The ghosts of grand finals past will occupy the minds of some Lions and Swans this week desperate for a do-over. Certain players will have more pressure on them than most.
There will be plenty of ghosts from the past circling ahead of Saturday’s AFL grand final. Brisbane and Sydney lost the past two deciders – albeit in very different ways – and both teams are littered with players who would lament forgettable performances on those days. Athletes don’t always get a do-over, but they will get exactly that this weekend.
Here are the 12 players most under the pump, for various reasons, entering the league’s biggest game. Joe Daniher will hope to have a big say in Saturday’s AFL grand final after the Lions’ loss in the 2023 decider.Daniher was outstanding in a losing cause in last year’s grand final with three goals, 16 disposals and eight marks, and he’s kicked 56 goals in 2024. He also stepped up in the ruck when Oscar McInerney went down on Saturday, which contributed to him being scoreless. The Lions won despite that, but will need him kicking goals to get past Sydney.
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