The Blues not only come into tonight’s final as one of the form teams in the competition, they’ve also had the slight edge over the Swans of late.
Carlton leads the head-to-head 3-2 over the last five contests, but the Swans took out the only meeting between the two teams to take place this season.
Here’s how the last five Carlton-Sydney clashes have gone:
Round 11, 2023: Sydney 11. 11. (77) def. Carlton 6. 15. (51)
Round 10, 2022: Carlton 15. 12. (102) def. Sydney 13. 9. (87)
Round 11, 2021: Sydney 15. 10. (100) def. Carlton 11. 12. (78)
Round 16, 2020: Carlton 8. 9. (57) def. Sydney 8. 4. (52)
Round 17, 2019: Carlton 9. 15. (69) def. Sydney 8. 14. (62)