Brisbane’s new training base is taking shape at its Springfield location
The new home of the Brisbane Lions at Springfield is making steady progress towards its expected completion in mid-2021. Get the latest on the club’s big move.
Lions
Don't miss out on the headlines from Lions. Followed categories will be added to My News.
“The Reserve” is taking shape. Quite literally.
The new home of the Brisbane Lions at Springfield is making steady progress towards its expected completion in mid-2021.
The main field at what will be a state-of-the-art training and administration facility has been scraped out after months of earthmoving works at the Springfield site.
Lions players, coaches and officials have inspected the construction site and Brisbane CEO Greg Swann said even though there is plenty of work still to do, the club was buzzing about its new home.
Stream over 50 sports Live & On-Demand with KAYO SPORTS on your TV, computer, mobile or tablet. Just $25/month, no lock-in contract. Get your 14-day free trial and start streaming instantly >
“You can see the outline of the ground which is pretty exciting. For the first time you can see what the possibilities are,’’ Swann said.
“Especially for the people at the club who have been hearing about this for a while, they are all really chuffed that you can see things happening.’’
The Federal Government and Queensland Government came to the party with $15 million each in funding to join the Ipswich City Council, Springfield Land Corporation and the Lions as funding partners in the world-class facility.
MORE AFL
Lance Franklin’s 13 goals the best individual game of the decade
Essendon to assess injury-hit squad before making decision on adding state league player
Melbourne cops big financial loss following horror season
A second training field will be part of the complex, while the main field will have the same dimensions as Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.
It will host the home games for Brisbane’s AFLW side and pre-season games for the men’s team.
Trading places? How the biggest AFL deals will get done
Almost every AFL club is poised to get busy this trade period. See who your club is looking at, who they should be chasing and how they will get their deals done in our ultimate guide.
Lucky 13? How Suns can unlock Trade Period — again
Gold Coast holds the keys to another AFL Trade Period as the opening day of official dealing approaches, with its first-round pick set to shape the fates of several clubs — and key players.