Brisbane Lions (5-7, 11th) v Richmond (2-10, 16th)
Saturday 19 June 2010
The Gabba @ 7:10pm (local time)
2010 QAFL STATE LEAGUE SEASON: ROUND 10
Brisbane Lions Reserves (5-5, 4th) v Southport (8-1, 1st)
Saturday 19 June 2010
Giffin Park, Coorparoo @ 2pm (local time)
PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Friday 18 June: The Gabba @ 10am
CURRENT INJURY LIST
James Polkinghorne (thigh) - 1 week
Matt Maguire (foot) - 3 weeks
Xavier Clarke (knee) - 3 weeks
Ash McGrath (hamstring) - 4 weeks
Jonathan Brown (abdominal strain) - 4 weeks
Jed Adcock (foot) - 4-6 weeks
Josh Drummond (knee) - Indefinite
Jamie Charman (ankle) - Season
Callum Bartlett (knee) - Season
Mitch Golby (knee) - Season
POTENTIAL MILESTONES
Full-forward Brendan Fevola is set to play his 200th AFL match this Saturday night when the Lions face Richmond at the Gabba.
Fevola was recruited by Carlton with Pick No.38 overall in the 1998 AFL National Draft and went on to play 187 senior matches and boot 575 goals in 11 seasons with the club.
He is a two-time AFL Coleman Medallist (2006, 2009), three-time All-Australian (2006, 2008, 2009) and was the Blues' leading goal-kicker for seven straight seasons from 2003-2009. Fevola has also been awarded the 2005 Michael Tuck Medal as best afield in Carlton's pre-season premiership triumph of that year and the 2008 Allen Aylett Medal as best afield in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match.
The 29 year-old joined the Brisbane Lions during the 2009 AFL Trade Period and currently leads the Club in total goals with 41 from 12 matches.
ROCK THE GABBA POST-MATCH KICK-2-KICK EVENT
Lions fans are invited to stay on after this Saturday night's home game against Richmond for the Lions' biggest post-match 'kick-2-kick' family event on the Gabba.
The first 5,000 participants will receive a FREE 'I Rocked The Gabba' Lions bandana which will be distributed along the boundary line just after the final siren.
Bandana-wearing fans will then be invited to enter the goal-kicking, lucky bandanas and best action photos competitions with the Club's roving MC, on-field bandana helpers, Lions Reserves players and mascot Bernie 'Gabba' Vegas.
Participants will also be able to see themselves live on the replay screens while enjoying giveaways and prizes to the great tunes of Triple M as voted by the Lions players.
Plus there's the traditional kick-2-kick family footy fun including a Kids Safe Zone for the little ones.
Thanks to our major sponsors BOQ and Conergy and AFL Queensland.
LIONS V RICHMOND: HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won eight and drawn one of their 17 matches against Richmond for a winning percentage of 47%.
Biggest win: 68 points @ The Gabba in the 2001 Preliminary Final
Biggest loss: 82 points @ Etihad Stadium in Round 19 2006
Most goals (for): Alastair Lynch (7) @ Etihad Stadium in Round 15 2002
Most goals (against): Matthew Richardson (6) @ The MCG in Round 8 1999;
Jay Schulz (6) @ The Gabba in Round 14 of 2004
Matthew Richardson (6) @ Etihad Stadium in Round 19 of 2006
RECENT HISTORY
2007: Round 10 - 10.13 (73) to 10.13 (73) @ Etihad Stadium (N) - Draw
2008: Round 17 - 16.18 (114) to 18.9 (117) @ Etihad Stadium (N) - Lost by 3
2009: Round 7 - 15.7 (97) to 10.11 (71) @ The MCG - Won by 26
LAST TIME THEY MET
The Lions won their first game on the road in almost 12 months when it headed to the MCG to take on Richmond.
The Tigers kicked the first four goals of the match and kept the scoreboard ascendency until halfway through the second term when the Lions kicked four straight goals to tie the scores at half-time.
A low scoring third quarter followed, but was noteworthy for a courageous yet sickening head clash between Lion Troy Selwood and Tiger Alex Rance.
The Lions booted six goals to two in the final term to run out 26-point winners.
Brownlow Medal Votes: 3 - J. Brown (BL), 2 - D. Merrett (BL), 1 - N. Foley (Rich)
FAST FOOTY FACTS
Richmond will make their first visit to the Gabba in more than four years. The last time the Lions hosted the Tigers at the Gabba was back in Round 4 of 2006.
The Lions have defeated Richmond only once in their past six meetings. The Tigers have also won the past two encounters at the Gabba.
Lions midfielder/defender Andrew Raines played 56 matches in six seasons with Richmond before heading to Brisbane during the 2009 AFL Trade Period.
Richmond full-forward Jack Riewoldt (45 goals) and Lions full-forward Brendan Fevola (41 goals) are ranked first and third respectively in the race for the AFL Coleman Medal.
Assistant Coach Jade Rawlings and Head of Development Craig McRae also joined the Lions from Richmond during the off-season. Rawlings spent three seasons with Richmond as an Assistant Coach and was appointed as the club's caretaker coach when former Tigers coach Terry Wallace resigned midway through the 2009 season. McRae spent three seasons with the Tigers as Development Coach.
Three-time Lions premiership player Justin Leppitsch joined Richmond's coaching staff this year after spending the previous three seasons at his former Club as an Assistant Coach.
Lions Captain Jonathan Brown's run of 50 consecutive matches came to an end last Sunday. Brown had previously not missed a senior match since Round 8 of 2008.
Lions midfielder Michael Rischitelli now holds the greatest current sequence of consecutive matches at the Club with 46.
