AFL grand final recap: Brisbane Lions claim back-to-back premierships in emphatic fashion

AFL : Brisbane has sealed their place in history with back-to-back premierships in a dominating second-half against Geelong.
Saturday’s clash was the first grand final since 1909 to have level scores at half-time but the deadlock couldn’t last.
And when it broke, it was a Lions flood.
Recap all the action from the MCG below!
Key events
27 Sep 2025 - 05:50 PM
Big news
27 Sep 2025 - 03:36 PM
Norm Smith Medal
27 Sep 2025 - 03:29 PM
THREE-WORD ANALYSIS
27 Sep 2025 - 03:27 PM
MATCH REPORT
27 Sep 2025 - 03:22 PM
FULL TIME: Geelong 75, Brisbane 122
27 Sep 2025 - 02:48 PM
Starcevich news
27 Sep 2025 - 02:46 PM
Cats sub
27 Sep 2025 - 02:39 PM
THREE-QUARTER TIME: Geelong 44, Brisbane 63
27 Sep 2025 - 02:06 PM
Lions sub
27 Sep 2025 - 01:40 PM
HALF-TIME: Geelong 36, Brisbane 36
27 Sep 2025 - 01:02 PM
QUARTER TIME: Geelong 15, Brisbane 12
27 Sep 2025 - 11:47 AM
Here’s Snoop
27 Sep 2025 - 11:32 AM
Subs confirmed
27 Sep 2025 - 11:09 AM
Lions confirm Neale is the sub
Done and dusted!
With a second Brisbane flag in as many years, season 2025 comes to an end.
We hope you had as much fun as we did riding the AFL rollercoaster.
However, the action is not quite over with trade action kicking off in just over a week.
Until then, goodnight!
Sleepless nights
Chris Fagan has revealed the agony of working out if he should play Lachie Neale.
Neale before him!
Lachie Neale now has as many premiership cups as Brownlow Medals.
Is there anything else the Lion can achieve?
Broadside!
Chris Scott has explained the one rule that irked him most in the decider, and he was not happy about it.
One more time!
The Lions sang the song loud after that triumph and it will echo across the AFL landscape for some time to come.
Still buzzing
There’s still plenty of celebrations going on in the Lions rooms.

The key match-ups
It’s a team effort but which one-on-one battles had a big say on the game?
