It’s no coincidence that the Brisbane Lions have reached an AFL grand final for the first time since 2004 less than 12 months after moving into their state-of-the-art Springfield training facility.
Having been knocking on the premiership door for the past five years, the Lions have finally reached another decider, Saturday’s grand final against Collingwood at the MCG.
The crowd reach out to touch players during the last Lions open training session in Springfield, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail “The football team were like nomads until they moved to Springfield,” said Sharpless, whose position as Springfield City Group deputy chairman was not regarded as a conflict of interest by the AFL when it pushed for him to head the Lions board in 2013.
“The facilities they have are now the best in the competition, whereas where they were before, those facilities were a long way short of best in the competition.
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