Brisbane Lions (1-1) v Fremantle (1-1)
Saturday 14 April 2012
Patersons Stadium @ 2:40pm (local time)
NEAFL STATE LEAGUE SEASON: ROUND 4
Brisbane Lions Reserves (2-0, 2nd) vs NT Thunder (2-1, 3rd)
Saturday 14 April 2012
Traeger Park, Alice Springs @ 3.20pm (local time)
INJURY LIST
Simon Black (hand) - 3-4 weeks
Brent Staker (knee) - season
Dayne Zorko (hip) - test
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LIONS v FREMANTLE HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won 11 of their 19 matches against Fremantle for a winning percentage of 58%.
Biggest win: 114 points @ The Gabba in Round 20 1999
Biggest loss: 71 points @ Subiaco Oval in Round 11 1998
Most goals (for): Jonathan Brown (7) @ The Gabba in Round 9 2006
Most goals (against): Paul Medhurst (9) @ Subiaco Oval in Round 9 2004
RECENT HISTORY
2008: Round 11 - 14.12 (96) to 10.14 (74) @ The Gabba - Won by 22
2009: Round 16 - 9.8 (62) to 7.5 (47) @ Subiaco Oval (N) - Won by 15
2010: Round 7 - 15.10 (100) to 15.23 (113) @ The Gabba (N) - Lost by 13
2011: Round 1 - 14.8 (92) to 13.16 (94) @ The Gabba (N) - Lost by 2
2011: Round 14 - 10.5 (65) to 12.16 (88) @ Patersons Stadium - Lost by 23
LAST TIME THEY MET
The Lions were determined to atone for a close Round 1 loss to Fremantle when they visited Perth for the Round 14 re-match.
Although the visitors were without key players Jed Adcock (finger), Daniel Merrett (back), Todd Banfield (hamstring) and Mitch Clark (ankle), an outstanding performance by skipper Jonathan Brown in the first minutes of the game inspired the Lions, who had five goalkickers in the first half.
The Lions led by 11 points at the main break, but they faded and Fremantle took control in the second half.
The Dockers won the inside 50s (17-2), clearances (13-4), and kicked seven goals to the Lions’ three to close the gap and run out eventual 23-point winners.
Brownlow Medal Votes: 3 - G. Broughton (Fre), 2 - M. Pavlich (Fre), 1 - S. Black (BL)
FAST FOOTY FACTS
2012 Lions Statistical Leaders (AFL Top Ten)
Hitouts: =9th Matthew Leuenberger (43)
Clearances: 7th Simon Black (16)
Contested Marks: =4th Tom Rockliff (6)
Inside 50s: =7th Tom Rockliff (6)
One Percenters: 1st Matt Maguire (20), =9th Joel Patfull (16)
The Lions will run out for the first time this year behind skipper Jonathan Brown, who was given clearance from his surgeon to return from injury (cheekbone) late last week.
Brown has kicked 498 career goals, and looks set to reach his 500-goal milestone this weekend.
Although Lions fans will be delighted to see Brown back, his premiership teammate Simon Black will miss 3-4 weeks on the sidelines with a fractured hand.
The Lions will be coming off a 9-day break following their Easter Thursday clash against Carlton.
Lions Assistant Coach Mark Harvey spent over four years at the helm of Fremantle before departing at the end of the 2011 season.
Fellow Assistant Coach Adrian Fletcher played four seasons with Fremantle from 1998 to 2001. He won the Dockers' 1999 Club Champion award and Captained the Club in 2000 and 2001.
