▁year ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁final s . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁players ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁this ▁match ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁be ▁stars ▁of ▁Br is b ane ’ s ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁triple ▁premi ership ▁winning ▁teams . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁Football ▁Club ▁at ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁season ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁L ions ▁without ▁giving ▁their ▁members ▁a ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁Many ▁Br is b ane ▁supp or ters ▁are ▁still ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁club ▁handled ▁the ▁mer ger ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁ex as per ated ▁by ▁the ▁clubs ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁B ears ▁history ▁despite ▁its ▁clear ▁willing ness ▁to ▁regularly ▁acknow ledge ▁that ▁of ▁Fitz roy ’ s . ▁This ▁has ▁created ▁significant ▁un rest , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁between ▁long standing ▁Br is b ane ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁former ▁Fitz roy ▁supp or ters ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁club ▁after ▁Fitz roy ▁went ▁into ▁administration . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁V FL ▁Commission ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁clubs ▁based ▁in ▁Per th ▁and ▁Br is b ane , ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁sell ▁mult im ill