The Lions celebrated their premiership win in both Fitzroy and back home in Brisbane in a triumphant post grand final Sunday.
The Lions were not always so good,but a series of factors – from brilliant recruiting to a heralded medical team – helped turn them into the AFL’s best.
No amount of early season dominance,no late season return-to-form,no minor premiership was going to stand in the way of our customary car crash in the granny.
In the hurt of a fourth consecutive loss in a grand final appearance,the fourth in 11 years,it’s hard not to wonder when or if the ultimate payoff will come again.
A long,hard summer of introspection awaits for the Sydney Swans after their 60-point thrashing at the MCG on Saturday.
It was a player who was not in the final 23 who provided the team with the pivotal moment off the field to inspire his teammates in their pursuit of a premiership.
Key Swans stars admitted Saturday’s AFL grand final loss to the Brisbane Lions feels worse than their 2022 thumping at the hands of Geelong. But Dane Rampe vows they will fight back.
A fortnight ago,Darcy Fort was playing in the hail against Werribee. On Saturday afternoon at the MCG,he was showered in confetti,beer and plaudits.
The Brisbane Lions turned the decider into a rout through a second-quarter blitz,condemning the Swans to a fourth grand final defeat in 11 years,despite their minor premiership.
The party is underway as the Lions celebrate their win in the AFL grand final today. Follow along for the post game celebrations and the reactions from the Swans to another heartbreaking loss.
Perhaps no other coach before Chris Fagan has listened to the MCG crowd chanting his name in the last quarter of a grand final.