Brisbane Lions v Melbourne
Saturday 5 March 2011
Visy Park, Royal Parade, Carlton North @ 12pm (local time)
INJURY LIST
Callum Bartlett (knee) - indefinite
Jamie Charman (achilles) - indefinite
Xavier Clarke (knee) - indefinite
Josh Drummond (hip) - 2 weeks
PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Friday 4 March: Giffin Park @ 9.15am
2001 PREMIERSHIP ANNIVERSARY AND SEASON LAUNCH
The past and present will be brought together in Brisbane on Friday 18 March 2011 when the Club commemorates the anniversary of the Lions' 2001 premiership victory and officially launch the team's 2011 AFL campaign.
The event - to be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre - will honour those players and coaches who helped deliver the first VFL/AFL Premiership Cup to the previously 'foreign footballing frontier' of Queensland.
Packages are currently available through the Lions' sales team by contacting 07 3335 1717 or emailing sales@lions.com.au
Date: Friday 18 March 2011
Venue: Plaza Ballroom, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (Corner of Merivale & Glenelg Street, South Bank)
Time: 7pm - Midnight
Attire: Black Tie
RSVP: 5pm Monday 7 March 2011
FAST FOOTY FACTS
Young Lions forwards Ryan Lester and Bryce Retzlaff each kicked their first goals in a senior match for the Club during last Saturday's NAB Challenge practice match against the Western Bulldogs at Visy Park.
The Lions' most recent match against the Demons was the Shanghai Showdown in China back in October last year. On that occasion, the Lions led by 26 points at three quarter time before the Demons piled on six consecutive goals to run out five-point winners. It was the third time Melbourne had defeated the Lions in 2010.
The Lions will travel to Melbourne for the third consecutive week this Saturday to face the Demons at Visy Park. Victorian Lions fans will also get to see the team play three of its first five AFL home-and-away matches in Melbourne.
