Leppitsch re-signs with Lions
Justin Leppitsch. (AAP-file)
Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch has re-signed with the AFL club for another season.
Lions chairman Bob Sharpless confirmed the news at Brisbane's season launch on Monday night.
Sharpless believed Brisbane were ready to benefit from the work Leppitsch had done in his previous two years at the helm.
Ten players have re-signed - including vice-captains Dayne Zorko and Pearce Hanley - in the past six months with Daniel Rich and Josh Green soon to follow.
A dozen of Brisbane's first choice 22 are now signed until 2018 and beyond.
"There has been a lot of change around the club and there was never any doubt as a board that we would continue with Justin," Lions football director Leigh Matthews said.
It was a shot in the arm for Brisbane ahead of their final pre-season clash against Greater Western Sydney at the Gold Coast on Sunday.
"Our football club is on a journey and the hardest part of our journey is now done in many respects," Leppitsch said.
"We have made a lot of changes over the past two years but they have been changes for the better and we will see positive results in the years ahead."
