Page 51 - AFL Queensland 2014 in Review

Families occupy the hills, as children’s energies wane and they settle in for the main game.
As the Swans take the honours, a swag of Lions players make their way around the ground signing autographs and talking to people, before members and Caboolture juniors present them with their jumpers.
Off the ground, the cast is stellar. Dr Eve
Fesl, a woman whose list of ground breaking achievements puts most to shame, delivers the Indigenous welcome to country and cuts the metaphorical ribbon on the precinct.
Many of the AFL practice match venues signalled a return to suburban grounds that hold so many memories for people there.
Grounds like Punt Rd and Princes Park, which have played host to some memorable footy moments.
It’s all too rare for fans to see AFL at these grounds, but it’s even rarer to be there as those moments are made.
The Brisbane Lions christened the Moreton Bay Regional Sports Centre- AFL Precinct, but it was only a small part of the event.
It will be that kid kicking with Rocky, the Lions who claimed victory and played curtain-raiser to an AFL match, and the 6,096 people who made the trip who will tell the real significance of the day.
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