Senior Players List

Season by Season

• Staker entered the 2012 season knowing that his year would hold a total focus on rehabilitation after suffering two ACL ruptures the year before.

• Staker set the example in the rehabilitation group amongst the younger injured players with his outstanding work ethic, positive attitude, and encouraging results.

• He also immersed himself in other areas of the Club, including a role as the Reserves’ forward line coach in the NEAFL under Reserves Coach Nathan Clarke.

• As his rehab progressed, Staker took on the role of game-day runner for the Reserves, which helped to maintain his fitness and conditioning while building a rapport, and sharing his experience with, the younger crop of Lions.

• He finished the season on track for a full pre-season in preparation for the 2013 season.

• Staker, who had fast become of the Club's most versatile players, suffered a disastrous start to 2011 when he ruptured his ACL early in the second half of the team's season-opener against Fremantle at the Gabba.

• Scans confirmed that the injury required a full knee reconstruction, but LARS surgery meant that he would miss just three months of football - rather than a full year.

• After a strict rehabilitation schedule, Staker finally returned to the senior team in Round 17 and immediately proved his worth in a variety of roles both in attack and down back.

• But during his 6th match back (against the Eagles at the Gabba), Staker once again ruptured his ACL and was forced from the field. Another full knee reconstruction was required - but this time he opted for traditional surgery which required a full 12-month recovery period.

• It was a devastating blow for the former Eagle, whose 2012 campaign was effectively over at the same time his 2011 season prematurely ended.

• Staker was the standout of the Lions’ mature recruits in 2010, providing a solid and consistent contribution across both the forward and back lines in all 22 games of the season.

• He debuted for Brisbane in round 1 against former team West Coast, and contributed 1 goal, 3 behinds and 12 disposals to help lead the Lions to victory.

• Staker was a standout in the Lions’ round 10 win over Collingwood with a season-high 29 disposals, which earned him his first Brownlow Medal vote of his career.

• Staker also shone in the final game of the season against Sydney, where he did a superb job matched against Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes. The Lions went down 106-68.

• He finished the season with 10 goals, 55 tackles and an average of 17 disposals per game, and placed seventh in the Club Champion award with 25 votes.