THE Glasshouse Hinterland Lions Gala Day was a massive success on August 12, with the Lions taking out the Battle of the Bone against Bribie Island in their Indigenous round match.
The Lions also had it’s very first welcome to country and smoking ceremony from local elder Uncle Alan, and first Indigenous round with the guernseys designed by Lions junior player Xavier Clarke.
Club president, Dean Crooks, said the day was a great success, with more than 40 past players visiting the clubhouse sharing memories and memorabilia.
“There was a woman there who played in the 1999 or 2000 women’s premiership, and she still had the polo from it,” he said.
“It was really good, we had lots of past players and there were a lot of people there we never knew played at the club who had pictures that we’ve never had too.”
The club’s sponsors also visited on the Gala Day to watch their senior men’s team and experience what the club has to offer.
“Martin from BoQ had a great set up with heaps of games for kids to play, and he also had a free survey going where you could go into a draw to win a $200 Rebel Sports gift card,” he said.
The senior men’s team played Bribie Island for their third Battle of the Bone match for the year, in which they won.
“We now have the bone, we finally have the bone and we beat Bribie by 89 points so it was a great win, there were a couple of players there who played for the original bone,” he said.
“They were telling the story about it and they were so wrapped that we actually won it and it’s on a plaque and everything I’ve never actually seen it so we did an award ceremony after the game.
“I don’t know how it started but Bribie and Glasshouse have always had a big rivalry, so roughly 20 years ago they decided to play for a random bone three times a year, and whoever wins the most win the battle of the bone plaque.”
The senior Lions side played in their first finals match on August 18 since the team’s resurgence in 2022 against Sandgate at the opposition’s home ground, and won 40-35.
The squad is now set to play against University of Queensland in a semi final clash on August 25.
