Fitzroy Lions vs Brisbane Bears - Round 20 - 1996 - Last Pre-Merger Game

Fitzroy Lions vs Brisbane Bears - Round 17, Saturday 17th August 1996. This was the final match played by these two teams before the historic merger forming the Brisbane Lions. With Chris Johnson, Martin Pike and Brad Boyd in action for the Lions, and Roger Merrett, Richard Champion and a young Michael Voss battling for the Bears!
Attendance: 6,469 at Princes Park.

[@odeliagardens]

the "intra-club game" as the AFL Footy Show called it!

[@Ultramares]

It's painful to remember what happened to my beloved Fitzroy. I wall 11 years old and it hurt so much the last year.
Plus screw the AFL! They throw money at gold coast and get no return for the millions and millions they throw at that team and during this time they let Fitzroy disappear.

[@TupacNation]

Yes it was sad and it killed me, I was 16. But I grew to love my Brisbane Lions.

[@davidpalmer5967]

Agree IF Fitzroy could hold on for about another 4-6 Seasons the AFL would of Helped Them

[@dunny00]

Number 29 Brad Cassidy is a good friend of my Dads and I know his daughter quite well too

[@banliveexport325]

Fitzroy were shafted shame on the AFL for the way they treated the Fitzroy Lions.

[@caseybrown3612]

I remember listening to this game in the Backyard and hearing all about the Port Author Massacre

[@OzzieAndy1983]

Brisbane and Fitzroy faced off in Brisbane on the same day as the Port Author Massacre

[@caseybrown3612]

Not sure if this was the actual game when the port arthor tragedy but I know they did play same day of that horrible day

[@OzzieAndy1983]

Casey Brown They played in Brisbane earlier that season, the same day as the Port Arthur Massacre, Sunday, 28th of April

[@TheCleaner76]

Oh was that the same day, sad day 😔

[@MisterPolitical1]

@@OzzieAndy1983 you mean gabba

[@Flamingbro69]

The Brisbane Bears Long-Sleeved Guernsey looks like a Rugby Uniform

[@Flamingbro69]

@M Okay, we get that you’re a soccer fan. STFU and stop getting arrogant with your copy and paste comments.

[@michaeljg67]

I was at this game, the last Fitzroy game I saw.
Terrible the AFL didn't give us a home game to close out, instead of MCG v Richmond and Fremantle in the west.

[@chloecassidy]

feels so weird seeing my dad (29 brad Cassidy) play!! ewww

[@ArsenalBall76]

Wdym that's cool which team?

[@chloecassidy]

@@ArsenalBall76 Fitzroy

[@pinktutulove]

Is that the 2nd Bears song in the background at the end? Cool

[@wilsong68]

I got thrown out at 3/4 time for invading the pitch.....

[@victorytilidie]

How could someone have invaded the pitch when there was nobody there to invade the pitch? ;-)

[@MisterPolitical1]

Despite bears won easily it meant nothing to the roys aka lions.

[@joshtheboy6911]

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[@banliveexport325]

Fitzroy were shafted shame on the AFL for the way the treated the Fitzroy Lions.