Melbourne win maiden AFLW premiership, defeating Brisbane in grand final thriller

Tayla Harris of the Demons celebrates kicking a goal in Melbourne’s AFLW Grand Final victory over the Brisbane Lions at Brighton Homes Arena. Photograph: Jason O’Brien/AAP

Brisbane forward Greta Bodey said it best: “‘Springers’ is going off!”

But Sunday’s grand final at the new Brighton Homes Arena in Springfield, southwest of Brisbane, didn’t “go off” the way the Lions would have hoped. Instead it was Melbourne who reached the pinnacle, coming out winners 2.7 (19) to 2.3 (15).