Brisbane Lions (4-4, 9th) v Adelaide (1-7, 15th)
Sunday 23 May 2010
AAMI Stadium @ 12:40pm (local time)
2010 QAFL STATE LEAGUE SEASON: ROUND 7
Brisbane Lions Reserves (3-4, 5th) v Southport (6-0, 1st)
Saturday 22 May 2010
Fankhauser Reserve, Southport @ 2pm (local time)
PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Friday 21 May: Giffin Park, Coorparoo @ 10am - venue change
CURRENT INJURY LIST
Ash McGrath (elbow) - TBC
Mitch Clark (groin) - Test
Daniel Merrett (hamstring) - 2-3 weeks
Jamie Charman (ankle) - 2-4 weeks
Niall McKeever (knee) - 4-6 weeks
Jared Brennan (ankle) - 5 weeks
Josh Drummond (knee) - Indefinite
Xavier Clarke (knee) - Indefinite
LIONS v ADELAIDE: HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won 13 of their 20 matches against Adelaide for a winning percentage of 65%.
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
2007: Round 7 - 9.15 (69) to 14.16 (100) @ The Gabba (N) - Lost by 31
2007: Round 21 - 8.12 (60) to 12.14 (86) @ AAMI Stadium (N) - Lost by 26
2008: Round 13 - 11.17 (83) to 10.10 (70) @ The Gabba (N) - Won by 13
2009: Round 8 - 18.11 (119) to 12.11 (83) @ The Gabba (N) - Won by 36
LAST TIME THEY MET
The Crows silenced the local crowd early with five of the first seven goals of the match and led by as many as 25 points early in the second quarter.
Adelaide's strangle-hold was eventually broken courtesy of a purple-patch from spearhead Daniel Bradshaw midway through the third term when he kicked three goals in four minutes to give his team a handy lead.
It was the spark the Lions needed as they charged on to win by 36 points.
Brownlow Medal Votes: 3 - S. Black (BL), 2 - T. Johnstone (BL), 1 - M. Clark (BL).
FAST FOOTY FACTS
Lions Statistical Leaders:
Goals: 2nd Jonathan Brown (28), =3rd Brendan Fevola (25)
Marks: 5th Jonathan Brown (62)
Contested Marks: =5th Jonathan Brown (15)
Rebound 50s: =2nd Josh Drummond (41)
The Lions have won six of their past nine matches at AAMI Stadium.
The Lions have scored over 100 points only once in their past six meetings against the Crows.
Lions full-forward Brendan Fevola became only the 27th player in the history of the game to reach 600 career goals last Saturday night against Geelong.
James Polkinghorne collected a career-high 29 disposals against the Cats last Saturday night at the Gabba.
James Hawksley collected a career-high 22 disposals against the Cats last Saturday night at the Gabba.
Matthew Leuenberger collected a career-high 22 disposals against the Cats last Saturday night at the Gabba.
The Lions' 81-point loss to Geelong at the Gabba last Saturday night was the Club's biggest home loss since the 1997 merger.
Lions Captain Jonathan Brown has managed only 13 goals from his 11 matches against Adelaide since making his debut against the Crows in Round 5 of 2000.
The Lions have three players with South Australian origins - Joel Patfull (Norwood), Jack Redden (Glenelg) and Jesse O'Brien (North Adelaide).
Only eight Lions have played in every match so far this season - Jonathan Brown, Brendan Fevola, Brent Staker, Michael Rischitelli, Daniel Rich, Matthew Leuenberger, Jack Redden and Todd Banfield. Richmond are the only club to have had less players play every game after eight rounds with six.
The Lions are currently ranked equal second in the competition for Inside 50s with an average of 56 per game.
The Lions currently have the second lowest disposal efficiency (70%) in the AFL.
