🦁 Pride of Brisbane Town

Fitzroy & Bears of old · Est. 1996

We Are The Pride
of Brisbane Town

Maroon, blue and gold. A club stitched together from two proud histories, forged into a dynasty, humbled in the wilderness, and reborn as back-to-back premiers. This is the story we lived — the moments we roared for, and the ones worth remembering all over again.

Explore the eras Straight to the three-peat →
5
Premierships
2001·02·03·24·25
3
In a row
The 2001–03 three-peat
7
Grand Finals
Since 2001
2
Back-to-back
2024 & 2025

Two clubs on the brink — Melbourne's oldest, Fitzroy, and the battling Brisbane Bears — became one in 1996. What followed is one of football's great arcs: a golden age, a long fall, and a comeback nobody outside the Gabba quite believed in. Pick an era below and let's relive it.

The four chapters

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Chapter I 1883 – 1998 Origins Fitzroy's proud ghost, the Bears' northern gamble, and the merger that made the Lions. Enter the story →
Chapter II 1999 – 2005 The Dynasty Matthews, Voss and a three-peat for the ages — plus the heartbreak of 2004. Relive the glory →
Chapter III 2005 – 2016 Between the Roars Browny's courage, a brave 2009 finals run, then the long, lean wilderness. Remember the grind →
Chapter IV 2017 – Now The Resurgence Fagan's rebuild, the 2023 near-miss, and back-to-back flags in 2024 & 2025. Feel the roar →

Dynasty vs Now

Which golden age was greater? Line up the 2001–03 three-peat against the back-to-back flags of 2024–25 — medals, mantras and stat leaders, side by side.

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