Oisín Mullin scores goal in AFL Grand Final but Irish duo miss out on glory at the MCGThere was a crowd of 100,022 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch the holders Brisbane Lions take on the 2022 champions Geelong CatsView Image Oisin Mullin of the Cats celebrates a goal during the AFL Grand Final match between the Geelong Cats and the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 27 (Image: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)Oisín Mullin scored his second ever AFL goal but, with fellow Irishman Mark O'Connor, felt the pain of a Grand Final defeat as their Geelong Cats were comprehensively beaten 122-75 by the Brisbane Lions. ‌O'Connor, who was a Premiership winner three years ago, is one of only four Irishmen, along with former teammate Zach Tuohy, fellow Kerryman Tadhg Kennelly and Conor McKenna, to have won the flag. He did so in 2022 alongside Tuohy, who retired last year. ‌The 28-year-old former Kerry starlet started his third final - a record for an Irishman - while 25-year-old Mullin, Mayo's two-time Young Footballer of the Year, started as an interchange player but came into the action early in the first quarter. Article continues belowHowever the Lions raced into a 19-point lead by the end of the third quarter after Charlie Cameron scored three goals and there was no way back for the Cats against a club that claimed a fifth Grand final victory over the last quarter of a century.