Brisbane Lions Football Club 2010

The Brisbane Lions Football Club formed in 1996 via a merger between the now disbanded Fitzroy Football Club based in Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears. Nicknamed the 'Lions’, their home games are played at the Gabba in the heart of Brisbane and club colours are maroon, yellow and blue.

The Brisbane Bears did not set the world on fire in the early days and the Lions also took time to find success before they became one of the best sides in the modern era winning 3 flags in a row from 2001 to 2003. and finishing runner-up to Port Adelaide in 2004.

The club has produced some outstanding footballers including Jonathan Brown, Michael Voss, Simon Black and Jason Akermanis, with the latter two winning coveted Brownlow Medals respectively in 2001 and 2002.

Brisbane had a wonderful year in 2009 under new coach Michael Voss and they made the finals despite have a number of important injuries throughout the season. The Lions displayed great fight in their top come from behind win at the Gabba against Carlton in the Qualifying Final, before being outclassed in its Semi-Final against the Bulldogs to the tune of 51 points.

The recruiting of wayward Carlton spearhead Brendon Fevola in the off season will add more potency to the Lions, and alongside Jonathan Brown will create headaches for quite a few backlines.