Having won three successive premierships in 2001,02 and 03, the Brisbane Lions have been one of the most successful clubs in AFL history, since their inception in 1996. Port Adelaide eventually stopped the Lions from claiming four Premierships on the trot with victory in 2004. Brisbane are now coached by three-time premiership captain, Michael Voss.
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Who was the greatest: the 2001-03 Lions or the 2007-09 Cats?
by Andrew Sutherland, 24 May 2013
Immediately after Brisbane claimed their third consecutive premiership in 2003, Anthony Hudson proclaimed that they had become “the greatest side of the modern era”. Robert Walls, who had seen some mighty sides in his time, declared them to be “the best team that I’ve seen”. Only six years later, Geelong won their second premiership in [...]
Lions duo face AFL suspensions
by AAP, 21 May 2013
Brisbane coach Michael Voss has backed his team’s aggression against Essendon, despite losing defenders Daniel Merrett and Justin Clarke to AFL suspensions. The Lions suffered the most at Monday’s match review panel, with Merrett receiving a three-game ban on a rough conduct charge for his sling tackle on Bombers forward Michael Hurley. Merrett’s poor record [...]
Essendon vs Brisbane Lions: AFL live scores
by The Roar, 18 May 2013 
After last Friday night’s loss to Geelong, Essendon will be out to get back onto the winner’s list when they host Brisbane Lions this afternoon. We’ll have live scores from 1.45pm AEST. While the defeat won’t sit well from Bombers coach James Hird, he’ll know that the 28-point loss was largely down to his side’s [...]
Time to wake up, the Gold Coast Suns have turned a corner
by Michael DiFabrizio, 15 May 2013
There was an odd build-up to Sunday’s Melbourne-Gold Coast clash. It seemed like one of those games where the interest levels rose out of sheer voyeurism. “Imagine the pressure the losing coach will be under” – or words to that effect – were repeated ad nausea. We’ve come to expect comments like these, but they [...]
AFL numbers could cost Voss, says Matthews
by Roger Vaughan, 13 May 2013
AFL great Leigh Matthews warns that regardless of Michael Voss’ popularity as Brisbane coach, raw numbers could seal his fate. Voss is out of contract at the end of the season and the pressure is growing. After winning the pre-season NAB Cup, the Lions have been poor and are struggling at 2-5. They have not [...]
Eagles conquer Lions in AFL clash at Gabba
by Laine Clark, 12 May 2013
Speculation over Michael Voss’ future prompted Brisbane to issue a statement on Saturday denying their AFL coach was on borrowed time. But the Lions players appeared to make a statement of their own in support of their besieged mentor before going down swinging 17.6 (108) to 12.10 (82) to the West Coast Eagles at a [...]
Brisbane Lions vs West Coast Eagles: AFL live scores
by The Roar, 11 May 2013
Brisbane Lions will be hoping to put last week’s capitulation in Sydney behind them when they host West Coast Eagles this afternoon. We’ll have live scores from 2.10pm AEST. Wins over the Gold Coast and Melbourne in rounds three and five have given Lions fans some reason for hope over the past month, but the [...]
Big round for both top and bottom teams
by David Lazzaro, 11 May 2013
Round 7 in the AFL this year presents fans with a smorgasbord of intriguing clashes, and it is some of the lower profile games that may prove most interesting in the long run. In a week where we have the top of the table clash between Geelong and Essendon, the grand final replay between the [...]
Gulf in class sees the AFL struggle
by Geoff Koop, 11 May 2013
AFL? Struggling? Yep, the AFL is currently struggling too keep fans interested week in, week out. I’ll couch this first by stating that I understand the AFL is unable to do anything about the outcome of games. However, the obvious gulf in class between the top four or five teams and the bottom four or [...]
Brown excited by Lions’ Franklin bid
by Sam Lienert, 9 May 2013
Brisbane’s Jonathan Brown is excited by the possibility of sharing the Lions’ attack with fellow star forward Lance Franklin if the AFL club can pull off a recruiting coup. Lions football manager Dean Warren confirmed on the weekend Brisbane are among the suitors for in-demand Hawthorn free agent Franklin, who has put off contract talks [...]
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