The final game of the AFL’s first week of finals in 2019 is Saturday night’s clash at The Gabba between Brisbane and Richmond – and it looks to be the hardest to pick of all four.
The Tigers scored a 27-point win over the high-flying Lions in Round 23 to deny them the minor premiership, but now need to do it again away from home after a seven-week residency at the MCG.
Do Richmond have what it takes to knock the Lions off twice in a row? Or can Brisbane learn and rebound from that performance and win their first final since 2009?
We were joined by Roar AFL expert Adrian Polykandrites on the Game of Codes podcast to try and split the two top four sides ahead of tomorrow night’s blockbuster.
Listen to the discussion:
There are a handful of incredible statistics floating around ahead of this game, the most obvious being Richmond’s incredible 13-game winning run over the Lions.
Not only that, they’ve got four wins and a draw from the six games before that, giving them 17 wins from their last 19 encounters.
On the other hand, the Brisbane Lions (and Bears, for that matter) have never lost a home final. Ever.
Which record will remain intact?
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