To Malcolm Holmes & Angus Johnson

26.05.2013 Uncategorized 0

To see the team in the true Lion on Saturday was awesome, and they played like a true Lions team. You have stated that the jumper issue is a minor one, but it is not -we are losing memberships because of this issuewe are losing merchandise revenue because of this issue as there are many like me who will not buy anything with this cartoon symbol on it - but will commit to purchases when our true symbol returnswe are losing games because of this issue. Could you not see...

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AFL BREAKS PROMISE TO CLUBS AND FANS

15.03.2013 Uncategorized 0

The Lion’s Roar, has uncovered a secret agreement signed by the AFL under which the Brisbane Lions were guaranteed 6 Home and Away games in Melbourne every year.This previously unknown agreement was signed at the time of the Fitzroy/Brisbane merger by then AFL commissioner Graeme Samuel and CEO Ross Oakley. It committed the league to fixturing the Lions for a minimum of 6 regular season games in Melbourne each year.This year the Lions play a record low 4 games in Melbourne. The AFL are sending them to Tasmania to play...

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Four Non-Victorian Teams to Play More Melbourne Games than Lions

01.11.2012 Uncategorized 0

Close examination of the 2013 fixture highlights the AFL’s lack of regard for Melbourne-based Lions fans, which comes as “a slap in the face”, according to Lions supporters advocacy group The Lion’s Roar.West Coast, Adelaide, Fremantle and league newcomer GWS will play more games in Melbourne next year than the Lions. This comes despite the AFL-approved Brisbane Bears/Fitzroy Lions merger agreement guaranteeing a minimum of six games annually. The AFL has scheduled only four games in Melbourne for the Lions next year.“Respectfully, those four other teams have no cultural link to...

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Lions Fans Seething Over AFL’s Melbourne Fixture Snub

30.10.2012 Uncategorized 0

Lions fans are furious with the AFL today announcing that their club would play only four games in Melbourne in 2013, according to supporters advocacy group “The Lion’s Roar”.The AFL has once again disregarded a long-standing arrangement guaranteeing a minimum of 6 Lions games in Melbourne each year, says The Lion’s Roar spokesperson Adam Staines.“In 1996, the AFL approved a merger between the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears which guaranteed ‘not less than 6’ home and away games to be scheduled in Melbourne each year.”“This allowed Fitzroy supporters the...

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