Throughout September and October, lions.com.au reviewed the seasons of every currently listed player.
We asked Brisbane Lions fans to give their verdict on numerous pressing questions throughout the reviews.
Here's what you thought:
Captain Dayne Zorko produced another fantastic season, coming away with the Merrett-Murray Medal for the fourth consecutive year. The only individual to have received the best and fairest award more times is Fitzroy legend Kevin Murray and 66% of Lions fans believe Zorko will match Murray's record of five consecutive best and
Harris Andrews and Dayne Beams were both named in the 2018 AFL All Australian squad, but neither made the final 22-man team. Interestingly, 94% of fans think Beams should've been named in the All Australian team and 98% are confident that Andrews will make the team next season.
In his debut year, Cam Rayner impressed with his ability to transition between half-forward and midfield. According to the poll, 55% of fans would prefer to see Rayner play in the midfield instead of up forward in 2019.
Rayner escapes a tackle during Round 16 against Carlton.
This time last year Charlie Cameron was traded from Adelaide in return for Pick No. 12. At the time, many fans thought the Lions were giving up too much for the forward but results revealed 98% of fans are happy that the Lions used the draft pick to acquire Cameron. Only 2% were unhappy with the trade.
It comes as no surprise that there was almost an undisputed approval for Luke Hodge’s recruitment with 99% of fans saying it was a good decision to bring Hodge to the Club.
Young gun Eric Hipwood topped the Lions' goalkicking tally this season with 37 goals, seven higher than his 2017 performance. In 2019, Lions fans have high expectations for Hipwood with 53% saying he’ll kick 41 to 50 goals.
54% of fans believe Daniel Rich should play defence in 2019, while 33% think he’ll perform best in the midfield.
While it was almost an even split for Allen Christensen, with 58% saying he should play defence and 42% saying he should play forward in 2019.
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Our big man Stef Martin truly impressed, 43% of fans rated his season as a nine out of 10, while 28% gave him a perfect score!
Martin is congratulated by teammates following his 150th match in Perth.
Lions fans are hopeful to see more of Sam Skinner playing in the AFL next year, having not played a Senior match since Round 19, 2017, 41% of fans believe he will play between five and 10 matches next season.
50% of fans believe Matt Eagles will play more Senior games than Corey Lyons, Jack Payne and Connor Ballenden next season.
80% are certain that first-year Zac Bailey will be a future 200-gamer for the Club and 35% think Brandon Starcevich will play anywhere between 11 and 15 games in his second year.
Jarrod Berry was given plenty of tough assignments from the coach this season, often called up to tag the opposition's best midfielder including the likes of Hawthorn's Tom Mitchell and Adelaide's Rory Sloane. 92% supported Chris Fagan's decision to have Berry tag the competition's best,
With the trade period underway, there’s a big focus on midfielders from both the recruiters and fans. 63% of fans believe the Club needs to increase its depth through the midfield, while 32% believe forwards should be the key focus.
Overall, the consensus from Lions fans was very positive this season. While one-quarter of voters believe that the improvement in 2018 has been only small, an outstanding 74% believe the Club has shown noticeable improvements and finals footy isn’t too far away.
