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.
Lions fans break out into Charlie Cameron’s goal kicking anthem:‘Take me home,country roads’.
Through turmoil,heartbreak and challenges,Chris Fagan managed to steer his team past the naysayers to premiership glory.
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.
Will Ashcroft became the second-youngest winner of the Norm Smith Medal when he had 30 touches in a grand final at the age of just 20 years and 145 days.
Who soared,and who flopped,on the AFL’s biggest stage? In a lopsided grand final,the influential players were far easier to spot for the triumphant Brisbane Lions.
Joe Daniher made an instant beeline behind the netted area in the bowels of the MCG to escape the same reporters all keen to ask him the same question:“Did you just play your last game?”