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Collingwood and Brisbane have taken different paths, with different methods, to reach Saturday's AFL grand final..

Their teams may be underdogs but Broncos and Lions fans are united in positivity ahead of their quest for not one but two premierships this weekend

Phil Gould's prediction that Penrith will beat Brisbane by 20 points in the NRL grand final will only serve to fire up their rivals, Broncos legends say.

All you need to know about TV/streaming platforms and start times on a bumper weekend of footy involving the Magpies, Lions, Titans, Knights, Panthers and Broncos

Brisbane Lions ruckman Oscar McInerney was a keen volunteer at his cricket club and the mature rookie has kept perspective on his way to the AFL grand final.

1987: India hosts 1st World Cup outside England; Maninder Singh's last-man dismissal signals 1-run loss to Australia; Dean Jones' 6/4 controversy; India-Pakistan 3rd-place match dropped; Bob Simpson's "lose patience, lose battle" mantra; India's 1-run loss to Australia in Brisbane.

Western Australia have defeated the Redbacks by 22 runs in their one-day cricket clash in Brisbane, helped by a blistering 86 from Ashton Turner.

Ashley Klein's late-season blunders have opened the door for Adam Gee to oversee his first NRL grand final when Penrith face Brisbane in Sydney.

Brisbane bench forward Kobe Hetherington has a big defensive job to do in the NRL grand final and his fearless approach began in the family's cattle-yard.