Well, that’s about it from me as I light a candle to the Football Gods, for providing an absorbing game that did all of the heavy-lifting content-wise.
And for a truly national game, it’s great to see a team from Sydney up against a team from Brisbane.
Commiserations to Geelong… but Geelong being Geelong, we’ll no doubt see them back on this stage for another crack at it soon enough.
Keep an eye on The Guardian throughout the week as we build up to the denouement of a season I have previously described as non compos mentis.
But for now, here is Jack Snape’s report on the Lions’ 10-point triumph over the Cats:
Updated
Oscar McInerney has headed to the Epworth for scans on his shoulder. He and the club will be doing everything they can to get him fit for next Saturday.
It brings back some great memories for this time of year, with the sports pages featuring footballers in hyperbaric chambers, and helicopters flying over club training as players take 11th-hour fitness tests.
All part of football’s Advent Calendar.
But before then, we have a Brownlow Medal Count on Monday night that might contain as much drama as this evening’s game.
