Brisbane great Jonathan Brown says his former club the Lions have proved themselves ready to win the flag

A telephone call with Michael Voss while depending on top of a ladder has Jonathan Brown skeptical. 

But the Brisbane Lions great still assumes his old group, and also the high forwards he all-but crossed out previously this year, has proved itself ready to win the club’s very first flag in twenty years.

The Lions play Carlton in Saturday’s initial last at the Gabba.

Blues train Voss was Lions captain when Brisbane last won a premiership in 2003.

Carlton has actually won 11 of 12 to reach this factor, traditionally relocating from fourth-last in the 15th round to surface in 5th location.

Former colleague Brown took a phone call from Voss today while the retired complete onward was repainting atop a ladder.

“It’s a great story; he believes the resilience they’ve developed on the back end of their bad run was the catalyst.

“It’s going to be difficult to collect yourself and also go once more.

“But he’s not satisfied. He wants to go all the way and that’s important.”

Brown was important of Brisbane and also especially forwards Joe Daniher and also Eric Hipwood after a bad round-three loss to the Bulldogs.

“No, they’re not [premiership key forwards],” he informed Fox Footy in April.

“I’ve got serious doubts … any key forward needs to be reliable and predictable to his teammates — and I’m not seeing reliable and predictable teammates in Hipwood and Daniher at the moment.”

The set have reacted and also Brown’s song has actually altered, with Hipwood handling a career-best 40 objectives this period and also Daniher (56) starting 5 to celebrity in the Lions’ certifying last win.

He claimed Daniher’s capability to play in the ruck and also obtain even more included, enabled by off-season shoulder surgical treatment, had actually boosted his hazard in advance.

“All big forwards want to know they can handle that,” Brown claimed of Daniher’s calmness versus Port Adelaide 2 weeks earlier.