Merrett-Murray Medal
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The Merrett–Murray Medal has been awarded annually since 1997, to the player adjudged the Brisbane Lions
Club Champion over the immediately preceding AFL
season. It is named after Roger Merrett
and Kevin Murray.
had a Club Championship award.
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
Club Champion over the immediately preceding AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
season. It is named after Roger Merrett
Roger Merrett
Roger Merrett is a former Australian rules footballer who played in two Victorian Football League premiership sides with the Essendon Football Club in the mid-1980s before moving to the fledging Brisbane Bears, later captaining the new club for seven seasons...
and Kevin Murray.
Merrett-Murray Medal
| Year | Player(s) |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Tom Rockliff Tom Rockliff Tom Rockliff is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .... |
| 2010 | Michael Rischitelli Michael Rischitelli Michael Rischitelli is an Australian rules footballer, a former Brisbane Lion player, currently contracted with the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Brisbane Lions :... |
| 2009 | Jonathan Brown |
| 2008 | Jonathan Brown |
| 2007 | Jonathan Brown |
| 2006 | Simon Black Simon Black Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill... |
| 2005 | Jason Akermanis Jason Akermanis Jason Dean Akermanis is an Australian rules football player. He is a Brownlow Medallist and triple premiership player who played for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs... |
| 2004 | Nigel Lappin Nigel Lappin Nigel Lappin is a former professional Australian rules footballer.Lappin was born in Corowa, New South Wales, but grew up in Chiltern, Victoria and was drafted to play for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League in 1993, playing his first AFL game the following year... |
| 2003 | Michael Voss Michael Voss Michael Voss is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team and a former professional Australian rules footballer.... |
| 2002 | Simon Black Simon Black Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill... (Brownlow Medal Brownlow Medal The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game... winner) |
| 2001 | Simon Black Simon Black Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill... & Michael Voss Michael Voss Michael Voss is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team and a former professional Australian rules footballer.... |
| 2000 | Michael Voss Michael Voss Michael Voss is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team and a former professional Australian rules footballer.... |
| 1999 | Jason Akermanis Jason Akermanis Jason Dean Akermanis is an Australian rules football player. He is a Brownlow Medallist and triple premiership player who played for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs... & Justin Leppitsch Justin Leppitsch Justin "Leppa" Leppitsch is a former Australian rules footballer who was a key defender for the Brisbane Lions.Leppitsch played with the Hawthorn Under 19s as a 16-year old in 1991, however did not make the Hawks' senior list... |
| 1998 | Chris Scott Chris M. Scott Christopher Michael "Chris" Scott is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League best known as being a dual premiership player with the Brisbane Lions and is a current premiership AFL coach of the Geelong Football Club.-AFL career:Scott was picked by the Brisbane Bears... |
| 1997 | Matthew Clarke |
Brisbane Bears Club Champion
Prior to 1997 and the merger with the Fitzroy Lions, the Brisbane BearsBrisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
had a Club Championship award.
| Year | Player(s) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Michael Voss Michael Voss Michael Voss is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team and a former professional Australian rules footballer.... (Brownlow Medal Brownlow Medal The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game... winner) |
| 1995 | Michael Voss Michael Voss Michael Voss is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team and a former professional Australian rules footballer.... |
| 1994 | Craig Lambert Craig Lambert Craig Lambert is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL/AFL between 1988 and 1993 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1994 until 2000 for the Brisbane Bears then theBrisbane Lions Football Clubs.- References :... |
| 1993 | Martin Leslie |
| 1992 | John Gastev John Gastev John Gastev is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.A cult figure and "crowd favourite" standing at only 177cm and weighing just 73kg, Gastev debuted with the West Coast Eagles in their inaugural season in 1987 after playing for West Perth... |
| 1991 | Michael McLean Michael McLean (footballer) Michael "Magic" McLean is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with both Footscray and Brisbane in the VFL/AFL.- Early life :... |
| 1990 | David Bain & Martin Leslie |
| 1989 | John Gastev John Gastev John Gastev is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.A cult figure and "crowd favourite" standing at only 177cm and weighing just 73kg, Gastev debuted with the West Coast Eagles in their inaugural season in 1987 after playing for West Perth... |
| 1988 | Mark Withers Mark Withers (footballer) Mark Withers is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.... |
| 1987 | Phillip Walsh Phillip Walsh Phillip Walsh is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL during the 1980s.... |
See also
- Fitzroy FC honour rollFitzroy FC honour rollThis is a list of coaches and captains of the Fitzroy Football Club, along with best-and-fairest award winners and leading goalkickers, for every year of the club's participation in the Victorian Football Association and the Victorian/Australian Football League....
— for list of Fitzroy Best and Fairest winners 1884–1996 - Brisbane Bears Honour Roll