Doors are only just opening to Brisbane’s South Bank Piazza for Lions fans still on home-turf to watch the final, but the queue has grown significantly since midday.
It’s not just a sea of maroon, blue and gold either.
Mackenzie, Olivia and Sharon found a shady spot at South Bank before snaring a place in the Piazza to watch the grand final live.Credit: Matt Dennien
The odd (maybe brave) Collingwood fan has also been spotted around the riverside parkland hub humming since earlier this morning.
The thump of kids kicking Sherrin’s and cheers of those posing with a replica of the Lions’ 2003 premiership trophy – their last – have been echoing out under the blue Brisbane sky for a few hours now.
“I am very nervous,” Lions fan Olivia said alongside her mum wearing black and white.
“I really don’t know who could win today – they’ve both played amazing the whole season, so it’s very tricky. And mum being Collingwood, it’s a bit tricky.”
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