Overview

• Scores were level at half-time for the first time in a grand final since 1909 before the Lions kicked 13 goals to six after the break.
• Will Ashcroft won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground, securing the honour for a second consecutive year.
• Lachie Neale, managed for a calf concern, was activated at half-time and contributed 17 disposals and a long third-term goal.
• Hugh McCluggage and Charlie Cameron each kicked four goals, Zac Bailey tallied 3.6, and captain Harris Andrews controlled the back half.
• A crowd of 100,022 witnessed the clubs' first-ever grand final meeting as Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron played on with an arm guard after a knock.