Ruthless Lions send ominous warning to AFL rivals by dismantling Hawks: MSMN News

Brisbane shows the rest of the competition why it has won the last two premierships by dominating Hawthorn at the Gabba. Msmn News is following the story as of Friday, August 7, 2026, using publicly reported developments linked to ABC Australia.

What is known so far: Brisbane shows the rest of the competition why it has won the last two premierships by dominating Hawthorn at the Gabba. That picture draws on material from ABC Australia under the tip “Ruthless Lions send ominous Warning to AFL rivals by dismantling Hawks”.

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This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Australia story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

Source / Reference

Reporting by MSMN News, based on publicly available source material.

Source: ABC Australia

Reference link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/afl-round-22-brisbane-lions-hawthorn-%%LINK0%%-live-blog/106995760