Thousands of fans have welcomed home the Brisbane Lions after their stunning AFL premiership win yesterday. The Lions thrashed Sydney by 60 points to claim their first premiership in 21 years.
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00:00A celebration more than two decades in the making.
00:07The Cup returning to Queensland, Premiership players greeted by fans at the airport.
00:13Louis Zorco closely guarding the prized silverware his father helped to win.
00:18Is it heavy? Not really.
00:21The players feeling better than they're sounding.
00:24Feeling good. It was an unbelievable win. So exciting for the club.
00:29Thousands packed the Lions' Queensland headquarters to officially welcome the team home.
00:36Players treated like rock stars before heading out to continue the festivities.
00:42Earlier today, the Melbourne Pride of Lions found their voice...
00:46Right on Brisbane Town, we'll never rule the world.
00:50Blue and gold, hey, hey!
00:52...in the spiritual heart of Old Fitzroy.
00:56A bit of rain didn't stop fans from turning up to catch a glimpse of the Premiership Cup.
01:03After a big night of celebrations, players donned sunglasses in spite of the gloomy conditions.
01:09For Lachie Neal, the ecstasy of winning far outweighed the pain of a sore foot.
01:15If you told a 16, 17-year-old Lachie Neal that he's going to be a Premiership captain for an AFL team,
01:23I would have, yeah, I would have fainted probably.
01:26I'm over the moon at the moment. I'm so happy for this club.
01:29We've come from the bottom and we've got to the top, so it's unbelievable.
01:32One of the biggest cheers was saved for the coach.
01:36Chris Fagan gave fans a lasting memory and had a chance to reflect on a special moment he shared with his predecessor, Lee Matthews.
01:44We saw each other after the game and we had a bit of a hug and it was just one of those moments where I just said thanks to him for all that he's done for me.
01:51Time to reflect for the Swans too, who have months to figure out what went wrong after another crushing grand final loss.
01:58I'm completely apiece with our prep, which I guess is what makes it so hollow, is that we don't know where we went wrong.
02:05They also nursed injuries on the return home, a horror end to a disastrous day.
02:10The grand final defeat was John Longley's fourth in five appearances.
02:15It's a hard thing to do. I'd much rather get into the ring and have a swing than be standing outside looking in.
02:22But to the victors, go the spoils.