The Brisbane Lions' drafting and trading history has lasted almost as long as the club's existence, with the club first drafting in 1996 and first trading in 1997. The club was founded in 1996 following a merger between the Fitzroy Football Club and the Brisbane Bears. This page does not include any drafts or trades performed by those two clubs. It includes drafts and trades from both the Australian Football League and the AFL Women's. AFL 1996/97 off-season Players from the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Football Club After the merger between the Bears and Fitzroy, the Brisbane Lions received a number of players from each club. These players formed most of the Lions' inaugural squad. Players from the Brisbane Bears Jason Akermanis Marcus Ashcroft Trent Bartlett Andrew Bews Daniel Bradshaw Richard Champion Nathan Chapman Matthew Clarke Danny Dickfos Adrian Fletcher Andrew Gowers Andrew Gowling Brent Green Shaun Hart Clark Keating Matthew Kennedy Craig Lambert Nigel Lappin Steven Lawrence Justin Leppitsch Alastair Lynch Tristan Lynch Scott McIvor Michael McLean Craig McRae Ben Robbins Chris Scott Dion Scott Nick Trask Brett Voss Michael Voss Darryl White Derek Wirth Players from Fitzroy Football Club Scott Bamford John Barker Brad Boyd Nick Carter Shane Clayton Simon Hawking Chris Johnson Jarrod Molloy Drafting 1997/98 off-season Drafting Trading 1998/99 off-season Drafting Rookie elevation Tate Day Trading 1999/2000 off-season Drafting Rookie elevation Trent Knobel Trading 2000/01 off-season Drafting Rookie elevations Nathan Clarke Shannon Rusca Trading 2001/02 off-season Drafting Rookie elevation Robert Copeland Trading 2002/03 off-season Drafting Trading 2003/04 off-season Drafting Rookie elevation Joel Macdonald Trading 2004/05 off-season Drafting Rookie elevation Leigh Ryswyk Trading 2005/06 off-season Drafting Rookie elevation Josh Drummond 2006/07 off-season Drafting Rookie elevations Marcus Allan Scott Harding Jason Roe Cheynee Stiller Trading 2007/08 off-season Drafting Rookie elevation Anthony Corrie Trading 2008/09 off-season Drafting Rookie elevation Scott Clouston Trading 2009/10 off-season Drafting Trading 2010/11 off-season Drafting Trading Gold Coast uncontracted player signings Upon the Gold Coast Football Club's entry into the AFL, the new club was allowed to sign one uncontracted player from each club in the league, and more with permission from a player's club. 2011/12 off-season Drafting Trading 2012/13 off-season Drafting Trading Free agency 2013/14 off-season Drafting Trading Free agency 2014/15 off-season Drafting Trading Free agency 2015/16 off-season Drafting Trading Free agency 2016/17 off-season Drafting Category B rookie selections Rookie elevation Archie Smith Trading Free agency 2017/18 off-season Drafting Category B rookie selection Trading