Collingwood win AFL thriller to claim 16th AFL flag

Collingwood are the 2023 AFL premiers.
Collingwood have won the 2023 AFL grand final, beating Brisbane in front of 100,024 fans at the MCG. -AAP Image

Collingwood have claimed a record-equalling 16th premiership with a thrilling four-point win over the Brisbane Lions in the AFL grand final.

Bobby Hill kicked a career-best four goals in the Magpies' epic 12.18 (90) to 13.8 (86) victory in front of 100,024 fans on Saturday at the MCG.

Scott Pendlebury also starred and Jordan De Goey kicked the go-ahead goal with five minutes to play before Collingwood hung on in the desperate final stages after losing key defender Nathan Murphy to concussion before halftime.

It was the Magpies' first premiership since 2010, following heartbreaking grand final defeats in 2011 and 2018.