Brisbane Bears

The Brisbane Bears Football Club was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League. It played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995. The Bears merged with the Fitzroy Football Club after the completion of the following season to form the Brisbane Lions, now a powerhouse of the AFL.

Club Facts

Colours

• Maroon, Gold and White.

Premierships

• Nil

Brownlow Medallists

• Michael Voss 1996

Honour Roll

¹The Brisbane Bears' best and fairest award was known as the Club Championship.

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Statistics

• Total Matches played: 222 (72 wins, 2 draws, 148 losses)
• Highest score: 33.21 (219) vs Sydney, Round 8 1993
• Lowest score: 2.5 (17) vs Hawthorn, Round 12 1988
• Greatest winning margin: 162 points vs Sydney, Round 8 1993
• Greatest losing margin: 164 points vs Geelong, Round 7 1992
• Longest winning streak: 7 (Round 15 to Round 21 1996)
• Longest losing streak: 12 (Round 20 1990 to Round 10 1991)
• Highest ladder position at end of season: Third, 1996
• Biggest crowd: 66,719 vs North Melbourne, Preliminary Final 1996
• Biggest home crowd: 21,964 vs Essendon, Qualifying Final 1996