Brisbane Lions champion Jonathan Brown confirms he will play on in 2014 The Courier Mail's AFL correspondent Greg Davis discusses Jonathon Brown's decision to re-sign with the Brisbane Lions for one more season. BRISBANE Lions champion Jonathan Brown has given new coach Justin Leppitsch a kick-start by announcing he will play on in 2014. Brown, who turns 32 this month, has decided to extend his AFL career into a 15th season after signing a one-year deal. His 2013 season was cut short after he sustained a serious foot injury in August. The lengthy rehabilitation, his age and battle with injury over his career, cast doubt on whether he would continue on next season. But after a meeting with new coach and former teammate Leppitsch, the co-captain agreed to a new deal. Hawks confident on Longer "I've still got the passion to play, but I was also mindful of the fact that the new coach might have other plans," Brown told the Lions' website. But I had a good chat with 'Leppa' and he basically laid out his plans and said he saw me as being part of them. Brown has played 245 games and 573 goals with the Lions since being drafted under the father-son rule in 1999. Brisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown will play in 2014.