1. Justin Leppitsch was born on 1 October 1975 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
21 Facts About Justin Leppitsch
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Justin Leppitsch was selected by Brisbane at pick 4 in the 1992 AFL Draft.
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Justin Leppitsch made his debut in 1993 for the Bears as a 17-year-old, but was then dropped back to play for West Brisbane where he hurt his knee and required a complete knee reconstruction.
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Justin Leppitsch was unable to play football for 15 months.
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Under Matthews, Leppitsch became a key component of the Lions spine, playing centre half back in the club's three premiership sides from 2001 to 2003 and earned All-Australian status three times.
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Late in his career, Justin Leppitsch battled a chronic hamstring-related back injury which inevitably ended his career due to the resulting calf muscle wastage.
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Justin Leppitsch announced his immediate retirement from the AFL on 5 June 2006.
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Justin Leppitsch was inducted into the Brisbane Lions Hall of Fame in 2012.
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In October 2006, Justin Leppitsch had accepted a position as an assistant coach with the Brisbane Lions.
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Justin Leppitsch later signed with Richmond to be an assistant coach in September 2009.
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In September 2013, Justin Leppitsch signed a three-year contract to be the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions.
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Justin Leppitsch replaced Brisbane Lions caretaker senior coach Mark Harvey, who replaced Michael Voss after Voss stepped down during the 2013 season, after Voss was told that he would not receive a contract renewal as Brisbane Lions senior coach for the 2014 season.
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Justin Leppitsch coached Brisbane Lions to a total of 66 games with 14 wins and 52 losses to a winning percentage of 22 percent.
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On 29 August 2016, Justin Leppitsch was sacked by the Lions as senior coach after three seasons with the club, at the end of the 2016 season.
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Justin Leppitsch was replaced by Chris Fagan as Brisbane Lions senior coach.
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Fagan subsequently led the club to a Grand Final in 2023, which they lost to Collingwood, where Justin Leppitsch is an assistant coach.
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On 6 October 2016, Justin Leppitsch returned to Richmond as an assistant coach.
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Justin Leppitsch was an assistant coach during Richmond's 2019 and 2020 premierships.
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Justin Leppitsch announced that he would leave Richmond as an assistant coach at the end of the 2020 season.
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In September 2021, Justin Leppitsch joined the Collingwood Football Club in an assistant coaching role as Head of Strategy and defence under senior coach Craig McRae.
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Justin Leppitsch again experienced premiership success as an assistant coach in 2023, when Collingwood defeated his old club the Brisbane Lions by four points in the Grand Final.