Two of the most successful clubs this century – Geelong and Brisbane Lions – will battle it out in Saturday’s AFL grand final.

The Cats are into their seventh grand final since 2007, while reigning premiers Brisbane are alive on the final Saturday of September for the third year in a row, after splitting the previous two deciders against Sydney and Collingwood.

Saturday’s grand final promises to be another tense battle between Geelong and Brisbane Lions.Credit: Getty Images

Storyline to watch: The Lions and Cats are facing off in the grand final for the first time in VFL/AFL history – and that includes the Fitzroy years. However, there is no shortage of big-time clashes between Brisbane and Geelong in recent times. Their most-recent showdown was at the start of the month, when the Cats cruised to a 38-point victory, while the Lions erased a 25-point second-half deficit to beat Geelong by 10 points in their preliminary final last year.

A lot went wrong for Brisbane a fortnight ago in their qualifying final loss to the Cats, including being cleaned up in contested ball (136-120) and........

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