A week after their improbable win in a preliminary final many rated the greatest game of all time, Brisbane pulled off another miraculous triumph in a grand final that was not as freewheeling and pristine, but offered greater measures of pressure and intensity. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A week after their improbable win in a preliminary final many rated the greatest game of all time, Brisbane pulled off another miraculous triumph in a grand final that was not as freewheeling and pristine, but offered greater measures of pressure and intensity...S1S2