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Brisbane Lions surge late for third flag in a row, breaking Docker hearts

Brisbane Times Roy Ward, Jake Niall, Karl Quinn, Peter Ryan, Hannah Kennelly, Andrew Wu, Indigo Lemay-Conway, Cameron Myles, Bridget McArthur, Shelby Brooks

26 Sept 2026 12:02 AEST Summary

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Changed after publishing · 5 edits

26 Sept 2026 22:15 AEST the headline was changed: ~~AFL grand final LIVE:~~ Brisbane Lions surge late for third flag in a row, breaking Docker hearts
26 Sept 2026 19:01 AEST the headline was changed: AFL grand final LIVE: ~~Dynasty confirmed:~~ Lions surge late for third flag in a row, breaking Docker hearts
26 Sept 2026 18:03 AEST the headline was changed: AFL grand final LIVE: ~~Freo desperate to hold on in the closing minutes against champion~~ Dynasty confirmed: Lions ~~Pearce injured~~ surge late for ~~Dockers~~third flag in a row, breaking Docker hearts
26 Sept 2026 17:16 AEST the headline was changed: AFL grand final LIVE: ~~Highlights, a villain and how the Dockers can break the Lions~~ Freo desperate to hold on in the ~~second half~~closing minutes against champion Lions; Pearce injured for Dockers
26 Sept 2026 16:18 AEST the headline was changed: AFL grand final LIVE: ~~‘Prancing Pony’, McKenna trade crowd-lifting goals as~~ Highlights, a villain and how the Dockers ~~start to surge~~can break the Lions in the second half

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Fremantle and Brisbane Lions will battle it out to decide which club will claim the AFL premiership for 2026.

AFL match Brisbane Lions - Sydney Swans Anke from Brisbane, Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

AFL match Brisbane Lions - Sydney Swans Anke from Brisbane, Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Niral Score 4.1 mundaneloaded

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Sourcing 42 unattributednamed sources Mood 50 sorrowjoyful

6 read zero: sentiment, political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Sentiment 0 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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Brisbane Times Brisbane Lions surge late for third flag in a row, breaking Docker hearts plain
The West Australian Fremantle Dockers arrive in Melbourne for AFL grand final as Brennan Cox and Oscar McDonald await selection plain
The West Australian AFL grand final teams: Fremantle Dockers make call on Brennan Cox, Oscar McDonald against Brisbane Lions plain
The West Australian Fremantle Dockers arrive in Melbourne two days out from grand final against Brisbane on Saturday plain
The West Australian 2026 AFL Grand Final: The match-ups that are crucial to Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions’ hopes plain
The West Australian Fremantle Dockers lead with the head in call not to play Brennan Cox on Grand Final day plain
The West Australian Paul Hasleby: Where Fremantle Dockers could win or lose AFL Grand Final against Brisbane plain
The West Australian Geraldton fans are supporting the Dockers all the way to Melbourne for this year's 2026 AFL grand final plain
The West Australian Fremantle College gets behind Fremantle Dockers in ~~iconic~~ way a day before the 2026 AFL Grand Final 1 change

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The West Australian Fremantle Dockers arrive in Melbourne for AFL grand final as Brennan Cox and Oscar McDonald await selection Niral 12.1 political 0 The West Australian AFL grand final teams: Fremantle Dockers make call on Brennan Cox, Oscar McDonald against Brisbane Lions Niral 9.6 political 0 The West Australian Fremantle Dockers arrive in Melbourne two days out from grand final against Brisbane on Saturday Niral 4.1 political 0 The West Australian 2026 AFL Grand Final: The match-ups that are crucial to Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions’ hopes Niral 11.3 political 0 The West Australian Fremantle College gets behind Fremantle Dockers in way a day before the 2026 AFL Grand Final Niral 18 political 0 The West Australian Fremantle Dockers lead with the head in call not to play Brennan Cox on Grand Final day Niral 9.3 political 0 The West Australian Paul Hasleby: Where Fremantle Dockers could win or lose AFL Grand Final against Brisbane Niral 12.4 political 0 The West Australian Geraldton fans are supporting the Dockers all the way to Melbourne for this year's 2026 AFL grand final Niral 4.1 political 0