The Dockers can underline that defence wins premierships as they hunt a first flag while the Lions have the firepower to claim a slice of history.
Fremantle appeared to suffer from stage fright as they failed to fire a shot in a home qualifying final humbling at the hands of Hawthorn.
The modern-day powerhouse that rose out of the ashes of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Lions merger in 1996 could now join Melbourne as the only clubs in VFL/AFL history to claim a pair of premiership three-peats.
The two eyebrow-raising losses in that run came when conceding 154 points to the Blues and 141 in the final against the Swans, but Chris Fagan will back his attack to outscore any opposition.
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The Dockers can underline that defence wins premierships as they hunt a first flag while the Lions have the firepower to claim a slice of history.
The Dockers have already broken new ground with a 14-match winning streak and a club record 19 victories that earned a second minor premiership in their 32nd season.
Fremantle appeared to suffer from stage fright as they failed to fire a shot in a home qualifying final humbling at the hands of Hawthorn.
The Lions, on the other hand, are back on familiar ground as the battle-hardened side rolls into a fourth consecutive grand final on Saturday. The modern-day powerhouse that rose out of the ashes of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Lions merger in 1996 could now join Melbourne as the only clubs in VFL/AFL history to claim a pair of premiership three-peats.
A defeat to the undermanned Swans was followed by a typically dominant display to blow away the Crows, before the two-time reigning premiers edged one of the all-time classic games to snatch a grand final spot from the Hawks.
The two eyebrow-raising losses in that run came when conceding 154 points to the Blues and 141 in the final against the Swans, but Chris Fagan will back his attack to outscore any opposition. The forward line is centred around young spearhead Logan Morris but Charlie Cameron, Kai Lohmann, Zac Bailey and Cam Rayner have shown in recent weeks, and before on the biggest stage, they can all tear apart a final.
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The Guardian Australia (Sport)AFL 2026 grand final: where the Fremantle v Brisbane decider will be won and lostplain
The West AustralianFremantle Dockers arrive in Melbourne for AFL grand final as Brennan Cox and Oscar McDonald await selectionplain
The West AustralianAFL grand final teams: Fremantle Dockers make call on Brennan Cox, Oscar McDonald against Brisbane Lionsplain
The West AustralianFremantle Dockers arrive in Melbourne two days out from grand final against Brisbane on Saturdayplain
The West Australian2026 AFL Grand Final: The match-ups that are crucial to Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions’ hopesplain
The West AustralianFremantle Dockers lead with the head in call not to play Brennan Cox on Grand Final dayplain
The West AustralianPaul Hasleby: Where Fremantle Dockers could win or lose AFL Grand Final against Brisbaneplain
The West AustralianGeraldton fans are supporting the Dockers all the way to Melbourne for this year's 2026 AFL grand finalplain
The West AustralianFremantle College gets behind Fremantle Dockers in iconic way a day before the 2026 AFL Grand Final1 change
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