Overview

• Reigning premiers Brisbane overran Collingwood 15.10 (100) to 11.5 (71) at the MCG to set the first Geelong–Brisbane Grand Final.
• Geelong beat Hawthorn by 30 points with Patrick Dangerfield starring, but defender Tom Stewart was concussed and cannot play under the AFL’s 12-day protocol.
• Hawthorn’s Mabior Chol received a three-match rough conduct suspension for the tackle on Stewart, graded careless conduct, severe impact and high contact.
• Brisbane midfielder Jarrod Berry dislocated his shoulder in the prelim and is likely to miss the decider, while the Lions will assess Lachie Neale’s calf before selection.
• Stewart’s case has renewed calls to shift the pre-finals bye to the week before the Grand Final, with AFL football boss Greg Swann previously indicating support for the change.