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AFL belt news · August 7, 2026

Brisbane Lions beat Hawthorn 125–58 and takes the AFL belt

The 9th reign for the club; it ends Hawthorn’s 13 days with the belt and 1 defense.

Brisbane Lions took the lineal AFL belt on August 7, 2026, beating Hawthorn 125–58 at home. It is reign 99 in the belt's history and the 9th for the club.

Hawthorn had held it since July 25, 2026: 13 days and 1 defense.

Brisbane Lions last held the belt in 2026, 153 days before this one; that reign lasted 175 days with 2 defenses.

The reign lasted 29 days and 2 defenses, ending September 5, 2026 against Sydney Swans.

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