Three Brisbane Lions players have been named in The Courier Mail’s 2013 Queensland Team of the Year – which recognises the best locally produced players from across the AFL.

Daniel Merrett, Dayne Zorko and Andrew Raines were among the 22 players honoured during Monday night’s NEAFL Grogan Medal awards ceremony at the Gabba.

Merrett was named for the sixth consecutive time, making him part of an exclusive group of players to have earned selection every season since the Team of the Year was introduced back in 2007.

Zorko and Raines were both selected for the second consecutive season, with Raines previously being named in the inaugural squad in 2007 while playing with Richmond.

The Courier Mail’s 2013 Queensland Team of the Year was as follows:

B: Courtenay Dempsey (Ess), Daniel Merrett (BL), Luke Spurr (F)
HB: Sam Gilbert (SK), Rory Thompson (GC), Ricky Petterd (Rich)
C: Tom Bell (Carl), Dayne Beams (Col), Jarrod Harbrow (GC)
HF: Josh Thomas (Col), Nick Riewoldt (SK), Brendan Whitecross (H)
F: Dayne Zorko (BL), Kurt Tippett (S), Charlie Dixon (GC)
FOLL: David Hale (H), David Armitage (SK), Andrew Raines (BL)
INT: Luke McGuane (Rich), Andrew Boston (GC), Jesse White (S) Joel Wilkinson (GC)