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- This Lion pulled off the tackle of the grand final, but he barely remembers it With less than seven minutes to go in the final quarter, Fremantle’s Josh Treacy sprinted towards goal and looked certain to extend the Dockers’ lead.
- Lachie Neale is used to being the villain. He stepped up in ‘go time’ of a heist for the ages After the grand final, the superstar onballer kissed his new girlfriend and hugged his dad.
- Match-winning Lion reveals he’s been playing with fractured back Grand final hero Logan Morris played through a stress fracture in his back and barely trained in recent months as he became the first AFL footballer to win a premiership.
- The Dockers had one hand on the premiership cup. Then came four minutes that turned the grand final When the bells tolled for Wharfie Time with just over four minutes left, few, if any.
- The note that helped Patrick Voss after grand final heartbreak Patrick Voss, almost more than any other Fremantle player on the day, typified the large contrast between winning and losing.
- Wharfie Time and Fagan’s heroes chime Freo’s doom in one of the greatest grand finals A week after their improbable win in a preliminary final many rated the greatest game of all time.
- In the greatest and cruellest of grand finals, only the Lions believed 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.
- The Lion who scored a 10 – and the Docker who scored just one: AFL grand final player ratings With minutes to go, Fremantle looked to have secured their first-ever AFL premiership.
- Quick hits: Lions use 'Wharfie Time' to energise, Treacy misses a sitter With the seconds counting down to quarter time and the Lions leading by a point, the Dockers made a last ditch attack that saw Neil Erasmus take a mark just.
- Surprised Docker wins Norm Smith Medal in losing grand final team Shai Bolton has won the Norm Smith Medal, despite the Dockers losing the grand final to the Lions.
- Brisbane roar back to seal three-peat and break Fremantle hearts in AFL grand final classic Wharfie Time backfires as Lions kick four goals in final four minutes. The Brisbane Lions secured a third-straight AFL premiership, defeating Fremantle 14.12 to 12.17 at the MCG.
- Brisbane completes insane three-peat comeback The Brisbane Lions have completed a fairytale comeback in the final minutes to win their third premiership in three years.
- ‘There’s a little bit inside me that would rather walk away’: Fagan’s admission after dynasty cemented With just a minute remaining, a clutch set shot from Logan Morris put the Lions up by just a point – Chris Fagan’s men then holding on for dear life.
- Dockers captain goes down with horror Achilles injury Heart breaking scenes in the grand final for the Fremantle Dockers as captain Alex Pearce goes down hard in the third quarter with an Achilles injury.
- Scuffle ensues after Cox bumps Lions star Lachie Neale misses a goal after Fremantle's Mason Cox bumps the Lions star and starts a scuffle.
- Cameron strikes first for the Lions Charlie Cameron strikes first in the AFL grand final to put the Brisbane Lions in the lead.
- Our grand final tips Hannah Kennelly and Andrew Wu the rain to share their predictions for the AFL season decider.
- ‘Albo just can’t be trusted with Kylie’: Taylor brings the zingers to grand final breakfast Anthony Albanese’s podcast performance and Alastair Clarkson’s Vinnies donation were hot topics at the annual North Melbourne grand final breakfast.
- Stunning Lions comeback breaks Freo hearts in all-time great grand final
- How the Dockers went from perpetual underdogs to top of the game The club won its first game at the hallowed MCG and its first Western Derby, officially stepping out of the Eagles' shadow.
- Mason Cox chases second premiership after his AFL career was all but over Mason Cox still remembers arriving at the MCG for his first AFL grand final back in 2018.
- Heartbreak in the heart of Fremantle as thousands watch Dockers fall short In the heart and home of the Dockers it's hard to escape the colour purple.
- Neale the common thread in Fremantle and Brisbane's eerie shared history When Fremantle coach Ross Lyon activated his sub in the fourth quarter of the 2013 grand final against Hawthorn. Fremantle's sub that day was Lachie Neale.
- Lions list changes but machine the same ahead of fourth grand final On Saturday the Brisbane Lions will march out for their fourth straight grand final appearance.
- Never played AFL, too old? If this is Fagan’s farewell, he’s broken the mould Chris Fagan’s 10 years as senior coach have transformed not the Brisbane Lions, but the clubs’ conception of what matters in coaching.
- Neale has behaved, but he’s worth the angst. He owes the Lions one last hurrah An affair, a marriage break-up, and the search for a new club: Inside the tumultuous season of Lachie Neale.
- Brisbane Lions chase three-peat having remained AFL’s great constant | Jonathan Horn Excellence has not waned under Chris Fagan and while this is their fourth grand final in a row, it is the first they have gone into as favourites.
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