Fremantle Dockers v Brisbane Lions: AFL grand final 2026 – live

• Updates from the premiership decider at the MCG

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Fremantle fans are arriving at the MCG as they hope to create the everlasting memory of seeing their side break the 32-year premiership drought and claim a first AFL grand final.

Fremantle and Brisbane each have a slice of history within touching distance as the best defensive team and the top attacking side of the season meet in a final for the first time. I have gone deep into where the game will be won – and lost – as well as the players set to shape the decider. And also throw in a prediction for how it will all play out – send us your tips on email.

The Dockers are the top-ranked defence with an average of 74 points conceded this year and showed in the come-from-behind victory against the Swans how they can control a game, and limit the opposition scoring, by dominating the territory battle. …

The Lions have flipped the script on how to reach the pointy end of the season as they lean into their enviable spread of firepower to become an offensive juggernaut. The Lions have averaged 118 points since they put three straight mid-season defeats behind them to win 12 of their past 14 matches.

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Source: Guardian Sport