Maroon grown was the draft night theme for the Lions with a Maroochydore trio, a QAFLW Premiership Player and a former professional soccer player joining the reigning AFLW Premiers.
Maggie Harmer, Bella Smith, Mikayla Pauga, Luka Yoshida-Martin, and Lucinda Pullar all joined the Club in the 2021 NAB AFLW Draft.
Sunshine Coasters Harmer, Smith and Pauga will reunite as teammates in the maroon, blue and gold this season, after starting their AFL journey together in the QAFLW at the Maroochydore Football Club.
Joining them is QAFLW Premiership Player, Yoshida-Martin and former Brisbane Roar midfielder, Pullar.
Brisbane Lions Head of Women's Football, Bree Brock says that the ability for the Club to continue to foster Queensland AFLW talent through the Academy and High-Performance Squads is laying the foundation for a strong future.
“We really do believe that the level of Queensland talent is at the level required for AFLW,” Brock said.
“When we started, we had a 10-year plan for the list which included continuous additions from the Academy, and with these four new Academy talents making 13 Academy players overall on our list, that really starts to form a great nucleus, not just for the next ten years, but for the future of the club.
“80% of our listed players are from Queensland, and so to be able to continue to add Queensland talent to the team like we have with these five draft picks this year, it’s really exciting to see.”
2021 NAB AFLW Draft
Brisbane Lions Selections
Round 1, Pick No.18 - Maggie Harmer – Find out more about Maggie Harmer
Round 2, Pick No.35 - Bella Smith – Find out more about Bella Smith
Round 3, Pick No.46 - Mikayla Pauga – Find out more about Mikayla Pauga
Round 4, Pick No.53 - Luka Yoshida-Martin – Find out more about Luka Yoshida-Martin
Round 5, Pick No.58 - Lucinda Pullar – Find out more about Lucinda Pullar
