Brisbane Lions claim third consecutive AFL premiership at MCG

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Lions beat Dockers 14.12 (96) to 12.17 (89) at electric MCG Wharfie Time backfires as Lions surge home in closing minutes The Brisbane Lions secured a historic third-straight AFL premiership, defeating Fremantle 14.12 (96) to 12.17 (89) at the MCG. In a barely believable grand final, the defending premiers ended with a four-goal spree in the final four minutes, including the final two from Logan Morris, that followed the Dockers’ Wharfie Time activation. At that stage Fremantle led by 17 points, but the Dockers folded afterwards. Brisbane finished like a freight train on an afternoon that began with Kylie Minogue’s sparkling performance that featured The Loco-Motion. It was only the second time since 1981 that a team has won the grand final after trailing at three-quarter-time, following Geelong’s comeback over St Kilda in 2009. Continue reading...

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Activation backfires for Dockers who let lead slip late on at MCG Lions coach Chris Fagan says Dockers ‘probably deserved to win’ Fremantle’s Wharfie Time was supposed to be signal the coronation of the Dockers’ first premiership, but Brisbane Lions midfielder Josh Dunkley said after Saturday’s memorable grand final it had the opposite effect. The Dockers led by 17 points with barely four minutes to play when the bells rang out around the MCG. Immediately afterwards, the Lions scored four late goals to pull off an improbable victory in one of the great AFL grand finals. Continue reading...