Grand Final - Alastair Lynch on Crunch Time
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Why is Alastair Lynch joining Crunch Time to preview the Lions’ Grand Final?
We're going to uh replace Danny with Alastair Lynch. Uh heart back to the golden generation of these Brisbane Lions. Fages' Lions can join the feats of Lee Matthews Lions, and that would be pretty remarkable. If you are one who treasures history in footy, it is certainly on offer today. Lynch, it's great to have you on Grudge Time.
Welcome. It's great to be on. Um what an exciting day for um both supporter bases.
Yes. What does it mean to you to watch the next generation face up to the possibility of what yours was able to achieve?
Oh, it's i it's incredibly exciting to see what this group and Danny Daley's been part of that group obviously that you spoke about, led by Chris Fagan, Greg Swan, David Noble in the early years to put the the squad together and uh this young group is I think they're very they're very grounded, very talented and uh very driven at the moment. So it's an exciting time for all us old blokes.
How hard is it to do? How how epic would it be if they're able to complete it?
Uh it'd be incredibly um uh satisfying for so many because it is is so so difficult to do it once, um but then to back up and it hasn't been a s a smooth road each of these years and there's always been question marks, whether it's about uh injuries, form of players or their application and uh they've been going as even as recent as later than this season, whether they're defence will stand up.
How does the new generation of Lions compare to the club’s golden era?
Their attack stands up and that's the number one thing. So it would be an incredible incredible achievement to win three in a row. And what about the future? Like it it feels like This week's obviously this week, but it doesn't feel like this is the end for some it is it 'cause of the kids coming through? Yeah, I think that's it. I think when you look to it's our era and our fourth grand final we were falling off a cliff. And like I was thirty six, the core group that the Lapin Vice group, Lepic were all in their thirties. And so we felt our list had been wrung dry. This list, I I seriously think they're going they're playing in their fourth grand final today. This is the best squad they've had. And it's just getting better.
I I think, you know, whether they win today or win over the next few years, but I I see this window as being legitimately W at what stage is this salary cap gonna burst as well, cause it's got that pressure as well.
The the Brisbane Lions were a basket case a decade ago, Lynchy. So it's one of the great stories of a proper rebuild and it's very hard to do that as w as we know.
What makes winning three Grand Finals in a row so difficult for Brisbane?
What does it say about the club that they were able to bring in the right people and go from the very bottom to the very top and now have a sustained period of success?
It was a it was a huge pick. I mean y you have um uh Greg Swan and and Lee Matthews to make a a pick on a a coach to rebuild the club that hasn't had any experience in AFL coaching or playing at the elite level as well. So that was a a leap of faith. But it was it was the combination of all four really uh Swannee, Lee Matthews, David Noble has got to take some credit as well to help support Fags and those Early years and bring a club together. And I think what we see from uh Fags, and even as far as today's, he puts the arm around his players, he backs his players all the way to the very end. And I think that's what he did in those early years when they went five games first year, five games second year.
He he was putting the arm around and bringing this club closer together. And I think this is why when we see Brisbane in trouble, he backs them in like Charlie Cameron at a disappointment. season last year. Well I think we spoke about on three sixty. Do you go with Charlie Cameron again? He goes with him, goes with him, gets repaid grand final day. That that's Chris Fagan from the first day he moved into the Brisbane Lions and it'll be this consistent to the last day he's there. W what do you think?
Will the Lions’ salary‑cap situation limit their future success?
Is today the last day? I dunno. Well, 'cause you hear this bubbling around. It wouldn't surprise me. I think like he he was a he was a bit of a surprise to be appointed.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
Why is Alastair Lynch joining Crunch Time to preview the Lions’ Grand Final?
0:00–1:19
2
How does the new generation of Lions compare to the club’s golden era?
1:19–2:21
3
What makes winning three Grand Finals in a row so difficult for Brisbane?
2:21–3:35
4
Will the Lions’ salary‑cap situation limit their future success?
3:35–4:40
5
How did the Brisbane Lions transform from a ‘basket case’ to a powerhouse?
4:40–5:59
6
What role does the Ashcroft family legacy play in today’s Lions team?
5:59–7:09
7
Which Grand Final moment does Alastair Lynch consider his favorite?
7:09–8:25
Speakers
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