List of Brisbane Lions individual awards and records
This is a list of individual awards won by the players of the Brisbane Lions AFL team, the merger of the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears.
External awards
Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal runner-up
- Simon Black (2007, 2008)
Norm Smith Medal
Coleman Medal
Indigenous Team of the Century (2005)
All-Australian Team
- Jason Akermanis (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004)
- Justin Leppitsch (1999, 2002, 2003)
- Michael Voss (1999, 2001, 2002 – captain, 2003 – captain)[5]
- Simon Black (2001, 2002, 2004)
- Nigel Lappin (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
- Leigh Matthews (2001, 2002, 2003) – coach
- Chris Johnson (2002, 2004)
- Luke Power (2004)
- Jonathan Brown (2007 – vice-captain, 2009)
- Tom Rockliff (2014)
AFL Rising Star
AFL Players Association awards
Leigh Matthews Trophy
Best First Year Player Award
Best Captain Award
- Michael Voss (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)[9]
- Jonathan Brown (2007, 2009)[9]
Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player
Mark of the Year
Goal of the Year
Michael Tuck Medal
- Daniel Rich (2013)
International Rules Australian representatives
- Marcus Ashcroft (1999)
- Craig McRae (1999)
- Jarrod Molloy (1999)
- Jason Akermanis (1999, 2000)
- Justin Leppitsch (1999, 2000)
- Luke Power (2000, 2003)
- Simon Black (2001)
- Nigel Lappin (2001)
- Chris Scott (2001)
- Darryl White (2001)
- Brad Scott (2002)
- Chris Johnson (2002, 2003, 2005)
- Mal Michael (2004)
- Justin Sherman (2006)
- Michael Voss (2006)
- Jared Brennan (2008)
Jim Stynes Medal
AFL Coaches Association awards
Coaching Legend Award
- Leigh Matthews (2013)
Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year
- Michael Voss (2001)
Herald Sun Player of the Year
- Simon Black (2001)
- Michael Voss (2003)
Lou Richards Medal
- Michael Voss (2001)
Club awards
Best and fairest (Merrett–Murray Medal)
Merrett–Murray Medal runner-up
Awarded as "Runner-up Club Champion" from 1997–1998, in 2000 and from 2002–2003. Awarded as "Nigel Lappin Trophy" from 2009–2014 and 2016–. An asterisk denotes that the award was not given that year, but the player placed second in the Merrett–Murray Medal vote count.
- 1997: Nigel Lappin
- 1998: Marcus Ashcroft
- 2000: Nigel Lappin
- 2002: Michael Voss
- 2003: Simon Black/Luke Power
- 2004: Luke Power*
- 2005: Chris Johnson*
- 2006: Justin Sherman*
- 2007: Jed Adcock*
- 2008: Simon Black*
- 2009: Simon Black
- 2010: Simon Black
- 2011: Simon Black
- 2012: Daniel Rich
- 2013: Pearce Hanley
- 2014: Dayne Zorko
- 2016: Mitch Robinson
Merrett–Murray Medal third place
Awarded as "Third Place Club Champion" from 1997–2002. Awarded as "Alastair Lynch Trophy" from 2009–2014 and 2016–. An asterisk denotes that the award was not given that year, but the player placed third in the Merrett–Murray Medal vote count.
- 1997: Marcus Ashcroft
- 1998: Matthew Kennedy
- 1999: Marcus Ashcroft
- 2000: Justin Leppitsch
- 2001: Nigel Lappin
- 2002: Marcus Ashcroft/Brad Scott
- 2004: Simon Black*
- 2005: Jed Adcock*
- 2006: Luke Power*
- 2007: Tim Notting*
- 2008: Luke Power*
- 2009: Mitch Clark
- 2010: Jonathan Brown
- 2011: Jack Redden
- 2012: Pearce Hanley
- 2013: Jack Redden
- 2014: Joel Patfull
- 2016: Stefan Martin
Team of the Decade
In June 2006, to recognise ten years since the creation of the Brisbane Lions, a Team of the Decade was announced.[13]
Leading club goalkicker
Players in bold denotes player won Coleman Medal
- 1997: Justin Leppitsch (49 goals)[14]
- 1998: Justin Leppitsch (26)[14]
- 1999: Craig McRae (40)[14]
- 2000: Alastair Lynch (61)[14]
- 2001: Alastair Lynch (54)[14]
- 2002: Alastair Lynch (58)[14]
- 2003: Alastair Lynch (62)[14]
- 2004: Jason Akermanis (40)[14]
- 2005: Daniel Bradshaw (42)[14]
- 2006: Daniel Bradshaw (59)[14]
- 2007: Jonathan Brown (77)[3][14]
- 2008: Daniel Bradshaw (75)[14]
- 2009: Jonathan Brown (78)[14]
- 2010: Jonathan Brown (53)[14]
- 2011: Mitch Clark (27)[14]
- 2012: Jonathan Brown (47)[14]
- 2013: Jonathan Brown (28)[14]
- 2014: Josh Green (33)[14]
- 2015: Josh Green (25)[14]
- 2016: Josh Walker & Dayne Zorko (23)[14]
Clubman award
Awarded as 'Clubman of the Year' from 1997–1998 and 'Best Clubman' in 2005.[15]
- 1997: Jarrod Molloy
- 1998: Matthew Clarke
- 2005: Jonathan Brown & Dylan McLaren
Rookie of the Year
Awarded 1997–, as 'Best First Year Player' in 1997, 'Brian Powell Memorial Best First Year Player' in 1998, 'Brian Powell Memorial Rookie of the Year' from 1999–2001 and 'Rookie of the Year' from 2002–[15]
- 1997: Daniel Bradshaw
- 1998: Simon Black
- 1999: Simon Black
- 2000: Beau McDonald
- 2001: Robert Copeland
- 2002: Jamie Charman
- 2003: Ashley McGrath
- 2004: Richard Hadley
- 2005: Jed Adcock
- 2006: Justin Sherman
- 2007: Colm Begley
- 2008: Bradd Dalziell
- 2009: Daniel Rich
- 2010: Tom Rockliff
- 2011: Patrick Karnezis
- 2012: Dayne Zorko
- 2013: Sam Mayes
- 2014: Lewis Taylor
- 2015: Harris Andrews
- 2016: Josh Schache
Most professional player
Awarded 1997–, as 'Don Smith Most Professional Player' from 1997–2003,[15] as 'Most Professional Player' from 2004–2008 and as 'Marcus Ashcroft Most Professional Player' from 2009–.[16]
- 1997: Marcus Ashcroft
- 1998: Matthew Kennedy
- 1999: Chris Scott
- 2000: Michael Voss
- 2001: Jason Akermanis
- 2002: Craig McRae
- 2003: Michael Voss
- 2004: Michael Voss
- 2005: Jonathan Brown
- 2006: Michael Voss
- 2007: Robert Copeland
- 2008: Daniel Bradshaw
- 2009: Jonathan Brown
- 2010: Daniel Merrett
- 2011: Jed Adcock
- 2012: Andrew Raines
- 2013: Matthew Leuenberger
- 2014: Michael Close
- 2015: Ryan Lester
- 2016: Tom Cutler
Most improved player
Awarded 1999–2008[15]
- 1999: Steven Lawrence
- 2000: Luke Power
- 2001: Jonathan Brown
- 2002: Des Headland
- 2003: Daniel Bradshaw
- 2004: Robert Copeland
- 2005: Jed Adcock
- 2006: Michael Rischitelli
- 2007: Daniel Merrett
- 2008: Joel Patfull
Tackling award
Awarded 1997–2008, as 'Bill Cavanagh Memorial Player of the Year' from 1997–1998, as 'Bill Cavanagh Memorial Atttiude Barometer Award' from 1999–2004, in the categories of 'Full Ground' and 'Inside Forward 50m' from 1999–2000, in the categories of 'Most Effective Tackles' and 'Most Attempted Tackles' in 2001, in the categories of 'Most Effective Tackles' and 'Most Tackles' from 2002–2003, and in the categories of 'Most Effective Tackles', 'Most Tackles' and 'Most Difficult Tackles' in 2004, as 'Best Tackler' in 2005, as 'Most Effective Player' in 2006, and as 'Most Effective Tackler' from 2007–2008
- 1997: Danny Dickfos
- 1998: Steven Lawrence
- 1999: Full Ground: Simon Black, Inside Forward 50m: Jarrod Molloy
- 2000: Full Ground: Darryl White, Inside Forward 50m: Luke Power
- 2001: Most Effective Tackles: Jason Akermanis, Most Attempted Tackles: Simon Black
- 2002: Most Effective Tackles: Craig McRae, Most Tackles: Simon Black
- 2003: Most Effective Tackles: Luke Power, Most Tackles: Simon Black
- 2004: Most Effective Tackles: Nigel Lappin, Most Tackles: Nigel Lappin, Most Difficult Tackles: Robert Copeland
- 2005: Jason Akermanis
- 2006: Ben Fixter
- 2007: Jed Adcock
- 2008: Michael Rischitelli
Best Finals Player
Awarded 1999–2004 and 2009[15]
- 1999: Jason Akermanis
- 2000: Justin Leppitsch
- 2001: Nigel Lappin
- 2002: Michael Voss
- 2003: Luke Power
- 2004: Mal Michael
- 2009: Luke Power
Best Midfielder
Awarded 2006–2008[15]
Best Defender
Awarded 2006–2008[15]
Best Forward
Awarded 2006–2008[15]
Most Competitive Player
Awarded 2006–, as 'Most Courageous Player' from 2006–2008, as 'Shaun Hart Most Courageous Player' from 2009–2013 and as 'Shaun Hart Most Competitive Player' from 2014–[15]
- 2006: Michael Voss
- 2007: Jonathan Brown
- 2008: Michael Rischitelli
- 2009: Mitch Clark
- 2010: Jonathan Brown
- 2011: Jack Redden
- 2012: Joel Patfull
- 2013: Joel Patfull
- 2014: Tom Rockliff
- 2015: Mitch Robinson
- 2016: Darcy Gardiner
Members' Player of the Year
Awarded 2006–, as 'Members' Player of the Year' from 2006–2015 and as 'Hyundai Club Player of the Year' from 2016–[15]
- 2006: Simon Black
- 2007: Simon Black
- 2008: Luke Power
- 2010: Jonathan Brown
- 2011: Simon Black
- 2012: Jack Redden
- 2013: Pearce Hanley
- 2014: Tom Rockliff
- 2015: Stefan Martin
- 2015: Dayne Zorko
- 2016: Dayne Zorko
Players' Player of the Year
Awarded 2009–[15]
- 2009: Simon Black
- 2010: Simon Black
- 2011: Simon Black
- 2012: Jack Redden
- 2013: Joel Patfull
- 2014: Tom Rockliff
- 2015: Mitch Robinson
- 2015: Tom Rockliff
- 2016: Tom Rockliff
The Courier-Mail Player of the Year
Awarded 2007–2010
Lions Club Player of the Year
Awarded 1998
- 1998: Derek Wirth
Reserves Player of the Year
Awarded 2014–, as 'Reserves Player of the Year' from 2014–15 and as 'Neville Fallon Brisbane Lions Reserves Best & Fairest' from 2016–
- 2014: Nick Hayes
- 2015: Zac O'Brien
- 2016: Billy Evans
Leading club votegetter in Brownlow Medal
Players in bold denotes player won Brownlow Medal
- 1997: Nigel Lappin (11 votes)[17]
- 1998: Michael Voss (7)[18]
- 1999: Jason Akermanis (13)[19]
- 2000: Michael Voss (16)[20]
- 2001: Jason Akermanis (23)[21]
- 2002: Simon Black (25)[22]
- 2003: Michael Voss (19)[23]
- 2004: Simon Black (18)[24]
- 2005: Luke Power (14)[25]
- 2006: Jonathan Brown (13)[26]
- 2007: Simon Black (22)[27]
- 2008: Simon Black (23)[28]
- 2009: Simon Black, Jonathan Brown (19)[29]
- 2010: Jonathan Brown (12)[30]
- 2011: Simon Black, Tom Rockliff (9)[31]
- 2012: Daniel Rich, Tom Rockliff (8)[32]
- 2013: Tom Rockliff (21)[33]
- 2014: Tom Rockliff (15)[34]
- 2015: Dayne Beams (9)[35]
- 2016: Tom Rockliff (9)[36]
Hall of Fame
Legends
Name | Year inducted as inductee | Year inducted as legend | Reference | Hall of Fame profile |
---|---|---|---|---|
Haydn Bunton Sr. | N/A | 2012 | [37] | Profile |
Kevin Murray | N/A | 2012 | [37] | Profile |
Michael Voss | 2012 | 2014 | [38] | Profile |
Garry Wilson | 2012 | 2016 | [39] | Profile |
Inductees
Kings of the Pride
Name | Era | Reference |
---|---|---|
Percy Parratt | 1897–1926 (Fitzroy) | [41] |
Percy Trotter | [41] | |
Haydn Bunton, Sr | 1927–1956 (Fitzroy) | [41] |
Allan Ruthven | [41] | |
Kevin Murray | 1957–1966 (Fitzroy) | [41] |
John Murphy | 1967–1976 (Fitzroy) | [41] |
Garry Wilson | 1977–1986 (Fitzroy) | [41] |
Roger Merrett | 1987–1996 (Brisbane Bears) | [41] |
Paul Roos | 1987–1996 (Fitzroy) | [41] |
Michael Voss | 1997–2006 (Brisbane Lions) | [41] |
Simon Black | 2007–2016 (Brisbane Lions) | [42] |
Club records
Most club matches
Player | Career Years | Games |
---|---|---|
Simon Black | 1997–2013 | 322 |
Luke Power | 1998–2011 | 282 |
Jonathan Brown | 2000–2014 | 256 |
Daniel Bradshaw | 1997–2009 | 219 |
Nigel Lappin | 1997–2008 | 218 |
Ashley McGrath | 2001–2014 | 214 |
Jason Akermanis | 1997–2006 | 210 |
Michael Voss | 1997–2006 | 210 |
Tim Notting | 1998–2009 | 208 |
Jed Adcock | 2004–2015 | 206 |
Chris Johnson | 1997–2007 | 205 |
Daniel Merrett | 2005–2016 | 200 |
Most club goals
Player | Career Years | Goals |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Brown | 2000–2014 | 594 |
Daniel Bradshaw | 1996–2009 | 496 |
Alastair Lynch | 1988–2004 | 371 |
Jason Akermanis | 1997–2006 | 263 |
Luke Power | 1998–2011 | 226 |
References
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- 1 2 AFL Norm Smith Medal afl.com.au. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- 1 2 Coleman Medal previous winners afl.com.au. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ↑ Played predominantly for Footscray and the Brisbane Bears.
- ↑ Voss was also named All-Australian in 1996, but was playing for the Brisbane Bears.
- ↑ Holmesby, Luke (2 September 2009). "Rich wins rising star". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ Murnane, Jason (15 September 2008). "Gary Ablett – MVP back to back". aflpa.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ Murnane, Jason (14 September 2009). "Daniel Rich – 2009 Best 1st Year Player". aflpa.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
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- ↑ "2015 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "A new King to be crowned". Brisbane Lions. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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