Lions CEO Greg Swann has been named Queensland Sport Administrator of the Yr
The Brisbane Lions celebrated their most profitable season in a decade in 2019 and the accolades didn’t cease with the gamers and training workers; with CEO Greg Swann named Queensland Sport Administrator of the Yr at Saturday’s twenty fifth Annual Queensland Sport Awards & Corridor of Fame Presentation at Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre.
Swann was humbled by the award, the primary one he has obtained after greater than 20 years within the AFL trade.
“It was a fantastic honour and a very good reflection on what’s occurred on the footy Membership,” Swann stated.
In 2019 the Lions leapfrogged from 15th to complete second on the ladder and play their first AFL Finals Sequence since 2010.
Off the sphere, the Lions had their highest membership tally since 2010 and secured state and federal authorities funding for his or her new coaching and administration facility The Reserve, which will likely be based mostly at Springfield. The Membership additionally loved three offered out video games all through the season.
“As I stated on the evening, one of many issues about administration, is you get pleasure whenever you see issues that you just’ve deliberate for coming collectively,” he stated.
“The staff performing properly, younger followers coming to The Gabba and packing out the place and going residence completely satisfied as a result of their staff is successful.”
Swann stated this award belong to him and the Lions workers.
“As administrator you get nice help out of your workers and all of the folks on the footy Membership, who’ve labored extraordinarily exhausting,” he stated.
He additionally credited his household for his or her unreserved help.
“If you’re working at a footy Membership you’re working unusual hours,” he stated.
“In my case, I get nice help from my spouse Leonie and the household they usually’re closely concerned in every little thing on the Membership, which makes it a household affair.”
The whole males’s and ladies’s groups are actually again coaching full-time, which Swann is worked up about.
“It’s been a very good yr and hopefully we will make it a greater one subsequent yr,” he stated.
