In the 2000s the rivalry reached its most tense when the two clubs would be the most dominant with the two meeting in a series of finals from 2001 to 2004 in which the Power ended the Lions chances of a fourth consecutive premiership. The Brisbane Lions have mauled Port Adelaide to take top spot on the AFL ladder and move into outright premiership favouritism. More from Telstra afl.com.au womens.afl More from Telstra Telstra Telstra TV Telstra TV Box Office Foxtel from Telstra Netball More AFL Clubs Hide AFL Clubs. In recent years the rivalry has died down and seen very little interest but in 2019 the flame was relit when Port would “terrorise” one of Brisbane’s top players Lachie Neale.In May 2016, the club launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural,Former Collingwood and Brisbane Bears player and AFL Queensland coach.Existing club sponsor Hyundai, along with Epic Pharmacy, will sponsor the team in 2017.For the soccer team formerly known as Brisbane Lions, see,Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924,Playing under Justin Leppitsch: 2014–2016,For a short period in the 2018/19 off-season, from November '18 to March '19, the Lions' co–major sponsors were.Whilst the finals result is unknown, it is known the team was neither premiers nor runners-up.List of Brisbane Lions individual awards and records,Australian Football League reserves affiliations,Wikipedia listing of Brisbane Lions players,https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-deed-of-arrangement-between-fitzroys-administrator-and-the-brisbane-bears.885996/,"Fairer finals clause comes back to bite AFL",Brisbane Lions' Ash McGrath Retiring From AFL,"Brisbane Lions sack coach Justin Leppitsch after 'bitterly disappointing' AFL season","Brisbane Lions unveil Chris Fagan as new coach","Brisbane Lions heading down financially stricken path of Port Adelaide as on-field performance fades","Brisbane Lions face court action over new logo","Lions secure final funding for $70m Springfield base",QClash 1: Marcus Ashcroft Medal announced,"Lions star Jonathan Brown issues rallying cry ahead of QClash","Brownlow Medal 2015: remember when Shane Woewodin shocked the footy world? Confirmation star defender Harris Andrews will miss five to six weeks with a hamstring injury is an enormous blow to Brisbane's premiership aspirations. Reaching the finals in second position, Brisbane controversially had to travel to Melbourne to play against,The Brisbane Lions finished runner up in the 2007,The 2009/2010 off-season was dominated by the arrival of,The Lions' 2010/2011 off-season was disrupted by the sacking of Fevola after just one season at the Lions, following repeated off-field indiscretions which included getting drunk in the Brisbane streets during New Year's Eve celebrations. Skip to ... it should be as genuine premiership contenders. The club plays home matches in the AFL at.The Brisbane Lions were officially launched on 1 November 1996, joining the national competition in 1997.In their first year as a combined club the Lions made the finals, finishing in eighth position after being defeated by the,As the Brisbane Lions, the club won its first AFL premiership in the,In 2002, the Lions won back-to-back premierships when they defeated,In 2003, the Lions would win their 3rd premiership in a row, and second in a row against the,The 2004 season saw Brisbane remain in the top portion of the ladder for most of the season. Since then, with the team being less successful, attendances have declined, but have remained stable over the past three seasons. AFL Clubs Adelaide Crows Brisbane Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Suns GWS Giants Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne … He suffered a concussion, which caused his retirement from football. 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The plaque's inscription reads from left to right, "Brisbane Lions AFC", "QCLASH", "Gold Coast Suns FC".This rivalry dates back to 1997 the inaugural season of Port Adelaide and the newly merged Brisbane Lions. The trophy is a "traditional style" looking silver cup with a wooden base and a plaque. 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We had a good chat about that and I didn’t detect any players that weren’t in the same mindset as the coach.” he said.“Last year Richmond beat us in the final (regular season) game.“It’s not that we played poorly that day but you’d rather go in with momentum if you can.“It’s not the be all and end all if you can’t but you’d rather go in with momentum ... playing out the game the way we want to play it.“We want it to be a strong Lions brand game.”.Fagan has made three changes to his squad for Saturday night’s match against the Blues.Fit-again ruckman Stefan Martin, who has missed Brisbane’s past nine games due to stress fractures in his back, comes in for the unlucky Archie Smith.Defender Brandon Starcevich and forward Lincoln McCarthy also return to the side after recovering from ­respective concussion and thigh problems.They replace Noah Answerth and Mitch Hinge for the match.Fagan also weighed in on the debate about concerns playing the majority of the finals series and grand final in Queensland would lead to scrappy, low-scoring contests because of dew.Teams are reportedly training with soapy balls to prepare.“Most teams have been playing up here all year in those conditions so you’d think they’d be accustomed to it by now,” he said.“It was like last week, It rained up in Cairns and it made the game (Brisbane’s win over Sydney) more difficult because it is harder to pick the ball up cleanly.“It’s only natural that the game slows up a bit and there’s more tackles and more congestion, but that’s been the case ever since the game began, not just this tear and up here.