The Brisbane Lions are off to the big dance!
Brisbane will play in its second straight AFL Women's Grand Final after Collingwood upset Adelaide at Olympic Park Oval on Sunday to open the door for the Lions.
The Lions will take on the Western Bulldogs at 12.35pm AEDT next Saturday, March 24 at Ikon Park. Entry is free.
This revised start time was requested to accommodate Brisbane Lions fans being able to attend both the AFLW Grand Final as well as the St Kilda vs. Brisbane Lions men’s match at Etihad Stadium (which commences at
More details will be released soon about the match and priority access for Lions AFLW members.
The Bulldogs beat Melbourne on Saturday night to remain in first place and book their Grand Final spot.
The Magpies, who finished the season in
The Grand Final will be played at Ikon Park, with the Carlton venue's capacity of more than 20,000 giving the edge over the Dogs' regular home ground VU Whitten Oval.
"Ikon Park is now fondly remembered as the venue of the first ever AFLW match where a huge crowd crammed in to witness history," AFL head of women's football Nicole Livingstone said.
"We want to ensure AFLW members and fans have the opportunity to attend the first AFLW Grand Final to be played in Melbourne and Ikon Park offers a capacity of just over 20,000."
It was heartbreak once again for Melbourne, with a two-point loss to the Bulldogs ruling the Demons out of Grand Final contention after they entered the final round in
