Sydney coach John Longmire has made the heart-wrenching call of deciding to leave his captain Callum Mills out of the side that will face Brisbane in Saturday's AFL grand final.

The Sydney Swans were left with the tough decision of ruling out their skipper Callum Mills from taking to the field for the AFL Grand Final.

Sydney captain Callum Mills won't play in the AFL grand final after the Swans opted not to risk the midfielder off a hamstring injury. Mills missed the Swans' preliminary final win over Port Adelaide after suffering a minor hamstring strain at training on Tuesday, September 10.

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Callum Mills initially strained his hamstring at training a fortnight ago, yet completed a fitness test on Wednesday, later telling reporters he hoped he had done to prove his fitness.

The Sydney Swans have confirmed grand final heartbreak for their captain Callum Mills. After straining his hamstring at training a fortnight ago, Mills had been touch and go to play in Saturday’s decider at the MCG against Brisbane. Tune in to Seven and 7plus on Saturday to watch the AFL grand final live and free.