Greater Western Sydney have inadvertently helped their cross-town rivals reach the AFL grand final, with this months derby defeat stinging Sydney into action.The Swans were shock losers in week one of the finals, when GWS overwhelmed and outclassed them at ANZ Stadium.Sydney have since looked a different side in knock-out final wins over Adelaide and Geelong.John Longmires team claimed their spot in the season decider by breaking the Crows and Cats in clinical fashion, piling on a club-record seven goals in the first quarter of both clashes.The loss to the Giants was a little kick in the butt for us, Swans young gun Jake Lloyd said.It was a real wake-up call for us.Wed been playing good footy up until then and I guess we just didnt turn up to play against GWS.They were a lot harder in the contest, their run was a lot better than ours.Lloyd noted the minor premiers got back to basics at training after the 36-point loss.We trained and drilled in the stuff that wins games of footy and stands up in finals, he said.Were really confident in the group that the way weve played the lasttwo weeks will stand up, if we can deliver that again on Saturday.Longmire was upbeat his team would produce their best in Saturdays season decider against Western Bulldogs.Its a challenge. 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It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Adam Wheater, the wicketkeeper-batsman, is to return to Essex three years after leaving for Hampshire. Wheater, who had already gone on loan to Essex after losing the gloves at Hampshire, has signed a two-year contract.With Hampshire preferring Lewis McManus as their wicketkeeper for the second half of the season, Wheater was asked to play as a specialist batsman - something he did creditably, scoring a maiden first-class double-hundred in July after which he reiterated his desire to keep wicket.During Wheaters previous spell at Essex, where he made his first-class debut in 2008, his path was blocked by James Foster and he eventually bought himself out of the final year of his contract to move to Hampshire ahead of the 2013 season. That caused some controversy, when Wheater was preferred to club favourite Michael Bates because of his batting.Foster remains Essexs first-choice keeper but, at the age of 36, he has already begun to look at opportunities outside the game, taking up the post of cricket professional at Forest School last year. Wheater, who was rumoured to be a target for Essex, will now be considered next in line.Its great to be back at Essex, where I started my career, Wheater said. Id like to thank Hampshire for their understanding of moving to Essex and wish them every success inn the future.ddddddddddddThe signing will bolster Essexs squad for an expected return to Division One of the Championship. With only one team set to go up, the Division Two leaders are 20 points clear of Kent - who have only one game remaining - and need just a handful of bonus points from their last two fixtures to seal promotion.Wheater made seven first-class hundreds in his four seasons with Hampshire, as well as two in List A cricket. In 2016 he averages 47.22, with a high score of 204 not out, but after McManus was granted an extended run behind the stumps, Wheater made it clear he would prefer to seek opportunities elsewhere rather than play as a specialist batsman, despite a year remaining on his contract.His loan move to Essex was announced last week but it has swiftly been made permanent. He joins Varun Chopra - who will also return on loan from Warwickshire after signing a three-year deal - in making a comeback to the county.Essexs head coach, Chris Silverwood, said: To be able to bring Adam back to the club on a permanent basis is brilliant for us, he comes into the squad with Division One experience, which is exactly what we need should we get promoted. ' ' '