AFL: Lions star Josh Dunkley joined the AFL 360 desk to chat through Saturday's Grand Final blockbuster between the Swans and the Lions.
Amid the midfielders and key-position pillars preparing to make their mark in the Grand Final , there are two eccentric livewires on either side that threaten to do the game-breaking on Saturday.
Less than three years later, the confident, blonde-haired prodigy has helped greatly in getting his Lions into to the big dance the hard way – no less in come-from-behind wins on the road against GWS and Geelong. And now, the 187cm forward is one of a dozen Brisbane players that will play their first grand final on Saturday.
The Bunyip product was Sydney’s leading goalkicker in 2019, 2020 and 2023 but sits fourth this year with 35 goals, behind Joel Amartey , Will Hayward and Joel Amartey . “You get really tight and are with each other every single day, even hanging out on weekends. That’s the thing about living in Sydney and playing for the club, that’s the culture ... It’s pretty special, but the job’s not done.”
And also in his fifth year, a 22-year-old Scott Pendlebury won the prestigious award in Collingwood’s 2010 Grand Final replay match. His stint in the senior side was cut short the very next week in Brisbane’s Q-Clash with Gold Coast; suffering a high-grade ankle sprain which played a part in his absence from the AFL team for the rest of 2022.
All five fearless Lions have played 55 or fewer AFL games to this point, but they have each contributed in significant fashion to where Brisbane has again ended up.Lohmann’s career-best five-goal haul against Richmond in Round 10 caught the eye of many at the time, including Western Bulldogs great Brad Johnson, who dubbed the youngster’s 2024 form “excellent”.
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