As Brisbane’s 2025 AFL premiership side strolled into the MCG changerooms for the first time after their incredible 47-point grand final win over Geelong , the first of many fitting acts greeted the eyes of family, club affiliates and media alike.

Their club’s newest premiership heroes in Oscar McInerney and Darcy Gardiner walked side-by-side, one hand each on the premiership cup — with only 304-game veteran and future Lions legend Dayne Zorko ahead of them.

The former duo endured two very different types of heartbreak that saw them miss out on a maiden senior flag. McInerney dislocated his shoulder twice the week before last year’s grand final, while Gardiner tore his ACL in Round 8.

Grand Final

AFL Sep 27 2:30pm AEST FT Geelong 75 Brisbane 122 MATCH CENTRE *Odds ar

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