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Live: Hawks and Lions face off for grand final spot to face Dockers
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. ABC Australia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 05:59 UTC. 45 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Live: Hawks and Lions face off for grand final spot to face Dockers”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Brisbane has qualified for a fourth-straight AFL grand final after benefiting from a massive late umpiring call in their remarkable nine-point preliminary final victory over Hawthorn. Follow live.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
Hawks fans throw bottles at umpires after 'bravest decision' in prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Lions roar back as grandstand finish looms in outrageous MCG prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lions snap outrageous back-to-back goals in exhilarating Hawks prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live 'Bravest umpiring decision I've seen': Lions through after massive late call
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Watson leads Hawthorn's stunning fightback with prelim epic down to the wire
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Wizard magic keeps sharp-shooting Hawks on top in outrageous MCG prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Brisbane blitz sees Lions take control of outrageous MCG prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks shell-shocked as stunning surge sees Lions take control of prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lions, Hawks going goal-for-goal in outrageous MCG prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Watson leads Hawks in remarkable fightback as grandstand finish looms in prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Wizard magic keeps Hawks on top in outrageous MCG prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Lions down Hawks in epic to reach fourth-straight grand final
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lions win outrageous prelim to qualify for fourth straight grand final
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Sharp-shooting Hawks surging clear in outrageous MCG prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks mount outrageous fightback with prelim classic on a knife's edge
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Lions through to grand final after contentious late call in prelim epic
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Neale flattened at first bounce in explosive start to Lions-Hawks prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lohmann's outrageous third-quarter blitz sees Lions take control of prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks shell-shocked as Lions take control of prelim with stunning surge
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks and Lions face off for grand final spot to face Dockers
View full timeline · 45 reports
- First reported by ABC Australia
Hawks fans throw bottles at umpires after 'bravest decision' in prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Lions roar back as grandstand finish looms in outrageous MCG prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lions snap outrageous back-to-back goals in exhilarating Hawks prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live 'Bravest umpiring decision I've seen': Lions through after massive late call
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Watson leads Hawthorn's stunning fightback with prelim epic down to the wire
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Wizard magic keeps sharp-shooting Hawks on top in outrageous MCG prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Brisbane blitz sees Lions take control of outrageous MCG prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks shell-shocked as stunning surge sees Lions take control of prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lions, Hawks going goal-for-goal in outrageous MCG prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Watson leads Hawks in remarkable fightback as grandstand finish looms in prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Wizard magic keeps Hawks on top in outrageous MCG prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Lions down Hawks in epic to reach fourth-straight grand final
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lions win outrageous prelim to qualify for fourth straight grand final
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Sharp-shooting Hawks surging clear in outrageous MCG prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks mount outrageous fightback with prelim classic on a knife's edge
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Lions through to grand final after contentious late call in prelim epic
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Neale flattened at first bounce in explosive start to Lions-Hawks prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lohmann's outrageous third-quarter blitz sees Lions take control of prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks shell-shocked as Lions take control of prelim with stunning surge
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks and Lions face off for grand final spot to face Dockers
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Watson leads Hawks' stunning fightback with prelim epic down to the wire
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Lohmann's outrageous third-quarter blitz sees Brisbane take control of prelim
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Hawks fans throw bottles at umpires after 'bravest decision' in prelim
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Hipwood snaps outrageous goal in exhilarating Lions-Hawks prelim
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