Craig McRae interrupts grand final presser with six-word quip

The Collingwood coach just couldn’t help himself when the perfect opportunity arose.

coach has been here before — as a player. Three times, in fact, wearing the colours of the team he hopes to defeat on Saturday.And even as the three-time Brisbane premiership player-turned Magpies coach approaches probably the most stressful day of his professional life, he still had everyone in stitches with a cheeky joke during the AFL grand final press conference on Friday.

Given the Lions are playing Collingwood exactly 20 years after the great Brisbane team of the early 2000s beat the Pies in the 2003 decider for the second consecutive year — and third-straight premiership overall, including 2001 against Essendon — Neale was asked whether any Brisbane premiership greats had reached out to offer some advice.Before the Lions skipper could answer, McRae jumped in.

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