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|1||[[Mitchell Clark]]||[[2006 AFL season|2006]]||6||6||6||3||3||[[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
|1||[[Mitchell Clark]]||[[2006 AFL season|2006]]||6||6||6||3||3||[[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
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|2||[[Chris L. Johnson|Chris Johnson]]||[[1994 AFL season|1994]]||193||252||19.38||160||12.31||[[Jacana Football Club|Jacana]]/[[Northern U18 Football Club|Northern U18]]/[[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|'''2'''||'''[[Chris L. Johnson|Chris Johnson]]'''||[[1994 AFL season|1994]]||193||252||19.38||160||12.31||[[Jacana Football Club|Jacana]]/[[Northern U18 Football Club|Northern U18]]/[[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|4||[[Ben Fixter]]||[[2000 AFL season|2000]]||19||46||6.57||10||1.43||[[Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga]]/[[NSW-ACT U18]]/[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]] ([[New South Wales|NSW]])
|4||[[Ben Fixter]]||[[2000 AFL season|2000]]||19||46||6.57||10||1.43||[[Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga]]/[[NSW-ACT U18]]/[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]] ([[New South Wales|NSW]])
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|5||[[Scott Harding]]||[[2006 AFL season|2006]]||14||14||14||2||2||[[Mt Gravatt Football Club|Mt Gravatt]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
|5||[[Scott Harding]]||[[2006 AFL season|2006]]||14||14||14||2||2||[[Mt Gravatt Football Club|Mt Gravatt]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
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|6||[[Luke Power]]||[[1998 AFL season|1998]]||176||176||19.56||176||19.56||[[Balwin, Victoria|Balwyn]]/[[Oakleigh Chargers|Oakleigh]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|'''6'''||'''[[Luke Power]]'''||[[1998 AFL season|1998]]||176||176||19.56||176||19.56||[[Balwin, Victoria|Balwyn]]/[[Oakleigh Chargers|Oakleigh]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|7||[[Jed Adcock]]||[[2004 AFL season|2004]]||32||32||10.67||7||2.33||[[Maryborough, Victoria|Maryborough]]/[[North Ballarat Rebels|North Ballarat]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|7||[[Jed Adcock]]||[[2004 AFL season|2004]]||32||32||10.67||7||2.33||[[Maryborough, Victoria|Maryborough]]/[[North Ballarat Rebels|North Ballarat]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|8||[[Tim Notting]]||[[1998 AFL season|1998]]||156||156||17.33||111||12.33||[[Navarre, Victoria|Navarre]]/[[Ballarat U18]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|'''8'''||'''[[Tim Notting]]'''||[[1998 AFL season|1998]]||156||156||17.33||111||12.33||[[Navarre, Victoria|Navarre]]/[[Ballarat U18]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|9||[[Ashley McGrath]]||[[2001 AFL season|2001]]||83||83||13.83||74||12.33||[[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
|'''9'''||'''[[Ashley McGrath]]'''||[[2001 AFL season|2001]]||83||83||13.83||74||12.33||[[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
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|10||[[Matthew Moody]]||[[2005 AFL season|2005]]||25||25||12.50||14||7||[[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
|10||[[Matthew Moody]]||[[2005 AFL season|2005]]||25||25||12.50||14||7||[[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
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|13||[[Chris Schmidt]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[West Adelaide Football Club|West Adelaide]] ([[South Australia|SA]])
|13||[[Chris Schmidt]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[West Adelaide Football Club|West Adelaide]] ([[South Australia|SA]])
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|14||[[Richard Hadley]]||[[2001 AFL season|2001]]||27||27||4.50||7||1.17||[[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
|'''14'''||'''[[Richard Hadley]]'''||[[2001 AFL season|2001]]||27||27||4.50||7||1.17||[[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
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|15||[[Matt Tyler]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[North Ballarat Football Club|North Ballarat]] ([[Victoria (Australia)|VIC]])
|15||[[Matt Tyler]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[North Ballarat Football Club|North Ballarat]] ([[Victoria (Australia)|VIC]])
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|16||[[Jonathan Brown (footballer)|Jonathan Brown]]||[[2000 AFL season|2000]]||117||117||16.71||191||27.29||[[South Warrnambool, Victora|South Warrnambool]]/[[Geelong Falcons]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|'''16'''||'''[[Jonathan Brown (footballer)|Jonathan Brown]]'''||[[2000 AFL season|2000]]||117||117||16.71||191||27.29||[[South Warrnambool, Victora|South Warrnambool]]/[[Geelong Falcons]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|17||[[Jared Brennan]]||[[2003 AFL season|2003]]||38||38||9.50||23||5.75||[[Southern Districts Football Club|Southern Districts]] ([[Northern Territory|NT]])
|17||[[Jared Brennan]]||[[2003 AFL season|2003]]||38||38||9.50||23||5.75||[[Southern Districts Football Club|Southern Districts]] ([[Northern Territory|NT]])
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|18||[[Anthony Corrie]]||[[2004 AFL season|2004]]||31||31||10.33||27||9||[[Nightcliff Football Club|Nightcliff]] ([[Northern Territory|NT]])
|18||[[Anthony Corrie]]||[[2004 AFL season|2004]]||31||31||10.33||27||9||[[Nightcliff Football Club|Nightcliff]] ([[Northern Territory|NT]])
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|19||[[Jamie Charman]]||[[2001 AFL season|2001]]||88||88||14.67||34||5.67||[[Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club|Northern Eagles]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
|'''19'''||'''[[Jamie Charman]]'''||[[2001 AFL season|2001]]||88||88||14.67||34||5.67||[[Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club|Northern Eagles]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
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|20||[[Simon Black]]||[[1998 AFL season|1998]]||191||191||21.22||124||13.78||[[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
|'''20'''||'''[[Simon Black]]'''||[[1998 AFL season|1998]]||191||191||21.22||124||13.78||[[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
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|21||[[Daniel Merrett]]||[[2005 AFL season|2005]]||24||24||12||16||8||[[Southport Sharks]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
|21||[[Daniel Merrett]]||[[2005 AFL season|2005]]||24||24||12||16||8||[[Southport Sharks]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
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|22||[[Chris M. Scott|Chris Scott]]||[[1994 AFL season|1994]]||213||213||16.38||79||6.08||[[East Camberwell Football Club|East Camberwell]]/[[Eastern U18]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|'''22'''||'''[[Chris M. Scott|Chris Scott]]'''||[[1994 AFL season|1994]]||213||213||16.38||79||6.08||[[East Camberwell Football Club|East Camberwell]]/[[Eastern U18]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|23||[[Matthew Leuenberger]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[East Perth Football Club|East Perth]] ([[Western Australia|WA]]){{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
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|29||[[Jason Roe (footballer)|Jason Roe]]||[[2006 AFL season|2006]]||15||15||15||3||3||[[Nightcliff Football Club|Nightcliff]]/[[City Cobras Football Club|Cairns City]]/[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood (rookie)]]/[[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]] ([[Northern Territory|NT]])
|29||[[Jason Roe (footballer)|Jason Roe]]||[[2006 AFL season|2006]]||15||15||15||3||3||[[Nightcliff Football Club|Nightcliff]]/[[City Cobras Football Club|Cairns City]]/[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood (rookie)]]/[[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]] ([[Northern Territory|NT]])
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|30||[[Robert Copeland]]||[[2001 AFL season|2001]]||109||109||18.17||20||3.33||[[Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club|Northern Eagles]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
|'''30'''||'''[[Robert Copeland]]'''||[[2001 AFL season|2001]]||109||109||18.17||20||3.33||[[Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club|Northern Eagles]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
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|31||[[Cameron Wood]]||[[2005 AFL season|2005]]||8||8||4||0||0||[[West Adelaide Football Club|West Adelaide]] ([[South Australia|SA]])
|31||[[Cameron Wood]]||[[2005 AFL season|2005]]||8||8||4||0||0||[[West Adelaide Football Club|West Adelaide]] ([[South Australia|SA]])
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|35||[[Michael Rischitelli]]||[[2004 AFL season|2004]]||22||22||7.33||12||4||[[Keilor Football Club|Keilor]]/[[Western Jets Football Club|Western U18]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|35||[[Michael Rischitelli]]||[[2004 AFL season|2004]]||22||22||7.33||12||4||[[Keilor Football Club|Keilor]]/[[Western Jets Football Club|Western U18]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|36||[[Daniel Bradshaw]]||[[1996 AFL season|1996]]||181||181||16.45||363||33||[[Wodonga Football Club|Woodonga]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|'''36'''||'''[[Daniel Bradshaw]]'''||[[1996 AFL season|1996]]||181||181||16.45||363||33||[[Wodonga Football Club|Woodonga]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|37||[[Sam Sheldon]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[Oakleigh Chargers|Oakleigh]] ([[Victoria (Australia)|VIC]])
|37||[[Sam Sheldon]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[Oakleigh Chargers|Oakleigh]] ([[Victoria (Australia)|VIC]])
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|42||[[Marcus Allan]]||[[2006 AFL season|2006]]||1||1||1||0||0||[[Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club|Northern Eagles]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
|42||[[Marcus Allan]]||[[2006 AFL season|2006]]||1||1||1||0||0||[[Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club|Northern Eagles]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
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|43||[[Beau McDonald]]||[[1998 AFL season|1998]]||83||83||9.22||19||2.11||[[Swan Districts Football Club|Swan Districts]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
|'''43'''||'''[[Beau McDonald]]'''||[[1998 AFL season|1998]]||83||83||9.22||19||2.11||[[Swan Districts Football Club|Swan Districts]] ([[Western Australia|WA]])
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|44||[[Nigel Lappin]]||[[1994 AFL season|1994]]||257||257||19.77||170||13.08||[[Chiltern Football Club|Chiltern]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
|44||[[Nigel Lappin]]||[[1994 AFL season|1994]]||257||257||19.77||170||13.08||[[Chiltern Football Club|Chiltern]] ([[Victoria, Australia|VIC]])
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|47||[[Joel Tippett]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[Southport Football Club|Southport]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
|47||[[Joel Tippett]]||[[TBD]]||0||0||0||0||0||[[Southport Football Club|Southport]] ([[Queensland|QLD]])
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'''Bold text''' means the players have played in at least one [[AFL Grand Final]].


==Notable past players==
==Notable past players==

Revision as of 07:39, 14 April 2007

For the soccer club that played in the NSL from 1977–1988, see Brisbane Lions SC
Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions logo
Full nameBrisbane Lions Australian Football Club
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1996
LeagueAustralian Football League
Home groundThe Gabba
AnthemThe Pride of Brisbane Town
PresidentTony Kelly
Head coachLeigh Matthews
CaptainJonathan Brown
Simon Black
Luke Power
Nigel Lappin
Chris Johnson
200613th of 16
Strip
Maroon and blue Guernsey with gold lion, maroon shorts, maroon socks

The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. They are the most successful AFL team this century, having won three consecutive Grand Finals, and appeared in a fourth.

The Lions are the only AFL club permanently based in Queensland.

Club history

The club was formed from the post-1996 merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, and is known as the Brisbane Lions. The side plays its home games at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (also known as the Gabba).

Background to the merger

Further information: Fitzroy Football Club
Further information: Brisbane Bears

Fitzroy was formed on 26 September 1883 at the Brunswick Hotel and was a founding member of the VFL. They wore blue shorts and their jersey and socks were maroon. Brunswick Street Oval in Fitzroy became the club’s home ground.

Formed on 6 October 1986, the Brisbane Bears were a young club and during the club’s short ten year history the Bears were unable to win any Premierships. With Peter Knights as the club’s first coach, the Bears home ground became Carrara at the Gold Coast and being the first Queensland club in the VFL, this code was only just beginning. But in 1993 the Bears moved permanently to Brisbane, The Gabba.

On 4 July 1996 the Australian Football League (AFL) approved the first ever club merger in Victorian Football League (VFL) and AFL history, between the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears.

The combination of the two clubs led to the creation of a great team. The Bears had unluckily lost the Preliminary final to the Kangaroos in 1996, and although Fitzroy had finished as wooden spooner during its last two seasons, the club did contain a number of promising young players. On 4 July 1996 it was decided that the Brisbane Lions would be created. The Brisbane Lions were officially launched on 1 November 1996, joining the national competition in 1997.

Post Merger

In their first year as the Brisbane Lions they made the finals but despite a talented playing list, the club finished last the following year, resulting in the sacking of coach John Northey with eight rounds of the season remaining. Over the summer, the club replaced Northey with Leigh Matthews, who in 1990 delivered Collingwood its only premiership since 1958.

Matthews, voted the player of the century in 2000, played his entire career with Hawthorn during the club's most successful period and brought many of the Hawthorn disciplines to the Lions game. Within a season he lead them from the bottom of the ladder to 4th, losing to the eventual premiers the Kangaroos in the preliminary final, before placing 5th in 2000.

2001 - First premiership

The club won its first AFL premiership by defeating Essendon 15.18 (108) to 12.10 (82) in the 2001 AFL Grand Final. Lions utility player Shaun Hart won the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground in the Grand Final. On the morning after winning the flag, the club took the premiership cup to the Brunswick Street Oval in Fitzroy, the original home of the Fitzroy Football Club. It was an important way of connecting with Melbourne-based Lions fans, many of whom had previously supported Fitzroy, and of winning over disaffected Fitzroy fans who had not started supporting the Brisbane Lions post-merger by honouring the history of the club. The Premiership Cup then made its historic first trip to Brisbane, a traditionally rugby league focused city.

In the same year, Brisbane Lion (and former Bear) midfielder Jason Akermanis won the league's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal.

2002 - Back-to-back premierships

In 2002, the Lions won back-to-back premierships when they defeated Collingwood 10.15.75 to 9.12.66 in the 2002 AFL Grand Final in cold and wet conditions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Early in the contest the Lions lost both ruckman Beau McDonald and utility player Martin Pike (who had already amassed 9 possessions in the first quarter) to injury and had to complete the match with a limited bench. Despite not scoring a goal in the first quarter, the undermanned Lions overcame a spirited Collingwood in the closest Grand Final in 15 years. Controversy surrounded the awarding of the Norm Smith medal for best player in the Grand Final to Collingwood captain Nathan Buckley. The voting panel cast its votes 20 minutes before the conclusion of the match. However, Lions captain Michael Voss was dominant in the final quarter to lead his team to victory and many speculated that, had voting taken place at the final siren, Voss may have won the awar over Buckley. The voting procedure was changed for subsequent Grand Finals.

In the same year, Brisbane Lion midfielder Simon Black won the Brownlow Medal for best and fairest player of the 2002 season.

In 2002, former Brisbane lawyer, Michael Bowers became Chief Executive Officer, as part of as move to turnaround the Club's problematic finances.

2003 - Three peat

In 2003, the Brisbane Lions became the first Grand Final participant in AFL history to have three Brownlow Medallists in its lineup, the third being 1996 winner Michael Voss.

With a number of players under an injury cloud, and having lost to Collingwood in a semi-final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground two weeks previously, the Lions went into the game as underdogs. However, they sealed their place in history as an AFL dynasty by thrashing the Magpies in cool but sunny conditions. At one stage in the final quarter the lions lead by almost 80 points before relaxing when the match was well and truly won and allowing Collingwood to score the last 4 goals. The final score of 20.14.134 to 12.12.84, saw the club become only the third in AFL history to win three consecutive Premierships and the first to do so since Melbourne in 1957. Given the equalisation measures of the modern AFL (such as the draft and the salary cap), it is possible that the feat will never be repeated. Simon Black claimed the Norm Smith Medal with a dominant 39 possession match, the most possessions ever gathered by a player in a Grand Final.

2004

In 2004, the Lions fell just short in its quest for a fourth consecutive flag, losing to Port Adelaide in the 2004 AFL Grand Final. At the twenty minute mark of the third quarter, the Lions led, but were over-run by a fresher Port Adelaide which had two additional days to prepare for the match as a result of playing their preliminary final on a Friday night.

Despite requests for fair treatment, the Lions were forced to play its preliminary final against Geelong in Melbourne on the following evening, despite the club having fairly earned the right to stage a home final. This resulted in Brisbane travelling home to prepare for the grand final on the Sunday morning while their grand final opponents Port Adelaide were into their second recovery day. It became a telling factor during the final 30 minutes of the premiership decider.

During this four year period, the Brisbane Lions became the most dominant team of the modern era. Many purists have argued that in the time of salary cap and a player draft specifically designed to assist the weaker clubs, not to mention the travel demands of modern football, the performance of the Brisbane Lions during this period is unequalled by any club in history including the great Collingwood side to claim four consecutive flags in the late 1920s.

2005

The Lions had an inconsistent season in 2005, and fell away badly towards the end, losing many games by very large margins. They finished a disappointing eleventh - out of the finals for only the second time in the club's history. When able to field its strongest lineup, the Lions produced some strong performance reminiscent of its triple premiership days however, injuries to Justin Leppitsch, Jonathan Brown, Nigel Lappin, and the retirements of premiership players such as Marcus Ashcroft, Alastair Lynch, Martin Pike, Shaun Hart and Craig McRae had taken its toll and the club played more first year players than any other side in the competition.

2006

Lions began the 2006 season optimistically, but injuries again plagued the club, whose players recorded an AFL record total of 200 matches lost to injury for the season.

Justin Leppitsch was forced to retire through injury and with season ending injuries to prominent players Nigel Lappin, Chris Scott, Ashley McGrath, Richard Hadley, Anthony Corrie and key ruckman Jamie Charman, coach Leigh Matthews was forced to debut an unprecedented number of youngsters and rookies and due to this, the club experienced inconsistent results. While many of the new youngsters displayed great promise, and continued to attack the ball and tackle opponents in typical Brisbane Lions spirit, it became evident during the final few matches that the young Lions were clearly into rebuilding mode. With AFL Rising Star nominations to Michael Rischitelli, Cheynee Stiller and Matthew Moody and the emergence of rookie Jason Roe among others, the future looks promising, but the realists also know that the rebuilding phase will take a few years.

Despite the young team losing more home games than ever before, and reducing the Gabba's status as a fortress that intimidated opposition teams, the Lions still produced average crowds the equal of the Rugby League premiership winning Brisbane Broncos.

Justin Leppitsch and Brad Scott announced their retirements during the season. A controversial feud between the club and Jason Akermanis divided supporters of the club and received massive publicity, resulting in Akermanis being stood down for the last seven matches of the season by his senior playing peer group who felt that his loyalty to the club and playing group was compromised.

After the 2006 home and away season it was revealed that major sponsor AAPT would not be renewing their sponsorship. It was announced shortly after that Vodafone had signed a sponsorship deal with the club worth 5.4 million dollars over three years.

The Brisbane Lions team of the decade fullback Mal Michael announced his retirement from football on Thursday 5 October due to lack of motivation and desire to pursue other non-football related activities. He was one of the premier fullbacks in the AFL and was very unlucky not to receive an All-Australian honour, despite being one of the most consistent players in the AFL over many years. He represented his country in International Rules Football against Ireland in 2004, playing as a Goal-keeper, was a pivotal figure at the Brisbane Lions and played a significant role in each of the grand finals contested as, along with Justin Leppitsch and Chris Johnson he led the defence in limiting the output of the opposition's best forwards.

Inspirational Skipper Michael Voss also announced his retirement from football on Friday 6 October due to the stress placed on his body from years of football and a chronic knee injury. He was the co-captain of the team from 1997 to 2000 with Alistair Lynch before leading the side for the remainder of his career, including the historic three straight premierships. In his final season of football, Voss still played 21 out of a possible 22 games, missing one game through knee soreness which turned out to be the same knee which led to his retirement.

At the completion of the 2006 season Chris Johnson remains as the last ever representative of the Fitzroy Football Club to be playing senior AFL football.

2007

The Brisbane Lions finished runner up in the NAB pre-seaon cup and then went on to create history by being the first team in the history of the AFL to have 5 co-captains. They started the season with a convincing 25-point win over Hawthorn, 9.15.(69) to 6.8.(44) and a massive win, after tributes to former captain, Michael Voss, against the St. Kilda Football Club, with a 52 point margin.

Team of the Decade

The first AAPT Brisbane Lions Team of the Decade was unveiled at the club’s gala 10 year anniversary black tie ball before 800 people at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Thursday, 22 June 2006.

Backs: Chris Johnson, Mal Michael, Darryl White

Half-Backs: Marcus Ashcroft, Justin Leppitsch, Chris Scott

Centres: Nigel Lappin, Michael Voss (c), Brad Scott

Half-Forwards: Jason Akermanis, Jonathan Brown, Craig McRae

Forwards: Luke Power, Alastair Lynch, Daniel Bradshaw

Rucks: Clark Keating, Simon Black, Jamie Lynn

Interchange: Martin Pike, Tim Notting, Jamie Charman, Richard Champion

Coach: Leigh Matthews

Corporate

Membership base

Brisbane Lions logo
Brisbane Lions logo
Year Members Finishing position1 Average crowd
1997 16,679 8th 19,550
1998 16,108 16th 16,675
1999 16,931 4th 21,936
2000 20,295 5th 27,406
2001 18,330 1st 27,313
2002 22,288 1st 26,904
2003 25,578 1st 31,462
2004 30,941 2nd 33,574
2005 30,027 11th 33,101
2006 26,459 13th 28,448
2007 n/a n/a 27,6852
  1. following finals matches
  2. as of Round 2

Sponsors

Guernsey Manufacturers

Manufacturer Years
Puma AG 1996-2000
Russell Athletic 2001-2006
Puma AG 2007-Onwards

Major Sponsors

Sponsor Years
Carlton & United Breweries 1996-2000 (As Co-Sponsor with Coca-Cola)
AAPT 2001-2006
Vodafone 2007-Onwards

2001 Grand Final

Main article: 2001 AFL Finals Series
File:2001gf2.jpg
2001 Carlton & United Breweries AFL Grand Final G B Total
File:BrisbaneLionsDesign.jpg Brisbane Lions 15 18 108
File:EssendonDesign.jpg Essendon 12 10 82
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground Crowd: 91,482

2002 Grand Final

Main article: 2002 AFL Finals Series
2002 Carlton & United Breweries AFL Grand Final G B Total
File:BrisbaneLionsDesign.jpg Brisbane Lions 10 15 75
File:CollingwoodDesign.jpg Collingwood 9 12 66
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground Crowd: 91,817

2003 Grand Final

Main article: 2003 AFL Finals Series
File:2003AFLGrandFinal.png
2003 Carlton & United Breweries AFL Grand Final G B Total
File:BrisbaneLionsDesign.jpg Brisbane Lions 20 14 134
File:CollingwoodDesign.jpg Collingwood 12 12 84
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground Crowd: 79,451

2004 Grand Final

Main article: 2004 AFL Finals Series
File:2004GrandFinal.png
2004 Toyota AFL Grand Final G B Total
File:PortAdelaideDesign.jpg Port Adelaide 17 11 113
File:BrisbaneLionsDesign.jpg Brisbane Lions 10 13 73
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground Crowd: 77,671

2006 Season

Rnd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Opp Gee Ess StK Ric WCE Syd Haw PA Fre Col Ade WB Car Mel Kan Haw Ess Gee Ric WCE Syd StK
Venue SS G TD G S G C AS G MCG G G G G TD G TD G TD G TS G
Result L W L L L L W W W L L L W L W W L L L L L L
Margin 77 18 37 14 59 32 40 69 68 26 15 42 15 8 1 10 37 17 82 62 57 51

2007 Season

Rnd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Opp Haw StK Syd Kan Car Fre Ade Ess Col Ric WB Gee PA WCE Mel Car Col Kan Haw Syd Ade Gee
Venue G G SCG GC TD G G TD G TD G SS G SO G G MCG G MCG G AS G
Result W W
Margin 25 52
Ladder 1 1

Individual awards

Best and Fairest

Merrett-Murray Medal

Year Player(s)
2006 Simon Black
2005 Jason Akermanis
2004 Nigel Lappin
2003 Michael Voss
2002 Simon Black
2001 Simon Black & Michael Voss
2000 Michael Voss
1999 Jason Akermanis & Justin Leppitsch
1998 Chris Scott
1997 Matthew Clarke

Brownlow Medal winners

Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

Norm Smith medal winners

Mark of the Year winners

Goal of the Year winners

All-Australian players

National team representatives (since 1999)

Jim Stynes Medalists (best player national team)

Club facts

Premierships

Grand Finalists/Runners Up

Pre-Season Grand Finalists

Wooden Spoon

Coaches

Captains

Biggest home crowds

Rank Crowd Round/Season Result Opponent Brisbane Lions Opposition Margin Venue Day/Night/Twilight
1 37,224 15/2005 Win Collingwood 19.19 (133) 7.13 (55) +78 The Gabba Night
2 37,032 PF/2001 Win Richmond 20.16 (136) 10.8 (68) +68 The Gabba Night
3 36,803 4/2003 Win Collingwood 14.11 (95) 11.15 (81) +14 The Gabba Night
4 36,467 3/2004 Win Collingwood 21.11 (137) 12.5 (77) +60 The Gabba Night
5 36,197 1/2003 Win Essendon 14.20 (104) 8.13 (61) +43 The Gabba Night
6 36,149 10/2001 Win Essendon 15.12 (102) 10.14 (74) +28 The Gabba Night
7 36,077 17/2005 Win Essendon 17.12 (114) 14.17 (101) +13 The Gabba Night

Current squad

As of 24 December 2006:

No. Name Debut Games with this club Total Games Avg. Games per year Goals Avg. Goals per year Previous Clubs
1 Mitchell Clark 2006 6 6 6 3 3 East Fremantle (WA)
2 Chris Johnson 1994 193 252 19.38 160 12.31 Jacana/Northern U18/Fitzroy (VIC)
4 Ben Fixter 2000 19 46 6.57 10 1.43 Wagga/NSW-ACT U18/Sydney (NSW)
5 Scott Harding 2006 14 14 14 2 2 Mt Gravatt (QLD)
6 Luke Power 1998 176 176 19.56 176 19.56 Balwyn/Oakleigh (VIC)
7 Jed Adcock 2004 32 32 10.67 7 2.33 Maryborough/North Ballarat (VIC)
8 Tim Notting 1998 156 156 17.33 111 12.33 Navarre/Ballarat U18 (VIC)
9 Ashley McGrath 2001 83 83 13.83 74 12.33 South Fremantle (WA)
10 Matthew Moody 2005 25 25 12.50 14 7 South Fremantle (WA)
11 Justin Sherman 2005 41 41 20.50 30 15 Clarence/Tasmania U18 (TAS)
12 James Hawksley TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Peel Thunder (WA)
13 Chris Schmidt TBD 0 0 0 0 0 West Adelaide (SA)
14 Richard Hadley 2001 27 27 4.50 7 1.17 East Fremantle (WA)
15 Matt Tyler TBD 0 0 0 0 0 North Ballarat (VIC)
16 Jonathan Brown 2000 117 117 16.71 191 27.29 South Warrnambool/Geelong Falcons (VIC)
17 Jared Brennan 2003 38 38 9.50 23 5.75 Southern Districts (NT)
18 Anthony Corrie 2004 31 31 10.33 27 9 Nightcliff (NT)
19 Jamie Charman 2001 88 88 14.67 34 5.67 Northern Eagles (QLD)
20 Simon Black 1998 191 191 21.22 124 13.78 East Fremantle (WA)
21 Daniel Merrett 2005 24 24 12 16 8 Southport Sharks (QLD)
22 Chris Scott 1994 213 213 16.38 79 6.08 East Camberwell/Eastern U18 (VIC)
23 Matthew Leuenberger TBD 0 0 0 0 0 East Perth (WA)Switzerland
24 Joel Patfull 2006 15 15 15 3 3 Norwood/Port Adelaide Rookies (SA)
25 Wayde Mills 2006 4 4 4 0 0 Southport Sharks (QLD)
26 Joel Macdonald 2004 32 32 10.67 4 1.33 Mt Gravatt (QLD)
27 Pat Garner TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Western Magpies (QLD)
28 Troy Selwood 2005 33 33 16.50 5 2.50 Sandhurst/Bendigo (VIC)
29 Jason Roe 2006 15 15 15 3 3 Nightcliff/Cairns City/Collingwood (rookie)/North Adelaide (NT)
30 Robert Copeland 2001 109 109 18.17 20 3.33 Northern Eagles (QLD)
31 Cameron Wood 2005 8 8 4 0 0 West Adelaide (SA)
32 Cheynee Stiller 2006 13 13 13 4 4 Northern Eagles (QLD)
33 Rhan Hooper 2006 11 11 11 9 9 Ipswich/Mt Gravatt (QLD)
34 Albert Proud TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Mt Gravatt (QLD)
35 Michael Rischitelli 2004 22 22 7.33 12 4 Keilor/Western U18 (VIC)
36 Daniel Bradshaw 1996 181 181 16.45 363 33 Woodonga (VIC)
37 Sam Sheldon TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Oakleigh (VIC)
38 Haydyn Kiel TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Southport (QLD)
39 Josh Drummond 2005 21 21 10.50 12 6 Northern Eagles (QLD)
40 William Hamill TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Mt Gravatt (QLD)
41 Scott Clouston TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Morningside (QLD)
42 Marcus Allan 2006 1 1 1 0 0 Northern Eagles (QLD)
43 Beau McDonald 1998 83 83 9.22 19 2.11 Swan Districts (WA)
44 Nigel Lappin 1994 257 257 19.77 170 13.08 Chiltern (VIC)
45 Daniel Dzufer TBD O 0 0 0 0 Suncoast Lions (QLD)
46 Colm Begley 2006 2 2 2 0 0 Republic of Ireland Laois (IRE)
47 Joel Tippett TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Southport (QLD)

Rookies

No. Name Debut Games with this club Total Games Avg. Games per year Goals Avg. Goals per year Previous Clubs
18 Anthony Corrie 2004 31 31 10.33 27 9 Nightcliff (NT)/Brisbane
38 Haydyn Kiel TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Southport (QLD)
40 William Hamill TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Mt Gravatt (QLD)
41 Scott Clouston TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Morningside (QLD)
45 Daniel Dzufer TBD O 0 0 0 0 Suncoast Lions (QLD)
46 Colm Begley 2006 2 2 2 0 0 Laois (IRE) Republic of Ireland
47 Joel Tippett TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Southport (QLD)

Bold text means the players have played in at least one AFL Grand Final.

Notable past players

Last No. worn Name Games with this club Total Games Goals Notes
10 Marcus Ashcroft 318 318 318 retired after the 2003 AFL season after the Brisbane Lions' 3rd successive premiership
12 Jason Akermanis 248 248 307 traded to Western Bulldogs for the 2007 AFL season
1 Richard Champion TBD TBD TBD retired after the 2000 season
1 Blake Caracella 33 187 218 traded to the Lions for 2003-2004 seasons by Essendon for Damian Cupido, drafted by Collingwood for the start of the 2005 season, but retired after the 2006 season due to a back-related problem
1 Des Headland 52 129 128 traded to the Fremantle Dockers for the start of 2003
27 Clark Keating 139 139 83 delisted after 2006 after his career was shattered by injuries, he has since retired from Australian Football.
41 Matthew Kennedy TBD TBD TBD retired before the 2001 AFL Grand Final
23 Justin Leppitsch 227 227 194 forced to retire after a back-related injury in 2006
11 Alastair Lynch 186 306 633 one of the club's leading goalscorers, retired after the 2004 Grand Final.
4 Craig McRae 195 195 232 retired after the 2004 season and is now an assistant coach with the Richmond Tigers
15 Mal Michael Papua New Guinea 140 201 28 retired after the 2006 season after he lost his passion to play AFL, Brisbane Lions furious [citation needed] that he is coming out of retirement to play for Essendon only months after retiring.
13 Martin Pike 106 247 126 retired late in 2005 after being placed on the long-term injury list with a groin complaint
33 Darryl White 268 268 165 retired at the end of 2005
3 Michael Voss 289 289 245 called it quits after 2006 because of a knee injury
5 Bradley Scott 146 168 45 retired after the 2006 AFL season and has taken up an assistant coaching position with the Collingwood Magpies


Club jumpers

These are the jumper designs used in the 2007 season. The club's current major sponsor is now Vodafone.

  • The clash jumper is used against teams (often Essendon or Melbourne) with similar designs/colour to the club's home jumper.
  • The player who currently wears the number 22 jumper is Chris Scott.

http://www.footyjumpers.com/

Club Mascot

The Lion's Mascot Manor representative and club mascot is Bernie Gabba Vegas, a caricature of a lion dressed in Brisbane Lions jumper, sunglasses, wide lapels and flares.

See also

Sources

External links

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