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Jack Snape at the MCG

Brisbane inspired by Fremantle’s Wharfie Time in AFL grand final, says Josh Dunkley

Josh Dunkley AFL Dockers Fremantle Brisbane Lions Chris Fagan Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions head coach Chris Fagan and players Hugh McCluggage, Josh Dunkley and Harris Andrews lift the Premiership Cup.
Brisbane Lions head coach Chris Fagan and players Hugh McCluggage, Josh Dunkley and Harris Andrews lift the Premiership Cup. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Fremantle’s Wharfie Time was supposed to signal the coronation of the Dockers’ first premiership, but Brisbane Lions midfielder Josh Dunkley said after Saturday’s memorable grand final it had the opposite effect.

The Dockers led by 17 points with barely four minutes to play when the bells rang out around the MCG. Immediately afterwards, the Lions scored four late goals to pull off an improbable victory in one of the great AFL grand finals.

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