The AFL and NRL grand finals dominated TV viewing on the weekend - but which one came out on top?
Amid the delirium of Collingwood’s grand final win on Saturday,Zak Ashton learnt how to set up a tattoo gun by watching TikToks. Unfortunately for his dad Matt,things went downhill from there.
After grilling Richard Goyder in the Senate last week,Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie shook his hand on Saturday in the name of grand final unity.
It was evident at half-time that Collingwood v Brisbane Lions was a classic. But was it the best grand final of the 21st century? From my vantage in the press box,it is clearly on the podium.
The game was sublime. Both teams were fast,ferocious and ridiculous and this Collingwood fan still can’t get his head around what happened.
Under their irrepressibly optimistic coach Craig “Fly” McRae,Collingwood have discovered an unbeatable lightness of being.
The mini-Kiss members were hit addition to the iconic outfit’s grand final performance on Saturday.
Collingwood cherish their bloodlines,and they were evident on the weekend as the Magpies won and celebrated their 16th premiership.
Collingwood’s long-term former president Eddie McGuire said he felt just as invested and emotional watching his beloved Magpies win a flag this year as he had been when the club won a premiership in 2010 during his reign.
Peter Daicos,Nathan Buckley and Scott Pendlebury have for some time stood apart from other Collingwood greats of the AFL era. Pendlebury is now the best of the three.
Taylor Adams and Dan McStay have managed their mixed emotions to celebrate Collingwood’s premiership win,Jeremy Howe did similar with a rib injury during the game,and Craig McRae has revealed the secret message he had under his collar on match day.