Brisbane Lions defeated Hawthorn 20.11 (131) to 19.8 (122) to reach the AFL Grand Final and will face the Fremantle Dockers next Saturday, 26 September, as they chase a third straight premiership. Conor McKenna scored a crucial goal late in the first quarter to put Brisbane 32-30 ahead and finished with 19 disposals and 13 kicks. Brisbane led 97-77 at the end of the third quarter before Hawthorn mounted a fourth-quarter comeback, with Nick Watson kicking his sixth goal to give Hawthorn a three-point lead. The teams traded the lead in the final stages and Brisbane sealed the win with two late goals from Hugh McCluggage and Kai Lohmann. The Lions now travel to the Grand Final to play Fremantle for the premiership.
