The Brisbane Lions will honour the ANZACs by wearing a one-off event guernsey for their Round 6 ANZAC Day clash against St Kilda in Wellington on Friday.
The guernsey, unveiled today, will be based on the Club’s regular away design, but will have a Lions-centric camouflage look and feature for the first time ever in Club history the official Australian Army Rising Sun and 7th Brigade logos on its front.
The Southern Cross will also appear in gold beneath the lion’s back paw, while “Lest We Forget” is emblazoned on the back.
The guernsey has been designed to not only pay tribute to our fallen armed personnel, family and friends, but also celebrate the Club’s long-standing partnership with the Australian Armed Forces, particularly the 7th Brigade stationed at Enoggera Army Base in Brisbane.
All player issued and signed match guernseys will be auctioned off online at the Lions Shop, with ALL proceeds being donated to the 7th Brigade’s charity of choice – the ‘Young Diggers’.
Lions’ Captain, Jed Adcock, said it would be a privilege to run out in the guernsey on Thursday:
“It will be an honour to pull on the guernsey and pay tribute to so many young men and women who risked their lives for their country.
“It is a privilege to be able to play on ANZAC Day and hopefully we can channel the courage of the ANZACs and do the 7th Brigade proud on Friday.”
