| LM | Coached Brisbane Lions to historic AFL premiership threepeat, initials (2) |
| NOFFKE | Former Australian and Qld men's fast-medium pace bowler who coached Brisbane Heat to win 2019-20 WBBL (6) |
| AL | Three-time Brisbane Lions premiership forward, initials (2) |
| ASH | Former Brisbane Lions AFL premiership utility, -- McGrath (3) |
| SHAW | Captained Collingwood to historic 1990 AFL premiership (4) |
| MAL | Three-time Brisbane Lions AFL premiership-winning defender, -Michael (3) |
| NOTTING | Dual Brisbane Lions AFL premiership-winning utility 2001-02 (7) |
| LAPPIN | Member of Brisbane Lions' "Fab Four" triple AFL premiership winners 2001-03 (6) |
| SCOTT | Coached Geelong to 2011 AFL premiership (5) |
| BLIGHT | Coached Adelaide Crows to back-to-back AFL premierships, 1997-98 |
| ROOS | Coached Sydney Swans to historic 2005 AFL Grand final triumph (4) |
| BIRCHALL | Tasmanian great and four-times Hawthorn AFL premiership footballer now with Brisbane (8) |
| STKILDA | Which team last won the VFL (now AFL) premiership in 1966 (2,5) |
| RASIC | Coached Socceroos to historic 1974 World Cup finals berth (5) |
| TOWEROFLONDON | Told on Owen for damage done to historic castle (5,2,6) |
| SCHMIDT | Coached Ireland to historic 2016 victory v ABs (7) |
| JOSEPH | Coached Highlanders to historic 2015 Super Rugby title triumph (6) |
| LEONINE | Like lions to form into one line (7) |
| SHARKS | Ocean predators mauled by the Lions to the tune of 125 points (6) |
| PRESIDE | Best, when unprotected and surrounded by lions, to take the chair (7) |
