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This is a listing of all Brisbane Lions players who have won a Best and Fairest. See: Merrett–Murray Medal for a list of winners by year. Pages in category "Merrett–Murray Medal winners"
Awarded 2014–2019 and 2021–present, as 'Reserves Player of the Year' in 2014 and as 'Neville Fallon Brisbane Lions Reserves Best & Fairest' from 2015–2019 and 2021–present. 2014: Nick Hayes 2015: Zac O'Brien 2016: Billy Evans 2017: Oscar McInerney 2018: Ryan Bastinac/Claye Beams/Ben Keays/Corey Lyons 2019: Ryan Bastinac 2021: Connor ...
Merrett was a champion at the Brisbane Bears, while Murray was a legend at the Fitzroy Lions, the two clubs which merged to form the Brisbane Lions. [1] The voting system, as of the 2017 AFL season , consists of the senior coach and assistant coaches scoring players based on their overall performance, influence on the game, team contribution ...
The club became the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club (trading as Brisbane Lions), [22] remained at the Gabba, and were coached by Bears coach John Northey. However, the club's identity, logo, song, and guernsey were based on those of Fitzroy, three Fitzroy representatives served on the board, and the Lions kept an office in Melbourne.
He also provides special comments for ABC Radio broadcasts of Brisbane Lions home matches. The Brisbane Lions' award for their best-and-fairest player over a season, the Merrett–Murray Medal, is partly named after him. For 2009 AFLQ season, Merrett was part-time assistant coach for AFLQ power house, Southport Sharks.
Early in the 2006 season, Akermanis was dropped from the Brisbane Lions side for Round 7, playing a game with the Suncoast Lions. This coincided with inflammatory comments that he made about the coach, Leigh Matthews , during the week, and there was speculation that his time at the club was up only a few months after he had won the 2005 club ...
He finished the year with a career-high, and Brisbane Lions record, 85 goals and averaged 8.5 marks and 16 disposals per game. His 19 Brownlow Medal votes placed him fourth overall and he concluded the year with his third consecutive best and fairest medal, second All-Australian selection and the AFLPA Best Captain Award.
He averaged 17 disposals, 14 hitouts and 2 tackles per game and ended up finishing 8th in Melbourne's club best and fairest. Martin was expected to spend more time forward with the return of Jamar but injury and an inability to break into the side hurt Martin's 2012 campaign, and he played just seven matches for the season.