McInerney played in the Lions’ 2023 grand final loss to Collingwood, but was a heartbreak tale last year when ruled out of the grand final because of a shoulder dislocation. Chol received a three match suspension for a dangerous tackle that left Stewart concussed, but the ban was overturned at the tribunal. Credit: Seven Five-time All Australian defender Stewart will miss Saturday’s grand final against Brisbane after entering the league’s 12-day concussion protocols. A tangle of legs between Chol, Stewart and another Hawk tackler, Sam Butler, had contributed to the outcome, he said. “An important factor in our consideration was the involvement of the Butler tackle, in the way that it affected the Chol tackle,” Gleeson said.