Brisbane legends Jonathan Brown and Alastair Lynch are adamant the Lions are still in the premiership window and can put off field distractions aside to play finals.
The Lions have played finals five years in a row but have started poorly, losing two games at the Gabba after going unbeaten at home last year.
A 70-point win over North Melbourne improved Brisbane’s record to 1-3 and victory over Melbourne at the MCG on Thursday night will be crucial if they are to turn their season around.
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The slow start to the season comes amid reports of there had been issues within the dressing room as a result of an off-season holiday to the United States that some players shared together.
Football club figures have repeatedly denied rumours there is a rift in the dressing room following reports a WhatsApp group chat shared by some players, which detailed what the holidaying group were getting up to in the United States, was seen by one player’s partner.
“The distraction for the club is that everyone’s been talking about it. I don’t think it’s a major issue,” three-time premiership winner Lynch told news.com.au.
“It was six months ago. It’s been dealt with internally. I think it was just the media looking for reasons why the poor start to the season may have...
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