Brisbane Lions

I go to the footy for three reasons. Firstly, I hope to be witness to the perfect moment, that rare blend of the poetic and balletic, when the players channel the ball with an energy and directness which can only be borne of fury’s marriage with grace.

What's not to love about this level of passion. Picture: Getty

At Brisbane’s affectionately-named Gabba, on this particular night, Carlton managed several of these fizzing instances, mostly at the behest of one Christopher Judd, whilst the Lions’ players fell in their wake like flapping fish churned up by a fast-spinning propeller.

Secondly, I want to be lulled back to my youth, when I too tumbled across the sodden turf in search of that ever-elusive kick to position, handball to advantage, mark to goal.

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  • Robert Smissen of country SA says:

    09:53pm | 12/04/12

    You can always tell an AFL follower, they are the people with drag marks on the backs of their hands Read more »

  • Tim says:

    10:56pm | 11/04/12

    Good on you! I stayed too and also forced my dad to stay until the (bitter) end. We will dominate again! Read more »

 

If you thought one win against the lowly Kangaroos was enough to keep the wolves from the door, think again.

OK, I admit it, I've got NFI. You guys work it out, OK? Pic: Getty.

Michael Voss, the Brisbane Lions favourite and most decorated son has found himself standing on the edge of a cliff, looking down and wondering when he’s going to feel the hand of power pushing him in the back.

In this, his third year at the helm, he stands accused of systematically bringing the football club he served with such distinction as a player and captain to its knees with some of the most arrogant and ill informed decision making we have seen from an AFL senior coach.

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  • Delfina says:

    01:53pm | 10/02/12

    Would love to be a part of this fsietval. Kindly add me on your mailing list for Indian Food stall for 2012 fsietval.Many thanks Read more »

  • Reds Unite says:

    07:00pm | 23/05/11

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw Read more »

 

IT was a bit like the Itchy & Scratchy Show. Brisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown was itchy ... itchy for the ball in his AFL Round 1 clash against West Coast.

The scratchy part: Brendan Fevola. Pic: AAP

Brown’s Lions teammate and reigning Coleman medallist Brendan Fevola was scratchy ... scratchy in front of goal.

There was plenty of hype about the Lions’ new dynamic duo during the off-season. Will the Lions’ new-look forward line work, starring Brown and Fev?

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  • Andrew Goff says:

    03:07am | 30/03/10

    It is nowhere near the biggest deal in sporting, or even Australian sporting, history. Read more »

  • Andrew Goff says:

    03:02am | 30/03/10

    I’m a big Carlton fan, but in fairness we know nothing about the Blues after Round 1. We do know that Richmond are deplorable and face at least another 3 or 4 decades (oops I mean years) down the bottom. Read more »

 

Biblical scholars generally agree that on the seventh day God created the Essendon Football Club. And so it came to pass that in 2000AD, as humanity braced for the second coming, the mighty Bombers did descend from heaven and banish the Melbourne Demons with righteous fire.

Arnie's character Dutch or, if you prefer, Alan.

And lo how the people rejoiced; yet away from the dancing and merrymaking the prophet Leigh Matthews was watching the skies, waiting for a sign…

Matthews was the coach of the Brisbane Lions, a relatively new team which derived its strength from the gayness of anyone who barracked for it. Yet while this power source was abundant, Matthews was a cautious man and carefully studied the form of the Lions’ nemesis.

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  • Chris says:

    01:09am | 23/09/09

    “Stick around” is pure Arnie wit. Don’t forget that other classic Arnie line in the movie, where he blows down a door and kills the guerilla fighters inside, and then drop the line “Knock knock”. But “Running Man” was the best movie for Arnie one-liners. Read more »

  • Socrates' Lament says:

    01:01pm | 09/09/09

    You who criticise this article based on its references to Australia’s indigenous game have missed its wittier, better-crafted passages. The impetus of this article came from a factual event, where, during a live radio interview in mid-2001, Leigh Matthews offered the “If it bleeds, we can kill it” line in… Read more »

 

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