ReportBrisbane's Four-Goal AFL Comeback Seals a Three-Peat as Fagan Weighs 2027Aired September 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM UTCWritten September 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:11Brisbane kicked four goals in about four minutes to claim a third straight AFL0:15Premiership.0:23Fremantle led late with its first flag in reach.0:26Brisbane instead completed a three-peat.0:28Will the coach who led all three titles return for another season?0:31Brisbane beat Fremantle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 26.0:3514 goals and 12 behinds, 96 points to 12 goals, and 17 behinds, 89 points.0:417 points separated the teams at the finish.0:43With barely 4 minutes remaining, Brisbane trailed by 17 points.0:484 goals in about 4 minutes overturned that lead.0:51The available match details do not establish who kicked those goals or their precise0:55order.0:55Fremantle had come close to its first premiership, only to lose it in the closing0:59minutes.1:00One match report headline said Fremantle had won.1:03It conflicts with that report's account of the game and the recorded final score.1:07Brisbane was the winner.1:08Brisbane's titles now span 2024 through 2026.1:12matching the club's earlier run of three straight premierships from 2001 to 2003.1:17Chris Fagan coached all three of the new titles.1:20He said his side had looked unlikely to win for much of Saturday's match and called1:24its decisive stretch the best five minutes he had seen in a grand final.1:28Thousands of supporters gathered at Brunswick Street Oval in Melbourne on Sunday,1:31September 27 for Brisbane's Victorian celebration.1:34As Fagan came on stage, they chanted one more year.1:37It was an appeal, not an announcement that he would stay.1:40Some supporters said they would accept his decision if he left.1:42Lions player Levi Ashcroft was absent from the gathering.1:46A teammate suggested he might have got carried away celebrating the night before,1:49but the reason for his absence has not been confirmed.1:52Fremantle's players and supporters were left reflecting on a narrow defeat and1:56looking toward next season.1:57After his 10th season coaching Brisbane, Fagan has not announced whether he will2:01return in 2027.2:02No decision date or contract term has been verified.2:05Brisbane has its third consecutive flag.2:08Whether Fagan will lead its bid for a fourth remains unknown.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗