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KEY FACTS

Official name
Brisbane Bears - Fitzroy Football Club (Trading as Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club)

Known as
Brisbane

Nickname
Lions

Nickname
Bears

Former name
Brisbane Bears

Formed
1986 (merged with Fitzroy in 1996)

Colours
Maroon, gold, blue and white

Associated clubs
Brisbane Reserves; Brisbane WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1987–2025

Home Ground
Gabba

AFL Premierships
2001, 2002, 2003, 2024 (4 total)

Senior Premierships
VFL/AFL Night/Pre-season Series - 2013 (1 total); Reserves - VFL 1991 (1 total); AFL Queensland - 2001 (1 total); North East Australian Football League - 2012-13, 2019 (3 total)

Most Games
322 - Simon Black (1998-2013)

Most Goals
594 - Jonathan Brown (2000-2014)

League Top Goalkickers
Jonathan Brown (77) 2007 (1 total)

Brownlow Medalists
Michael Voss 1996; Jason Akermanis 2001; Simon Black 2002; Lachie Neale 2020, 2023 (5 total)

Headquarters
Hyundai Centre, Level 5, The Gabba, 812 Stanley St, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102

Phone: (07) 3335 1777 

Email
[email protected]

Website
lions.com.au

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"The Lions under Leigh Matthews were unrecognisable from the ramshackle outfit which had spluttered to the previous season's wooden spoon. The team opened the 1999 season with a 23.14 (152) to 10.3 (63) annihilation of St Kilda at the Gabba, and thereafter seldom broke step in a rousing, sustained march to the finals ... they had every reason to feel confident over their finals prospects. In the end, however, the Kangaroos at the MCG in a preliminary final proved just one hurdle too many; clearly Matthews still needed an ingredient or two to complete the recipe ... "

John Devaney explores the development of the Brisbane Lions from troubled merger outfit to worldbeater

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2025 Season (AFL) Fixture

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Brisbane's 2025 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Brisbane        vs Geelong          GAB Mar 6 (Thu, 6:50)  
1 A Brisbane        vs Sydney          SCG Mar 15 (Sat, 4:15)  
2 H Brisbane        vs West Coast          GAB Mar 23 (Sun, 12:10)  
3 Brisbane       Bye        
4 A Brisbane        vs Richmond          MCG Apr 5 (Sat, 4:15)  
5 A Brisbane        vs Western Bulldogs          NOR Apr 12 (Sat, 3:45)  
6 H Brisbane        vs Collingwood          GAB Apr 17 (Thu, 7:30)  
7 A Brisbane        vs St. Kilda          DOC Apr 26 (Sat, 1:20)  
8 H Brisbane        vs Gold Coast          GAB May 4 (Sun, 7:20)  
9 A Brisbane        vs North Melbourne          BEL May 11 (Sun, 4:40)  
10 H Brisbane        vs Melbourne          GAB May 18 (Sun, 3:20)  
11 A Brisbane        vs Hawthorn          MCG May 24 (Sat, 4:15)  
12 H Brisbane        vs Essendon          GAB May 29 (Thu, 7:30)  
13 A Brisbane        vs Adelaide          ADO Jun 6 (Fri, 7:10)  
14 H Brisbane        vs Greater Western Sydney          GAB Jun 14 (Sat, 1:20)  
15 A Brisbane        vs Geelong          KAR Jun 20 (Fri, 7:40)  
16 Brisbane       Bye        
17 H Brisbane        vs Port Adelaide          GAB Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 A Brisbane        vs Carlton          DOC Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H Brisbane        vs Western Bulldogs          GAB Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 A Brisbane        vs Gold Coast          CRR Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 A Brisbane        vs Collingwood          MCG Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 H Brisbane        vs Sydney          GAB Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 A Brisbane        vs Fremantle          PER Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 H Brisbane        vs Hawthorn          GAB Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.