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Richmond, Brisbane Lions top AFL captains’ tips to contest 2021 grand final
Richmond has been tipped by rival captains to reach a fourth grand final in five seasons, with Brisbane deemed most capable of dethroning the back-to-back AFL premiers.
Key points:
- Seven opposition skippers tipped the Tigers to reach the grand final
- Five expect the Lions to contest the season decider
- Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli was predicted to be the Brownlow Medal frontrunner
In the league’s annual poll of on-field leaders, the skippers also picked Marcus Bontempelli to claim his first Brownlow Medal and Gold Coast gun Matt Rowell to snare the Rising Star award on his return from injury.
Captains were asked to pick which opposition club was most likely to reach the grand final, rather than who would win the season decider.
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