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Lion's Dens

From Fitzroy to Brisbane, via Brunswick St Oval, the Junction Oval, Victoria Park Whitten Oval, Princes Park, Carrara, ... the odyssey that led to the Gabba juggernaut of the Brisbane Lions.

Brownlow Medallist Brad Hardie won his award in the back pocket for Footscray. At Carrara, he became a goalkicking flanker. 143 players took the field for the Brisbane Bears from 1987-96.

Brownlow Medallist Brad Hardie won his award in the back pocket for Footscray. At Carrara, he became a goalkicking flanker. 143 players took the field for the Brisbane Bears from 1987-96. Photo: Ken Irwin