Brisbane Lions fans in Queensland will have the opportunity to honour Club great and AFL Legend Kevin 'Bulldog' Murray prior to this Saturday night's match against the Sydney Swans at the Gabba.

Murray became just the 23rd person in the history of the game to be officially elevated to Legend status back in June at the Australian Football Hall of Fame dinner in Melbourne.

His illustrious 333-game career spanned two decades and included a range of individual accolades such as a Club-record nine Best & Fairest awards, two All-Australian team selections, State representation and, of course, the 1969 Brownlow Medal.

He was named Captain of the Fitzroy’s Team of the Century and was one of only two Club representatives in the AFL Team of the Century which was selected back in 1996.

Following the 1996 merger between Fitzroy and the Bears, he represented the rich history of the newly formed entity and embodied the underlying spirit of the Club.

The unforgettable image of Murray standing in the old Brunswick Street Oval grandstand the morning after the Club’s 2001 Grand Final triumph remains one of the most symbolic moments in the Brisbane Lions’ merged history.

Proudly wearing a well-loved old Lions scarf, the former Club Captain and Coach cut a powerful figure as he belted out the team song together with thousands of the old Fitzroy faithful who cherished the long overdue premiership success.

To this day the Club remains as close to Murray’s heart as his much loved Brownlow Medal which he still keeps tucked underneath his shirt on a chain that he wears around his neck.

Murray’s name is immortalised not just in the record books and honour boards, but also in the Lions’ Club Champion award which is named after both him and former Bears Captain Roger Merrett.

In fact, he returns to Brisbane at the end of each season to help present the Merrett-Murray Medal to the Club’s Best & Fairest player - an award of which he is more than familiar with.

Reigning three-time Club Champion Jonathan Brown - an avid Lions supporter growing up - recently took great pleasure in receiving the Club’s highest individual honour from his childhood hero.

But in June earlier this year, Brown got to return the favour by presenting the now 72 year-old with possibly the greatest individual honour in our game at the Australian Football Hall of Fame dinner in Melbourne.

Murray, who was among the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame back in 1996, became only the 23rd person in the history of the game to be officially elevated to Legend status.

It was due recognition of his contribution to both Fitzroy (333 games) and East Perth (44 games).

Considering there is a restriction that no more than 10 per cent of Hall of Fame inductees may be Legends, he becomes a worthy addition to the most exclusive group in football alongside the absolute elite.

He is only the fourth player with connections to the Club to achieve ‘Legend’ status - joining Haydn Bunton Snr (119 games played), Leigh Matthews (237 games coached) and Norm Smith (17 games played and 55 games coached).

The Brisbane Lions will acknowledge ‘Bulldog's’ latest achievement prior to this Saturday night's game against Sydney when he performs a lap of honour around the Gabba.