The bizarre history of the Brisbane Bears | How the brisbane Lions dynasty almost didn't happen

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The Brisbane Lions; In my humble, unbiased opinion, are one of the greatest football clubs of the AFL era. And I don’t just say this because of their silverware. I say this Because of how the Brisbane Lions entire existence has been defined by them overcoming adversity. Winning 3 away grand finals in a row and almost winning a 4th (had they been able to score 41 more points), coming back from the dead after over a decade of Mediocrity and Fitzroy like hopelessness to become a Premiership contending and also choking beast. And how the Brisbane Lions went from an unwanted one-night stand baby, to successful club, in just a couple years. But when I think about Queensland footy overcoming adversity, I think about a football club that had to scratch and claw, just to get a license, I think about a football club that had to play their home games over an hour away from their home city in to be blunt, a shithole, who had drafted players straight up refuse to come play for them, who were inexplicably linked to one of Australia’s most notorious criminals. who’s mascot wasn’t even a bear. When I think about great underdog stories in our great game, I think about a small subtropical city, and The Brisbane Bears
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[@stevensather5911]

I’m an American who has discovered this amazing sport last year. I’m a huge history fan, so learning about the trials and tribulations, the ups and downs of these teams are fascinating to me.

[@Flamingbro69]

Same here

[@mickirving6779]

Don't see many high flyers in your game. Everything else is great. Love to see a ball thrown into the end zone' and someone stands on someone shoulders or head to score a touchdown. 🎉

[@Da_SpongeGun]

@@mickirving6779a touchdown in footy?

[@Spudbud-hu1yc]

Yeehaw

[@_perza]

@@Da_SpongeGunhes talking about nfl

[@zacharybos4230]

When we needed him most he returned

[@handicappedhoods]

Never thought I needed a Brisbane Bears MF DOOM AMV but here we are

[@macfin4862]

How the hell were Fitzroy ever being kept afloat by the Naruan Government?! Geez it wouldve been special for the Bears to win in their final year

[@siickJ3SSE]

so proud of how far this club has come, been a supporter since i was 4 years old

[@TBoneTony]

As a Cats fan in the early 90s, the Bears was my 2nd fav team mostly because of the Theme Parks that were close by in the Gold Coast that I really wanted to go to back when I was a kid. So seeing the Bears struggle only to become a better team in 1995 was really good to see. Despite the fact that the year earlier in 1994, I saw the Brisbane Bears defeat the Geelong Cats at Kardinia Park that was a bit of an embarrassment for the Cats. But I can say without a doubt, that match in 94 was the first time the Bears really did prove they were capable of something special.

[@Andrewgtv05]

14:22 As a Carlton fan I can agree that trading away Brendon Fevola was the worst mistakes in the club’s history.

[@shannonpincombe8485]

This club just played in one of the most beautiful amd exciting grand finals I've ever seen(I was at the 1989 GF so that that says something right there). The 2023 will go down as one of the greats...one of the very great VFL/AFL grand finals. Though the Lions didn't win....this grand final changed an often boring grand final procession, something we all get sick of(unless we follow the club doing the thumping)and the final result was under one goal. Brisbane indeed have returned to the top of the pile. Well done Fages and the boys.

[@FeminismDebunked]

In the Brisbane Bears' first 3 seasons, they won 6, 7, and 8 matches which are far better than what the Suns and GWS Giants did. I think it is a bit overstated how bad the Bears were. Lots of teams today win less than 6, 7, and 8 matches.

[@Lukey-D]

You need to make good vids to sit through a 33 minute vid about a club I don’t really care about, and you did it, legend!

[@thoughtexperimentsotherstu4680]

great video on club that l bearly knew anything about. I'll see myself out

[@dockerdave]

Very good doco. I was at Fitzroy's final game and, whilst I was happy to see my Dockers win, it was a bittersweet feeling. Of course, we went down in history as the last side to lose to Fitzroy and the also the last side to beat them. Also, Paul Cronin is a national treasure

[@vodeankandosii3982]

And Freo still among the clubs with 0 premierships.

[@MattyVPhuket]

Great vid mate. I'm a Richmond supporter but we played Fitzroy in their last game in Melbourne. I was a member of the old Grog Squad back in those days and to see the sign of the distraught Fitzroy supporters was surreal, hurt us Richmond supporters as well as it wasn't that long before that we were just about broke as well. At the end of the game even though the Tigers got up by 100+ the Fitzroy Song was played over and over which was sung by everyone in the stadium, never hugged so many opposition supporters and it was like we were all one big team. The most emotional day I've been to. But anyway, great work on compiling this content, it's network worthy...

[@insertnamehere5809]

I was 16 when I watched Fitzroy's last game in Melbourne & that game was like watching a loved one die. It took me a while to get back into the AFL & watching the flag in 2001 certainly helped & now I'm a Brisbane Lions fan.

[@MattyVPhuket]

@@insertnamehere5809 Mate the scenes of that day I can't put into words. Nobody wanted to leave the ground. We left about and hour and a half after the siren and it was still packed. Wish you well and hope Brisbane have a great year, the best list in the league so no excuses this year...

[@insertnamehere5809]

@@MattyVPhuket I'm quietly confident, but they need to get over Geelong, that's thier achilles heel

[@alexmurrayholmes]

Great vid! I'm a life long Lions supporter but didn't really know much about the Bears success stories because they were before my time - learnt a lot about my club today! Thanks

[@jussiecinematics8209]

mate that also means Fitzroy was to have a read of my comment then you'll know the facts

[@macfin4862]

Bears last jersey is probably my all time favourite

[@jayden6047]

The bit with the bears theme song had me dying, your editing is always amazing. Keep up the amazing work king

[@klokar21]

Geelong really have a history of utterly destroying clubs, they did serious damage to Brisbane, Melbourne, Richmond and Port Adelaide, all which took about 5 years each to fix

[@adammonaghan9592]

If you lose to them in a Granny your going to the depths of hell for years

[@burningghidorah7294]

@@adammonaghan9592 Hawthorn lost 2012 but the got a tree-peat

[@fabianwroberts]

​@@burningghidorah7294Hawthorn lost to Sydney in 2012

[@OldFossil]

These video essays are elite. The video quality is so good, plus the memes make the video more entertaining. Looking forward to seeing more AFL History Docos

[@zerowing6031]

the Summoning Salt reference at 23:58 was legendary, absolutely sent me into hysterics. great vid

[@TreyMatanich]

Gonna watch this once daily until the grand final. Up the Mighty Lions 🦁

[@klweth5439]

Ive said it before but that mccarthy mark vs geelong where we won by a point is one of my all time favourite memories. Growing up the lions were shit for all i could remember and that was a truly special moment.

[@dylanmuscat3472]

Only time will tell… watching this a few days before the Grand Final, go the lions!! 💪

[@inept_]

that old bears jumper with the triangle on it looks so much like a beehive to me. my theory is they were originally gonna be called the brisbane bumblebees but someone thought it wasn't intimidating enough

[@TheOriginalStix]

Carn the mighty Bees!

[@Frankcis_memes]

I agree with you wholeheartedly about what happened to Fitzroy. It's a disgrace that the AFL just stood there and watched as a foundation club that had been there since the begining and had done so much for the VFL/AFL.

[@mike04574]

they didnt do a whole lot for the last 50 years of their existence

[@australianroyalist]

Fitzroy Lions Wiki says that the Lions do still exist even if its only an amateur team and going on their website they still have links to Brisbane Lions and vice versa so technically they aren't dead but it is sad to see a founding member relegated to local league footy

[@MagpieR6]

only seeing this channel now after one of your tweets. hope youre pulling up alright man, brisbane will be back was such a hard fought game. will definetly be hard for you to rewatch but i hope you are proud

[@eggfooty]

Thanks mate I am

[@TheBobblefighter]

"Their 3-quarter time score of 27.17 179 was the highest 3-quarter score in VFL/AFL history, until the record was beaten in 2007." Me as a Tigers fan: *Vietnam flashbacks intensify*

[@difficultdrive8840]

Honestly, Ross Oakley should have been honoured to sit with Scoops.

[@banliveexport325]

It's interesting to compare the Bears first 5 seasons with the Suns. The media was positive about the Gold Coast but critical of the Bears. Even though the Bears won a lot more games.

[@darthjarjar4305]

The king is back, and just in time for the AFL Season

[@andrew_j_weber]

You're a fucking legend man. Watching this pre-prelim is the best vibe ever.

[@paulcleveland686]

Goosebumps from this video. Bloody brilliant.

[@Nexus_Hives]

You finally did it. Up the Egg. Up the Lions.

[@christopherh]

“…and that’s a promise.” Chills, great video dude! Just awesome stuff.

[@eggfooty]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MisterPolitical1]

If it wasn't for Robert Walls the Brisbane Lions wouldn't be a powerhouse in the early 2000s.

[@_M1089]

I was so happy to see you’ve uploaded!

[@Boratopium]

Love the channel mate! Fantastic deep dive

[@lachymiller]

Wow mate this is such a high quality video!

[@Rockman_Halo]

These are awesome. Thanks for the effort you put into this, was exactly what I needed with my coffee this morning

[@tomb1315]

Great video mate, really well put together!

[@bambimayy]

Been waiting for this one!! 2023 is our year!! Let’s goooo Brissy

[@themilkybarkid8092]

Awesome work egg man

[@LeagueTeams]

Can't stop rewatching this and the port adelaide mini doco. Loving the brilliant content mate, keep up the good work :)

[@alexrayoffline5617]

Brilliant stuff Egg Footy!!!

[@karlfranz304]

Absolutely fantastic video mate great work 👍

[@adriangeremia]

Love your vids mate, would love to see a whole video on Fitzroy and the unfortunate mess that unfolded

[@kyle-le7em]

awesome video mate, love the edits

[@maxpattio3220]

Good stuff mate, you love to see it.

[@cobainfat]

Awesome video, nice work mate!

[@eggfooty]

Thanks a lot!

[@jude0006]

elite video, keep them up

[@vodeankandosii3982]

Awesome work from a west coast supporter since 1989.

[@wobbiesworld3637]

Good video but disappointed you didn't show Fitzroy's last banner

[@cutupaquarterjugofwater4708]

Scoops makes an appearance haha gold. Great video mate

[@AussieGunzel]

Another top video 🦁

[@RilesMacca]

Another awesome video mate, loving these docos of yours keep it up! As a diehard Simpsons fan, it just needs a few more Simpsons memes to make it complete. 😏😅

[@eggfooty]

Thanks mate! Yeah I defs need to lift my game in terms of Simpson’s references haha

[@saintsam1408]

yesss mate! love seeing a long eggfooty video!

[@LeagueTeams]

a new foe has appeared *challenger approaching*

[@saintsam1408]

@@LeagueTeams saint sam vs saintsam1408

[@LeagueTeams]

@@saintsam1408 the battle begins (go saints)

[@AJHornet1]

The Summoning Salt music was a nice touch.

[@seewobble7048]

That LS jumper the reserves premiers were wearing is ELITE. The BL need to have a club exclusive where they bring in LS versions of Brisbane Bears retro jumpers that have the sleeve designs & are made of modern playing jumper material & priced at no more than $100. Leave off the vfl/afl & sponsor badges & the club have a winner. The early Bears should be, both the dark maroon & the cerise versions.

[@nintendoninjanews]

Great doco - Been a Lions fan for 20 years

[@benjaminrowley]

This video was lit asf love these doco style videos u should do Carltons salary cap cheating or some other club next regardless if that team struggled or not also u should do a ladder and round 1 predictions video or individual players like Gary Ablett snr bomber Thompson Ben cousins Daniel Kerr

[@jesfel14]

Love your ideas. I would like to see the story of St Kildas inability to win the premiership since 1966, the relocation of the Swans from South Melbourne to Sydney as examples.

[@db2k598]

What a tune that theme is

[@eggfooty]

it's actually a Super Mario 64 remix of MF Doom's Rap Snitches haha

[@Flagswans2024]

This video is 10/10 this amazing

[@SwankNebula69]

Fuck I love this type of content mate. Please don’t ever stop the doco type vids

[@sectokia1909]

I was there when that kick hit the post and bears beat bombers by 1pt. The crazy thing is bombers still made the prelim - but lost it by 1pt.

[@teddownum7428]

What a strange story. I love it!

[@berryblaster21]

I hope to god they win on Saturday, Brisbane is definitely my #2 after the crows were robbed just before the finals

[@SportsandGamerBoy69]

Good vid

[@leftfield5914]

I see what you did there with Martin pike and off season reference lol 😂

[@flipstikz7109]

Its like an Aussie EmpLemon video essay but its about my team!!!!!! love it!

[@berranari1]

Good video. Very good. What about mentioning the coach Leigh Mathews and his rivalry with the Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy? They were adversaries in many Grand Finals, '83, '84, '85, 1990 & 2001.

[@eggfooty]

Thanks mate lethal vs shreds is a story for another video

[@berranari1]

@@eggfooty Sweet. 😀

[@camerontrompf5602]

As a Roys fan if I ever see Ross Oakley on the street he better run

[@kalabawlamao]

9:38 Mike Brady when he composed the Brisbane Bears theme song be like

[@lids34]

Just got up to the Rapp Snitch Knishes instrumental bit. Already 10/10.

[@nuggetmass]

Thanks Eggward Foopyball, very cool.

[@Joof_]

Love the song at 23:58 and the editing at this part

[@geelonggarfields]

This is so good.

[@geelonggarfields]

also everyone who played pre 2000 had a hunched posture. It was crab people

[@TheMemeMachineMatt]

I thought the big big sound was the best theme song ever. The Brisbane Bears theme song has me convinced otherwise.

[@Ideeeek]

please please do a history on the crom

[@fincarosa]

Great vid. The edited in clips were just distracting. The content for me was engaging enough on its own

[@jamesh2587]

Great video! If we get a Tasmanian club, hopefully Fitzroy come back as the 20th club.

[@leftfield5914]

Yep. And change Brisbane lions back to Brisbane bears

[@seewobble7048]

Why would they bring Fitzroy back once tas is in?

[@TRBCL]

*_Beautiful work! The editing is amazing! I reckon you should do a fitzroy one for us vics looool_*

[@TopFix]

22:56 damn that's a face of heartbreak. can't imagine feeling that.

[@thepoliticalloser]

IT’S FINALLY HERE.

[@SLiMyBaNdIt]

only. time. will. tell. watching this days before the prelims still giving me chills, come on the bears

[@joelcollins5665]

Great video. Didnt know about the VFL tv rights. You might have skipped past some details involving the SANFL there. Also why didnt you put in back to back Granny wins against Collingwood🤷‍♂️.

[@SmartAsMarbles]

7 months later they will play Collingwood in the Grand Final

[@sleek86]

gotaa be one of the best afl "influencers"

[@GetCronk1989]

The lions will play in a grand final in a Fitzroy inspired strip. If they can win this it’ll be phenomenal!

[@penciledink9970]

Amazing

[@sleek86]

this video connected the dots in family history how the fuck has that happened

[@TheAustralian593]

Amazing vid! just wanted to know what the song was at 23:57 thanks

[@theimperium9818]

honestly what happened to fitzroy was exactly what happened to newtown and north sydney for the arl/nrl.

[@madisonwheeler8679]

not the summoning salt music

[@TeakySnee]

excellent video chief

[@sleek86]

go on egg what ya got

[@liamodonnell7212]

Lol where’d you get that version of Rap Snitch Knisches?

[@Sfaoti]

Your Editing is unmatched in the AFL online space. You should post your highlights as shorts (apparently, they are more "visible") and you deserve all the visibility you can get with another 10/10 video like this. It also makes it easier to show to me mates the reason why footy is clearly the ultimate sport.

[@newowned]

@eggfooty where did you get the clip of the second bears song played at the strart?

[@PierreGHedgehog]

the footie heavens open up then you hear dare to beat the bear

[@jessebooth2218]

Watching this after 2023 Grand Final - Go pies