The AFL's Michael Whiting has looked back at our season and noted our high point:
In a year of slim pickings, the undoubted highlight for the Lions was the rise of young defender Harris Andrews.
Eighteen months ago the teenager was barely on the national radar.
He came through the Lions academy and leapfrogged plenty to win a spot on the senior list.
What Andrews has done this season has been quite remarkable.
Justin Leppitsch introduced him in round three as a forward, and after glimpses of quality there, he was shuffled to defence where he really shone.
For someone so lean – he has just 92kg to fill out his 200cm body – he battled with forwards both mature and strong and held his own.
Andrews reads the flight of the ball with a maturity far beyond his years.
His round 18 performance against Geelong was the most eye-catching, with 22 disposals and 12 marks – many of them intercepts.
Watch: Harris's Round 18 Highlights
It earned him a Rising Star nomination.
From almost nowhere, the Brisbane-raised product has given the club a key position player for the next decade or more.
