Tyrone's Conor McKenna will have another chance of securing a Premiership medal following a thrilling 95-85 preliminary final win over Geelong as Zach Tuohy's AFL career came to a disappointing end.

All-Ireland winner Conor McKenna is through to the second consecutive AFL Grand Final of his career after helping the Brisbane Lions to complete a sensational comeback victory 85-95 against Geelong in the first preliminary final at the MCG.

The Eglish native is bidding to become only the second Irishman after Kerry’s Tadhg Kennelly to win both an All-Ireland SFC title and an AFL Premiership

Tyrone’s Conor McKenna could be set to play in his second consecutive AFL Grand Final following Brisbane Lions’ 95-85 victory over Geelong Cats on Saturday. The thrilling clash, which was played before a 93,066 crowd at the MCG, marked an end to the fantastic career of Zach Tuohy who holds the record for most AFL appearances by an Irish player.

There is likely to be Irish representation in the AFL Grand Final for the second year in succession following this weekend’s preliminary final draw. The Sydney Swans will host Port Adelaide at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday and in the Saturday twilight up to three Irish players could feature in the Geelong versus Brisbane Lions showdown at the MCG,

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Will Geelong secure another grand final clash with Sydney Swans or will the Lions cause the upset and book a return to the season decider after falling just short last year.

Tyrone Sam Maguire winner Conor McKenna is three matches away from AFL Premiership glory after the Brisbane Lions comfortably defeated Carlton (99-71) in their home elimination final at the Gabba yesterday to set up a semi-final showdown away to the Greater Western Sydney Giants next Saturday.