For the second year in a row, Brisbane Lions fans are celebrating a dominant grand final win.<\/p>\n
After a tight first half that saw scores level at half-time, Brisbane pulled away and never looked back, pouring on 13 goals in the second half to cruise to a 47-point victory.<\/p>\n
For Brisbane fans, the day may have held a sense of deja vu, following a 60-point demolition of the Sydney Swans in last year’s grand final.<\/p>\n
But the encore performance did nothing to dampen the excitement of the Brisbane faithful, who worked up a frenzy at a hotel in the shadow of Brisbane’s famous Story Bridge.<\/p>\n
Fans were dancing on tables in Brisbane as the Lions claimed their second premiership in as many years.(ABC News)<\/p>\n
As the final siren sounded, the crowd erupted in celebration, the heartbreak from their close loss in the 2023 showpiece now a distant memory.<\/p>\n
The excitement was overwhelming in Queensland.(ABC News)<\/p>\n
The mood was markedly more subdued in Geelong, where fans watched the dying moments of the game at Eastern Beach.<\/p>\n
Some Geelong fans couldn’t bear to watch as their team collapsed in the second half.(ABC News)<\/p>\n
The dour mood there was compounded by the weather, as rain started to drench the thousands of fans who turned out to watch the game at the live site.<\/p>\n
The mood at Geelong’s live watch site was a stark contrast to the joy in Brisbane.(ABC News)<\/p>\n
Back in Melbourne, diehard Brisbane fans who were unable to get a ticket to the game gathered at the Royal Derby Hotel in Fitzroy, the Victorian home of the Brisbane Lions.<\/p>\n
One Lions fan said he was in disbelief that the side had overcome adversity to win it all.<\/p>\n
“I can’t believe it, we lost [Joe] Daniher, all these injuries, and we’re back again this year,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Look out, we’ve got another three or four coming on.”<\/p>\n
There were some familiar faces celebrating in Fitzroy after the win.(ABC News)<\/p>\n
Another fan couldn’t help but get a dig in at Geelong, which beat the Lions convincingly in the first week of the finals.<\/p>\n
“What a win, to beat Geelong like that, and they are a pretty boring club, aren’t they?” he said.<\/p>\n
One particularly chipper Brisbane fan led the pub in a rendition of Sweet Caroline.(ABC News)<\/p>\n
The evening in Fitzroy was sound-tracked by the classic hits that now play when a Lions player kicks a goal, with fans standing on tables to belt out Take Me Home Country Roads \u2014 Charlie Cameron’s signature tune.<\/p>\n
The celebration continued at Yarra Park, where players showed the cup off to cheering fans.<\/p>\n
The joy continued long into the evening for Brisbane fans.(ABC News)<\/p>\n
For Brisbane fans hoping to keep the party going just a little longer, the team will have its fan day at Brunswick St Oval in Fitzroy on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Geelong fans will have an opportunity to commiserate together at their fan day at St Mary’s Oval at Kardinia Park.<\/p>\n
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