‘No one cares about your story’:Dane Rampe on the harshness of grand final day

‘No one cares about your story’:Dane Rampe on the harshness of grand final day

The AFL’s official slogan for this grand final is:“2 stories. 1 ending.” Try selling that to players who didn’t get the ending they wanted.

  • byVince Rugari

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‘They come at you in waves’:The tactical moves that will decide the grand final

‘They come at you in waves’:The tactical moves that will decide the grand final

This former AFL coach knows how to beat the Brisbane Lions. He talks us through the key battles.

  • byMichael Gleeson
The time capsule fuelling the Lions’ bid to avoid grand final heartbreak

The time capsule fuelling the Lions’ bid to avoid grand final heartbreak

Coach Chris Fagan had his players pen their memories after last year’s losing grand final,hoping to revisit them if they again reached football’s grandest stage.

  • byJon Pierik
What makes big Joe Daniher tick? The real life of football’s biggest character

What makes big Joe Daniher tick? The real life of football’s biggest character

Joe Daniher is a brilliant footballer who thrills crowds in big games and then retreats to a quiet life as a father-of-two in a sleepy beachside hamlet.

  • byPeter Ryan
Go Lions! Where to watch the AFL grand final in Brisbane

Go Lions! Where to watch the AFL grand final in Brisbane

Where do you go to be with your people if you can’t make it down to Melbourne?

  • byNick Dent
‘Built for the big stage’:Pain,heartbreak and Lasso behind Lions’ future

‘Built for the big stage’:Pain,heartbreak and Lasso behind Lions’ future

They are the fearless five:the emerging Brisbane brigade using a Ted Lasso philosophy to inspire a grand final boilover,and forge a Lions’ dynasty.

  • byNick Wright
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Grand final teams:Fort’s big chance after McInerney’s blow;Age experts make their tips

Grand final teams:Fort’s big chance after McInerney’s blow;Age experts make their tips

Our tipsters give their expert predictions for the grand final and explain their picks. There are no surprises at the selection table with Brisbane back-up ruckman Darcy Fort coming in for Oscar McInerney.

How Fitzroy greats have reconnected with the Brisbane Lions

How Fitzroy greats have reconnected with the Brisbane Lions

It was not until he received a call out of the blue in 2019 that former Fitzroy captain Richard Osborne regained a sense of football belonging.

  • byAndrew Wu
Put in the work or pay the price:Callum Mills is a cautionary tale

Put in the work or pay the price:Callum Mills is a cautionary tale

Callum Mills’ injury was self-inflicted,due to the amount of pre-season training he missed. It might,heartbreakingly,cost him a premiership.

  • byKane Cornes
Why a Swans win on Saturday will just be part of the natural order

Why a Swans win on Saturday will just be part of the natural order

Sydney won’t be shocked when the Swans win the AFL grand final. We’re just better at Aussie rules than anyone,especially Victorians.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
AFL grand final could be the highest rating of all time:Dillon hits back at V’landys

AFL grand final could be the highest rating of all time:Dillon hits back at V’landys

With contestants from Queensland and NSW,and the traditional AFL states all watching,this could be the most-watched grand final ever.

  • byAdam Pengilly andHannah Hammoud