▁next ▁few ▁years ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁converting ▁the ▁tired ▁old ▁ground ▁to ▁a ▁state - of - the - art ▁sport ing ▁facility . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁B ears ▁changed ▁the ▁club ▁logo ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁song , ▁and ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁signs ▁of ▁a ▁compet itive ▁side ▁and ▁were ▁cont enders ▁for ▁a ▁final s ▁ber th ▁before ▁falling ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁club ▁reached ▁the ▁final s ▁after ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁late - season ▁recovery . ▁After ▁Round ▁ 1 5 , ▁the ▁B ears ▁were ▁third - last ▁on ▁the ▁lad der ▁with ▁four ▁wins , ▁and ▁Robert ▁W alls ▁had ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁coach ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁committed ▁himself ▁to ▁seeing ▁out ▁the ▁year . ▁In ▁Round ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁B ears ▁tra iled ▁Haw th orn ▁by ▁ 4 5 ▁points ▁at ▁three - qu arter ▁time , ▁but ▁mounted ▁an ▁ast ounding ▁final - qu arter ▁com eb ack ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁ 7 ▁points ; ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁final ▁quarter ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁league ▁history . ▁Br is b ane ▁then ▁won ▁five ▁of ▁its ▁six ▁remaining ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁home - and - away ▁season , ▁including ▁against ▁Richmond ▁and ▁Ess end on ▁who ▁were ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁four , ▁to ▁just ▁reach ▁the ▁final s ▁for ▁the ▁first