Years: 1987 - 1996
Home Grounds: Carrara, Gabba
Wins | Draws | Losses | %
|
| 12 | 0 | 5 | 70.59 |
The deck was certainly stacked against the Bears from the start. Each club was required to offer three players to the Bears free of charge to help establish them. The criteria was so loose that to be eligible a player had to have played a single senior game or a reserves finals match. Not surprisingly most clubs use the opportunity to try and off-load youngsters who hadn't shown promise, or veterans who were costing them a fortune in wages. The players didn't even have to move if they didn't want to.
Eventually Melbourne's contribution to the side was Darryl Cox, Dale Dickson and John Fidge. Future coach Dean Bailey was one of Essendon's nominations but he didn't join the Bears.
Brisbane won their first two games but found the going tough thereafter and usually finished near the bottom in front of paltry crowds. The move from Cararra to the Gabba saw the start of their rise and by 1995 they qualified for their first finals series, beating Melbourne in Round 22 to qualify.
At the end of 1996 they merged with Fitzroy to become the Brisbane Lions
Records
Biggest Win
| Margin | Round | Venue | |
| 1 | 89 | Round 18, 1993 | MCG |
| 2 | 87 | Round 5, 1994 | MCG |
| 3 | 64 | Round 5, 1990 | Carrara |
| 4 | 55 | Round 4, 1988 | MCG |
| 5 | 54 | Round 18, 1987 | MCG |
| 6 | 15 | Round 20, 1994 | Gabba |
| 7 | 14 | Round 14, 1989 | Carrara |
| 8 | 13 | Round 18, 1990 | Waverley |
| 9 | 12 | Round 22, 1991 | Gabba |
| 10 | 7 | Round 7, 1995 | MCG |
Highest Score
| Score | Round | Venue | |
| 1 | 22.21.153 | Round 18, 1987 | MCG |
| 2 | 20.18.138 | Round 18, 1993 | MCG |
| 3 | 18.18.126 | Round 7, 1991 | MCG |
| 4 | 19.11.125 | Round 5, 1990 | Carrara |
| 5 | 17.15.117 | Round 5, 1994 | MCG |
| 6 | 17.11.113 | Round 14, 1989 | Carrara |
| 6 | 17.11.113 | Round 3, 1993 | Gabba |
| 8 | 15.13.103 | Round 22, 1991 | Gabba |
| 9 | 14.15.99 | Round 20, 1994 | Gabba |
| 10 | 13.18.96 | Round 4, 1988 | MCG |
Biggest Loss
| Margin | Round | Venue | |
| 1 | 77 | Round 12, 1996 | Gabba |
| 2 | 26 | Round 12, 1992 | Carrara |
| 3 | 21 | Round 22, 1995 | Gabba |
| 4 | 5 | Round 5, 1987 | Carrara |
| 5 | 2 | Round 3, 1993 | Gabba |
Lowest Score
| Score | Round | Venue | |
| 1 | 6.10.46 | Round 12, 1996 | Gabba |
| 2 | 10.13.73 | Round 18, 1990 | Waverley |
| 3 | 11.11.77 | Round 12, 1992 | Carrara |
| 4 | 11.13.79 | Round 4, 1989 | MCG |
| 5 | 12.9.81 | Round 5, 1987 | Carrara |
| 6 | 12.10.82 | Round 7, 1995 | MCG |
| 7 | 13.11.89 | Round 22, 1995 | Gabba |
| 8 | 13.18.96 | Round 4, 1988 | MCG |
| 9 | 14.15.99 | Round 20, 1994 | Gabba |
| 10 | 15.13.103 | Round 22, 1991 | Gabba |
Shared Players
1980's
Darryl Cox
Dale Dickson
Jamie Duursma
John Fidge
Mark Withers
1990's
Media
Melbourne sends players to Brisbane
Video
Brisbane Bears theme song