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.

Potential grand final heartbreak for Sydney Swans captain Callum Mills could be transferred to one of his teammates after he got through a significant training session on Wednesday hoping “that’s enough” to take his place in the side to play the Brisbane Lions on Saturday.

Sydney captain Callum Mills has been ruled out of the AFL grand final, just hours after testing his injured hamstring at training and declaring himself fully fit and available to play.Mills told reporters outside the SCG,

Sydney have reached a verdict on their dilemma of whether to rush back captain Callum Mills for Saturday’s grand final. Here’s which way the Swans have gone.

Callum Mills has fallen short in his bid to play in Saturday’s AFL grand final against the Lions in a heartbreaking storyline for the Swans and their captain.

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 preliminary final win over Port Adelaide after suffering a minor hamstring strain at training on September 10.

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.

Callum Mills has been ruled out of the AFL grand final in a cruel blow for the Sydney skipper. Mills made it through a closed training session on Wednesday, but despite saying afterwards he felt “good” it was not enough to convince coach John Longmire.

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.