Brisbane coach Chris Fagan has been seen on the shoulders of captain Harris Andrews as the victorious Lions partied long into the night after their historic three-peat.
Players have already posted snippets of their night to social media, but the sight of Fagan on Andrews’ shoulders will be hard to top for the moment of the night.
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The celebrations began as soon as the players hit the rooms after on-field presentations following the epic finish to one of the great grand finals.
Beers were flowing in the rooms before the players and staff went out to the centre of MCG for another rendition of their club song.
They then piled onto a bus to go back to the Pullman Hotel for their official post-match function where Fagan stole the show.
From there, some players took the premiership cup with them as they partied on at The Osborne in South Yarra.
Sam Draper, Josh Dunkley, Logan Morris and Kai Lohmann were among those to drink out of the cup, while Cam Rayner even did a shoey.
Will Ashcroft was very active on his social media, posting a screenshot of negative articles about the Lions during the season, and also a shot of himself enjoying a cigar later in the night.
The players and cup will be presented to fans in Fitzroy on Sunday before they fly home to Brisbane to continue their celebrations.
Fagan will spend the next few days deciding his future, openly admitting that he may walk away despite being contracted for next year.
“I don’t really want to be that guy who hangs around until we fail,” Fagan said after Saturday’s stunning win.
“There’s a little bit inside me that would rather walk away when the team’s on top … a dream way to finish.
“It might sound a bit of a strange thing, because you probably think I should be pumping the air and getting ready to go again.
“But I don’t quite think about things in the same way perhaps as what everybody else does.”
Perhaps thinking of long-time friend Alastair Clarkson and his brutal demise at North Melbourne, Clarkson noted that most coaches end up sacked.
Clarkson coached Hawthorn to the only other three-peat this century, but his time at North Melbourne ended in disaster.
“For most coaches, unfortunately, it ends in tragedy – usually, you’ve been given the boot,” Fagan said.
“I just have to work out whether I still have energy required.”
There has been growing speculation that Fagan might step down after this grand final.
The medal presented to Fagan as the premiership coach is named after Collingwood great Jock McHale – the only man to engineer a four-peat.
But Fagan was adamant that piece of history did not interest him.
“I respect history … but I’ve never been a coach for any personal glory. I just don’t think about those things,” he said.
But he was rapt to join Matthews as a three-peat coach.
“I’m happy with that and I’m happy I’ve played my part in that … we’ve been able to do the same as what Leigh’s team did,” he said.
At 65, Fagan said if he stepped away from coaching he might keep a role in the game, but certainly not with the intensity of his senior role.
“It is a lifestyle, it never leaves you alone, 365 days a year,” he said.
“It’s just always in your head.
“I love all that, but you can’t do that forever.”
Fagan was at his impish best in the post-match media conference. He was asked about the couple of times this season when Brisbane had lost badly and their three-peat credentials were questioned severely.
“It looked poo – it was poo, wasn’t it? Be honest, it was no good,” he said.
— With AAP
