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Deadlocked with their opponents at half-time and purportedly banged up, the Brisbane Lions have completed one of the game’s most stunning transformations within 22 days to floor the more fancied Geelong in a grand final that confirmed a northern dynasty.

In a decider that went from level to a levelling, Chris Fagan’s Lions completely reversed the result of a qualifying final in which they were embarrassed by a more physical Geelong, producing seven goals on end and then cantering to a 47-point victory that showcased the skills and panache of the AFL’s most talented team.

The turnaround was 180 degrees , culminating in a nine-goal final quarter avalanche. Few who’d witnessed Geelong’s similar obliteration of the Lions in that prior final, at the same venue, would have project

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