Saturday 24 September 2022 05:23 PM 2022 AFL Grand Final: Geelong fans celebrate into the night as Swans fans lick ... trends now
Geelong players and fans partied into the night after claiming their 10th flag in a dominant one-sided AFL Grand Final - while devastated Sydney supported drowned their sorrows.
The Cats were on fire from the start of Sunday's final with a stunning 41-6 opening quarter before going on to register a whopping 133-52 victory.
In the evening, the victorious Cats players joined up with ecstatic fans at Yarra Park in Melbourne with the city lit up in blue and white as wild celebrations erupted.
Packs of Cats fans swept the streets and filled pubs to celebrate their historic win - promising sore heads in the morning.
The raucous atmosphere on the streets of Geelong was a stark contrast to Sydney, where unhappy fans drowned their sorrows with booze and kebabs as they trudged through the city's almost deserted streets.
Packs of Cats fans swept the streets and filled pubs to celebrate their historic win - promising sore heads in the morning
The drinks flowed as Cats fans partied late into the night to celebrate their AFL Grand Final victory on Saturday
The Cats were on fire from the start of Sunday's premiership match with a stunning 41-6 opening quarter before going on to register a whopping 133-52 victory
Geelong produced a near-perfect performance to smash the disappointing Sydney Swans - and their fans partied into the night
Geelong fans will probably be nursing sore heads in the morning with the party expected to continue long into the night
Joyous Cats fan partied late into the night as they celebrated their team's incredible AFL Grand Final victory on Saturday
Thousands of Geelong fans took to the streets to celebrate a monstrous Geelong Cats win in the 2022 AFL Grand Final
Wild Geelong celebrations continue into the night after their blowout AFL Grand Final win on Saturday with the alcohol flowingGeelong produced a near-perfect performance to smash the disappointing Sydney Swans
One ecstatic fan does the splits as she celebrates Geelong's blowout AFL Grand Final victory over Sydney on Saturday
The victorious Cats players joined up with ecstatic fans at Yarra Park in Melbourne with the city lit up in blue and white as wild celebrations erupted
The Cats won a whopping 133-52 in front of a packed MCG crow d and celebrations spilled into the streets and look set to continue into the night
Mounted police were called to the wild celebrations to keep the crowd under control as celebrations took to the streets
Geelong Cats sing the team song after their huge win in the 2022 Toyota AFL Grand Final match in Melbourne on Saturday
Geelong Mayor, Peter Murrihy took to Twitter to say, 'What a purr-fect day in Geelong'. A 'Go Cats' projection shining at City Hall in Geelong.
The mood was low among Sydney Swans supporters as they headed home after their team was thrashed in the AFL Grand Final
Fans in Sydney shared an embrace as they bit down on their kebab to try to soothe the pain of a finals loss
Bad weather and a worse result had fans going home early in Sydney on Saturday night after their heavy Grand Final loss
Sydney fans ended up calling it early going to a nearby kebab shop to soak up the booze and disappointment of the night
The thrashing appeared to leave Sydney fans in a somber mood, with many pictured embracing and comforting each other
The Swans supporters lounge in Sydney was sour much like the weather with many people leaving as the night set in
Under lights and led by Cats star Jeremy Cameron the players were met with deafening cheers in Melbourne's Yarra Park.
Geelong Mayor, Peter Murrihy took to Twitter to say, 'What a purr-fect day in Geelong'.
While a 'Go Cats' projection shone at City Hall in Geelong.
Various parts along the Waterfront and Customs House were also donned in Geelong colours.
Most supporters in Sydney ended up calling it an early night, with the gloomy weather conditions matching their mood.
Some enjoyed a late night kebab, though they appeared despondent as they trudged through the mostly deserted streets.
Earlier, coach John Longmire said Sydney had 'buggered' everything up in their nightmare AFL grand final.
Longmire admitted picking veteran forward Sam Reid was a mistake and said his players were mentally and physically overawed in a defeat that will be hard to digest.
Sydney punted - and lost - on Reid's fitness, with the 30-year-old battling a groin injury suffered in the preliminary final.
The low-key scenes in Sydney were a stark contrast to the wild party atmosphere in Geelong on