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AFL finals: why every team can – and can’t – win the 2026 premiership

The first season with a wildcard round means 10 clubs are still in with a shot of tasting the ultimate success. We examine their strengths and weaknesses

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Lions ready for latest high-stakes Magpies showdown

Brisbane's latest clash with Collingwood is another high-stakes one with the Lions determined to win and seal an AFL top-four berth.

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Record-breaking Fagan warns Lions ahead of finals race

Chris Fagan's Brisbane Lions have given themselves a chance at another AFL "three-peat'', while the Suns were left to rue a lack of polish.

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Coach warns of complacency as Lions firm in flag hunt

After Brisbane took a sledgehammer to Port Adelaide, Lions coach Chris Fagan warned the same fate awaits his side if they take their foot off the pedal.

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Lethal Lions mow down Eagles for sixth straight win

Brisbane have shrugged off a stiff challenge from West Coast, with Lachie Neale, Will Ashcroft and Kai Lohmann leading the Lions to victory in Perth.

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Lions thump Bombers as Bailey's future looks clearer

Brisbane's big win over Essendon has pushed them back into fourth, with former Bomber ruckman Sam Draper in eye-catching form.

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Neale's numbers stack up as AFL rivals circle

With a decision to make on his playing future, Lachie Neale is tracking towards his most impactful season since arriving at the Brisbane Lions in 2019.

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Lions destroy Crows with statement win at the Gabba

The reigning premiers may be a couple of games off the pace but showed why they are still the team to beat this season with a gaping home win over Adelaide.

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Demons, Lions defenders under concussion clouds

Melbourne will investigate whether Harrison Petty suffered a delayed onset concussion against Brisbane while Lion Noah Answerth was concussed again.

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'Needed to happen': Ashcroft tagged in tough Lions win

North Melbourne continued their improvement on Saturday, but Brisbane made them pay for too many turnovers and won by 26 points in their Gather Round game.

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'Sledgehammer' keeps Fagan honest after quickfire wins

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan isn't sure if Hugh McCluggage will return from a calf injury that's seen him miss the last three games.

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War of words 'good fun' but not focus: father-son star

Brisbane midfield star Will Ashcroft has enjoyed following the off-field back-and-forth between St Kilda and the Lions ahead of their Marvel Stadium meeting.

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Lions' next gen a scary prospect for flag rivals

Brisbane Lions co-captain Harris Andrews is bullish about his team's chances of completing a premiership hat-trick, buoyed by the emergence of young stars.

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From the Pocket: only winners in Lachie Neale media storm are those counting the clicks

The Lions star’s marriage breakdown is a story for our age, where attention spans are shortening, and the personal becomes public

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Lions' Ashcroft named AFL player of the finals

Brisbane Lions midfielder Will Ashcroft has won the Gary Ayres Award as the best player of the AFL finals after starring throughout September for the premiers.

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Where there's a Will there's two Norm Smith Medals

Star Brisbane Lions midfielder Will Ashcroft is only the third player to win back-to-back North Smith Medals as best afield in the AFL grand final.

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Brisbane’s Will Ashcroft cements star status with successive Norm Smith medals

Brisbane midfielder Will Ashcroft cemented his meteoric rise to the summit of the AFL by securing a second successive Norm Smith medal

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Brisbane win back-to-back AFL premierships with grand final thumping of Geelong

Brisbane Lions run riot in second half against Geelong Cats to claim 47-point victory as Will Ashcroft awarded second Norm Smith medal in as many years

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Matter of pride as Lion kings roar to another AFL flag

Charlie Cameron and Will Ashcroft starred as the Brisbane Lions finished full of running in the grand final against Geelong to claim a second successive flag.

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Grand-final stage a happy hunting ground for Lion bros

Will and Levi Ashcroft grew up in the thick of grand-final week and the Brisbane Lions brothers will attack their first shot at shared glory against Geelong.

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Ablett's wise words give young Cat confidence

Geelong wingman Ollie Dempsey will lean on mentor Gary Ablett's advice when he lines up on a wing in the grand final against the Brisbane Lions.

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Lions to play for injured 'heartbeat' in grand final

Brisbane stars Josh Dunkley and Will Ashcroft have hailed the courage of injured midfielder Jarrod Berry in ruling himself out of the AFL grand final.

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Livewire Lohmann finds roar as leader of Lions' cubs

Darcy Wilmot, who has played 82 consecutive games since debuting in the 2023 AFL finals series, is pumped that Kai Lohmann's got his strut back.

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AFL finals stage set for Nick Daicos and Will Ashcroft to stake claim as generation’s best

Two of the AFL’s best young footballers take to the field as Collingwood and Brisbane meet in a preliminary final, both with brothers by their side

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How 'seething' McCluggage put Lions on his back

Hugh McCluggage and his battle-hardened Brisbane teammates have ironed out the kinks ahead of a tasty preliminary final battle with rivals Collingwood.

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