Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club, formed from the post-1996 merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, the Lions.
The merged club won its first league premiership in 2001, and Lion Jason Akermanis won the league's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal. In 2002, the Lions repeated as premiers, and Lion Simon Black won the Brownlow. In 2003, the Lions became the first Grand Final participant in AFL history to have three Brownlow Medallists in its lineup, the third being 1996 honouree Michael Voss. The club went on to become the first in the VFL/AFL to win three consecutive Premierships since 1957.
Premierships
As Fitzroy Football Club:
- 1898
- 1899
- 1904
- 1905
- 1913
- 1916
- 1922
- 1944
As Brisbane Bears:
- none
As Brisbane Lions:
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
Brownlow Medallists
- Michael Voss - 1996 (co-winner)
- Jason Akermanis - 2001
- Simon Black - 2002
Norm Smith Medallists
- Shaun Hart - 2001
- Simon Black - 2003
Coaches
- John Northey - 1997-1998
- Roger Merrett - 1998
- Leigh Matthews - 1999-current
Other Notable Players
- Marcus Ashcroft
- Richard Champion
- Matthew Kennedy
- Nigel Lappin
- Alastair Lynch
- Craig McRae
- Martin Pike
- Darryl White
External Links
- Official Website of the Brisbane Lions Football Club (http://www.lions.com.au/)
- Lionised (unofficial site) (http://www.lionised.com)
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