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KEY FACTS

Official name
Brisbane Bears - Fitzroy Football Club (Trading as Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club)

Known as
Brisbane

Nickname
Lions

Nickname
Bears

Former name
Brisbane Bears

Formed
1986 (merged with Fitzroy in 1996)

Colours
Maroon, gold, blue and white

Associated clubs
Brisbane Reserves; Brisbane WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1987–2023

Home Ground
Gabba

AFL Premierships
2001, 2002, 2003 (3 total)

Senior Premierships
VFL/AFL Night/Pre-season Series - 2013 (1 total); Reserves - VFL 1991 (1 total); AFL Queensland - 2001 (1 total); North East Australian Football League - 2012-13, 2019 (3 total)

Most Games
322 - Simon Black (1998-2013)

Most Goals
594 - Jonathan Brown (2000-2014)

League Top Goalkickers
Jonathan Brown (77) 2007 (1 total)

Brownlow Medalists
Michael Voss 1996; Jason Akermanis 2001; Simon Black 2002; Lachie Neale 2020 (4 total)

Headquarters
Hyundai Centre, Level 5, The Gabba, 812 Stanley St, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102

Phone: (07) 3335 1777 

Email
community@lions.com.au

Website
lions.com.au

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"The Lions under Leigh Matthews were unrecognisable from the ramshackle outfit which had spluttered to the previous season's wooden spoon. The team opened the 1999 season with a 23.14 (152) to 10.3 (63) annihilation of St Kilda at the Gabba, and thereafter seldom broke step in a rousing, sustained march to the finals ... they had every reason to feel confident over their finals prospects. In the end, however, the Kangaroos at the MCG in a preliminary final proved just one hurdle too many; clearly Matthews still needed an ingredient or two to complete the recipe ... "

John Devaney explores the development of the Brisbane Lions from troubled merger outfit to worldbeater

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1993 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Brisbane's 1993 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Brisbane 5.19.515.822.11 143 LOST North Melbourne 5.513.818.1524.22 166 -23 MCG Mar 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2 A Brisbane 5.46.77.811.14 80 LOST Richmond 5.39.814.1518.18 126 -46 MCG Apr 2 (Fri, 7:38) Scores
3 H Brisbane 3.68.1012.1017.13 115 WON Melbourne 2.15.215.917.11 113 2 GAB Apr 11 (Sun, 1:15) Scores
4 A Brisbane 2.33.64.86.10 46 LOST West Coast 3.34.67.1114.14 98 -52 SUB Apr 18 (Sun, 2:08) Scores
5 H Brisbane 1.210.413.819.12 126 LOST Geelong 4.88.1113.1618.19 127 -1 GAB Apr 25 (Sun, 2:15) Scores
6 H Brisbane 5.08.110.417.8 110 WON Fitzroy 3.55.510.912.11 83 27 GAB May 2 (Sun, 1:15) Scores
7 A Brisbane 2.16.67.910.10 70 LOST Hawthorn 3.35.69.1216.17 113 -43 WAV May 8 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 H Brisbane 10.719.1027.1733.21 219 WON Sydney 0.10.42.68.9 57 162 GAB May 16 (Sun, 2:15) Scores
9 Brisbane       Bye        
10 H Brisbane 5.48.511.912.13 85 LOST Adelaide 2.47.1010.1418.14 122 -37 GAB May 30 (Sun, 2:15) Scores
11 A Brisbane 1.34.47.511.9 75 LOST St. Kilda 5.18.214.620.10 130 -55 WAV Jun 12 (Sat, 2:08) Scores
12 H Brisbane 3.26.313.1014.13 97 LOST Collingwood 5.312.1016.1320.18 138 -41 GAB Jun 20 (Sun, 2:18) Scores
13 A Brisbane 3.35.58.714.9 93 LOST Footscray 4.37.713.1217.19 121 -28 WES Jun 26 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
14 A Brisbane 1.63.84.94.15 39 LOST Essendon 5.410.920.1223.17 155 -116 MCG Jul 3 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
15 A Brisbane 4.68.910.1114.13 97 LOST Carlton 1.06.513.1019.17 131 -34 PRI Jul 10 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 H Brisbane 3.46.612.915.14 104 LOST North Melbourne 9.314.617.1122.14 146 -42 GAB Jul 18 (Sun, 2:08) Scores
17 H Brisbane 4.211.313.418.10 118 WON Richmond 6.59.710.1314.15 99 19 GAB Jul 25 (Sun, 1:15) Scores
18 A Brisbane 2.14.35.86.13 49 LOST Melbourne 6.312.1118.1420.18 138 -89 MCG Aug 1 (Sun, 2:08) Scores
19 H Brisbane 2.15.46.610.11 71 LOST West Coast 3.78.1014.1319.17 131 -60 GAB Aug 8 (Sun, 2:08) Scores
20 Brisbane       Bye        
21 A Brisbane 0.01.31.55.13 43 LOST Fitzroy 5.511.720.1322.15 147 -104 PRI Aug 21 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
22 H Brisbane 5.69.910.1215.16 106 LOST Hawthorn 6.511.718.1624.19 163 -57 GAB Aug 29 (Sun, 1:15) Scores
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1993 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
30 Alexander, Colin 2 27 13.5 4 2.0 31 15.5 2 1.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 3 3 1 0.5 1 7
10 Ashcroft, Marcus 20 260 13.0 169 8.5 429 21.5 79 4.0 1 0.1 40 2.0 19 26 14 0.7 11 95
22 Bain, David 9 82 9.1 47 5.2 129 14.3 9 1.0 0 0.0 20 2.2 15 14 3 0.3 2 20
30 Bourke, Damian 9 58 6.4 16 1.8 74 8.2 23 2.6 105 11.7 4 0.4 12 20 3 0.3 0 18
11 Buckley, Nathan 20 347 17.4 111 5.6 458 22.9 92 4.6 2 0.1 24 1.2 20 18 21 1.1 26 152
25 Campbell, Matthew 2 13 6.5 15 7.5 28 14.0 4 2.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 2 2 2 1.0 1 13
1 Champion, Richard 17 173 10.2 80 4.7 253 14.9 85 5.0 8 0.5 22 1.3 29 34 10 0.6 7 67
5 Chapman, Nathan 20 159 8.0 65 3.3 224 11.2 54 2.7 7 0.4 23 1.2 21 19 7 0.4 8 50
12 Clarke, Troy 16 178 11.1 105 6.6 283 17.7 36 2.3 0 0.0 22 1.4 13 15 3 0.2 7 25
16 Clarke, Matthew 4 10 2.5 9 2.3 19 4.8 7 1.8 14 3.5 3 0.8 1 5 0 0.0 0 0
20 Craven, Danny 5 84 16.8 45 9.0 129 25.8 15 3.0 0 0.0 12 2.4 14 2 2 0.4 0 12
6 Fletcher, Adrian 20 236 11.8 235 11.8 471 23.6 87 4.4 2 0.1 41 2.1 42 33 15 0.8 6 96
29 Francis, Fabian 9 76 8.4 36 4.0 112 12.4 11 1.2 0 0.0 13 1.4 11 3 8 0.9 14 62
4 Gastev, John 17 142 8.4 120 7.1 262 15.4 51 3.0 0 0.0 42 2.5 19 24 1 0.1 4 10
2 Green, Ashley 5 22 4.4 10 2.0 32 6.4 9 1.8 0 0.0 8 1.6 5 7 1 0.2 1 7
32 Hart, Shaun 19 205 10.8 88 4.6 293 15.4 56 2.9 1 0.1 46 2.4 24 23 9 0.5 4 58
36 Heffernan, Martin 2 11 5.5 4 2.0 15 7.5 7 3.5 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0 1 0.5 3 9
41 Kennedy, Matthew 19 187 9.8 92 4.8 279 14.7 75 3.9 93 4.9 21 1.1 30 28 5 0.3 4 34
23 Leppitsch, Justin 4 27 6.8 12 3.0 39 9.8 3 0.8 2 0.5 5 1.3 4 4 4 1.0 2 26
17 Leslie, Martin 9 74 8.2 75 8.3 149 16.6 42 4.7 4 0.4 15 1.7 12 9 1 0.1 0 6
31 McCormack, Brendan 11 130 11.8 78 7.1 208 18.9 34 3.1 3 0.3 16 1.5 16 20 9 0.8 9 63
7 McIvor, Scott 10 88 8.8 50 5.0 138 13.8 37 3.7 2 0.2 14 1.4 18 16 5 0.5 7 37
19 McLean, Michael 17 232 13.6 115 6.8 347 20.4 52 3.1 0 0.0 30 1.8 18 22 1 0.1 1 7
40 McLuckie, Steven 7 80 11.4 36 5.1 116 16.6 17 2.4 0 0.0 9 1.3 6 5 0 0.0 3 3
24 Merrett, Roger 18 146 8.1 48 2.7 194 10.8 76 4.2 27 1.5 18 1.0 40 41 60 3.3 38 398
27 Murphy, Michael 10 56 5.6 30 3.0 86 8.6 34 3.4 0 0.0 9 0.9 7 19 22 2.2 8 140
26 Noonan, Danny 16 177 11.1 108 6.8 285 17.8 53 3.3 1 0.1 29 1.8 27 24 3 0.2 6 24
21 Parker, John 3 15 5.0 15 5.0 30 10.0 5 1.7 0 0.0 1 0.3 5 3 0 0.0 2 2
13 Pearce, Brad 2 6 3.0 3 1.5 9 4.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0.5 1 7
8 Peos, Paul 12 91 7.6 35 2.9 126 10.5 39 3.3 0 0.0 14 1.2 14 13 11 0.9 12 78
38 Scott, Dion 12 59 4.9 44 3.7 103 8.6 40 3.3 68 5.7 15 1.3 11 13 5 0.4 6 36
15 Spargo, Paul 9 96 10.7 42 4.7 138 15.3 25 2.8 0 0.0 9 1.0 16 16 9 1.0 2 56
3 Voss, Michael 16 141 8.8 116 7.3 257 16.1 65 4.1 0 0.0 22 1.4 16 16 7 0.4 1 43
33 White, Darryl 12 72 6.0 67 5.6 139 11.6 37 3.1 20 1.7 25 2.1 9 17 13 1.1 4 82
28 Windsor, Ray 8 70 8.8 22 2.8 92 11.5 30 3.8 2 0.3 10 1.3 10 9 11 1.4 13 79
18 Worsfold, Peter 9 95 10.6 36 4.0 131 14.6 19 2.1 0 0.0 9 1.0 10 16 5 0.6 4 34
Totals 400 3925 9.8 2183 5.5 6108 15.3 1311 3.3 363 0.9 598 1.5 520 539 273 0.7 218 1856
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.