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Only three short years ago, the Brisbane Lions had copped their second wooden spoon since the merger, which they followed with a disappointing 15th-placed finish in 2018 punctuated by seven losses within three goals and a percentage of 89.1 per cent.
However, after second-place finishes in the past two seasons, the resurgent Lions have fine-tuned their list in these past two offseasons in order to challenge for a flag in 2021.
The head-hunting of Bombers former father-son Joe Daniher in free agency opened a stunning trade period where the Lions also traded cheaply for Nakia Cockatoo, an unfulfilled AFL talent and former first-round draft pick with family connections in the Northern Territory and Queensland.