Joe Daniher would have retired if the Brisbane Lions had won last year’s AFL grand final,a match in which this year’s premiers were narrowly beaten to the flag by Collingwood.
A jubilant crowd turned out to welcome the Lions home,with the lord mayor showing his appreciation by backing a new home stadium.
The Brisbane Lions are confident that if Joe Daniher wants to discuss his future with the club he will do so at the right time.
The Lions coach was undergoing tests for two types of cancer. His team was sitting at two wins and five losses,with the aftershock of the Hawthorn racism allegations still infiltrating most days. The pressure had become too much.
Sydney need to be forensic about what went wrong on grand final day. They need to have a frank conversation with John Longmire,and he needs to be frank with himself.
After Taylor Smith kicked a goal at the death to put the Lions in front in Brisbane,she made a “Big O” shape with her hands in honour of Oscar McInerney.
Surely it is better that the Treasurer makes decisions based on rigorous analysis by a qualified public service rather than setting policy on the advice or wants of interest groups? Why can’t there be a sensible debate about negative gearing before the media insists on statements ruling “in” or “out” a policy before the analysis is even completed?
The Lions celebrated their premiership win in both Fitzroy and back home in Brisbane in a triumphant post grand final Sunday.
The Lions were not always so good,but a series of factors – from brilliant recruiting to a heralded medical team – helped turn them into the AFL’s best.
No amount of early season dominance,no late season return-to-form,no minor premiership was going to stand in the way of our customary car crash in the granny.
In the hurt of a fourth consecutive loss in a grand final appearance,the fourth in 11 years,it’s hard not to wonder when or if the ultimate payoff will come again.