Brisbane Lions’ brutal notes about Essendon players exposed ahead of Marvel Stadium clash

Photos posted to a social media fan page on Friday appear to reveal an AFL club’s private notes about Essendon players.

The brutal summaries of the players were left on a whiteboard, detailing their strengths and weaknesses.

While it is not clear who is responsible for the writing, it appears to form part of Brisbane’s preparation for their match against the Bombers at Marvel Stadium (at 12.35pm AEST today).

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Next to former Essendon captain Zach Merrett, strengths include “kicking, licence and pressure” with a weakness listed as “selfish”.

Other notable weaknesses include midfielder Sam Durham’s perception as a “hot head”, forward Tom Edwards’ lack of physicality and emerging half-back Archie Roberts’ “workrate, body and pressure”.

The person who shared the photos said, “My kid did AusKick at the Lions’ Brighton Arena ... look what I come (sic) across,” while adding a laughing emoji.

The photos were shared on the Essendon Supporters Group private Facebook page which has close to 10,000 subscribers.

Brisbane are aware of the images which have since been removed from social media.

The club regularly has community programs running at their venues, including Brighton Homes Arena, and certain environments can be accessed by the public.

All clubs have internal football operation notes that are obviously not intended for public distribution.

The Lions have had a tough time on social media recently.

7NEWS has confirmed the legitimacy of the whiteboard notes, however, just this week the club was forced to issue a statement, warning fans about fake stories seemingly produced by AI.

“We just wanted to bring to your attention a number of fake/ AI Facebook pages that are posted fake stories regarding our players,” the Lions said in a statement.

“Please stay vigilant online to misinformation — some of these stories are regarding real news events and falsely involving our playing group, and also impacting the lives of the players families.

“This is harmful and is important to stay aware of what you read. If you’re unsure about something, always feel free to reach out to us for confirmation or information.”

The club said their concerns specifically came from a Facebook page called Lions Fanclub.

“Everything specifically from this page is fake/AI and dangerous misinformation,” the Lions said.

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