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Brisbane Lions win historic first AFLW premiership over the Adelaide Crows
updated 12
AprApril 2021 at 1:23pm
The Brisbane Lions had tasted defeat twice on the biggest stage, before overcoming the highly fancied Adelaide Crows to claim their first AFLW premiership.
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In a letter addressed to Lions fans before the start of the 2021 AFLW grand final, Emily Bates penned what she called a true cliche : It s as old as the game itself. But it has never been truer. A champion team will always beat a team of champions.
Against the star power of Erin Phillips, Ebony Marinoff, Anne Hatchard and the other usual suspects, Brisbane did indeed prove Bates who would finish the final as the game s equal highest possession-getter and the cliche true in their 18-point victory over Adelaide.