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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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Lions roar, shrug Suns to book Magpies MCG date

Brisbane's finals pedigree has shone in a 53-point defeat of rivals Gold Coast that put them two wins away from back-to-back AFL premierships.

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Brisbane crush Gold Coast to remain king of Queensland and book AFL preliminary final spot

Lions bounce back to defeat Suns by 53 points in second semi-final and set up blockbuster clash with Collingwood at the MCG next Saturday

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Why there's so much riding on Lion's milestone moment

Will Ashcroft has packed plenty into his 49 AFL games, and the Brisbane Lions star expects fireworks in his milestone game against familiar foes.

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Lions defeat Bulldogs in tough Gabba thriller

Brisbane have come out on top of the Western Bulldogs in an AFL arm wrestle, winning 12. 14 (86) to 12. 4 (76) at the Gabba.

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No mercy from Lions as Carlton's woes continue

The Brisbane Lions have continued their push for a top-two finish and twisted the knife in Carlton with a comprehensive victory at Marvel Stadium.

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Ashcroft's approach to overcoming Lions' late wobbles

The Brisbane Lions, now battling their own fourth-quarter issues, haven't watched a replay of last year's remarkable semi-final comeback defeat of GWS.

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Comeback Crows' late surge sinks Brisbane in thriller

Adelaide have kicked five goals to none in the last quarter to down the Brisbane Lions by five points at Adelaide Oval.

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Demons mull Oliver tag twist in Lions' den

Clayton Oliver has found a new defensive role in Melbourne's midfield and could line up in a head-to-head battle with one of Brisbane's prime ball-winners.

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Ladder-leading Lions 'humming' with plenty in reserve

The impressive injury returns in the VFL of Tom Doedee and Keidean Coleman have coincided with Brisbane's AFL premiership defence clicking up a few gears.

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