Brisbane Lions celebrate first premiership in 21 years as fans flock to see their heroes

Brisbane’s premiership stars continued their grand final party in front of thousands of fans in the club’s Melbourne heartland of Fitzroy on Sunday.

Bleary-eyed players took to the stage on a wet day at Brunswick St Oval — home of Fitzroy — but the biggest attraction was newly-minted premiership captain Lachie Neale.

The former Fremantle star, who battled a heel injury through the finals series, was seen sporting a moonboot on stage.

But the two-time Brownlow medallist wasn’t bothered at all.

“I couldn’t give a s***,” Neale said.

“It’s a little bit sore this morning but that’s probably because I was up until 6am on it, so the physio has put me in a boot this morning. I’ll be fine.”

The Lions blew Sydney off the park at the MCG on Saturday in a 60-point victory that sealed their first premiership in 21 years.

One man everyone was chasing a selfie with was Will Ashcroft who became the youngest player in history to win the Norm Smith medal at just 20-years-old.

A few players were rocking sunglasses with it not hard to imagine some saw very little sleep overnight though the premiership medals around their necks would likely relieve any ill feelings.

Neale made the high-profile switch to Brisbane from Fremantle at the end of 2018 in chase of premiership success.

Having now reached the top of the AFL mountain he said it’s even better than he imagined.

“You always imagine that moment and think it’s going to be incredible,” Neale said.

“Words can’t really describe how incredible the last (period of time) since that final siren.

“I can’t really say the best moment of my life, otherwise my wife will kill me, but very close.”

The Lions flew home to Brisbane on Sunday afternoon, where their flag celebrations are expected to kick on.