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The Lions considered the facilities on the northern corridor including the Sunshine Coast, Moreton and Brendale as permanent homes but none were deemed suitable as AFL level facilities. Consequently the club sought to establish a permanent training and administrative base for the senior men's team that could also host AFLW and reserves matches.
Giffin Park is a sports venue in Coorparoo, a suburb in Brisbane, Australia. It includes an Australian rules football ground. [2] It was formerly used by the Brisbane Lions as their secondary training venue and is used during the summer due to clashes with the Australian Cricket season. [3] The Lions NEAFL team formerly used it as a home ground.
Springfield Central Stadium serves as both the training base of the Brisbane Lions and the home ground of Brisbane's AFLW team. Between 1997 and 2022, the club trained out of the Gabba during the football season. The club's administrative and indoor training facilities were also located in the stadium.
It is widely regarded as the strongest regional Australian rules football league in Queensland and has a large base at Cazaly's Stadium which has staged pre-season Australian Football League matches. The league has significant coverage in local media such as The Cairns Post. Each year the Grand Final attracts between 2,000–3,000 spectators.
The rivalry between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide can be traced back to July 1996 when the Fitzroy Football Club and the Brisbane Bears merged to form the Brisbane Lions as Port Adelaide were due to enter the AFL with the Brisbane Lions in 1997. Fans of both Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears were disappointed at losing their clubs as ...
2020 Brisbane Lions season; Coach: Chris Fagan (4th season) ... Richmond's base of operations was relocated to the Gold Coast, ... New Club Copmensation Ref 5 October:
The Brisbane Lions are an Australian rules football club. The Queensland-based expansion club was formed in 1987, as the Brisbane Bears. [1] In late 1996, via a deal with the administrator of the 1883 VFL/AFL foundation club Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy's club operations at the AFL level were merged with that of the Bears.
A new $44 million multi-storey car park project is in development adjacent to Springfield Central Station and is set to increase the commuter car park capacity to 1100. [16] Aveo Springfield opened its first two buildings in 2018 providing 86 living spaces for elderly residents.