FIVE TO LEAD LIONS

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 at 3:48 pm

BY BRAD KLIBANSKY

THE Brisbane Lions have named five co- captains for season 2007. Jonothan Brown, Simon Black, Luke Power, Chris Johnson and Nigel Lappin were announced co- captains today.

Coach Leigh Matthews said he was happy to go with a large leadership group, stating the way teams are led in the modern era has changed drastically.

“The way sport teams are being led is a changing environment in the modern era - why not go with this system? It seems like a better system,” Lions coach Leigh Matthews told the Brisbane Times.

Matthews also said that during the season there would not be a different captain every week, but rather the co- captains would share the on- and off -field duties and responsibilities equally throughout the season.