The AFL Merge of Fitzroy, Brisbane and Nauru

Australian Rules Football in the 80’s and 90’s wasn’t the relative cash cow it is today, so like all good executives, the AFL big wigs were looking for scapegoats and blood. Many struggling teams were put under the ‘merge’ microscope, but it was Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears that ultimately made the unholy matrimony. This is the story of how they became the Brisbane Lions (thanks Nauru.)

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