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AFL grand final day 2024
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AFL grand final day 2024

In the countdown to today’s AFL season-decider, catch up on the best of our up-to-the-minute coverage.

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The pain of losing a grand final: Sydney’s Chad Warner in 2022 and the Brisbane Lions’ Lachie Neale in 2023.

‘A hard pill to swallow’: The 33 players who have been in a grand final – and lost

There will be more than 30 players at the MCG on Saturday who have played in grand final losses – a scenario that is almost without parallel in a heavily equalised competition.

  • by Jake Niall
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Demons counting the cost of Brayshaw’s forced retirement

Not until they saw his name on the Brownlow Medal running sheet did the AFL hierarchy realise Angus Brayshaw would be breaking his self-imposed public silence.

  • by Caroline Wilson
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First goal? Norm Smith winner? Your AFL grand final sweeps

Download our sweeps for your AFL grand final parties on Saturday as Sydney and the Brisbane Lions vie for the 2024 premiership.

The 2001 Grand Final turned out to be far more successful for me than for the Bombers, who were defeated by Michael Voss’ Lions.

I fell in love on grand final day, but not with football

It’s always a massive occasion for our city and for The Age, but grand final day is special to me for another reason.

  • by Mathew Dunckley
Jason Kimberley and Monty Chapman ready themselves for the grand final.

‘The first time I’d seen tatts’: Swans and Royboys of old return to fly the flag

As Sydney and the Brisbane Lions face off in the grand final, South Melbourne and Fitzroy will be out there with them, too.

  • by Greg Baum
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How Fitzroy greats have reconnected with the Brisbane Lions

It was not until he received a call out of the blue in 2019 that former Fitzroy captain Richard Osborne regained a sense of football belonging.

  • by Andrew Wu
John Longmire has reached his fifth grand final as Swans coach.

Dual premiership coach, or four-time loser? Longmire’s legacy should not be defined by flags alone

Swans coach John Longmire shouldn’t need a second grand final win to frank his reputation as one of the AFL’s all-time greats. But that’s just the way it is.

  • by Vince Rugari
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Opposing captains Dane Rampe and Lachie Neale show the premiership cup to hordes of fans at the parade.

Stop the boats, start the party: Melbourne turns it on for the AFL grand final parade

The return to land-based vehicles and a more traditional motorcade, after the farce on the Yarra two years ago, was warmly welcomed by all concerned.

  • by Vince Rugari
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Grand final teams: Fort’s big chance after McInerney’s blow; Age experts make their tips

Our tipsters give their expert predictions for the grand final and explain their picks. There are no surprises at the selection table with Brisbane back-up ruckman Darcy Fort coming in for Oscar McInerney.

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