The Lion's Share Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jarrod Molloy

Molloy was a big-bodied key position player with the ability to turn a game in a short matter of time. Initially drafted by Fitzroy, where he was nominated for the AFL's Rising Star award, he became a Brisbane Lion when the Fitzroy merged with the Brisbane club in 1997.

He played 59 games with Fitzroy and 61 with Brisbane, where he was the club's leading goalkicker in 1999. He would finish his career playing 49 games for Collingwood and surprising most pundits by finishing runner-up in the 2001 Copeland Trophy.

Answer: Akermanis

The prodigious talent of Jason Akermanis saw him not only win the Brownlow, but also participate in the three winning premiership sides with the Lions. He played from 1995 until 2010, when he ended his career with the Western Bulldogs. He started his career with the Brisbane Bears in 1995 while still in high school.

The Bears would become the Brisbane Lions in 1997. In all Akermanis played 248 games for the club.

Answer: Ashley McGrath

One of the disadvantages of playing Australian Rules Football is the lack of international competition. Australia does, however, compete against Ireland in a series that uses modified rules, adopting features from both the Australian game and the Irish Gaelic version. Jim Stynes was a star in the Irish game and blazed a trail by heading to Australia to play "Aussie Rules". He became a star in that arena as well. Appropriately, a medal was struck to recognise the best player in the international series.

Ash McGrath, a veteran of 214 games with the Lions and a premiership player for the team in 2003, played as a forward in the 2013 series and was largely instrumental in Australia's success.

Answer: Michael Voss

The All-Australian team is largely ceremonial, but represent the best players across the whole league during the year. While some All- Australian teams have played demonstration games overseas; from 2005 to 2013 against the Ireland international rules football team. The All-Australian team is chosen by a panel that consists of mainly of past players.

Michael Voss, who captained the All-Australian team twice is considered by some to be in the top 50 players of all time. He won the first Brownlow awarded to a member of the Brisbane team in 1996.

Answer: Luke Power

The Madden Medal recognises a player's career as a whole. It is awarded by the AFL Player's Association to the retiring player who "best demonstrated on-field excellence, personal development and growth, as well as community spirit over the course of his playing career". Luke Power was a highly regarded midfielder as a junior and the Lions were overjoyed to select him at number five in the 1997 National Draft.

He would reward the club with 282 games of great service and was a member of the club's triple premiership successes in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Answer: 2001

The Norm Smith medal is annual presentation to the best on ground during the AFL grand final game. The year that midfielder Shaun Hart won the award was the first ever Premiership for the Brisbane Lions. He participated in all three of the trio of premierships the Lions won between 2001-2003.

Answer: Jonathan Brown

Jonathan Brown was an imposing figure on the football fear and often charged into situations where "angels feared to tread". A key position player who stood at 195 centimetres in height and weight 103 kilograms, Brown was vital to his club's success in winning three premierships at the turn of the century. He was also a three time club Best & Fairest winner, a two time All Australian selection, won the Coleman Medal as the League's leading goalkicker in 2007 and was captain of the club from 2009 to 2012.

His courage saw him win the Robert Rose Medal (for Most Courageous) in 2007, 2008 and 2011. His courage, however, did come at a cost and he battled a series of injuries during his career including a horrific facial injury in 2011.

Answer: Michael Long

Fitzroy player Joe Johnson was the first indigenous player to compete in a senior game, back in 1905. The Indigenous Team of the Century was selected to give recognition to the contribution of indigenous Australians in (now) AFL. Chris Johnson, Darryl White and Michael McLean all played for the Brisbane Lions, while Michael Long, though indigenous, was one of Essendon's most revered and successful players.

Answer: Leigh Matthews

The title of "Legend" is reserved for those players who have made a significant impact on the game of Australian Rules football. Matthews was one of a group who formed the initial elevation when the Hall of Fame was created in 1996. His list of achievements is extraordinary.

As a player he took to the field on 332 occasions for Hawthorn, kicked 915 goals for them and assisted them to four premierships. One of the most astute coaching minds in the sport, he would add a further four premierships to his mantle as a club coach; one with Collingwood in 1990 and he would then lead the Brisbane Lions to their three-peat in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Answer: Voss

Michael Voss will be recognised as one of the greatest footballers to ever wear the Brisbane Lions jumper. Seen as one of the game's best ever captains, he led the club to four consecutive Grand Finals between 2001 and 2004, winning a hat trick of flags in the first three years of that run.

He would play a total of 289 games for the club. He would win the highly prestigious Leigh Matthews Trophy, judged by the AFL Players Association as the most valuable player in the competition on two occasions.