2008 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON: ROUND 1
West Coast Eagles v Brisbane Lions
Saturday 22 March 2008
Subiaco Oval @ 5:40pm (local time)

2008 AFLQ STATE LEAGUE: PRE-SEASON PRACTICE MATCH
Suncoast Lions v Mt Gravatt
Thursday 20 March 2008
Giffin Park, Coorparoo @ 6:30pm (local time)

PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Monday 17 March: Giffin Park, Birubi Street, Coorparoo @ 4:00pm
Wednesday 19 March: Giffin Park, Birubi Street, Coorparoo @ 4:00pm

INJURY LIST
Please click here for a complete and updated list of injured Lions players.

2008 LIONS MEMBERSHIP TALLY
The Lions currently have 22,108 members as we aim for 28,000 members in 2008 or ’28 in 08’.

2008 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON: ROUND 1, HEAD TO HEAD
The Brisbane Lions have won only 5 of their 17 matches against the Eagles for a winning percentage of just 29%.

LAST THREE YEARS
2005: Round 5        L    12.12 (84)     23.19 (157)     Gabba, -73
2005: Round 16      L    13.10 (88)     17.9 (111)       Subiaco (N), -23
2006: Round 5        L    9.9 (63)         18.14 (122)     Subiaco (N), -59
2006: Round 20      L    7.10 (52)       16.18 (114)     Gabba, -62
2007: Round 14      W  13.13 (91)      9.10 (64)        Subiaco (N), +27

FAST FOOTY FACTS
The Eagles hold the best record of any AFL team against the Brisbane Lions.

Prior to their breakthrough 27-point triumph at Subiaco last season, the Lions had only beaten the Eagles once over at Subiaco since 1997 – that was by 22 points in Round 11 of 2001.

East Perth recruit and Lions ruckman Matthew Leuenberger made his senior debut against the Eagles in Round 14 last year and has since played nine consecutive senior matches.

The Lions have recruited seven of their current senior listed players from Western Australia. They are: Simon Black, Mitch Clark, Bradd Dalziell, James Hawksley, Matthew Leuenberger, Ashley McGrath and Matthew Moody.

Former Eagle Chris Judd certainly won’t be missed by the Lions this weekend. He had previously polled Brownlow Medal votes in five of the past eight clashes between the two sides.

LAST TIME THEY MET
Donning the 1996 Fitzroy Guernsey for the AFL’s Heritage Round, the Lions entered the match against the reigning premiers as rank underdogs but came away with a famous 27-point victory.

The Lions weathered an early Eagles storm in the last term before Jonathan Brown, Jared Brennan and Robert Copeland goaled to seal their first win in eight weeks and their first against the Eagles in Perth since 2001.

Brown and Brennan each finished with four goals apiece while Robert Copeland kicked an equal career-best three goals.

Simon Black, Rhan Hooper, Jed Adcock and Nigel Lappin were prominent while Tim Notting collected an equal career-high 31 disposals.

Brownlow Medal Votes: 3 - J. Brennan (BL), 2 - S. Black (BL), 1 - R. Hooper (BL)