The Lions have been able to rebuild while they still had/have remnants of their triple-premiership teams as senior players and leaders around to teach their youngsters - Brown, Black, Power, Bradshaw and to a lesser extent Notting. Brown is a natural leader both on and off field and all are still top liners that the side can rely on. If Brissy didn't have them they would be structurally a hell of a lot weaker with no big key forwards and most likely a bottom side still rebuilding just like us. Lethal did well to switch into rebuild mode and put faith in new kids as soon as he saw the champion team couldn't achieve anymore after losing the 2004 GF. It's taken 4 years for these kids to come on but they are starting to now show some consistency. Look at Brennan - he's almost in their best players each week. Getting someone like Daniel Rich at pick 7 last year was a bonus. I thought they would make the finals last year but they fell away badly in the last 6 weeks with Lethal going. Voss has walked in tweaked a few things as far as more run and carry and they look like getting making the finals easily this year.
