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	Brisbane (2)
		The Brisbane Bears Football Club, with the maroon of Queensland and the gold of the Queensland sunshine as their colours, was officially unveiled to the public on 7 October 1986, with Paul Cronin installed as inaugural chairman.
		Round 16 saw the Bears at home to Hawthorn, which was enduring its worst season for 30 years, but up to three quarter time the visitors played like their recent, premiership-winning predecessors in racking up 13.10 (88) to 5.13 (43), a lead of 45 points.
		Brisbane's finals debut could scarcely have presented a stiffer challenge: away to minor premiers Carlton which had lost just 2 games for the year, and was being widely touted as one of the most outstanding combinations of all time.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /brisbane_(2).htm (3144 words)

	Brisbane Bears - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		No venue in Brisbane was suitable (the Gabba was encircled by a greyhound track at the time) and so the Bears based themselves at Carrara Oval, an hour's drive south-east of Brisbane on the Gold Coast.
		To Skase, the Bears were another outpost in his media and leisure empire which also included the Mirage resorts (one of which was very close to Carrara) and the TV0 television station (later sold to acquire the Seven Network), official broadcasters of the VFL.
		The Brisbane Bears, along with the West Coast Eagles were one of the first clubs to have a non-traditional song.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brisbane_Bears (1651 words)

	Brisbane Lions FC: Made & Hosted By Steven Barnes
		The Brisbane Bears Football Club was formed on 6 October, 1986, when, after a protracted battle, a licence for a Queensland-based club in the then Victorian Football League was awarded to a joint syndicate headed by businessman/actor Paul Cronin, the inaugural chairman, and the QAFL.
		Their “home” remained split between Brisbane and the Gold Coast after the club fended off court action by the QAFL seeking an order to relocate the club to Brisbane, as was detailed in the original licence agreement.
		In November 1991 the Bears signed a Heads of Agreement with Reuben Pelerman for the ownership to be transferred to a traditional membership-based structure, and in December the club’s first independent Board of Directors was established.
	www.freewebs.com /brisbane-lions/brisbanebears.htm (3458 words)

	Brisbane (3)
		Brisbane in 2001 was close to the finished article, winning its final 13 home and away matches for the year to qualify for the finals in 2nd place, behind leaders Essendon only on percentage.
		The finals scores were Brisbane 15.18 (108) to Essendon 12.10 (72), a margin of only 26 points, but in truth the game had been won well before the end by a team playing with a style and conviction that must have sent tremors down the spines of all 15 of the other AFL clubs' coaches.
		Many observers expected Brisbane's allegedly superior fitness to tell in the 2nd half, but this was far from the case as Collingwood kept up the pressure throughout, actually outscoring the Lions (4.6 to 4.2) during a 3rd term in which they often appeared to be the stronger side.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /brisbane_(3).htm (2682 words)

	Info and facts on 'Brisbane Bears' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Not long afterwards, the club was officially announced as the Brisbane Bears, signing recently-retired Hawthorn (A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus) player Peter Knights as coach, and unveiling an innovative playing strip consisting of a gold with a maroon yoke and a triangular "BB" logo.
		By three-quarter time in round 16 the Bears were 45 points behind Hawthorn (A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus), third-last on the ladder and another mediocre placing seemed inevitable.
		One of the Bears' biggest problems was its lack of support (both on and off the field) in Melbourne (The capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center), the location of most of its away matches.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/brisbane_bears.htm (1587 words)

	Brisbane Lions FC: Made & Hosted By Steven Barnes
		The Brisbane "team" of Gordon, Ireland and fellow director Graeme Downie, an expert in insolvency, was armed with a legal document proposing a merger with Fitzroy, and were confident it was substantially more appealing to the Fitzroy creditors than the North offer.
		Brisbane was clearly in a better position, their proposal already finalised in the form of a legal document.
		The only concession Brisbane made to their original offer was to exclude the Administrator's fees from the pool of money that would repay Fitzroy creditors, thereby guaranteeing creditors the full agreed sum of $950,000.
	www.freewebs.com /brisbane-lions/themerger.htm (2869 words)

	Brisbane Bears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia.
		Brisbane is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland at latitude 27°28′S, longitude 153°02′E. The city straddles the Brisbane River, and its eastern suburbs line the shores of Moreton Bay.
		Bears live in a variety of habitats from the tropics to the Arctic and from foreststo snowfields.
	www.swingdancemusic.com /send/5287-brisbane%20bears.html (499 words)

	Brisbane - Aussie Rules in Brisbane - ourbrisbane.com
		All over Brisbane, kids and grown-ups alike are kicking the footy around at their local park and either playing for and/or supporting their local and state aussie rules clubs.
		The Brisbane Lions are unequivocally the best team of the modern era and one of the most widely followed teams in the AFL.
		It was the perfect ‘mix’ with the Bears, a young and emerging force in AFL football, and the Fitzroy Lions, a Melbourne-based foundation club boasting more than 100 years experience.
	www.ourbrisbane.com /activeandhealthy/sport/aussierules (1420 words)

	Brisbane Hotel and Travel Information — Brisbane Australia Hotel & Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Brisbane Travel Guide - Brisbane is the capital of the state of Queensland and only sub tropic city in Australia.
		Brisbane City is built on a slope and around the Brisbane River, which cuts through it.
		Brisbane is not only about the sun and beaches; it does have other happening activities.
	www.brisbanecitytourist.com (440 words)

	First Up Win For Bears
		The Brisbane centreman's towering kick reaches the front of the goal square where a pack has formed, but no one is able to hold onto the ball, which tumbles goalwards to the rear of the pack where Jim Edmond is standing unattended.
		Brisbane's response is an identikit of North's previous goal, as a chain of handballs involving McCarthy, Richardson and Phillips ends up freeing O'Keefe in plenty of space and with time to steady before firing home from less than 30 metres.
		The Bears' refusal to adhere to the script was a tribute to their resilience and determination, qualities on which they would need to rely repeatedly over the coming seasons as they endeavoured to construct a viable club tradition from scratch.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /first_up_win_for_bears.htm (2505 words)

	Brisbane and Fitzroy records.
		In late 1996 the club operations of the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears merged to form a NEW club called the Brisbane Lions, a fact that The Age newspapers have consistently refused to acknowledge throughout the 1999 football season.
		The AFL's and the Brisbane Lions' official line is that the Brisbane Lions is a new club formed by the merger of the club operations of Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears.
		Given that the Brisbane Lions' position has been that the playing records of players who represented the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions should be continuous, we also felt it was logical that the match records of the club including head to head against other clubs should also be continuous.
	www.viclions.com /royrecords.htm (2382 words)

	The World Today Archive - Ugly incident in Australian rules not forgotten
		In a highly unorthodox training session it appears the Brisbane Bears' players formed a circle, put on boxing gloves and one by one purposely thrashed and pummelled a fellow player until he was bloodied and bruised.
		Former Brisbane Bears footballer Robert Dixon produced the video and was at the training session when Rob Walls decided Shane Strempel needed to be taught respect.
		He said if it happened today the Bears would have breached their duty of care to Strempel and would be legally liable, at the very least for breach of contract.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s280599.htm (834 words)

	Representation of Fitzroy within the Brisbane Lions
		BRISBANE, AAP - Some shotgun weddings do produce happy endings - just ask the thousands of former Fitzroy fans who will be at the MCG for the AFL grand final against Essendon on Saturday.
		Eight Fitzroy players made the journey north to the Queensland capital and the Brisbane Bears became the Brisbane Lions, complete with a new jumper in the colours of old Fitzroy.
		Brisbane defender Chris Johnson, the only remaining Fitzroy player who journeyed north for the 1997 season, has noticed the difference.
	www.viclions.com /repfitzroyinlions.htm (1152 words)

	Encyclopedia: Brisbane Bears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Brisbane Lions (full name Brisbane Bears Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club, formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, the Lions.
		From Brisbane the clubs performance both on and off the field markedly improved culminating in the club making the eight in 1995 and finishing third in 1996.
		Following the stepping in of an administrator at Fitzroy, and the clubs scuttling of a merger with North Melbourne, the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears merged on the 1st November 1996 to become the Brisbane Lions.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Brisbane-Bears (400 words)

	Brisbane lions - everyone's second team
		Kings of the jungle" is the slogan of the Brisbane Lions.
		It is this strength that took the club to three consecutive premierships from 2001-03 and made it worthy of the title of king of the beasts.
		Although 'Brisbane' and 'intelligence' are often defined as contradictory words, in the merger, it seems Brisbane intelligence has combined with Melbourne culture to make a great partnership.
	www.convictcreations.com /football/brisbanelions.htm (1460 words)

	Cherish the power of one - Michael Voss - www.theage.com.au
		Bears favourite Roger Merrett prepares to mark in front of Fitzroy's Martin Pike, now a Lion, in 1996, the last season before the clubs merged.
		Bears president Noel Gordon had suggested, tongue-in-cheek, that it might be a percentage booster and the fans weren't happy.
		Queenslanders disappointed to surrender 10 years of toil with the Bears learnt to appreciate that the Fitzroy fans were losing 100 years of tradition, and that their club as they knew it had been taken away.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/07/31/1091080484635.html (964 words)

	Biki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I first became a Brisbane Bears supporter in 1988 when i was only 5 years old.
		And yes, I know that a koala isn't technically a bear and it always bugged me that they were called the "Bears" when the mascot was a koala, but they're not the Bears anymore, so i don't have to worry.
		Anyways, in 1997, due to financial difficulties the Brisbane Bears were forced to merge with the Fitzroy Lions and became known as the Brisbane Lions.
	cbolt26.tripod.com /aboutme.htm (501 words)

	Award-Winning Teddy Bears from Driftwood Bears -
		He then went on to make me only the sixth living Australian bear artist to be so honoured when he was chosen by the world famous Dancing Bear Folk Center in the USA to be a featured bear in their Bear Museum.
		This is a signal honour for me as a bear artist, to be actually selected twice for this high recognition.
		She also was purchased by the Dancing Bear Folk Center for display, and forms part of their Australian display.
	www.driftwoodbears.com /teddy-bear-winners.shtml (521 words)

	Michael Voss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An outstanding mark for his height (183cm), and a prodigious kick of the football, he is renowned for his hardness at the ball and the ability to turn a game by his presence at the contest.
		By 1996 was one of the most accomplished players in the competition, and at the end of the season he shared the Brownlow Medal, the games highest individual honour, with James Hird.
		In 1997, after the Bears merged with Fitzroy to form the Brisbane Lions and the retirement of long-term Bears captain Roger Merrett, Voss's leadership abilities were recognised in his promotion to co-captain with teammate Alastair Lynch at the age of just 21.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Voss (452 words)

	Two-minute interview - Sport - www.theage.com.au
		Paul Feltham, one-time coach of the Brisbane Bears, has thrown his very different hat into the coaching ring.
		And from the time when I coached the Bears until now, I've spent probably seven of those years working with some of the best athletes and coaches in the world, understanding how to get the best out of people.
		Legally, I can't talk about the settlement with Pelerman (Reuben Pelerman, then the Brisbane Bears' private owner), but Shane O'Sullivan went to Pelerman and said if he kept me on as coach, he wouldn't have a side because I was too hard on the players.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/07/30/1091080437451.html?from=storyrhs (972 words)

	Brisbane Bears - footygeek.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Brisbane Bears statistics collated by each round, covering all aspects of the game of Australian Rules Football.
		Brisbane Bears statistics collated by each month, covering all aspects of the game of Australian Rules Football.
		Brisbane Bears statistics collated by each year, covering all aspects of the game of Australian Rules Football.
	footygeek.com /content/section/14/57 (222 words)

	About the teddy bear artist behind Megelles - Lisa Dopking
		Lisa's first attempt at bear making was in 1986 after completing a patchwork quilt making course whilst she was based in Sydney.
		To name her bears, Lisa uses the names of family and friends — especially surnames to help endow her bears with personality.
		As well as making her bears, Lisa is the organiser of Brisbane's only Bear Only show — Bears in Brisbane — an annual event held on the second Sunday in September.
	www.megelles.com /teddybear_artist_profile.shtml (412 words)

	Teddy Bears Hug - Resource for Teddy Bear Artists and Collectors
		I machine the larger bears twice as they are often filled with plastic pellets and are quite heavy.
		The love and joy that people get from bears whether it be from making there own bear to the love they give to the bear.
		Yes often, I organize a large bear making competition as part of bears in brisbane www.bears in brisbane.com - I think it is important to put back into an industry that has given me so much joy.
	www.teddybearshug.com /artist-of-month.html (546 words)

	Brisbane Lions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club, formed from the post-1996 merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, the Lions.
		The merged club won its first league premiership in 2001, and Lion Jason Akermanis won the league's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal.
		The club went on to win the 2003 premiership, and become the first in the AFL to win three consecutive Premierships, but fell just short in its quest for a fourth consecutive flag, losing to Port Adelaide in the 2004 Grand Final.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brisbane_Lions (261 words)

	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - Since 1927
		Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, Australia, is the world's first and largest koala sanctuary, with over 130 koalas.
		Cuddle a koala anytime, handfeed kangaroos and encounter a large variety of Aussie wildlife, all in beautiful, natural settings.
		Brisbane's premiere tourist attraction is only 50 minutes from the Gold Coast.
	www.koala.net (59 words)

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