Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions (full name Brisbane Bears Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club, formed from the 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.
The club was owned by disgraced businessman Christopher Skase during the 1980s, when it was still known as the Bears.
Premierships:
As Fitzroy Football Club:
- 1898
- 1899
- 1904
- 1905
- 1913
- 1916
- 1922
- 1944
As Brisbane Bears:
As Brisbane Lions:
Brownlow Medallists
Club Song
To the tune of: La Marseillaise
- We are the pride of Brisbane town,
- We wear maroon, blue and gold.
- We will always fight for victory,
- Like Fitzroy, and Bears of old.
- All for one, and one for all,
- We will answer to the call.
- Go Lions, Brisbane Lions,
- We'll kick the winning score.
- You'll hear our mighty roar.
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