The Sydney Swans have confirmed that defender Aliir Aliir will miss Saturday’s Grand Final after failing to get through the club’s main training session on Wednesday.
Aliir suffered a low-grade medial strain after falling awkwardly during last week’s preliminary final win over Geelong.
In a statement released this afternoon, Sydney Swans head of football Tom Harley officially ruled the 22-year-old out of Saturday's decider.
“Aliir has done all he could to give himself a chance to play on Saturday,” Harley said.
“Unfortunately he was unable to complete training and therefore can’t be considered for selection this week.
“It’s always a tough situation for players facing some uncertainty over their fitness ahead of a game. Aliir is a young man of outstanding character and a bright future and he will be supporting the team on the weekend.”