Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. It is the most successful AFL team this century, having appeared in four consecutive AFL Grand Finals between 2001 and 2004, winning three (2001, 2002 and 2003).
The Brisbane Lions is the only AFL club based in Queensland.
On 4 July 1996 the Australian Football League (AFL) ap...
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Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. It is the most successful AFL team this century, having appeared in four consecutive AFL Grand Finals between 2001 and 2004, winning three (2001, 2002 and 2003).
The Brisbane Lions is the only AFL club based in Queensland.
On 4 July 1996 the Australian Football League (AFL) approved the first ever club merger in Victorian Football League (VFL) and AFL history. The Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions combined to form the Brisbane Lions. The merged entity was to play its home games at The Gabba.
Prior to the merge the Brisbane Bears had enjoyed a successful season, losing the Preliminary final to the eventual Premiers, North Melbourne. In contrast, Fitzroy had finished in last place for two successive seasons, although they contained a number of promising young players.
The Brisbane Lions were officially launched on...
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