Buddy's SHOCK Call On What Cost Fremantle The Premiership | AFL Grand Final Review
The Buddy & Shane ShowShow Notes
That's a wrap on 2026! In the final show of the season, Buddy and Shane relive an all-time classic grand final as Brisbane complete a historic three-peat, storming home from the brink against a brave Fremantle. They dissect Will Ashcroft's last-quarter surge, Josh Treacy's costly miss and the Pearce injury, debate a contentious Norm Smith Medal, and dig into Lachie Neale's move to Collingwood and Chris Fagan's future. Then it's Buddy's Big Call for 2027, trade-period whispers, North Melbourne's coaching hunt, and a heartfelt goodbye, with the boys unsure whether they'll be back for a trade or Christmas special.
00:00 — Intro: the final show of the year and Brisbane's three-peat
00:52 — Buddy's week in Melbourne: the NAB goal-kicking challenge
01:47 — Brisbane's comeback: Fagan's message and Ashcroft's late surge
04:41 — Josh Treacy's missed goal and the Pearce injury
07:07 — Fremantle wins the stats but loses the game
08:14 — The final-minutes siren debate
09:42 — Kylie Minogue's pre-match show and record viewership
11:01 — Lachie Neale's move to Collingwood
13:19 — Will Chris Fagan stay? Plus Brisbane's all-time-great status
18:04 — Harris Andrews, Voss and Fremantle's goalkicking woes
22:25 — Dunkley's one-percenters and Logan Morris's match-winner
25:49 — Oscar Allen and Sam Draper: gambles that paid off
28:24 — The Norm Smith Medal debate: Bolton vs Ashcroft
34:17 — Better Beer Big Moment
35:44 — Brisbane's season review
39:12 — Fremantle's season review and off-season priorities
42:26 — Docker supporters take over Melbourne
44:26 — Pearce's injury and Fremantle's key-back depth
46:00 — Buddy's Big Call for 2027, brought to you by The Man Shake
47:53 — Trade watch: the Bulldogs, Hawthorn and the big-name rumours
50:09 — North Melbourne's coaching search
52:02 — Why the best clubs don't overpay
53:29 — Off-season plans, thank-yous and sign-off
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