AFL grand final parade 2024 LIVE updates: Qantas engineers threaten action during NRL finals; Bumper AFLW crowd as Dons thump Dees

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While Oscar McInerney’s absence means Brisbane must change their stoppage strategy, they are supremely confident in Darcy Fort ahead of the AFL grand final.There is much talk about how the loss of McInerney will give Sydney an edge, given their No.1 ruckman Brodie Grundy is in strong form.Darcy Fort of the Lions trains on Friday.Credit: Getty ImagesBut the Swans are wary of an MCG ambush on Saturday, with assistant coach Dean Cox and Grundy this week doing a lot of research on Fort.Certainly the Lions have faith in Fort, who last played AFL in round seven and has 35 games across five seasons at Geelong and the Lions.He returns to the team after McInerney suffered two shoulder dislocations in the preliminary final win over Geelong – the only change for either team.“Obviously I’m super-disappointed for ‘O’, you guys all know how much he means to the footy club and how well regarded he is throughout the boys,” teammate Cam Rayner said on Friday.“But for Forty to come…

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