Brisbane's Historic Three-Peat
Brisbane Lions complete stunning fourth-quarter comeback to win third straight AFL premiership
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The Brisbane Lions rallied from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Fremantle 96-89 in the AFL grand final, claiming their third consecutive premiership. Fremantle led for much of the match and was ahead by 10 points at three-quarter time, but goals from Charlie Cameron and Zac Bailey helped set up Logan Morris’s go-ahead goal with a minute left and a final sealer in the closing seconds. The Dockers, still seeking their first AFL title, were left to rue missed scoring chances as Brisbane completed a comeback victory in front of a capacity MCG crowd.
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Brisbane champion Lachie Neale, a former Fremantle player, was booed by Dockers fans after his one-game striking ban was overturned by the AFL appeals board on the Thursday before the final.
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Fremantle kicked 6.10 in the second half, and Josh Treacy missed a shot from the goal square midway through the last quarter—one of the Dockers’ costly scoring chances.
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A first-quarter umpiring decision became contentious: Treacy was denied a set shot after the umpire ruled the pass to him had not travelled 15 metres, despite the article saying it clearly had.
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Brisbane midfielder Will Ashcroft was awarded the Norm Smith Medal; Fremantle’s Caleb Serong recorded 13 clearances.
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