Fans can expect a strong Lions flavour in tonight’s annual EJ Whitten Legends game to be played at Etihad Stadium, with five former Club premiership players set to lace on the boots again for a terrific cause.

2003 Lions premiership players Jamie Charman, Mal Michael, Darryl White and Martin Pike will form part of the All-Stars’ team that will take on a Victoria side featuring fellow premiership teammate Chris Johnson.

Charman will line-up for his first ever Legends game, while Michael, Pike, and recent Lions Hall of Fame Inductees White and Johnson are regular participants.

But the premiership quintet won’t be the only former Lions to play a role in the entertaining charity match.

Former Bears and Lions player Richard Champion will also represent the All-Stars, while Brendan Fevola and Andrew Bews (Assistant Coach) will be in the Victorian camp. 

Former Western Bulldogs player, now current Lions Development Coach, Mitch Hahn will be part of the action as well with the All-Stars, along with former Assistant Coach Paul Hudson.

Entering its 19th year, the charity match raises vital funds for the EJ Whitten Foundation to assist prostate cancer research.

The foundation has raised about $7.5?million since its inception in 1995, with $1.3?million coming directly from the yearly match.

Tickets for tonight’s match at Etihad Stadium are available through Ticketmaster or at the gate. 

The match will be broadcast LIVE on Channel Nine in all Southern States (WA, SA, VIC and TAS), as well as in NT.

Please contact Channel Nine directly regarding the telecast in QLD and NSW as well as details about the streaming of the game.

EJ WHITTEN LEGENDS GAME SQUADS

VICTORIA
Rex Hunt (Coach)
Andrew Bews (Assistant Coach)
Glenn Archer (Captain)
Matthew Lloyd
Campbell Brown
Anthony Koutoufides
Brendan Fevola
Steve Baker
Chris Johnson
Damian Monkhurst
Justin Koschitzke
Damien Peverill
Paul Licuria
Scott West
Steven Kretiuk
Ben Graham
Lance Whitnall
Paul Dimattina
Brent Guerra
Michael Martyn
David Mensch
David Rodan
Dermott Brereton
Tony Liberatore
Jason McCartney
Ang Christou
Ben Dixon
Ryan Hargrave
Jess Sinclair
Corey Jones
Ryan Houlihan
Dave Hughes


ALL-STARS
Shane Crawford (Captain/Coach)
Terry Daniher (Assistant Coach)
Jamie Charman
Jeff Farmer
Paul Hudson
Troy Luff
Richard Champion
Michael Osborne
Andrew Embley
Mal Michael
Nick Holland
Darryl White
Troy Cook
Daniel Kerr
Sam Lonergan
Nathan Eagleton
Nick Daffy
Michael O’Loughlin
Martin Pike
Russell Robertson
Ben Holland
Tarkyn Lockyer
Antoni Grover
Mitch Hahn
Jared Crouch
Shaun Smith
Brad Miller
Peter Burgoyne
Chance Bateman
Abbey Holmes
Karl Stefanovic