AFL grand final live updates: Neale booed heavily after controversial week
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Umps maybe a little gun shy on forward 50 holding the ball calls?
Geez they’ve had a few chances to pay one, but after last week’s prelim-deciding call, they’ve maybe been a tad gun shy? Who knows, they’re all a flip of a coin.
Josh Treacy unlucky not to win one inside 50 for the Dockers and Shai Bolton moments later as well.
Game tied early, but Freo having more opportunities.
Neale booed coming onto the field
Lachie Neale comes on for his first minutes and is booed immediately by Freo fans and maybe some neutrals, after a controversial week.
Also booed after his first possession.
He won’t mind. He’s comfortable on this stage.
Lachie Neale booed early. Seven
Cameron ‘exploiting’ McVee match-up early
Enormous question mark coming into this was on Freo’s ability to guard small forwards. Nick Watson in particular cooked them in the qualifying final.
Kane Cornes believes Judd McVee is already struggling to go with Charlie Cameron and it’s a match up Brisbane can exploit.
Neale starts on the bench
Lachie Neale has started this one on the bench, after a hectic week.
He’ll be itching to get out there.
Had a huge impact coming on as the sub in last year’s GF.
Lachie Neale watches on with Oscar Allen. Seven
Immediate Freo answer!
Josh Treacy marks outside 50 and thumps through an immediate response from the centre clearance!
Rain be damned, he’s kicked that 70m. Immediate answer.
Cameron strikes after Voss miss
Charlie Cameron kicks the first of the day! An end-to-end transition from the Lions after Patrick Voss missed a great opportunity early, fending off a Lion and snapping a point.
Two-goal swing to start the game. Both teams are nervy. The Lions executed better.
Country Road blares.
Charlie Cameron kicks the first. Seven
We’re underway!
The rain has picked back up!
We’re underway in the grand final!
Ceremonies complete. It’s time.
Welcome to Country, anthem all done. Crowd roars. There’s clearly more Freo fans in the house than Lions.
Let’s go. It’s time to determine this year’s premier.
Well... Jules Neale has made her allegiance known
Jules Neale, the ex-wife of Lachie Neale, who had a very public split at the start of the year and ultimately led to Lachie giving up the captaincy ... is evidently donning purple ahead of this grand final.
Heave ho.
Jules Neale donning purple for the grand final. Sorry Lachie. Seven
Head says Brisbane. Heart says Fremantle.
This Brisbane team is too strong on paper. They’ve been here before, they understand the stage. They just win big game after big game on the MCG.
My head says they win.
This Fremantle group has never been here before. They will be as nervous as anything. This could be the club’s crowning moment. What a story it would be. My heart wants them to win.
But I’m a pragmatic person…
Lions by 29
Lachie Neale wins the Norm in the tough conditions.
