Saw some men in Collingwood guernseys with young boys wearing their Lions guernseys heading towards a train station to embark on the journey to the Gabba. The youngsters in Lions attire are the smart ones irrespective of who the reigning premiers are.
It'll boil down to who starts well. A good start for Collingwood and they'll win their 3rd flag in the last 60 years. A good start for the Lions and they'll win by 30+ points.
I've never seen two traditional rivals meet in a GF so part of me wouldn't mind Carlton playing Collingwood next week but the Lions have their best shot at winning a flag for 2 decades.
That's the 2nd prelim the Giants have lost where I've been shattered for them. I really wanted them to win prelims in their 2016 and 2023 but it wasn't to be.
Hamish Brayshaw said the AFL want Collingwood to win for the image of the Daicos brothers winning a flag like their father did. Next week the crowd won't be as big a factor as it was tonight.
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