Remember the Brisbane Lions’ ‘Miracle on Grass’?

Daniel Cherny from The Age has put together his top five victories in Brisbane Lions and Brisbane Bears history. Do you agree?

1. Brisbane Bears v Hawthorn Round 16 1995, Gabba

Robert Walls had done a solid job rebuilding the Bears, but his reign looked set to end without a finals berth after he resigned midway through 1995. On this Sunday afternoon against the Hawks, the Bears had trailed at every change, and found themselves 45 points in arrears at three-quarter time. It was at that point that Hawthorn coach Peter Knights - who had previously been in charge of Brisbane - infamously moved his team into the shade to provide a brief reprieve from the Queensland sun. The move backfired as the Bears rammed on nine goals to one in a dominant final term display, to win by seven points. Having just turned 20, Michael Voss gave a taste of what was to come, starring with 24 disposals and three goals. The comeback ended up providing a stimulus for late-season purple patch, Brisbane catapulting themselves into the finals for the first time.

2. Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Round 4 2008, AAMI Stadium

Port had been losing grand finalists the previous year, but had started the season with three straight losses. They appeared to be on their way to breaking the duck after establishing a 47-point lead late in the third quarter. But despite a heavy downpour, the Lions summoned the fight to kick 11 of the game's last 12 goals, winning by 20 points. The twin towers of Daniel Bradshaw (five goals) and Jonathan Brown (four goals) were heroic for the winners, while Simon Black produced a virtuoso showing, with his 32 touches and one goal earning him the three Brownlow votes. Remarkably the Lions repeated the dose the following year, clawing their way back from another 47-point deficit to end Port's finals hopes in the penultimate round.

3. Brisbane Lions v Essendon Round 10 2001, Gabba

"If it bleeds, we can kill it." So goes one of the most famed utterances in VFL/AFL history, even if Leigh Matthew's piece of wisdom was taken from the movie Predator. Up against the all-conquering Bombers - who had a week earlier demolished supposed challengers Hawthorn - the Lions entered the game at 4-5, their season having reached a precipice. What followed was a barnstorming Saturday night victory, one that precipitated a 16-match winning run and the first premiership cup ever taken north of Victoria. The Lions led at every change, with Nigel Lappin, Simon Black and Chris Johnson among the best. Alastair Lynch (four goals) and Brown (three goals) led the way up forward as the Lions won by 28 points. Four months later they would conquer the same opponents - by just two points fewer - in the grand final.

4. Brisbane Lions v Geelong Round 13 2013, Gabba

Voss' team had won just three games to the mid-way point of the season, while the Cats were sitting pretty in second. And for more than two and a half quarters the sides were playing to form, with Geelong building a 52-point advantage early in time on of the third quarter. But unlikely though it had seemed, Brisbane crept their way into the match, trimming the gap to just two goals at the corresponding stage of the last term. Majors to Mitch Golby and Daniel Rich then drew the Lions level, before a Tom Hawkins behind found the hosts a point down and with the ball deep in defence inside the last 30 seconds. A scarcely believable string of possessions ended with Dayne Zorko spotting Ash McGrath, who marked 48 metres out on the siren. In his 200th game, the veteran calmly slotted the winner, sending the Gabba crowd into a state of delirium. It wasn't enough to save Voss though. Notwithstanding a spirited run in the back half of the season, the coach was given his marching orders in August.

5. West Coast v Brisbane Lions Round 14, 2007 Subiaco Oval

For all Matthews achieved in his coaching career, it's this win against the Eagles about which he still likes to reminisce. After a strong start to the year, the Lions had just a draw against lowly Richmond to show from their previous seven matches. Yet despite being drawn the longest trip in football, and up against the reigning premiers, the Lions overturned a narrow half time deficit to kick away and prevail by 27 points. The mercurial Jared Brennan kicked 4.3 - quite literally the difference - while Brown and Black were also key figures. Making it more special was the fact the match was held in the league's heritage round, meaning the momentous victory against the third-placed Eagles had been achieved while wearing a Fitzroy jumper.