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Welcome to Return of the Pride.Josh Gabelich and Michael Whiting from AFL.com.au, have explored how Brisbane hit rock bottom on-field and off-field, how they recovered from the disaster that was the go-home five to climb off the canvas and go back-to-back under the oldest coach in VFL/AFL history.Across six episodes, we will unpack the major appointments in this rebuild and how those key people arrived in Brisbane. We will dissect the crucial list decisions and hear from the people behind those calls, before revealing how many of the key trades actually transpired.Over the course pre-season, we have spoken to more than 50 people inside the Brisbane Lions and across the AFL industry, from Greg Swann to Chris Fagan, from Luke Hodge to Dom Ambrogio, from Paul Connors to Alastair Clarkson, from Jonathan Brown to Eddie McGuire and many of the 2024 and 2025 premiership teams to find out how another dynasty was built in Brisbane.
AFL.com.au hosts Return of the Pride, a sports show with 7 episodes published.
From the "go-home five" to the early years under Chris Fagan and then into missed finals opportunities, the Brisbane Lions tasted the ultimate success in 2024 and then backed that up in 2025. The Lions are on track for a
Show notesBefore the Lions reached the pinnacle in 2024 and 2025 they featured in September and fell short every season between 2019 - 2023. The build up of finals losses, a mounting injury list and the Hawthorn saga in the backgr
Show notesThe Brisbane Lions threw many darts at the board and missed during Trade Periods when Michael Voss and Justin Leppitsch were at the helm as senior coaches. Then, a simple text from Chris Fagan to Luke Hodge asking whethe
Show notesPrevious to 2016 Brisbane had a horror run at the draft table, but from the selection of Hugh McCluggage and Jarrod Berry the tables have turned. Cam Rayner then joined the club with pick 1 in 2017, and the Lions have ma
Show notesWelcome to Return of the Pride. Josh Gabelich and Micheal Whiting have spoken to more than 50 people inside the Brisbane Lions and across the AFL industry about how the Lions hit rock bottom before returning to the promi
Show notesWhile the AFL placed Greg Swann inside the Lions as the CEO, he was charged with finding the next senior coach for the football club after sacking club legends Justin Leppitsch and Michael Voss. A man with over 2-decades
Show notesWelcome to Return of the Pride. A six-part podcast series on how the Brisbane Lions hit rock bottom and how they recovered from the disaster that was the 'Go-Home Five' to climb off the canvas and go back-to-back under t
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