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11 September 2026

Lions' shock loss to Swans was about more than complacency

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Lions' shock loss to Swans was about more than complacency

Some critics might think Brisbane did not take Sydney seriously in the first week of the AFL finals, but there were other reasons for their heavy defeat.

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