2008 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON: ROUND 17
Brisbane Lions (9-7, 6th - 36 points) v Richmond Tigers (7-8-1, 10th - 30 points)
Saturday 26 July 2008
Telstra Dome @ 7:10pm (local time)

2008 AFLQ STATE LEAGUE SEASON: BYE ROUND
Please note: There will be no AFLQ Velocity Sports Cup matches played this weekend due to the National Country Championships being held in Shepparton, Victoria.

PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Wednesday 23 July: The Gabba @ 3pm. Entry via Gate 2 from 2:15pm.
Friday 25 July: Albert Park Cricket Ground (cnr St Kilda Road & Roy Street) @ 4pm.

CURRENT INJURY LIST
Jed Adcock (Quad) - Test
Joel Macdonald - Test
Lachlan Henderson (Quad) - Test
Matt Austin (Achilles) - Test
Matthew Leuenberger (Knee) - Season
Nigel Lappin (Achilles) - TBC

FLIGHT DETAILS
Friday 25 July: Lions players depart Brisbane Domestic Airport @ 10:50am.
Sunday 27 July: Lions players arrive back at Brisbane Domestic Airport @ 3:10pm.

PLEASANT SUNDAY MORNING @ MELBOURNE AQUARIUM
All Vodafone Brisbane Lions members and supporters in Victoria are invited to join the Lions travelling squad at the Melbourne Aquarium this Sunday 27 July for the Club's annual Pleasant Sunday Morning event - the morning after the Round 17 Lions v Richmond clash at Telstra Dome.

Attending players will mingle with fans for autographs and photos from around 10:30am until 12 noon. It will be the last opportunity for Victorian fans to see the team up close before September.

Members and supporters will receive significant discounts on their Melbourne Aquarium admission prices simply by pre-booking tickets through the Lions Victorian Office by calling 03 8850 5600.

2008 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON: ROUND 17, HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won seven and drawn one of their 15 matches against Richmond for a winning percentage of 47%.

LAST FOUR YEARS
2005: Round 9 - L - 12.11 (83) to 12.15 (87) @ Gabba (N) -4
2006: Round 4 - L - 11.16 (82) to 14.12 (96) @ Gabba (N) -14
2006: Round 19 - L - 8.12 (60) to 21.16 (142) @ TD (N) -82
2007: Round 10 - D - 10.13 (73) to 10.13 (73) @ TD (N) 0

MILESTONES
Utility Anthony Corrie is set to play his 50th AFL match this Saturday night against the Tigers. Corrie was selected by the Lions with Pick No. 44 in the 2002 National Draft and made his senior debut in Round 4 of 2004 against West Coast at Subiaco.
Corrie underwent a full knee reconstruction midway through the 2006 season which sidelined him for more than 16 months. The 24 year-old has not missed a match so far in 2008 and is currently ranked third behind Daniel Bradshaw and Jonathan Brown at the Club for goals (17) this season.

FAST FOOTY FACTS

Current AFL Statistical Leaderboards:
Goals: 4th Daniel Bradshaw - 55, 5th Jonathan Brown - 54
Goal Assists: 2nd Luke Power - 20
Disposals: 6th Luke Power - 415
Handballs: =10th Luke Power - 211
Contested Possessions: 2nd Simon Black - 168, 7th Luke Power - 146
Centre Clearances: 1st Simon Black - 88
Marks: =6th Jonathan Brown - 125
Contested Marks: =6th Jonathan Brown - 29, =10th Daniel Bradshaw - 26
Hitouts: 7th Jamie Charman - 295
Tackles: =10th Luke Power - 79
One percenters: 1st Daniel Merrett - 108, 5th Joel Patfull - 91

Richmond forward Matthew Richardson has polled a total of six Brownlow Medal votes in his past three matches against the Lions.

The Lions have not defeated Richmond since Round 14 of 2004 and have lost their last three matches in Melbourne.

The Lions are currently ranked 16th (last) in the AFL for both total disposals (5,146) and marks (1,340) so far this season.

However, the Lions are currently ranked second in the AFL for tackles with 958, behind only the Sydney Swans who have laid 971 tackles so far in 2008.

Bradd Dalziell's 32 disposals against West Coast last Saturday were the most by an AFL player on debut according to Champion Data records which go back to 1993.

LAST TIME THEY MET
The Lions kicked five goals in the third term and looked to have all the momentum heading into the final quarter but could only manage three behinds in the last term as Richmond rallied late to secure an agonising draw.

Troy Selwood provided a match-saving tackle and Josh Drummond made a stunning interception in the dying seconds to deny Richmond their first win of the season.

Drummond and Jed Adcock were superb while Nigel Lappin controlled the middle.

Brownlow Medal Votes: 3 - S. Black (BL), 2 - J. Patfull (BL), 1 - R. Tambling (Rich)