The Brisbane Lions are thrilled to hear that both Jonathan Brown (and wife Kylie) and Daniel Merrett (and wife Sarah) are expecting children in 2014.  

The Merretts will welcome their first child during the season, whereas the Browns are expecting baby number three. in July

Jonathan and Kylie's eldest child, Olivia, turned four last October, and was gifted a baby brother, Jack, on 4 November 2012.    

Kylie Brown said the family are delighted about the impending arrival of the fifth member of the Brown clan.

"We are really excited, we found out just before Jonathan went to Arizona," Mrs Brown told The Herald Sun.

The latest baby news follows the recent birth of Co-Captain Jed Adcock's first son Archie in September last year.