The Lions turned their season right around in 2024, from 14th at round seven to a premiership in September.
But the Chris Fagan-led comeback nearly stopped before it even started.
Fagan was speaking about the win over Gold Coast in round eight that begun their winning streak with Mark Howard on The Howie Games.
Where he revealed he had planned to step aside from the head coaching role post-game…
FAGAN’S HEALTH SCARE:
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