The crater Chris Fagan will leave in Brisbane following his departure will be impossible to fill, especially after how he built the Lions from the depths of irrelevance to arguably the best team of the modern era.
Fagan secured a revered three-peat of premierships last week, but has admitted it was time to hang up the whistle, with a move to Melbourne to be closer to family on the cards.
But who is equipped to take over the Lions as they hunt for a historic four-peat?
There are a few names internally who have been floated, while a host of assistant coaches have been around the mark with previous coaching vacancies.
David Hale
Hale has been building his coaching career since he retired at Hawthorn a decade ago.
He went to Fremantle for multiple seasons under Ross Lyon and Justin Longmuir, and returned to the Hawks to work alongside Sam Mitchell again.
Hale is in the running for the Kangaroos role.
