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The whiplash is back!
Worryingly bad to unbelievably good is a pattern we’ve seen from the Lions a few times in recent years, and Friday night’s domination of the Hawks has given us another dose.
A loss would’ve spelt the end of our Top 4 hopes, and a strong Hawthorn win might’ve felt close to the end of our premiership aspirations.  
It didn’t take long, though, for our nerves to turn to sheer delight, as the Lions put on an absolute masterclass to remind the rest of the competition just what we’re capable of.  
In what was probably our best game of the season, the Lions ended up with an unexpected percentage booster against the third-place Hawks.
The pressure was awesome, the skill level was amazing, and our premiership hopes are well & truly alive.
This week on the show:
-We celebrate Chris Fagan’s historic milestone
-How will the Lions AFLW side go without Taylor & Bree?
-Dom’s 5 most hated sides
And much more!
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The late season shocker strikes again.
In both of the last two seasons, just as we seemed on track for a strong finals tilt, the Lions dished up a couple of late July and early August defeats that had us all worried.
In 2024 it was losses to the Giants and Collingwood that took away our top 4 hopes. Last year, it was a Swans resurgence and a Suns smashing that dented our confidence.
This year, we were hoping the late season curveballs might be behind us, only to find ourselves on the receiving end of maybe the worst one yet.
Chris Fagan has been warning about the sledgehammer for a few weeks now, and here it is.
An almost incomprehensible 76-point loss to Carlton has torched our percentage, derailed our winning streak, temporarily seen us fall out of the top 4, and raised significant questions about what lies ahead from here.
This week on the show:
-Is Dom ready to make 2026's wild bet yet?
-We talk through the selection dilemma in front of the Lions now
-Our favourite Jarrod Berry memories
And much more!
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June began with the Lions sitting precariously in 9th spot following three consecutive losses.
Fast forward a couple of months, and July ends with us entrenched in the top 4 by both a win and percentage, with our seventh win in a row coming on a perfect Brisbane winter’s day at the Gabba.
Port Adelaide have been lauded for their defensive profile all year, and it was there in full force once again on Sunday. That is, at least, for the first three quarters, before a Lions masterclass blew things open.   
It’s capped off an incredible streak of the Lions at their best, with these last 7 wins coming at an average winning margin of 7 goals.
And now, with August arriving, we’re hoping the next two months might be just as good as the last two.
This week on the podcast:
-Why have we still heard no word on the Bailey front?
-Hugh’s back to his best
-Our assessment of the Ty Gallop incident
And much more!
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The current era of Brisbane Lions success began with a shock win over reigning premiers West Coast in Round 1, 2019.
What none of us would have guessed that night, was that we would make it until at least 2027 without losing to them again.
Our eighth win in a row over the Eagles has kept our top four hopes alive, with the four-hour flight home no doubt feeling much nicer with the four points in hand.
A Crows upset over the Swans has them breathing down our necks though, leaving no margin for error as Josh Carr’s new-look Port Adelaide side make their way to the Gabba.
You wouldn’t think that playing 16th one week and 15th the next would be quite so anxiety inducing, but that’s seemingly the way of things in 2026.
Also this week:
-What went wrong in the ruck?
-Brainstorming ways to get Oscar Allen back into the side
-Our thoughts on Ken Hinkley’s Tasmania appointment
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We needed percentage, and percentage is what we got.
Sunday twilight against the side in last spot was hardly ever going to give us a blockbuster, but it proved to be everything the Lions needed, gaining just enough percentage to sneak back over the top of the Crows after their demolition of the Gold Coast.
With Hugh & Zork back at last, the lineup is looking more and more like a side that could take us all the way back to the promised land.
Not that we can think that far ahead, though, with a couple of banana peel games on the horizon.
Both West Coast and Port Adelaide have caused a couple of upsets this season, and will no doubt be lining up to put a dent in our hat trick aspirations in the coming fortnight.
Also this week:
-Dom’s renewed hope that Zac might be staying
-Who does Starce go to this Saturday night?
-How does Oscar Allen fit back into the side?
And much more!
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