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CibbuanoMatthews quits
September 1st 2008 02:04
LEIGH Matthews' reign as Brisbane coach has come to an end after ten years in the job.
Matthews, who made the announcement at a press conference on Monday morning, joined the Lions in 1999, four years after his ten-year tenure at Collingwood ended.
He immediately took the Lions from wooden-spooners to preliminary finalists in the space of 12 months before guiding the club to three straight premierships between 2001 and 2003.
However, the Lions have been unable to make the finals since it reached the last of its four consecutive grand finals in 2004, which it lost to Port Adelaide.
Matthews is one of only seven men to have won four premierships as coach, having broken the Magpies' 32-year premiership drought in 1990.
He also enjoyed a decorated playing career, playing 332 matches and booting 915 goals for Hawthorn between 1969 and 1985.
Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Matthews also won four premiershps with the Hawks.
Matthews, who made the announcement at a press conference on Monday morning, joined the Lions in 1999, four years after his ten-year tenure at Collingwood ended.
He immediately took the Lions from wooden-spooners to preliminary finalists in the space of 12 months before guiding the club to three straight premierships between 2001 and 2003.
However, the Lions have been unable to make the finals since it reached the last of its four consecutive grand finals in 2004, which it lost to Port Adelaide.
Matthews is one of only seven men to have won four premierships as coach, having broken the Magpies' 32-year premiership drought in 1990.
He also enjoyed a decorated playing career, playing 332 matches and booting 915 goals for Hawthorn between 1969 and 1985.
Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Matthews also won four premiershps with the Hawks.
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