Fremantle stand on the precipice of immortality with a first AFL premiership now just one win away. But Brisbane have their own date with destiny as the two-time reigning premiers meet the best side of the home-and-away campaign in the grand final at the MCG.
The Dockers have already broken new ground with a 14-match winning streak and a club record 19 victories that earned a second minor premiership in their 32nd season. The early dominance was enough to lay down a marker as the team to beat before a pair of stumbles on the run home were perhaps the first sign they could still be weighed down by history.
