Hat-trick jumper stirs past glory

The Brisbane Lions will wear a commemorative premiership hat-trick jumper in matches against Essendon and Collingwood this season. Picture: David Caird Source: The Courier-Mail

BRISBANE will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their premiership hat-trick by wearing a commemorative jumper against Essendon and Collingwood this season.

The traditional side-on Lion logo will adorn the guernsey for the Round 8 clash with the Bombers at Etihad Stadium on May 18, and the Round 10 Gabba clash against Collingwood.

It will also carry the 41 names on the senior list from 2001-03 to have played one game or more. But the re-emergence of the old Lion is set to open old wounds.

Brisbane abandoned the established Lion figure at the end of 2009 for a design likened to the "Paddlepop Lion", which attracted widespread outcry - particularly from Fitzroy fans, who initiated legal action before reaching a settlement with the club.

A section of the Lions faithful hoped the club would revert to the traditional logo when former CEO Michael Bowers was shown the door in 2010. But the Lions are standing firm on the modern design.

"The modern Lions logo covers the entire club from the Lions Academy, right up to our stars in the AFL," club CEO Malcolm Holmes said.

Lions co-captain Jonathan Brown is looking forward to honouring the club's glory years.

"While I love our current jumper, this guernsey is special to many because of those three flags," he said.

"There probably aren't too many of us left that have played in the guernsey so we'll be out to do it proud."

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