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In a thrilling battle of the past two premiers in front of more than 96,000 at the MCG, it was the Brisbane Lions who outlasted Collingwood in a big-time battle of attrition to earn the right to return to the biggest stage next week.

Our experts, reporter Danny Russell (Magpies) and three-time AFLW premiership player Libby Birch (Lions) rate every player’s performance from the preliminary final – from the heroes to the villains.

Collingwood

(1) Patrick Lipinski: Was made to look good by some Dayne Zorko turnovers in the second term but just didn’t find the ball enough. And when he did, he didn’t use it well. Kicked a goal. 4/10

(2) Jordan De Goey: Could not match motors with Brisbane’s Rolls-Royce midfield and looked a long way off his best. Was thrown forward in the th

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