# AFL **URL:** \ **Category:** Spy Lounge\ **Created:** [March 3, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163 "2025-03-03T07:24:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 143
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2884 "2026-09-27T00:36:23Z")
![09-27_00-08-08_Channel 9_Channel 9.ts_035459739](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/8/6/e8683c6be3ee1b34c0904bb7c6d2eb6f557357c5.jpeg) ![09-27_00-08-08_Channel 9_Channel 9.ts_035480048](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/e/e/dee36b9c3f577423e9aa015b8adefed075744838.jpeg) ![09-27_00-08-08_Channel 9_Channel 9.ts_035489250](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/4/7/14779e919116ff61f9ab8ee30bf5ef85c7c3640b.jpeg) ![09-27_00-08-08_Channel 9_Channel 9.ts_035505118](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/9/c/99c132eb17fd5e63cc171ad8fa4424810ffea41f.jpeg) ![09-27_00-08-08_Channel 9_Channel 9.ts_035514078](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/3/a/f3a9d1ec89fd663a4f5653fbd12dc13126402570.jpeg) ![09-27_00-08-08_Channel 9_Channel 9.ts_035538773](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/1/e/d1e5999c467e7d3ba49aba3c3cc4d62bd6668521.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2885 "2026-09-27T01:13:58Z")
> [@tamago\_otoko](#): > > Now that I’ve slept on what was the craziest grand final finish I can recall, I wonder what comes of it for Freo after this? That is the most shattering of losses a club could have when you’ve seemingly got one hand on the cup. Will it be fuel for the fire for their campaign next year, or does it demoralise the group entirely? > > I do genuinely feel for you Freo fans, it’s just an awful feeling right now. My feelings exactly. It could do a Brisbane Lions 2024 to them, motivate them after the previous year’s GF heartbreak and look then what happened? Or it could do a Port Adelaide 2008, Adelaide Crows 2018 or GWS 2020 and completely crush them, not even making finals after the previous years’ GFs? ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2886 "2026-09-27T01:29:34Z")
Port 2008 lost by 119 in 2007, Crows in 2007 lost by 48 and Adelaide lost by 48 the previous year ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2887 "2026-09-27T02:58:09Z")
Details of Kylie’s pre-match performance yesterday. [https://entertainment-focus.com/2026/09/26/kylie-minogue-wows-at-the-2026-toyota-afl-grand-final/](https://entertainment-focus.com/2026/09/26/kylie-minogue-wows-at-the-2026-toyota-afl-grand-final/) ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2888 "2026-09-27T03:47:16Z")
> **[Kylie Minogue fans disappointed by 'shocking' AFL Grand Final show](https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16161967/Kylie-Minogue-fans-left-disappointed-pop-icons-bloody-shocking-AFL-Grand-Final-pre-game-performance-Horrendously-bad.html)** > > Kylie Minogue left fans bitterly disappointed with her pre-game performance on Saturday ahead of the 2026 AFL Grand Final.  > However, many viewers at home were left feeling let down by the hitmaker’s ‘horrendously bad’ show, which opened with Love At First Sight. Whoever wrote this didn’t even put their name to the article. Just _By DAILY MAIL REPORTER_ ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2889 "2026-09-27T03:57:59Z")
What a dickhead! Almost everyone online thought the opposite and raved about it. ---
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2890 "2026-09-27T04:26:53Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > DAILY MAIL REPORTER It initially did, must’ve been removed. It was written by Daily Mail Australia ‘journalist’ Kinta-Walsh Cotton. ---
**Author:** ![TVWest](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvwest/32/284164_2.png) [@TVWest](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TVWest)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2891 "2026-09-27T05:07:33Z")
And probably written a month ago ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2892 "2026-09-27T09:14:33Z")
![Screenshot_20260927-191253](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/f/4/ff4ef544dc67654cc221e78f1fb007641db3ae25.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/News727)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2893 "2026-09-27T11:36:43Z")
It requires a team effort to be _this_ bad at this stage. The largest comeback in a preliminary final. The largest time-on collapse in a grand final. No, it’s not only Brisbane’s effort - you could put anyone else there and the same would likely be done. Closing the game out was Fremantle’s biggest strength. But on a Saturday with 4.52 million pairs of eyeballs, they didn’t. They gave up and _proudly_ undid whatever had been done for 2 hours up until then. It is a disgrace. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelPower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/michaelpower/32/499507_2.png) [@MichaelPower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MichaelPower)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2894 "2026-09-27T11:58:13Z")
i think calling it a disgrace is harsh, they were 17 points up with four minutes left in a grand final against a side that was going for their 3-peat. yes, the way they ended things was devastating, and Freo will be asking plenty of questions about what happened in those final minutes, but to say they gave up completely ignores Brisbane’s effort as well. Freo fell seven points short of a premiership. heartbreaking? for sure, but a disgrace? not even close. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2895 "2026-09-27T12:11:44Z")
> **[Need a lift? Freo skipper’s dramatic return to Perth](https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/fremantle-dockers/fremantle-dockers-captain-alex-pearce-makes-dramatic-return-to-perth-after-achilles-injury-c-22933772)** > > Fremantle skipper Alex Pearce has made a dramatic return to Perth in the wake of his side’s agonising grand final defeat to Brisbane after needing a lift to get off the plane. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2896 "2026-09-27T12:32:12Z")
The Brisbane Lions will hold their official Brisbane premiership celebration on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, at the Riverstage from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm > **[Brisbane to celebrate Lions’ historic three-peat at Riverstage](https://www.lions.com.au/news/2142094/brisbane-to-celebrate-lions-historic-three-peat-at-riverstage)** > > Brisbane Lions supporters are invited to welcome their premiership heroes home at a free public celebration at Riverstage following the Club’s historic three-peat. Their plane on returning to Brisbane today Video: > Inside a water cannon salute at [@BrisbaneAirport](https://x.com/BrisbaneAirport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) for the returning [@brisbanelions](https://x.com/brisbanelions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > 🚒🚒 [@AirservicesNews](https://x.com/AirservicesNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > ✈️ [@VirginAustralia](https://x.com/VirginAustralia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/vdoM4lIgBK](https://t.co/vdoM4lIgBK) > > — Peter Doherty (@PeterDoherty7) [September 27, 2026](https://x.com/PeterDoherty7/status/2104166022475661484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/7/f/57f470e80cddf15c259a9b886d67fdb52a25c2fe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MichaelPower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/michaelpower/32/499507_2.png) [@MichaelPower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MichaelPower)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2897 "2026-09-28T06:59:21Z")
> **[Longmire joins Bombers as General Manager of Performance](https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2143341/longmire-joins-bombers-as-gm-of-performance)** > > Dons welcome Premiership Coach in newly created football role. ---
**Author:** ![MelbTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/melbtv/32/190136_2.png) [@MelbTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MelbTV)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2898 "2026-09-28T07:30:24Z")
Interesting but a great appointment. First McVeigh, now Longmire. Who is next to join who have been involved with Sydney. As an Essendon member, looking forward to what 2027 will bring. ---
**Author:** ![tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tamago_otoko/32/488237_2.png) [@tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/tamago_otoko)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2899 "2026-09-28T10:26:18Z")
He could never have been made coach without inducing a revolt from the #standbyhird crowd, but he’s a good figure to have calling the shots internally in your footy club. I think Essendon are still a long way from success but at least they seem to be going the right way about trying to correct that. I thought McVeigh was an excellent choice for coach too - Essendon man to satisfy that part of the supporter base, but a decent resume working in good environments elsewhere too. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2900 "2026-09-29T02:39:33Z")
> **[AFL considering changes to free agency system](https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-considering-changes-to-free-agency-system-20260929-p6110e.html)** > > The AFL will consider changes to free agency in the interests of ensuring that the system does not skew the competitive balance of the competition in favour of the teams in premiership contention. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2901 "2026-09-29T07:00:52Z")
> **[Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan presented with keys to the city](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/qld-brisbane-lions-chris-fagan-keys-to-city/107207238)** > > Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan has received the symbolic gesture after leading the team to a historic three AFL premierships in a row.  ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2902 "2026-09-29T09:01:51Z")
> **[Axel Walsh becomes first AFL player signed by Tasmania Devils](https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/axel-walsh-becomes-first-afl-player-signed-by-tasmania-devils/)** > > The 17-year-old will be coached by his brother’s old mentor Ken Hinkley… The Devils revealed seven under-17 signings tonight. > **[Devils confirm first AFL player signings on historic night in Hobart](https://www.afl.com.au/news/1625731)** > > The Devils have confirmed their first AFL player signings ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163/2903 "2026-09-29T13:21:06Z")
> Geelong premiership defender Jake Kolodjashnij has been forced into medical retirement. > > The decision brings a sad end to his AFL career, two months after the concussion clause in his contract was first revealed. > > The 31-year-old has played 35 games since signing the document in 2024, but just 11 this year and none since Round 18 when news of the side deal emerged. > **[Premiership hero retires in sad end to contract saga](https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/geelong-premiership-hero-jake-kolodjashnij-set-to-retire-in-sad-end-to-contract-saga-c-22938868)** > > The 31-year-old has officially made the call. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163.md?page=142) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/afl/27163.md?page=144)