Brisbane roar back to seal three-peat and break Fremantle hearts in AFL grand final classic - 问鼎H5

• Lions beat Dockers 14.12 (96) to 12.17 (89) at electric MCG

• Wharfie Time backfires as Lions kick four goals in final four minutes

The Brisbane Lions secured a historic third-straight AFL premiership, defeating Fremantle 14.12 (96) to 12.17 (89) at the MCG. In a barely believable grand final, the defending premiers ended with a four-goal spree in the final four minutes, including the final two from Logan Morris, that followed the Dockers’ Wharfie Time activation.

At that stage Fremantle led by 17 points, but from there the Dockers appeared stationary. Brisbane finished like a freight train on an afternoon that began with Kylie Minogue’s sparkling performance that featured The Loco-Motion. It was only the second time since 1984 that a team has won the grand final after trailing at three-quarter-time, following Geelong’s comeback over St Kilda in 2009.

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