Brisbane Lions (8-5, 6th – 32 points) v Melbourne (1-12, 16th – 4 points)
Sunday 29 June 2008
MCG @ 1:10pm (local time)
2008 AFLQ STATE LEAGUE SEASON: ROUND 13
Suncoast Lions (7-4-1, 1st) v Broadbeach (4-7, 6th)
Saturday 28 June 2008
Merrimac Oval @ 2:00pm (local time)
PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Wednesday 25 June: Giffin Park, Birubi Street, Coorparoo @ 3pm
Friday 27 June: The Gabba @ 11am, Entry via Gate 2 from 10:15am
CURRENT INJURY LIST
Travis Johnstone (Hamstring) – Test
Justin Sherman (Back) – Test
Daniel Bradshaw (Hamstring) – Test
Nigel Lappin (Achilles) – Test
Matthew Tyler (Back/Hamstring) – Test
Pearce Hanley (Hamstring) – Test
Colm Begley (Quad) – 1 week
Jason Roe (Hamstring) – 1 week
Pat Garner (Hamstring) – 3-5 weeks
Scott Harding (Knee) – TBA
FLIGHT DETAILS
Saturday 28 June: Lions players depart Brisbane Domestic Airport @ 11:50am
Sunday 29 June: Lions players arrive back at Brisbane Domestic Airport @ 9:10pm
2008 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON: ROUND 14, HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won 9 of their 14 matches against Melbourne for a winning percentage of 64%.
LAST FOUR YEARS
2005: Round 14 - W - 25.16 (166) to 13.14 (92) @ Gabba (N) (won by 74pts)
2006: Round 14 - L - 13.12 (90) to 14.14 (98) @ Gabba (N) (lost by 8pts)
2007: Round 15 - W - 18.18 (126) to 12.10 (82) @ Gabba (won by 44pts)
2008: Round 6 - W - 19.23 (137) to 13.7 (85) @ Gabba (won by 52pts)
MILESTONES
Joel Patfull is set to play his 50th AFL match this Sunday against Melbourne at the MCG. Patfull was drafted to the Lions from Port Adelaide’s Rookie list with Pick No.56 in the 2005 AFL National Draft.
FAST FOOTY FACTS
Current AFL Statistical Leaderboards:
Goals: 4th Daniel Bradshaw – 43 goals, 5th Jonathan Brown – 41 goals
Goal Assists: =4th Luke Power – 15
Disposals: 9th Luke Power – 332, 11th Simon Black – 329
Contested Possessions: 4th Simon Black – 127, 7th Luke Power – 119
Centre Clearances: 8th Simon Black – 61
Marks: 8th Jonathan Brown – 102
Hitouts: 8th Jamie Charman – 243
Tackles: =8th Luke Power – 68
Rebound 50s: 7th Joel Macdonald – 49
Running Bounces: =6th Joel Macdonald – 44
One percenters: 1st Daniel Merrett – 90, =8th Joel Patfull – 70
Luke Power and Jared Brennan collected career-best disposal figures last Saturday night against the Adelaide Crows with 40 possessions and 31 possessions respectively. Power’s 40 disposals were the most for the Club by any current Lions player. Travis Johnstone collected 42 disposals playing for Melbourne in Round 22 last year against Carlton.
This Sunday’s match will be the first time since Round 21 of 1999 that the Lions have met Melbourne at the MCG. The Demons have previously played host to the Lions at the Gabba every year since 2001 until this commercial arrangement ended at the end of last year.
The Lions have won all three of their Sunday afternoon matches this season.
Daniel Bradshaw has kicked 23 goals in his past three matches against the Demons.
Lions co-captain Simon Black has averaged more than 30 disposals in his past three matches against Melbourne.
The Lions have not played at the MCG on a Sunday since Round 15 of 2001.
LAST TIME THEY MET
New recruit Travis Johnstone squared off against his old side for the first time on the ANZAC weekend as Melbourne made the trip to Brisbane to face the Lions in uncomfortably warm conditions at the Gabba.
The Lions held the ascendancy for most of the match to run out 52-point winners, yet the margin could have been far greater if not for some inaccurate kicking in front of goal – the Lions had 22 more scoring shots than their opponents.
Daniel Bradshaw continued his fine form in front of goal with a bag of six, while co-captain Simon Black collected a game-high 36 disposals and was fittingly awarded the Sands of Gallipoli Medal as the Lions’ best player for the ANZAC Round clash.
