Brisbane Lions, based at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with a new song, emblem and jumper all based on Fitzroy's. As such, the history of the Brisbane Bears as an individual entity ended after the 1996 season, with ten seasons of competition and the third-place finish in 1996 as its best performance. The Bears' last match as a separate entity was a preliminary final on Saturday 21 September 1996 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against North Melbourne, coincidentally the same location and opponent as their first match in 1987. Brisbane lost by 38 points to North who went on to win the 1996 premiership. With that loss, the Bears era ended after a short and mostly troubled existence, and the Brisbane Lions began. Legacy Since the merger with Fitzroy, examples of the Bears legacy at the Lions include: the wearing the acronym BBFFC on the back of the jumper (with the BB acknowledging the existence of the Brisbane Bears); the occasional wearing of retro Bears design guernsey during AFL heritage round (Round 18, 2004 and Round 16, 2006); the club's medals including the best and fairest: the Merrett-Murray Medal jointly named after former Bears captain and games record holder Roger Merrett, the Michael Voss Oval at The Reserve, Springfield (named for home grown Bears & Lions player Michael Voss) and the Marcus Ashcroft Medal (named for home grown Bears & Lions player Marcus Ashcroft) for the QClash football match against the Gold Coast. Club facts Mascot Although koalas are marsupials and not bears, the Bears' mascot was a koala. Their logo and uniform also originally featured a koala. Colours Maroon Gold (1987–1988) Cerise Gold (1989–1991) Maroon , Gold White (1992–1996) Club songs The Brisbane Football Club had two club songs in its existence. Dare to beat the Bear The original theme song was an original tune. The team would sing the first verse in the change room after each win. (1st Verse) What do we sing when we run out to play? Dare to beat the Bear What do we sing when we're on our way? Dare to beat the Bear We're hot! (We're hot!) We're mean! (We're mean!) We're strong! (We're strong!) We're a team! (We're a team!) We're the very best team you've ever seen We're the Brisbane Bears The song was played in full over the stadium's speakers after each win. (1st verse) What do we sing when we