. 

Through it all, Geelong was on top, with Chris Scott notching his second premiership as coach after his debut triumph in 2011.

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The Cats' comprehensive win carried storylines everywhere: from the mature-age recruits who dominated, such as Isaac Smith and his three-goal and 32-disposal performance. Smith's standout game was rewarded with a Norm Smith Medal, another astounding part of the game in his second season after crossing from Hawthorn where he was a key member of their triple-premiership teams form 2013-15.

Then, to the veterans like Tom Hawkins (three goals) and Mitch Duncan (27 disposals, one goal) who weren't going to let the chance for another premiership slip, to the superstars who so desperately wanted their first flags in Patrick Dangerfield (26 disposals, nine clearances) and Jeremy Cameron (18 disposals, two goals).

The Swans fought valiantly in the second quarter, after facing a blistering Geelong first quarter, managing to get back into the contest around the ball as co-captain Callum Mills slotted a long bomb and Isaac Heeney's goal just before half-time in what was just his second kick of the game at least saw him impact the contest.

But it was short-lived. The Swans could manage just one point as the Cats piled on six goals to steamroll them into oblivion in the third quarter. 

The Swans had entered the game on a nine-match winning streak after last week's one-point thriller against Collingwood, but that proved to be their limit as they were outplayed by the season's best side. Chad Warner (29 disposals, two goals) were among the few winners for the Swans as was Robbie Fox (26 disposals) and Luke Parker (23 disposals and 14 tackles), while Tom Papley tried hard.

GEELONG     6.5     9.8     15.11    20.13 (133)
SYDNEY        1.0     4.2       4.3      8.4 (52) 

GOALS
Geelong: 
Stengle 4, Hawkins 3, Smith 3, Cameron 2, Close 2, Blicavs, De Koning, Duncan, C. Guthrie, Parfitt, Selwood
Sydney: Warner 2, Hayward, McLean, P. McCartin, Mills, Heeney, Papley 

BEST
Geelong:
 Smith, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Stengle, Selwood, Close 
Sydney: Warner, Fox, Rowbottom, Papley, Lloyd

INJURIES
Geelong: C. Guthrie (TBC)
Sydney: Reid (adductor)

LATE CHANGES
Geelong:
Max Holmes (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Mark O'Connor
Sydney:
Nil

SUBSTITUTES  
Geelong: Brandan Parfitt (replaced C. Guthrie in the fourth quarter)
Sydney: Braeden Campbell (replaced Sam Reid in the third quarter)
 

Crowd: 100,024 at the MCG