Could Brisbane pull the trigger on a four-gamer to face off against Sydney’s superstar ruck Brodie Grundie in next Saturday’s AFL grand final?

Fagan’s metaphor of dancing on thin ice has become the unintentional motto for Brisbane’s finals campaign. But it was on a tightrope that Brandon Starcevich and Jarrod Berry walked in an unwinnable 2 versus 4 on the boundary line that somehow, someway, resulted in a Rayner goal.

Brisbane’s Dayne Zorko will be the most relieved man in football on Sunday night when he escapes suspension for his high contact with Geelong’s Ollie Henry.

The Brisbane Lions have overcome the loss of ruckman Oscar McInerney to a dislocated shoulder in another stirring AFL finals comeback, advancing to the season decider with a 10-point upset of Geelong.