Nobody who witnessed this grand final, no matter their allegiances or knowledge of the sport, could claim to have felt nothing.
We can speak safely about the Dockers here, because you can be sure not one of their long-suffering fans will take the step of entering into this or any other media about this grand final for as long as they live.
Charlie Cameron teed up Country Roads, Zac Bailey squeezed one out of nowhere, Logan Morris took the biggest mark and kicked the biggest goal of his life.
Windows of opportunity are rare in grand finals such as this, and when Charlie Cameron kicked the Lions in front it felt like the Dockers had missed a big one.
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We can speak safely about the Dockers here, because you can be sure not one of their long-suffering fans will take the step of entering into this or any other.
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Nobody who witnessed this grand final, no matter their allegiances or knowledge of the sport, could claim to have felt nothing.
You can not have one without the other. The overwhelming weight of Brisbane's accomplishment needs to fall somewhere, and it just so happened to drop squarely on the soul of the Fremantle Dockers.
We can speak safely about the Dockers here, because you can be sure not one of their long-suffering fans will take the step of entering into this or any other media about this grand final for as long as they live.
As Patrick Voss set off in celebration of his goal, as the bells tolled to signify what must be the last ever Wharfie Time and as tears began at last from the tortured purple throngs, nobody could possibly have been so heartless as to deny them now.
Charlie Cameron teed up Country Roads, Zac Bailey squeezed one out of nowhere, Logan Morris took the biggest mark and kicked the biggest goal of his life.
To the great relief of Fremantle fans and neutrals alike, it was within 15 minutes of the first bounce that the grand final lights weren't likely to blind the Dockers.
Windows of opportunity are rare in grand finals such as this, and when Charlie Cameron kicked the Lions in front it felt like the Dockers had missed a big one.
The day the Lions won the unwinnable, the day the world collapsed upon the Dockers, among the greatest days footy has ever seen.
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ABC News (Sport)In the greatest and cruellest of grand finals, only the Lions believedplain
SBS News2026 AFL Grand Final: When is it, who's playing and how to watchplain
ABC News (Sport)Talking points, teams and times for today's AFL grand finalplain
The AgeAFL Grand Final 2026plain
The AgeAFL grand final 2026plain
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