Gold Coast have been roused from their AFL finals dream and the Brisbane Lions' premiership defence has sprung back to life in a 53-point semi-final Gabba rampage.

The Lions will play Collingwood in an MCG preliminary final on Saturday after their injury-hit side showed depth of class in a 14.16 (100) to 6.11 (47) QClash clinic.

Last year's Norm Smith Medallist Will Ashcroft dominated, Josh Dunkley laid a finals-record 18 tackles, Hugh McCluggage - after 14 touches in a sobering loss to Geelong last week - had 33 and 10 clearances, while Cam Rayner shrugged an AFL record eight tackles.

[Brisbane's Hugh McCluggage] Brisbane's Hugh McCluggage picked up plenty of possessions against the Suns. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

In a historic finals battle between Queensland's AFL "siblings",

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