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Drummond undergoes LARS surgery

May 11th 2010 07:48


BRISBANE defender Josh Drummond has undergone the radical LARS surgery on his knee in a bid to play a role in the Lions' 2010 campaign.

Drummond ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during last Saturday night's loss to Fremantle at the Gabba.

Club surgeon Jim Fardoulys performed the Ligament Augmentation and Resconstruction System surgery on Tuesday afternoon.

The procedure - which involves the use of synthetic fibres to repair the knee - has been successfully used by Sydney's Nick Malceski and Port Adelaide midfielder David Rodan.

Drummond will commence his rehabilitation program immediately.
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Maguire to miss Dockers clash

May 5th 2010 10:58


BRISBANE LIONS defender Matt Maguire will miss Saturday night's clash against Fremantle at the Gabba after unsuccessfully challenging his rough conduct charge on Wednesday night.

Maguire was cited on a charge of engaging in rough conduct following his head clash with Sydney midfielder Jude Bolton during the first quarter of last Saturday night's match at the SCG.

The 25-year-old was trying to prevent Bolton - who was streaming towards goal - from scoring by putting his body in front of the Swan.

Maguire argued via video link that after their legs collided, Bolton caused their heads to bang together by pushing his head forward as part of his kicking motion.

But the AFL Tribunal ruled that Maguire's action in running in and initiating contact was the main cause of the head clash.

In addition to the one-match ban, the former Saint will have 68.75 demerit points hanging over his head.

Maguire would have been suspended for two games if not for his five-year good record.

He would still have been banned for one match had he entered an early guilty plea but he would have received fewer carryover points.

Maguire underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a depressed fracture of the cheekbone which was sustained in the clash with Bolton but was still a strong chance to play against the Dockers had he been found not guilty by the tribunal.
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Banfield receives nomination

May 4th 2010 00:57

BRISBANE forward Todd Banfield is the round six nominee for the NAB Rising Star award.

The 19-year-old was one of the Lions' best in the loss to Sydney at the SCG last Saturday night with 15 possessions, four marks, five tackles and a career-high three goals.

Since making his debut in round one, Banfield has been a valuable contributor - booting nine goals in six matches and applying plenty of forward pressure.

"Todd has the ability to turn up in contests. Even when you think he's not in the contest, he has that turn of speed to get himself back involved," Brisbane coach Michael Voss said.

"The pressure he has been able to provide inside our forward 50 has been enormous."

"Todd has been very valuable for us. He had a quiet game last week, but has bounced back really well. For a young player to do that - it's a real credit to him."

Recruited from WAFL side Swan Districts with pick 41 in the 2008 national draft, Banfield spent last year with the Lions Reserves in the QAFL.

He is the third former Swan Districts player to receive a nomination in 2010 after Carlton's Chris Yarran and West Coast's Nic Naitanui were nominated in rounds one and four respectively.
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Lions remain unbeaten

April 17th 2010 13:12

BRISBANE remains unbeaten in 2010 after recording a come-from-behind 22-point win over the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba on Saturday night.

The Lions trailed by 28 points early in the third term but lifted their rating and piled on nine of the last 11 goals of the contest to prevail 13.23 (101) to 12.7 (79).

Prize recruit Brendan Fevola was instrumental in the win with four goals - all of which came in the third quarter - while Luke Power (31 possessions), Michael Rischitelli (28) and Jared Brennan (25) did the damage in the middle.

For the Bulldogs, Matthew Boyd racked up a team-high 27 disposals while Ryan Griffen (26) was also prolific.

Barry Hall kicked four first-half goals while Daniel Giansiracusa finished with three majors.

BRISBANE: 2.5, 4.11, 10.18, 13.23 (101)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 2.4, 9.5, 11.6, 12.7 (79)
GOALS: Brisbane: Fevola 4, Brown 2, Banfield 2, Brennan, Johnstone, Proud, Sherman, Drummond
Bulldogs: Hall 4, Giansiracusa 3, Addison 2, Higgins, Boyd, Hill
BEST: Brisbane: Power, Rischitelli, Brennan, Fevola, Raines, Drummond
Bulldogs: Boyd, Griffen, Higgins, Cooney, Cross, Hudson, Hall
INJURIES: Brisbane: Nil
Bulldogs: Williams (head)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Simon Black (calf) replaced in Brisbane side by Troy Selwood
UMPIRES: Stevic, Meredith, Findlay
CROWD: 33,323 at the Gabba
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Lions too good for Port

April 10th 2010 08:46

BRISBANE remains unbeaten in 2010 after recording a 27-point win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Lions got the early jump and went on to record a 16.12 (108) to 11.15 (81) victory.

The final scoreline flattered Port as Michael Voss' men took their foot off the pedal after booting the first two goals of the last term to blow the margin out to 57 points.

Some of the gloss was taken off the win for Brisbane with star midfielder Simon Black suffering a calf injury while ruckman Mitch Clark and defender Ashley McGrath were reported.

Lions skipper Jonathan Brown continued his superb form with five goals while Justin Sherman chipped in with four majors in his 100th game.

Brendan Fevola kicked three goals and set up several others.

Matthew Leuenberger and Clark dominated a Port ruck division weakened by the late withdrawal of Dean Brogan, combining for 47 hit-outs while Michael Rischitelli was influential with 27 possessions and seven inside 50's.

Steven Salopek was Port's best with 29 disposals and two goals while Kane Cornes collected 30 touches.

Brisbane will now face the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba next Saturday night while the Power will clash with Geelong at Skilled Stadium.

PORT ADELAIDE: 1.4 3.10 6.12 11.15 (81)
BRISBANE: 5.5 10.8 14.9 16.12 (108)
GOALS: PORT ADELAIDE: Tredrea 3, Salopek 2, , Schulz 2 Davenport, Carlile, Pearce, Boak
BRISBANE: Brown 5, Sherman 4, Fevola 3, Patfull, Rischitelli, Banfield, Staker
BEST: PORT ADELAIDE: Salopek, K.Cornes, Pearce
BRISBANE: Brown, Sherman, Rischitelli, Clark, Leuenberger, Staker, Fevola, Redden
INJURIES: PORT ADELAIDE: Nil
BRISBANE: Black (calf)
REPORTS:BRISBANE: Mitch Clark for striking Jackson Trengove, Ashley McGrath for head high contact on Cameron Cloke
CHANGES: PORT ADELAIDE: Dean Brogan (shoulder) replaced in selected side by Cameron Cloke
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Nicholls, Keating
CROWD: 23,306 at AAMI Stadium
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Fevola escapes punishment

April 9th 2010 05:41

BRISBANE star Brendan Fevola has escaped punishment over his involvement in the Lara Bingle nude photo scandal.

Fevola was interviewed twice as part of an investigation conducted by the AFL's integrity services manager Brett Clothier and cultural strategy and education manager Sue Clark.

The investigation came about as a result of claims that Fevola took a nude photo of Bingle - with whom he had a brief affair with in 2006 - and distributed it to AFL players.

Bingle declined to speak directly with the league but provided a statutory declaration.

AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said that while Fevola admitted taking the photograph, there was insufficient evidence to prove that the former Blue sent it to other players.

"Given the evidence currently available to us and the time elapsed since the alleged behaviour, the AFL has not established that a breach of our rules has occurred," Anderson said.

"However, we will continue to monitor whether there are legal proceedings arising from this matter and the AFL remains willing to speak with Ms Bingle."

"The AFL does not condone any behaviour which shows a lack of respect towards women."

"All AFL players and officials should be aware that taking and distributing private images without consent is unacceptable and can result in sanctions under the AFL player rules."
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Brown inspired Lions down Blues

April 1st 2010 12:24

BRISBANE skipper Jonathan Brown has inspired his side to a 19-point win over Carlton at the Gabba on Thursday night.

Brown booted seven goals to lift the Lions to a 16.11 (107) to 12.16 (88) victory over a spirited Blues outfit.

He also collected 21 possessions and pulled down 12 marks in a dominant all-round performance.

Brown’s partner-in-crime - Brendan Fevola - was lively early but was well held by Michael Jamison in the second half - finishing with three goals against his former side.

Luke Power (27 possessions), Travis Johnstone (24) and Jared Brennan (22) were busy contributors.

Marc Murphy was Carlton’s best with 34 disposals while Heath Scotland (33), Bryce Gibbs (28) and Brock McLean (27) were also prolific.

Up forward, Setanta O’hAilpin booted four majors while Lachie Henderson - who was traded to the Blues as a part of the Fevola deal - chimed in with three goals.

Carlton started brightly, kicking two of the first three goals of the match before Brisbane clicked into gear.

They slammed on the last three majors of the term with Fevola chipping in with two as the Lions went into quarter-time with a nine-point lead.

As they did in the first term Carlton dominated the clearances and won more of the contested football than Brisbane in the second quarter but let themselves down in front of goal, managing just one goal from six scoring shots.

While the Blues were wasteful the Lions were incredibly efficient, booting four straight goals for the term to go into the main break with a 22-point advantage.

Brett Ratten’s men came out all guns blazing after half-time, piling on four majors without reply in the opening eight minutes of the third term to hit the front.

Brisbane got a much needed goal through Mitch Clark but the Blues continued to control the midfield and hit back with three of the last four goals of the quarter to go into three-quarter time with a seven-point buffer.

Both sides traded early goals in the final term before the Lions banged on four unanswered majors - two of which came off the boot of Brown - to open up an 18-point break.

O’hAilpin gave Carlton a glimmer of hope with his fourth goal of the night but Brown’s seventh - a superb effort from near the boundary - snuffed out the Blues’ chances.

BRISBANE: 4.3, 8.3, 10.7, 16.11 (107)
CARLTON: 2.6,3.11, 10.14, 12.16 (88)
GOALS: Brisbane: Brown 7, Fevola 3, Banfield 2, Clark, Staker, Rischitelli, Black
Carlton: O'hAilpin 4, Henderson 3, Robinson, Simpson, McLean, Gibbs, Murphy
BEST: Brisbane: Brown, Power, Johnstone, Brennan, Drummond, Black, Banfield, McGrath
Carlton: Murphy, Scotland, Gibbs, McLean, Jamison, Simpson, O’hAilpin
INJURIES: Brisbane: Adcock (thigh)
Carlton:
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Paul Bower (quad) replaced in Carlton side by Dennis Armfield
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Meredith, Ryan
CROWD: 36,780 at the Gabba
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Lions storm home

March 27th 2010 13:11
BRISBANE has turned it on in the final quarter to record a 32-point win over West Coast at the Gabba on Saturday night

The Lions trailed at every change before booting the first six goals of the final stanza to set up a 16.18 (114) to 12.10 (82) victory.

Some of the gloss was taken off the win for Brisbane with Jed Adcock sustaining an ankle injury while former Swan Amon Buchanan suffered a broken thumb.

Lions skipper Jonathan Brown led from the front with five goals - three of which came in the last quarter while star recruit Brendan Fevola was lively but failed to make the most of his chances, booting a wasteful 3.7.

The former Carlton spearhead also managed to spray one out of bounds on the full.

Jared Brennan was influential with a game-high 31 possesions and one goal while Luke Power chipped in with three majors.

For the Eagles, Adam Selwood collected 31 disposals, Matt Priddis (28) and Daniel Kerr (27) were also prolific while Luke Shuey kicked two goals on debut.

West Coast started brightly, moving the football well through the middle of the ground as they booted four of the first five goals of the match.

Todd Banfield's first goal in AFL football in the dying seconds of the opening stanza cut West Coast's advantage to eight points at quarter-time.

The Lions could have been in front at the quarter-time but they let themselves down in front of goal, booting six behinds for the term.

Back-to-back goals from Brown saw Brisbane hit the front in the second quarter before Nic Naitanui goaled on the run and then set up one for Patrick McGinnity with a clever ruck tap.

As was the case in the first term - Brisbane was able to get a goal just before the siren - this time through Power to close to within two points at half-time.

The Eagles dominated possession early in the third quarter and managed goals through Josh Kennedy and Quinten Lynch to open up a 15-point lead.

It appeared as if West Coast would run away with the contest but Fevola's second major and Power's third - which came after the siren - ensured Brisbane trailed by less than one straight kick at three-quarter time.

A long bomb from Brennan put the Lions in front early in the last term.

It was all one-way traffic from that moment on as Brisbane added five goals without reply with a freakish soccer goal from Fevola a highlight.

BRISBANE: 2.6, 6.10, 9.12, 16.18 (114)
WEST COAST: 4.2, 7.6, 10.8, 12.10 (82)
GOALS: Brisbane: Brown 5, Fevola 3, Power 3, Brennan, Sherman, Staker, Drummond, Banfield, Brennan
West Coast: Shuey 2, Kennedy 2, Lynch 2, Cox, Waters, Embley, Kennedy, Ebert, Lynch, LeCras, Naitanu, McGinnity
BEST: Brisbane: Brown, Brennan, Power, Rischitelli, Black, Banfield
West Coast: Selwood, Priddis, Kerr, Embley, McGinnity
INJURIES: Brisbane: Adcock (ankle), Buchanan (hand)
West Coast:
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Hay, Wenn, Jeffery
CROWD: 29,201 at the Gabba
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Fevola dumped from ad

March 4th 2010 03:37

BRISBANE forward Brendan Fevola has been dumped from the AFL's advertising campaign amid allegations that he distributed a semi-naked photo of former lover Lara Bingle to friends and colleagues.

Fevola shot footage yesterday for the commercial which is aimed at promoting the first two rounds of the home-and-away season to a Queensland audience.

But the AFL has elected to remove the former Blue from the campaign given that they are currently investigating what role he played in the Bingle scandal.

"The AFL wishes to advise that Brendan Fevola will not feature in a TV commercial to promote Rounds One and Two for the Brisbane Lions," the league said in a statement.

"The planning for the shoot of the commercial was arranged several weeks ago and was scheduled to go to air in Brisbane later this month, for the opening to the season of the Lions."

"Brendan Fevola was to be used as part of the campaign but the commercial will now go ahead without any reference to Brendan Fevola."

Fevola is being sued by Bingle after the image which was taken four years ago appeared in Woman's Day this week.
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AFL to question Fev

March 3rd 2010 03:34

THE AFL has confirmed it will investigate allegations that Brisbane forward Brendan Fevola distributed a semi-naked photo of former lover Lara Bingle to friends and colleagues.

Fevola, who had a brief affair with Bingle four years ago, is being sued by the model after the image of her in the shower appeared in Woman's Day this week.

Speaking from Punt Road on Wednesday at the announcement of a Federal government grant of $400,000 for the league's Respect and Responsibility program, AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said the matter was being treated very seriously.

"We find unacceptable any behaviour of taking a photo of a woman without her consent and circulating that," Anderson said.

"It's completely unacceptable from an AFL point of view."

"Whether that's happened in that particular case we're not aware at the moment."

"Some inquiries are being made, we'll talk to the club, talk to Brendan Fevola and assess it from there."

Anderson refused to elaborate on what sanctions the former Blue could face.

"I'm not going to go into sanctions at this particular point in time, because I think the important thing is to establish the facts in this case," he said.

"There have been some court proceedings that have been foreshadowed and we'll monitor those as well. But at the end of the day, the basic principle of respect towards women requires that there aren't photos taken without their consent that are then circulated."
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Fevola to wear No.5

December 17th 2009 05:57
PRIZED Brisbane recruit Brendan Fevola will wear the No.5 guernsey after wearing number 25 during his ten years at Carlton.

Fevola was forced to adopt a new number as 25 at the Lions belongs to untried ruckman Bart McCulloch.

The No.5 has been worn by some of the club's all-time greats including five-time Fitzroy best and fairest winner John Murphy, Brownlow Medallist Bernie Quinlan and dual premiership player Brad Scott.

Brisbane's other acquistions during trade week will also wear new numbers in 2010.

Former Richmond defender Andrew Raines has swapped his No.4 Tigers jumper for the No. 29 guernsey famously worn by Garry Wilson in 268 matches with Fitzroy while Brent Staker has abandoned the number 41 jumper he wore at West Coast for the 14 which used to belong to Lachlan Henderson who was traded to the Blues as a part of the Fevola deal.

Ex-St Kilda utility Xavier Clarke will don the No.15 after wearing No.3 at the Saints while former Sydney premiership player Amon Buchanan will wear the number 32 jumper after wearing No.33 at the Swans.

Callum Bartlett - the Lions' first selection at the 2009 national draft - will wear the no. 13 guernsey which was previously worn by three-time premiership player Martin Pike.

The club's third and fifth round selections at the national draft - Ryan Harwood and Jesse O'Brien - will wear 26 and 34 respectively.

Former St Kilda defender Matt Maguire who was taken with the last live pick in November's draft takes over the 36 vacated by Daniel Bradshaw.

Matt Austin will wear the No. 8 guernsey next season after playing eight matches in number 37.

Bryce Retzlaff, who was taken with pick 84 in the national draft, will wear number 37.

The Lions' recent rookie selections Mitchell Golby (41), Josh Dyson (27), Niall McKeever (40), Claye Beams (43), Sean Yoshiura (45) and Broc McCauley (46) have been allocated high numbers.



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Lions record financial loss

November 23rd 2009 07:50
BRISBANE has recorded a total financial loss of $603,207 for 2009.

The result includes a $75,000 grant to AFL Queensland to support grassroots community football.

However, despite the loss the Lions are debt-free and with net assets of just under $4 million.

Brisbane's on-field performances which saw them make the finals for the first time since 2004 resulted in a rise in gate receipts but it wasn't enough to cover the drop in corporate revenues due to the global financial crisis and a dip in the club's merchandise sales.

Lions chairman Tony Kelly said this year was always going to be a difficult one financially given the current economic climate.

"Recording a financial loss is always disappointing, yet there would be few major organisations that remained immune to the global market crunch and the worldwide recession," Kelly said.

"Members can be assured the club remains extremely diligent in its cost controls and continues to take active steps to grow revenues."

In some good news for Brisbane, the club's membership numbers went up from 22,737 to 24,873 this year.

The Lions are now aiming to reach the 30,000 member mark in 2010.

Brisbane's home crowds also rose from an average of 28,128 per game last year to 29,172 in 2009.

Meanwhile, the Lions recently revealed a new logo and announced major sponsorship deals with the Bank of Queensland and Conergy for the next three years.



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Lions appoint McDonald, Lynch

November 10th 2009 02:30
BRISBANE has appointed dual premiership ruckman Beau McDonald and Manny Lynch to its coaching panel.

The appointments mean that the Lions' coaching panel for next season is finalised.

McDonald, who played 91 games and was a member of Brisbane's 2001 and 2002 premiership sides, retired at the end of 2007 due to chronic injuries.

He will be the club's full-time ruck coach in 2010 after taking up the role on a part-time basis this year.

"I really enjoyed my part-time ruck coach role with the club in 2009 so I'm looking forward to working more closely with the players and spending more time on their development," McDonald said.

"I've already been able to develop some good connections with the players and I played a lot of football at this club alongside Michael Voss and (new player development manager) Craig McRae."

"It's certainly an exciting group to be part of in a full-time capacity now."

Lynch - the brother of triple premiership full forward Alistair - joins the club as its leadership and development coach after coaching stints with LaTrobe in the Northern Tasmanian Football League, the Tassie Devils VFL team and the Tassie Mariners' U18 TAC Cup side.

"I'm really excited about this innovative opportunity," Lynch said.

"I have been coaching part-time for around 20 years and now I'm doing it as my full-time job which is great."

"I did my level three coaching course with Michael Voss and Jade Rawlings so there is already a pretty good relationship there."

"After listening to Michael Voss describe where he wants the team to go, I believe we have a similar vision. It was quite inspiring to actually hear him talk about how he wants to develop the group."

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Bradshaw quits Lions

October 16th 2009 07:18
DANIEL Bradshaw has quit the Brisbane Lions.

The Lions' all-time leading goalkicker with 496 goals in 222 games rejected a two-year deal on Friday.

The 30-year-old was put up for trade along with midfielder Michael Rischitelli in a bid to secure the services of controversial forward Brendan Fevola but that deal collapsed.

Brisbane eventually landed Fevola in a trade for young key position prospect Lachlan Henderson and an exchange of draft picks.

It is understood Bradshaw was hurt by the club's willingness to offload him after 14 years of service.

Carlton looms as the front runners to snare the dual premiership player as Fevola's departure has given them plenty of room in the salary cap and there is expected to be further room with midfielder Nick Stevens likely to call it quits due to a chronic neck injury.

Bradshaw will decide on Monday whether to enter next month's national draft or the pre-season draft on December 15
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