High flying ... Magpies defender Jack Frost climbs over the pack. Source: George Salpigtidis / News Limited
Brisbane will have to travel for the AFL pre-season final against Carlton, despite the Lions being the only unbeaten team.
Brisbane beat Collingwood by 34 points on Saturday night at Etihad Stadium and will play the Blues next Friday night at the same venue.
| 0.2.4 (16) | Q1 | 0.2.3 (15) |
| 0.4.8 (32) | Q2 | 0.4.7 (31) |
| 0.6.10 (46) | Q3 | 0.9.12 (66) |
| 0.7.12 (54) | Q4 | 0.12.16 (88) |
| Dayne Beams 2 | Rohan Bewick 4 |
| Quinten Lynch 2 | Aaron Cornelius 3 |
| Tyson Goldsack 1 | Jonathan Brown 1 |
| Ben Kennedy 1 | Joshua Green 1 |
| Caolan Mooney 1 | Pearce Hanley 1 |
| Stefan Martin 1 | |
| Daniel Rich 1 |
"Etihad Stadium was chosen as the location for the grand final as the Gabba was not available to the AFL as Brisbane's home ground, due to cricket commitments,'' the league said in a statement.
"The largest possible crowd would be drawn at Etihad Stadium ahead of any potential game at Metricon Stadium (on the Gold Coast).''
Trailing by a point at halftime, the Lions kicked clear at the start of the third and fourth quarters at the same ground and won 12.16 (88) to 7.12 (54).
Brisbane and Collingwood were unbeaten going into this match with the winner guaranteed of going into the final against the Blues.
Midfielder Daniel Rich starred for the Lions with 26 disposals and Rohan Bewick kicked four goals in front of only 12,093 fans.
Dayne Beams was Collingwood's standout with 23 possessions in the midfield.
The Blues' superior percentage meant they secured the other final berth, despite losing to Adelaide on Friday night by three points.
Brisbane welcomed back captain Jonathan Brown, Rich and Daniel Merrett for this match and were much closer to full strength.
The Magpies were missing several key players, including Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan and Travis Cloke.
Brisbane took control immediately after halftime, kicking three goals in the first seven minutes of the third quarter.
They then kicked the opening two goals of the final term to ensure the win.
In his first game for the year, Brown hit his shoulder hard against a point post late in the third term.
Typical of arguably the game's hardest player, Brown shrugged off the blow as the post wobbled for several seconds.
Brown has suffered several heavy blows to the head, but they have not dented his ferocious playing style.
Collingwood made full use of the unrestricted interchange with 168 rotations - more than double the league's controversial trial cap of 80 per game.
This was one of three Victorian games on Saturday where the AFL abandoned the interchange trial because of the hot conditions and Brisbane had 143 rotations.
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