Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows
Saturday 6 April
The Gabba @ 3.40pm (local time)
2013 NEAFL SEASON: ROUND 3
Brisbane Lions Reserves v UWS Giants
Saturday 6 April
Giffin Park, Coorparoo @ 11.00am (local time)
BROADCAST DETAILS
Brisbane
LIVE on 7mate at 3:30pm
LIVE on Fox Footy at 3:30pm
Melbourne
LIVE on Fox Footy at 4:30pm
Adelaide
LIVE on Channel 7 at 4pm
LIVE on Fox Footy at 4pm
Perth
LIVE on Fox Footy at 1:30pm
Sydney
LIVE on Fox Footy at 4:30pm
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PUBLIC TRAINING TIMES
Friday 5 April: 11.00am @ The Gabba
LION PARK
The Lion Park (located outside Gate 2) will return to the Gabba this weekend for the Club’s first home game, providing a range of match day entertainment for the entire family.
Open from 2pm until bounce-down, be sure to pop by and check out all these great activities:
• WIN a fully signed 2013 guernsey thanks to National Storage – make sure you visit the Storage Unit to enter!
• Meet Brisbane Lions players and Bernie ‘Gabba’ Vegas
• Test your skills in the Macca’s Junior Zone with interactive games, FREE face painting and temporary tattoos
• Sign up to become a McDonald’s Bernie’s Gabba Gang member with VIP Pass and heaps of giveaways – it’s FREE!
• Petting zoo for the littlies
• Get snapped at the Devine Photo Booth
• Sign up to become a 2013 Brisbane Lions Member
KICK TO KICK
Don’t forget to stick around after the final siren for the traditional post-match kick-to-kick.
It’s your chance to take to the hallowed Gabba turf and have a kick, take a few speckies and even try your luck at booting a goal from the 50m line!
NB: Please note kick-to-kick may be cancelled due to wet weather conditions
LIONS V ADELAIDE HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won 15 of their 25 matches against Adelaide for a winning percentage of 60%.
Biggest win: 141 points @ The Gabba in Round 17 2004
Biggest loss: 48 points @ The Gabba in Round 9 1998
Most goals (for): Alastair Lynch (7) @ The Gabba in the Qualifying Final of 2002; Alastair Lynch (7) @ The Gabba in Round 8 2003; Michael Voss (7) @ AAMI Stadium in Round 2 2004
Most goals (against): Tony Modra (7) @ AAMI Stadium in Round 1 1997
RECENT HISTORY
2009: Round 8 - 18.11 (119) to 12.11 (83) @ The Gabba (N) - Won by 36
2010: Round 9 - 11.15 (81) to 13.15 (93) @ AAMI Stadium - Lost by 12
2010: Round 20 - 13.19 (97) to 15.14 (104) @ The Gabba - Lost by 7
2011: Round 10 - 15.11 (101) to 8.13 (61) @ AAMI Stadium - Won by 40
2011: Round 20 - 16.9 (105) to 16.14 (110) @ The Gabba - Lost by 5
2012: Round 21 - 13.17 (95) to 12.13 (85) @ The Gabba – Won by 10
LAST TIME THEY MET
In one of the Club’s most memorable games from 2012, the Lions hosted the Crows on a clear night at the Gabba and got off to a very shaky start.
The Crows were dominant in the first quarter, piling on six goals, where the Lions could only manage three points in a sluggish display. But some quarter-time break magic (or perhaps an earful from the coach) spurred the Lions into action, and they kicked five goals in the second term to close the gap to just 11 points.
The Lions continued their run in the third and fourth quarters, matching the visitors at every turn and carrying a four-point lead with just 90 seconds left in the game, before Vice Captain Tom Rockliff kicked his first goal of the game to seal victory for the home team.
Rohan Bewick kicked three goals for the Lions, while Jack Redden (30 disposals, nine tackles), Daniel Rich (22 disposals, 2 goals) and Dayne Zorko (22 disposals) were among the best on field.
Brownlow votes: 3. D. Rich (BL) 2. S. Thompson (Adel) 1. D. Zorko (BL)
FAST FOOTY FACTS
Lions Statistical Leaders (AFL Top Ten)*
Disposals/Average disposals: =5th Tom Rockliff (33)
Effective disposals: 1st Tom Rockliff (29)
Handballs: =1st Tom Rockliff (18)
Tackles: =1st Jack Redden (10)
Frees against: =2nd Jonathan Brown (4)
Clangers: =3rd Jack Redden (6), =10th Jonathan Brown (5), =10th Pearce Hanley (5)
Clearances: =6th Brent Moloney (8)
Rebound 50s: =2nd Daniel Merrett (8)
One percenters: =4th Joel Patfull (9)
*not including Hawthorn/Geelong match statistics
Brisbane fans will have their first chance for 2013 to see the Lions live at the Gabba this weekend – the Lions have played three of four NAB Cup games interstate, one at Metricon, and last weekend travelled to Etihad Stadium for Round 1.
Lions Physical Performance Manager Brett Burton played 170 games for Adelaide from 1999-2010.
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