Round 9 v St Kilda

2009 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON: ROUND 9 - INDIGENOUS ROUND Brisbane Lions (5-3, 5th) v St Kilda (8-0, 1st)
Sunday 24 May 2009
Etihad Stadium @ 2:10pm (local time)

2009 AFLQ STATE LEAGUE SEASON: ROUND 8
Brisbane Lions Reserves (4-3, 4th) v Broadbeach (3-3, 8th)
Saturday 23 May 2009
Merrimac Oval, Broadbeach @ 2pm (local time)

TRAINING SESSIONS
Thursday 21 May: The Gabba @ 3pm - closed to the public
Saturday 23 May: Wesley College, 577 St Kilda Road, Melbourne @ 4pm

CURRENT INJURY LIST
Daniel Merrett (ankle) - TBC
Matt Tyler (achilles) - TBC
Troy Selwood (concussion) - Test
Adam Spackman (ankle) - 1 week
Joel Patfull (jaw) - 2-4 weeks
Jamie Charman (ankle) - 3-4 weeks
Bart McCulloch (quad) - 4-6 weeks
Scott Clouston (ankle) - 6 weeks
Bradd Dalziell (knee) - 6 weeks
Kieran King (ankle) - 7-8 weeks
Matthew Leuenberger (knee) - 10 weeks
Pat Garner (knee) - Season

ROUND 9 - INDIGENOUS ROUND
Round 9 is the AFL's Indigenous themed round, highlighting the relationship between the game and Indigenous Australia. The round will celebrate the contribution of Indigenous players to the game, along with the role the game has played in building bridges between cultures. A number of activities will take place across the round of matches including curtain raisers involving Indigenous clubs and players, a traditional Welcome to Country ceremony prior to each match, participation of Indigenous Qantas KickStart participants and other cultural activities and performances.

NB: Lions defender Ashley McGrath will be available to speak with the media on Thursday 21 May regarding Indigenous Round - details below.

LIONS AFTER-MATCH FUNCTION
The Lions will host an after-match function for its Victorian members and supporters after Sunday afternoon's clash against St Kilda in The Victory Room B at Etihad Stadium (Level 1, Aisle 14-16).

The event will commence soon after the final siren and is FREE for all patrons. Some Lions players and coaches will be attending and performing public interviews and signing autographs for guests. Players are expected to arrive once they have completed their usual warm-down.

2009 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON: ROUND 9, HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won 14 of 21 matches against St Kilda for a 67% winning percentage.

LAST THREE YEARS
2006: Round 3 - 12.15 (87) to 19.10 (124) @ Docklands (N) (lost by 37)
2006: Round 22 - 7.15 (57) to 16.12 (108) @ Gabba (N) (lost by 51)
2007: Round 2 - 15.12 (102) to 7.8 (50) @ Gabba (N) (won by 52)
2008: Round 9 - 21.15 (141) to 14.11 (95) @ Gabba (won by 46)

LAST TIME THEY MET
The Gabba paid tribute to the AFL's Indigenous Round before the Lions piled on six goals to one in an emphatic second term to take control of the contest.

Jonathan Brown and Daniel Bradshaw went goal-for-goal in the second half and finished with six each for the match.

A late surge from St Kilda in the final 10 minutes added respectability to the scoreboard, but it was the ruthless Lions that were always in control.

Simon Black continued his outstanding midfield form and was more than ably assisted by partners in crime Luke Power and Jed Adcock. Meanwhile, unsung defender Joel Patfull claimed another big scalp in gun Saints forward Nick Riewoldt.
Brownlow Votes: 3 - J. Brown (BL), 2 - D. Bradshaw (BL), 1 - S. Black (BL).

FAST FOOTY FACTS
Current AFL Statistical Leaderboards:
Goals: 4th Jonathan Brown (26 goals), 5th Daniel Bradshaw (25 goals)
Marks: =10th Jonathan Brown (62)
Contested Marks: 1st Jonathan Brown (21), =6th Daniel Bradshaw (15)
Marks Inside 50: 5th Jonathan Brown (32), 6th Daniel Bradshaw (29)
Rebound 50s: 1st Josh Drummond (43)
One Percenters: 2nd Daniel Merrett (55), 8th Joel Patfull (46)

Lions spearhead Daniel Bradshaw has passed Alastair Lynch's Brisbane goal-kicking record of 460 goals with the Bears and Lions. Bradshaw booted five majors against the Crows to take his career total to 462 goals - the most by any Brisbane player in history. Bradshaw currently sits fourth in the Club's all-time goal-kicking list behind Lynch (633 with Fitzroy, Bears and Lions), Jack Moriarty (626 with Fitzroy) and Bernie Quinlan (576 with Fitzroy).

The Lions' win/loss record of 5-3 is the Club's best start to an AFL Premiership Season since 2004.

Justin Sherman collected an equal career-high 35 disposals against the Crows last Saturday night at the Gabba.

St Kilda have conceded the least amount of points so far this season (449) at an average of just over 56 points per game. The Lions have conceded the fourth least amount of points this season (710).

The Lions are currently the most accurate side so far this season having kicked 109 goals and 61 behinds for a conversion rate of 64.1%. St Kilda are ranked second with a conversion rate of 63.3%.

The Lions have conceded the least amount of 50-metre penalties so far this season with just five.