Dane Rampe will lead out the Sydney Swans in Saturday's AFL grand final, but he is devastated that he won't be running out behind the team's usual captain, Callum Mills.

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.

Geelong champion Joel Selwood has questioned whether the Swans could have at least waited another day to make the final call on captain Callum Mills. On Wednesday, Mills was ruled out of this weekend's AFL grand final, so the Sydney side can ramp up their preparation without the distraction of a key player racing the clock to be fit.

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.

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,

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.

Sydney have ruled captain Callum Mills out of the AFL grand final after choosing not to risk him off the back of a hamstring injury.