Lions - big cats or pussies in 2001?

[Pippy]

So which is going to be? No Lambert, Lawrence or Molloy. No "put it all on the line" player with hardness at the ball.

Any win will be by skill, nothing to do with being physical, that means, no beating Essendon. Let's hope the bulldogs still wimp out worrying about more allegations, or we can't beat them either.

 

[The Lukester]

Pippy we still have Vossey and Blacky in the midfeild so that is a good thing, both those players r hard at the ball!!!!

 

[blackys_chick20]

You've got to be joking!
Isn't there a saying
"have faith"
well i think u sohuld have faith in your footy team, or u r not a true supporter!

LIONS PREMIERS 2001!!!

 

[Pippy]

Hey a true supporter can criticise and worry about weaknesses and look for answers how to fix em. Not just have pure faith. That is never enough.

I wanna know how the team is going to turn around the losses. Voss, the legend he is, is prone to bad luck with injury, Black, good as he is - still young and will learn more over the next 3 years.

How do we replace losses like we have had? Our blokes have the skills and the run, but the ability to put the body on the line, and take those knocks and still get up again uninjured, has been diminshed greatly cause of the players now gone.

 

[blackys_chick20]

I agree, we have lost a hell of alot of good players...... but u never know who we might pick up. And move people up from the rookie list(even though half of them have been de-listed) But i think we will come good next year.

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GO LIONS!

 

[magister18459]

No question- we will be better in 2001. Lethal will have the boys focused on what went wrong from 1999 to 2000- my take (from a great distance- USA and now china) is there was overconfidence from some players. I'll look for guys like big Bo and Luke to step up and join the top of the line players in the aFL.
My one concern- where will the goals come from? Would love to see Brisbane get a champion like Matty Lloyd or a Wayne carey. I know we won't get those guys- but we need to draft a goal kicker and develop him.

Jim- former season ticket holder and now following from a distance.

 

[InTheBack!]

I shed no tears for players who desert us & welcome those who join us.

Vossy will win the Brownlow this year...

 

[blackys_chick20]

thanx beaus girl!

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[lioness]

DEFINITELY big cats in 2001!!!!!!! So we lost a few good players, so what?? We still have many many left who have incredible talent, and we will be right up there again next season. Have faith, people!!!!!!!!

 

[Warwick]

We had the same problem in 2000 as 2006 - losing some big name players who we thought could not be replaced, and look what happened.

Lions 2007 premiers!!

 

[BigCat2]

We had the same problem in 2000 as 2006 - losing some big name players who we thought could not be replaced, and look what happened.

Lions 2007 premiers!!

I like your logic. Going by that, we should retire several good players every year (doesn't matter if they're still young), and we should win the next 4 flags.

 

[CharlieG]

Some threads deserve to be bumped, even after six years.

 

[Grimreepah]

So which is going to be? No Lambert, Lawrence or Molloy. No "put it all on the line" player with hardness at the ball.

Any win will be by skill, nothing to do with being physical, that means, no beating Essendon.

Interesting comment this one. We had the "no rules" game and went on to be the most physically intimidating team in the competition.

LIONS PREMIERS 2001!!!

Good call Blacky's chick

My one concern- where will the goals come from? Would love to see Brisbane get a champion like Matty Lloyd or a Wayne carey. I know we won't get those guys- but we need to draft a goal kicker and develop him.

Interesting comment this one as well. Lynch and Brown were nigh unstoppable.

 

[danielcan]

Six years later, some of those posters are still Bigfooty newbies!

 

[don vito of fitzroy]

Lions = big cats 2001-03 and 2007 onwards

Interesting comment this one as well. Lynch and Brown were nigh unstoppable.

Brown has been struggling with injuries from time to time and my dad has never been a fan of Bradshaw.

I wonder what will happen next.

 

[Warwick]

Lions = big cats 2001-03 and 2007 onwards

Brown has been struggling with injuries from time to time and my dad has never been a fan of Bradshaw.

I wonder what will happen next.

I've never been a fan of Bradshaw either, but he rised a couple of places in my book this year.

 

[CoZi36]

I've never been a fan of Bradshaw either, but he rised a couple of places in my book this year.

I'm Bradshaws biggest fan! And proud. Great thread.

 

[Chasing the Dream]

Some threads deserve to be bumped, even after six years.

Best bump since Voss on Richardson.

Thanks Warwick.

 

[Quigley]

Prior to 2001 I thought Lynch was one of the most overrated players in the comp. Brisbane's answer to Matthew Richardson and the Roccas. 2001 on though he suddenly became more consistent and used his strength effectively not only to score goals for himself but to make contests that created goals around him. I honestly think this was a big factor in Brisbane becoming a premiership team not the biggest factor perhaps (Brown's development may be that) but certainly significant.

Braddy is a bit of a different player but he is also stepping up in a very nice forward option. Up until this year I thought of him as a nice second or third option in the forward line. After this year thought I found it hard to believe that there wasn't more attention paid to him when he was available. Especially when compared with Tarrant.

 

[danielcan]

Prior to 2001 I thought Lynch was one of the most overrated players in the comp. Brisbane's answer to Matthew Richardson and the Roccas. 2001 on though he suddenly became more consistent and used his strength effectively not only to score goals for himself but to make contests that created goals around him. I honestly think this was a big factor in Brisbane becoming a premiership team not the biggest factor perhaps (Brown's development may be that) but certainly significant.

Braddy is a bit of a different player but he is also stepping up in a very nice forward option. Up until this year I thought of him as a nice second or third option in the forward line. After this year thought I found it hard to believe that there wasn't more attention paid to him when he was available. Especially when compared with Tarrant.

When you consider Lynchy's return to form after Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, he is a true champion.

As for Braddy. EIGHT goals in round 14. Whoa! Enough said.

 

[Snuka]

Prior to 2001 I thought Lynch was one of the most overrated players in the comp. Brisbane's answer to Matthew Richardson and the Roccas. 2001 on though he suddenly became more consistent and used his strength effectively not only to score goals for himself but to make contests that created goals around him. I honestly think this was a big factor in Brisbane becoming a premiership team not the biggest factor perhaps (Brown's development may be that) but certainly significant.

Did struggle a little before 2001 for one reason or another but remember he was an elite defender AND a b&f winner & AA at FF even before he came to Brisbane.

 

[scott522]

. No "put it all on the line" player with hardness at the ball.
Any win will be by skill, nothing to do with being physical, that means, no beating Essendon. /QUOTE]

That won't be the case if Nugget makes it through pre-season and plays...he's physical...just ask Revolting

 

[Vipertooth]

Did struggle a little before 2001 for one reason or another but remember he was an elite defender AND a b&f winner & AA at FF even before he came to Brisbane.

Lynch is a champion of the highest order and my fav player!!!!

GO LYNCH