AFL world rejoices at Lions’ thrilling win over Collingwood after the siren

Brisbane’s incredible win over Collingwood courtesy of a goal after the siren sent social media into meltdown as footy fans rejoiced.

The Lions roared while Collingwood left empty-handed.

Brisbane celebrated its first win of the season as Collingwood had its heart broken in a dramatic one-point loss on Thursday night.

The Lions were down by five when the full-time siren sounded but Zac Bailey had a set shot to win it for the Queensland side and kicked truly, sparking wild scenes of jubilation from a team that has been forced to remain in Melbourne because of a COVID-19 scare in the Sunshine State.

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This game was supposed to be played at the Gabba but the Lions showed a ton of resilience to stay in the contest right until the final moment, making up for losses in the opening two weeks to Sydney and Geelong.

The footy gods were finally smiling kindly on Brisbane. Bailey was the player who should have had a kick to win the game against the Cats last week, only for the umpires to miss a blatant free kick against Mark Blicavs for holding the ball.

That let-off allowed Geelong to escape with a one-point win but this week the tables turned and Brisbane scored its first points of the season with an 11.7 (73) to 11.6 (72) victory.

Channel 7 journalist Tim Yeatman suggested the result was “footy karma” in action while Damien Peck tweeted about “vindication” for Bailey.

Zac Bailey was the hero.

It was party time for Brisbane.

Australia rejoices at Collingwood’s heartbreak

Footy journo Rohan Connolly tweeted: “Wow! Lions just didn’t look destined to win give amount of fluffed opportunities. Zac Bailey very cool stuff, should have kicked winner last week at Geelong! Bloody great game again!”

AFL reporter Ryan Daniels added: “Don’t tell me there aren’t Footy Gods. Zac Bailey unbelievable.”

The club opposing AFL fans love to hate, Collingwood’s heartbreak was everyone else’s fairytale.

James Massola tweeted: “The only thing better than Collingwood losing by 100 points is Collingwood losing by one point, after the siren.”

Ryan Reynolds added: “So much satisfaction seeing Collingwood lose after the siren.”

Carlton supporter Jamie Briggs wrote: “Collingwood losing with an after the siren kick. I think this is going to be a terrific Easter.”

Cricket reporter Dennis Freedman tweeted: “Collingwood losing by a point after the siren is God’s gift to humanity.”

Brisbane is finally on the board.

Lions coach Chris Fagan was a proud man, especially after the adversity his team has already faced in 2021.

“Win, lose or draw I just wanted us to play with great effort and grit and that’s what we did tonight,” he said post-match.

“Tonight was always going to be an interesting scenario and there were many times where Collingwood looked like they were going to win, but our boys got up!

“When they look back on their careers, that game will bring a smile to their faces.”