Formula 1 Grand Prix disrupts Brisbane's plans ahead of NAB Cup final Brisbane young gun Jack Redden is confident the Lions can overcome torrid preparations for tonight's NAB Cup grand final. Picture: Darren England Source: HWT Image Library BRISBANE'S build-up for tonight's NAB Cup grand final against Carlton has been further disrupted by the Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. The undefeated Lions already had to deal with travelling to Melbourne, despite finishing on top of the NAB Cup ladder, and the fact they have had one less day to recover compared to the Blues. But the F1 circus has thrown the patchy preparation into disarray with the club's regular hotel and training grounds in Melbourne unavailable due to the grand prix. Brisbane usually train at Wesley College or Albert Park and they stay at a near-by hotel but the F1 grand prix is in the same precinct so they were forced to make alternative arrangements at short notice. Brisbane only left Melbourne on Sunday after beating Collingwood by 34 points last Saturday night and they were back in the Victorian capital yesterday when they trained at Richmond's Punt Road Oval to wind-up their preparations for the tilt at a first pre-season title. Brisbane, West Coast and Fremantle are the only three clubs without a night/pre-season trophy in VFL/AFL history. The Lions made the final in 2001 and 2007 but were beaten by Port Adelaide (85 points) and Carlton (25 points) respectively. Carlton is the short-priced favourite with TattsBet at $1.38 with Brisbane the rank outsiders at $3.05. Despite the less-than-ideal week and having the odds stacked against them, Lions forward Dayne Zorko said Brisbane would rise above the difficult lead-up. "We have no excuses," Zorko said. We are excited to be in a final and we can't wait to play. We are a really tight-knit group, we've had a good pre-season and we are fit so we'll have a decent crack at it. We are ready to go. Carlton is a great outfit, there's no doubt about it. They'll be tough to beat but we've got a few young guys travelling so they'll give us plenty of energy which is probably what we'll need after a big week. Making Brisbane's task all the more difficult is the the return of AFL superstar Chris Judd for his first competitive hit-out for Carlton in 2013. New Blues coach Mick Malthouse is keen to win some silverware early in his tenure while midfield star Marc Murphy will be making his debut as captain. Lions midfielder Jack Redden said Murphy and Judd were the prime movers in a star-studded on-ball division at Carlton and Brisbane needed to negate their impact to have any chance of capturing a maiden NAB Cup trophy. He (Murphy) is definitely an elite midfielder of the AFL. Judd's obviously one as well ... you've got to play a close check on those two. They can break open games so its important we don't let them off the hook," Redden said. It will be a good test for us. We want to continue winning which gives us some good momentum heading into the season. If we can keep winning it creates a winning culture throughout the club. If we can get some silverware in the cabinet that would be great.