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Lions · Former AFL club · 1897 to 1996 · Merged with Brisbane, 1996 · 8 premierships

1979 list


6	Ron Alexander	28y 202d	196cm	100kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
27	Graeme Allan	24y 342d	183cm	83kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
24	Bob Beecroft	27y 170d	191cm	92kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
-	John Blair	24y 105d	188cm	85kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
37	Malcolm Bramley	20y 140d	179cm	73kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
2	Brian Brown	21y 276d	183cm	80kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
18	Peter Brown	21y 204d	180cm	82kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
28	Rod Carter	24y 244d	191cm	93kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
12	Mick Conlan	21y 130d	178cm	85kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
32	Wayne Duke	24y 20d (dec)	197cm	93kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
-	Phil Early	19y 273d	188cm	86kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
1	Grant Fowler	22y 110d	180cm	74kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
3	John Frazer	23y 169d	191cm	91kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
16	Chris Hansen	23y 54d	196cm	100kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
56	Leon Harris	20y 233d	173cm	74kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
14	Kevin Higgins	28y 130d (dec)	185cm	87kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
-	Russell Hodges	25y 346d	185cm	83kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
7	Warwick Irwin	27y 27d	182cm	80kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
44	Peter Anthony Johnston	20y 65d	191cm	83kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
13	Peter Keays	23y 299d	180cm	82kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
34	Grant Lawrie	20y 213d	192cm	81kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	Bulleen-Templestowe	1989	#91
26	Keith MacLeod	20y 175d	188cm	86kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
23	Gerald McCarthy	27y 240d	191cm	92kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
-	Leigh McConnon	26y 21d	177cm	75kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
19	David McMahon	27y 254d	180cm	83kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
36	Harvey Merrigan	29y 208d	189cm	90kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
35	Noel Mugavin	23y 2d	188cm	86kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
11	Kevin O'Keeffe	26y 251d	180cm	83kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
43	Michael Poynton	18y 46d	180cm	70kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
5	Bernie Quinlan	27y 344d	193cm	97kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
15	Max Richardson	30y 188d	183cm	87kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
10	Laurie Serafini	20y 241d	192cm	87kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
8	Chris Smith	23y 274d	189cm	97kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
33	Neville Taylor	26y 8d	183cm	76kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
21	Alan Thompson	27y 222d	185cm	78kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
9	Robert Walls	28y 344d (dec)	193cm	89kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
29	Garry Wilson	25y 348d	178cm	70kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-

Figures as at 1979. Contracts shown for the current list only.

1979 season

Lost a semi-final to Collingwood

4th on the ladder · 15-7 · 122.8% · 60 points

Season leaders

Awards

Mitchell MedalGarry Wilson

Honour board

1,928 games, 1897 to 1996 · 869 wins, 1,034 losses, 25 draws · 94.8%

8premierships

1898
1899
1904
1905
1913
1916
1922
1944

Mitchell Medal

Club champion since 1898

Counts and votes

Brownlow Medal

Leigh Matthews Trophy

1986Paul Roos

Coleman Medal

1984Bernie Quinlan
1983Bernie Quinlan

Leading Goalkicker Medal

1924Jack Moriarty
1915Jimmy Freake