Brisbane midfielder Deven Robertson created quite a stir a few weeks ago when the 22-year-old played topless for several minutes during the Lions' round 23 win against the Magpies.
Robertson refused to come off for a new guernsey after his was ripped from his torso in a tackle. He played with his torso on show for several minutes before a Lions trainer was able to run onto the field with a replacement.
The two sides will meet again in Saturday's premiership decider with both teams on Friday fronting the grand final parade around Melbourne Park.
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Following the torn shirt incident, almost overnight Robertson's number of followers on Instagram surged from just shy of 11,000 to more than 70,000, turning him into a social media sensation.
As Robertson and teammate Callum Ah Chee came past with the motorcade, vocal Pies supporters called out for Robertson to keep his shirt on.
"Fair to say you didn't rush it back on, did you?," Alastair Lynch asked Robertson for Fox Footy.
"Cal [Ah Chee] and I tried counting how many times we heard a comment about my shirt," Robertson replied.
"We gave up at about 50 [comments], two metres in."
"I think you're going to get a few more," Lynch said.
The jibes continued as Ah Chee was quizzed whether the guernsey remained off for too long.
"I'll be surprised if it stays on today. We'll see how it goes," he said.
Reflecting on the Lions' impending shot at premiership glory, Robertson was excited by the build up.
"It's been surreal," he said.
"Once we got into Melbourne [on Thursday] it all started sinking in a little bit. Being in the [ute] tray at the moment is pretty cool and something that I've dreamed of for a long time so it's pretty cool."
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