Posts Tagged ‘brisbane lions’
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Popular AFL Club , Richmond Tigers , have a new tiger mascot for season 2012. It is a black and yellow tiger ,with a body in a jungle like environment and replaces the old style tigers head mascot .

tigers vintage jumper

tigers footy jumper
The Lions in a similiar action replaced their Lion mascot several seasons ago . By using Lions and Tigers as mascots, Brisbane and Richmond hope to be successful hunters and predators on the football field , just as their mascots are in the jungle.
A football jumper, can be dated by the style of its mascot , and those fans with vintage and retro football jumpers , jerseys , guernseys , proudly wear them to the Game , displaying how long they have been a fan of their club.

tigers retro jumper
Tags: AFL, brisbane lions, football jumpers, footy, guernseys, jerseys, retro, richmond tigers, vintage
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Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
25 % off sale , on most items , in ebay store Football Fashions , starting 23 July until 31 July , 2011.
Buy new , and superior quality recycled , AFL Licensed , Sponsored Merchandise . Sale items include , Football Jumpers , and assorted supporter wear , scarves , beanies , caps , ponchos , training singlets , tops and jerseys .
Discounted jumpers , jerseys , guernseys , include AFL Teams Brisbane Lions , Port Adelaide Power , West Coast Eagles , St Kilda Saints , Sydney Swans and Melbourne Demons .
Bag a bargain

Saints on Sale
Tags: 25 % off Sale, AFL, bargain, brisbane lions, football jumpers, guernseys, jerseys, melbourne demons, port adelaide power, St Kilda Saints, Sydney Swans, west coast eagles
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Collingwood's domination continued on Friday night , when they thrashed Richmond , cold weather specialists Hawthorn, beat the warm blooded Eagles in Tasmania , and Carlton and Essendon , drew in an epic struggle , on Saturday afternoon at the MCG . Geelong beat Sydney on NSW turf , and Port won the battle of the two SA teams , beating the Crows. Melbourne overpowered the Suns in Brisbane , and Freo defeated a luckless, North Melbourne Football Club . The Saints , needing a rest , had a bye, as did the Brisbane Lions, and Western Bulldogs .

buckleys baby jumper
The first game of the Easter round is on Thursday , when the StKFC play the Lions , in Qld .Both , want their first win of the 2011 Season.No Good Friday Games , but many will be played around Australia, over Easter .Two blockbusters , are planned for the MCG . The first being the Anzac Day, Magpies Vs Bombers clash, and Easter Tuesday's Game , Hawthorn Vs Geelong .
Six clubs , have played in drawn games so far this season . A record number , underlining how closely the teams are matched . Many fans , will be attending matches over the Easter holiday , wearing their football jumpers , jerseys , guernseys.

Wayne Careys jumper
Tags: anzac day, baby jumper, blockbusters, brisbane lions, bulldogs, cold weather, collingwood, easter holiday, epic struggle, first game, football jumpers, Freo, good friday, guernseys, magpies, mcg, melbourne football club, north melbourne football club, saturday afternoon, western bulldogs
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
The third round of matches for the 2011 AFL Season, saw Collingwood beat Carlton , Geelong thrash Port , Western Bulldogs annihilate the Gold Coast Suns , Freo beat Adelaide , Sydney outplay the Eagles , and Hawthorn thrash Richmond .
St Kilda's dismal start to the season continued when they performed poorly against the youthful Bombers in show off red shorts , and Melbourne snatched defeat from the Brisbane Lions . Collingwood appear unstoppable in their relentless pursuit of the 2011 premiership flag . A record breaking crowd of 88, 000 + delirious fans revelled , in the unfurling of the 2010 premiers flag , pre match at the MCG.
All weekend , fans streamed into grounds in their football jumpers , jerseys , guernseys , to watch from the grandstands , listen via radio , or view the Match on TV .
Nothing beats the fast action , or the adrenaline rush , when your team hits the front . Its not for the faint hearted , nor are the new style football jumpers / guernseys , which mould to fit the players body shape like a glove !

Animal print = lion hearted
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Vintage football jumpers , jerseys , guernseys , are highly sought by football fans, and collectors alike.
Often, they belong to a team that no longer exists, or has been amalgamated ,into another team .

Vintage Hawthorn Football Jumper
Popular teams in this category , are the Brisbane Bears , and the Fitzroy Lions .Both were either forerunners to , or were amalgamated , into the current Brisbane Lions team.
Avid fans and collectors , will seek out and secure football jumpers, from this era.
Many collected jumpers are encased under glass , in frames , others are worn with pride , to the game .
Fond memories , of a bygone , gentler era , are embedded deep into these nostalgic jumpers.
The period during which they were worn, evokes poignant memories of a simpler , spectator sport . Remember that lair on the field , Warwick Capper , in his very short shorts playing for the Brissy Bears?
Paul Roos , Sydney Swans incumbent coach , Captained and performed heroic feats proudly attired in his Fitzroy Lions jumper .
Memories , individual , irreplacable , and timeless, tied up with the fans reverie and nostalgia for a bygone era. All foster a love for AFL football .

Vintage 1987 Brisbane Bears Football Jumper
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Melbourne , the home of AFL football, is experiencing it's coldest winter for many years . A recent June day, was the coldest for two years , with temperatures only reaching 7 degrees Celsius, at midday.
Devoted fans, wearing their football jumpers , jerseys , guernseys, will still come out to watch their teams play, despite the extreme weather conditions .
The AFL, scheduled three of the last round of matches , to be played at Etihad Stadium . Its got a closable roof , bright lights , comfortable seats , and ensures fans are warm , dry , can see and are comfy on these cold ,wet , winter nights .
The MCG , despite having a much larger crowd capacity , and having recently undergone a costly renovation, is less comfortable .
Fans , and teams of the modern AFL game , require a certain standard of comfort .
Interestingly, the Brisbane Lions lost, to the Carlton Blues , at Etihad Stadium, in Thursday night's Clash .
Can the Lions , hailing form sunny temperate Brisbane , blame their loss on the weather ?

Too cold for Lions ?
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Its Victorian school holidays.
In a clever marketing ploy ,the AFL , has scheduled a Thursday night Match , so that junior fans can attend .
Carlton Blues , play Brisbane Lions, under a closed stadium roof , at Etihad Stadium, Docklands.

Will Lions win on Thursday night at Etihad?
The rest of the fixture is played out over Friday night , Saturday , Saturday night , Sunday and even a twilight game, late on Sunday afternoon.
A wide spread of matches . The AFL , has used every opportunity, to schedule as many games as possible, this weekend . All , are in different locations , on different days , and time slots . It hopes to attract, the broadest exposure, for all its matches , by extending the weekend playing schedule .
Following last weekends split round, and mid season break, football starved supporters , are keen to attend the footy , in their teams jumpers , jerseys , guernseys .
Even media giants , Channel 9 , acquiesced to the AFL scheduling, by bringing their infamous Footy Show , foward to Wednesday night, instead of its traditional , thursday night, time slot.
Clever marketers in the AFL, are ensuring the game, gets maximum publicity , and media exposure , to attract fans to the Game .

See the Blues in Action on Thursday Night at Etihad Stadium
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
The AFL, have scheduled a football match , for this Thursday night .
The Carlton Blues , play the Brisbane Lions , in Etihad Stadium , at 7.10pm .
Local popular side Carlton , play rival interstate side , Brisbane.
Another clever marketing innovation , by the AFL , to get fans at games , mid week?
Will fans turn out on thursday night, in their , jumpers , jerseys , guernseys , to watch the Game?
Interestingly , of the 8 games in this round , 3 home games are to be played at Etihad Stadium , compared to only 2 , to be played at the MCG.

Lions on a Thursday ?
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Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Both AFL teams , Adelaide Crows and Brisbane Lions have changed their mascot .
The Crows have adopted a new style crow . It is a stylised version of a crow and doesn't resemble the actual bird as much as the old mascot .
Brisbane Lions famously have departed from the old Fitzroy FC Lion mascot. They now use a Lion facsimile with a face printed on the Lion that looks out .
It bears little resemblance to the original Fitzroy Football Club Lion . This has angered and saddened many fans of the now defunct AFL Fitzroy FC.
Fans are generally not consulted about the mascot change .
Most accept the change and acknowledge that it is modern progress and still follow their beloved club.
Lots of fans like the old mascots .
It reminds them of clubs with a grand playing past and helps them relive memories of another era .
A slick , modern re-working of an old mascot cannot always claim the hearts and minds of fans .

Old style Crows Mascot

Old style Lions Mascot
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
AFL Clubs do not always wear their traditional colours .
Sometimes they might wear a different coloured jumper to mark a special occasion.
Some might do it just for the money.
Several years ago Carlton Blues wore a yellow jumper to launch the new M & M ( mars lolly)amid much fanfare and as a unique advertising ploy.
It generated a lot of interest and gave the club revenue. Those jumpers , jerseys , guernseys are highly sought today by fans and collectors alike.
Spotted recently at Goschs Paddock in inner Melbourne were Collingwood Magpies training in a light blue football jumper jersey guernsey .
The Brisbane Lions have been known to wear red . ( Perhaps as a reaction to seeing red at some of Fevola's antics!)
Sighted last week at a major sporting goods oultet were St Kilda Saints jumpers jerseys guernseys in lime green and fluoro pink .The tag said training jumper .
Perhaps teams will adopt these specially coloured jumpers again .
Tonights match at the MCG between Western Bulldogs and Melbourne Demons is a pink fundraiser for breast cancer research .
Next year will we see Barry Hall in pink !

Traditional Western Bulldogs Jumper
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