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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

CEO
Swan, Greg

President
Wellington, Andrew

Brisbane



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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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2024 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Brisbane's 2024 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Brisbane 7.29.510.1112.13 85 LOST Carlton 2.04.411.613.8 86 -1 GAB Mar 8 (Fri, 6:40) Scores
1 A Brisbane 4.34.55.710.10 70 LOST Fremantle 2.27.511.914.9 93 -23 PER Mar 17 (Sun, 3:50) Scores
2 Brisbane       Bye        
3 H Brisbane 1.35.86.1010.12 72 LOST Collingwood 5.35.310.614.8 92 -20 GAB Mar 28 (Thu, 6:30) Scores
4 H Brisbane 7.311.913.1116.16 112 WON North Melbourne 2.03.15.56.6 42 70 NOR Apr 5 (Fri, 4:40) Scores
5 A Brisbane 4.27.410.812.10 82 WON Melbourne 2.02.43.78.12 60 22 MCG Apr 11 (Thu, 7:30) Scores
6 H Brisbane 2.53.84.114.13 37 LOST Geelong 2.14.46.69.9 63 -26 GAB Apr 20 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
7 A Brisbane 2.46.86.108.11 59 LOST Greater Western Sydney 4.38.413.617.11 113 -54 MAN Apr 25 (Thu, 7:35) Scores
8 H Brisbane 5.58.88.1710.19 79 WON Gold Coast 2.12.44.56.9 45 34 GAB May 5 (Sun, 7:10) Scores
9 A Brisbane 4.26.79.1013.12 90 DRAW Adelaide 3.56.99.1113.12 90 0 ADO May 12 (Sun, 3:30) Scores
10 H Brisbane 7.413.521.626.7 163 WON Richmond 0.52.64.66.8 44 119 GAB May 18 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
11 A Brisbane 1.35.58.1210.15 75 LOST Hawthorn 4.39.510.815.10 100 -25 DOC May 26 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
12 Brisbane       Bye        
13 A Brisbane 4.310.713.917.12 114 WON Western Bulldogs 4.05.48.710.11 71 43 DOC Jun 7 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
14 H Brisbane 7.210.515.919.12 126 WON St. Kilda 2.16.69.816.10 106 20 GAB Jun 14 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
15 A Brisbane 5.512.818.1123.14 152 WON Port Adelaide 3.25.56.910.13 73 79 ADO Jun 22 (Sat, 1:15) Scores
16 H Brisbane 3.75.88.1411.20 86 WON Melbourne 1.59.711.1111.15 81 5 GAB Jun 28 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
17 H Brisbane 4.28.612.714.13 97 WON Adelaide 2.26.39.513.8 86 11 GAB Jul 7 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
18 A Brisbane 4.47.712.816.10 106 WON West Coast 3.26.39.414.9 93 13 PER Jul 14 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
19 H Brisbane 5.16.37.711.13 79 WON Sydney 1.37.49.1011.11 77 2 GAB Jul 21 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
20 A Brisbane 3.28.710.1013.15 93 WON Gold Coast 2.65.87.99.11 65 28 CRR Jul 27 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
21 A Brisbane 4.09.313.619.10 124 WON St. Kilda 1.31.43.75.9 39 85 DOC Aug 4 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
22 H Brisbane 4.76.87.128.16 64 LOST Greater Western Sydney 0.15.37.413.4 82 -18 GAB Aug 10 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
23 A Brisbane 6.46.59.1011.12 78 LOST Collingwood 2.45.67.811.13 79 -1 MCG Aug 17 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
24 H Brisbane 3.47.911.1711.21 87 WON Essendon 1.43.55.710.7 67 20 GAB Aug 24 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
1EF H Brisbane 5.59.710.1214.15 99 WON Carlton 0.02.15.211.5 71 28 GAB Sep 7 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
1SF A Brisbane 3.54.109.1315.15 105 WON Greater Western Sydney 5.38.714.815.10 100 5 SSH Sep 14 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
2PF A Brisbane 3.25.610.1014.11 95 WON Geelong 1.58.710.812.13 85 10 MCG Sep 21 (Sat, 5:15) Scores
GF A Brisbane 4.311.716.1118.12 120 WON Sydney 3.14.35.49.6 60 60 MCG Sep 28 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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2024 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ah Chee, Callum 26 228 8.8 120 4.6 348 13.4 122 4.7 0 0.0 40 1.5 11 20 27 1.0 14 176
Andrews, Harris 26 250 9.6 99 3.8 349 13.4 195 7.5 0 0.0 36 1.4 21 23 0 0.0 0 0
Answerth, Noah 16 122 7.6 74 4.6 196 12.3 54 3.4 0 0.0 65 4.1 5 8 0 0.0 0 0
Ashcroft, Will 13 166 12.8 131 10.1 297 22.8 67 5.2 0 0.0 33 2.5 16 3 3 0.2 8 26
Bailey, Zac 22 218 9.9 140 6.4 358 16.3 94 4.3 0 0.0 52 2.4 13 17 22 1.0 12 144
Berry, Jarrod 27 302 11.2 238 8.8 540 20.0 167 6.2 0 0.0 96 3.6 33 16 6 0.2 8 44
Brain, Shadeau 9 52 5.8 37 4.1 89 9.9 31 3.4 0 0.0 5 0.6 3 3 0 0.0 0 0
Cameron, Charlie 27 230 8.5 58 2.1 288 10.7 109 4.0 0 0.0 58 2.1 18 19 44 1.6 30 294
Coleman, Keidean 1 6 6.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Daniher, Joe 27 328 12.1 93 3.4 421 15.6 173 6.4 58 2.1 31 1.1 27 32 58 2.1 51 399
Dunkley, Josh 27 335 12.4 348 12.9 683 25.3 150 5.6 2 0.1 167 6.2 39 17 6 0.2 6 42
Fletcher, Jaspa 27 219 8.1 174 6.4 393 14.6 133 4.9 0 0.0 52 1.9 10 13 5 0.2 8 38
Fort, Darcy 3 22 7.3 11 3.7 33 11.0 7 2.3 59 19.7 11 3.7 4 6 1 0.3 2 8
Gardiner, Darcy 7 36 5.1 21 3.0 57 8.1 18 2.6 0 0.0 13 1.9 6 5 3 0.4 2 20
Hipwood, Eric 24 193 8.0 66 2.8 259 10.8 134 5.6 4 0.2 31 1.3 20 20 33 1.4 21 219
Joyce, Darragh 6 55 9.2 16 2.7 71 11.8 30 5.0 0 0.0 2 0.3 2 3 0 0.0 0 0
Lester, Ryan 27 289 10.7 99 3.7 388 14.4 175 6.5 0 0.0 48 1.8 18 10 0 0.0 1 1
Lohmann, Kai 27 198 7.3 114 4.2 312 11.6 105 3.9 0 0.0 80 3.0 17 22 36 1.3 28 244
Lyons, Jarryd 3 29 9.7 26 8.7 55 18.3 12 4.0 0 0.0 15 5.0 3 5 0 0.0 0 0
McCarthy, Lincoln 8 74 9.3 24 3.0 98 12.3 30 3.8 0 0.0 21 2.6 6 5 8 1.0 9 57
McCluggage, Hugh 27 397 14.7 270 10.0 667 24.7 143 5.3 0 0.0 99 3.7 30 21 19 0.7 14 128
McInerney, Oscar 25 176 7.0 143 5.7 319 12.8 48 1.9 809 32.4 79 3.2 43 18 9 0.4 4 58
McKenna, Conor 18 202 11.2 32 1.8 234 13.0 77 4.3 0 0.0 10 0.6 4 7 0 0.0 2 2
Morris, Logan 19 113 5.9 42 2.2 155 8.2 66 3.5 0 0.0 12 0.6 12 9 24 1.3 15 159
Neale, Lachie 26 353 13.6 409 15.7 762 29.3 120 4.6 0 0.0 86 3.3 35 30 13 0.5 7 85
Payne, Jack 18 143 7.9 39 2.2 182 10.1 101 5.6 2 0.1 24 1.3 7 11 0 0.0 0 0
Prior, Jaxon 4 30 7.5 7 1.8 37 9.3 18 4.5 0 0.0 5 1.3 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
Rayner, Cam 27 229 8.5 185 6.9 414 15.3 94 3.5 0 0.0 84 3.1 21 24 31 1.1 21 207
Reville, Bruce 12 95 7.9 34 2.8 129 10.8 42 3.5 0 0.0 19 1.6 5 4 4 0.3 2 26
Robertson, Deven 2 6 3.0 10 5.0 16 8.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 4 2.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Ryan, Brandon 1 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 1 1.0 0 6
Sharp, Harry 6 45 7.5 17 2.8 62 10.3 18 3.0 0 0.0 10 1.7 3 2 2 0.3 2 14
Smith, Henry 4 13 3.3 18 4.5 31 7.8 6 1.5 25 6.3 9 2.3 2 2 0 0.0 0 0
Starcevich, Brandon 21 184 8.8 55 2.6 239 11.4 90 4.3 0 0.0 38 1.8 16 14 1 0.0 1 7
Tunstill, James 4 5 1.3 15 3.8 20 5.0 2 0.5 0 0.0 5 1.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Wilmot, Darcy 27 370 13.7 164 6.1 534 19.8 133 4.9 0 0.0 46 1.7 17 19 0 0.0 3 3
Zorko, Dayne 27 566 21.0 145 5.4 711 26.3 213 7.9 0 0.0 86 3.2 23 24 9 0.3 6 60
 

Footnotes

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