General News
7 October, 2024
Carol's grinning after flag win
CAROL Giorlando’s love of the Brisbane Lions had no bounds at the weekend ahead of the club’s first AFL premiership in 20 years. Almost 200 balloons festooned the front yard of her Wedderburn home along with bunting, streamers and...
CAROL Giorlando’s love of the Brisbane Lions had no bounds at the weekend ahead of the club’s first AFL premiership in 20 years.
Almost 200 balloons festooned the front yard of her Wedderburn home along with bunting, streamers and larger-than-life toy lions.
Carol was confident her beloved Lions would avenge their 2023 loss as she continued a family tradition of flying the Brisbane colours.
“Twenty years ago, we were living in Inglewood and we had something like 330 balloons filled with helium at the house in Sullivan Street,” Carol said.
She said the tradition honoured her late son Peter. “He was a mad Lions fan.”
Brisbane won Saturday’s final 18.12 (160) to Sydney’s 9.6 (60). The Lions recorded a VFL/AFL grand final statistical first by having a scoreline exactly double their opponents on goals, behinds and points.