Review Grand Final, 2024 - Sydney vs. Brisbane Lions

[Big Sauce 21]

I still find it barely believable that we won the flag from here >

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4 goals 12 at that stage. Peak lions. then 11 goals 3 also peak Lions

 

[MSB ROYS]

4 goals 12 at that stage. Peak lions. then 11 goals 3 also peak Lions

Lions kick straight. Almost a guaranteed win.

 

[Jivlain]

 

[KissKiss]

I still find it barely believable that we won the flag from here >

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The journey before the destination makes it so much sweeter

 

[Gadzorks]

He was hugging a lot of people not in lions kit.

Would have thought he could get them a discount.

 

[010203]

The two players who gave Fages the Gatorade shower were the first two players drafted in the Chris Fagan era.

 

[western royboy]

Nathan Buckley has obviously had some enormous growth as a person in his later years. Article linked here, and a podcast where the quotes came from, which i'll be listening to in the off season (once I've made my way through all the backlog of Lions content!).

He seems an intelligent, likeable bloke these days. I hope he remains that way if he goes back to coaching.

He had a crack at being a physio when first at Collingwood - around ‘94 and did a bit of ultra sound on me a couple of times (dodgy hammy) - i them met him out socially thru a footy connection - i always found him to be a great bloke - his on field intensity didn’t match his off field

 

[braddsey]

He had a crack at being a physio when first at Collingwood - around ‘94 and did a bit of ultra sound on me a couple of times (dodgy hammy) - i them met him out socially thru a footy connection - i always found him to be a great bloke - his on field intensity didn’t match his off field

Yeah, similar story. My step-father did the landscaping at Buck’s house back in the late 90’s. Was a good guy, very friendly and interested in non-football stuff.
He obviously got/gets serious case of white-line fever.

 

[Elixuh]

This is gold

 

[Section 5]

This is gold

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i am surprised your parents let you get this done

 

[brutus76]

I remember watching Cal kick 5 in 2017 against the Crows and always thought he was a crafty forward and suprised the Lions didn't play him more there

He doesn't need a lot of touches, great tackler and pressurer and FMD knows where the middle of the big sticks are

 

[Elixuh]

i am surprised your parents let you get this done

Rude

 

[Nunez]

i am surprised your parents let you get this done

BRAB is a great father.

 

[brutus76]

Grandpa Fages needs to get into an episode of Bluey

 

[inaralover]

 

[Jivlain]

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Chris Fagan's incredible AFL grand final gesture for the injured Oscar McInerney comes to light

All class from the Lions coach. Read more here.

au.sports.yahoo.com

Yahoo Sport Australia can exclusively reveal in an incredibly selfless act Brisbane coach Chris Fagan decided to give away his premiership winners medal to preliminary final hero Oscar McInerney

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Oscar Mcinerney

Age

30

Ht

204cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.1

2star

K

4.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

14.3

5star

D

6.9

1star

K

4.1

2star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

1.9

4star

HO

16.4

5star

D

7.6

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.6

3star

CL

0.4

3star

HO

11.2

5star

. After the ruckman's heroics helped Brisbane book a place in the 2024 AFL grand final, Fagan felt it was only right for McInerney to receive a medal after missing out on the club's incredible grand final triumph through injury.

For winning the grand final, Fagan was awarded both the Jock McHale medal - which is given to the grand final winning coach - and a premiership medal. And while both medals meant a great deal to Fagan - especially after the club came so close to winning a flag the season prior - the Lions coach felt it was only right to give his premiership medal to McInerney.

The ruckman was an integral part of Brisbane's campaign all season, but couldn't line up in the grand final after dislocating his shoulder twice in the preliminary-final win over Geelong. But the ruckman showed his absolute class after Brisbane's 120-60 victory at the MCG, celebrating each and every one of his teammates as they received their medals despite the fact he would have been quietly shattered that he wasn't getting one. But in the end, he received a medal after all.

A Brisbane Lions spokesperson told Yahoo Sport Australia on Friday that Fagan felt it was the right thing to do given the ruckman's crucial role in the Lions achieving their ultimate goal. But not wanting to do it on the public stage at the grand final ceremony, Fagan chose to award it to the ruckman at the team's final meeting.

McInerney was reportedly ecstatic upon receiving the medal and very thankful to his coach. It comes after a Triple M caller, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, revealed he overheard Fagan say he gave his premiership medal away to McInerney. "So Fagan has two medals and in the final meeting before the playing group splits up for the off-season, he (Fagan) got the boys together and said 'So I have a 23rd medal and as you boys know there was a 23rd man on that field with you'," the caller told Triple M.

"And he and everyone felt a medal had to go to Oscar and there you have it the feel-good story of the year. Oscar was so selfless and you could see the joy on his face after the boys won the grand final. And now he has a grand final medal himself."

 

[McIvor]

Chris Fagan's incredible AFL grand final gesture for the injured Oscar McInerney comes to light

All class from the Lions coach. Read more here.

au.sports.yahoo.com

Yahoo Sport Australia can exclusively reveal in an incredibly selfless act Brisbane coach Chris Fagan decided to give away his premiership winners medal to preliminary final hero Oscar McInerney. After the ruckman's heroics helped Brisbane book a place in the 2024 AFL grand final, Fagan felt it was only right for McInerney to receive a medal after missing out on the club's incredible grand final triumph through injury.

For winning the grand final, Fagan was awarded both the Jock McHale medal - which is given to the grand final winning coach - and a premiership medal. And while both medals meant a great deal to Fagan - especially after the club came so close to winning a flag the season prior - the Lions coach felt it was only right to give his premiership medal to McInerney.

The ruckman was an integral part of Brisbane's campaign all season, but couldn't line up in the grand final after dislocating his shoulder twice in the preliminary-final win over Geelong. But the ruckman showed his absolute class after Brisbane's 120-60 victory at the MCG, celebrating each and every one of his teammates as they received their medals despite the fact he would have been quietly shattered that he wasn't getting one. But in the end, he received a medal after all.

A Brisbane Lions spokesperson told Yahoo Sport Australia on Friday that Fagan felt it was the right thing to do given the ruckman's crucial role in the Lions achieving their ultimate goal. But not wanting to do it on the public stage at the grand final ceremony, Fagan chose to award it to the ruckman at the team's final meeting.

McInerney was reportedly ecstatic upon receiving the medal and very thankful to his coach. It comes after a Triple M caller, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, revealed he overheard Fagan say he gave his premiership medal away to McInerney. "So Fagan has two medals and in the final meeting before the playing group splits up for the off-season, he (Fagan) got the boys together and said 'So I have a 23rd medal and as you boys know there was a 23rd man on that field with you'," the caller told Triple M.

"And he and everyone felt a medal had to go to Oscar and there you have it the feel-good story of the year. Oscar was so selfless and you could see the joy on his face after the boys won the grand final. And now he has a grand final medal himself."

24th medal; no?

Nothing but for Fages