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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) 1987–2024

Home Ground
Gabba

AFL Premierships
2001, 2002, 2003 (3 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
community@lions.com.au

Website
lions.com.au

Brisbane



"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        vs Collingwood          GAB Mar 28 (Thu, 6:30)  
4 H Brisbane        vs North Melbourne          NOR Apr 5 (Fri, 4:40)  
5 A Brisbane        vs Melbourne          MCG Apr 11 (Thu, 7:30)  
6 H Brisbane        vs Geelong          GAB Apr 20 (Sat, 7:30)  
7 A Brisbane        vs Greater Western Sydney          MAN Apr 25 (Thu, 7:30)  
8 H Brisbane        vs Gold Coast          GAB Apr 5 (Fri, 7:10)  
9 A Brisbane        vs Adelaide          ADO May 12 (Sun, 3:30)  
10 H Brisbane        vs Richmond          GAB May 18 (Sat, 7:30)  
11 A Brisbane        vs Hawthorn          DOC May 26 (Sun, 1:10)  
12 Brisbane       Bye        
13 A Brisbane        vs Western Bulldogs          DOC Jun 7 (Fri, 7:40)  
14 H Brisbane        vs St. Kilda          GAB Jun 14 (Fri, 7:40)  
15 A Brisbane        vs Port Adelaide          ADO Jun 22 (Sat, 1:15)  
16 H Brisbane        vs Melbourne          GAB Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 H Brisbane        vs Adelaide          GAB Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 A Brisbane        vs West Coast          PER Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H Brisbane        vs Sydney          GAB Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 A Brisbane        vs Gold Coast          CRR Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 A Brisbane        vs St. Kilda          DOC Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 H Brisbane        vs Greater Western Sydney          GAB Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 A Brisbane        vs Collingwood          MCG Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 H Brisbane        vs Essendon          GAB Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10)  
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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 2 24 12.0 11 5.5 35 17.5 12 6.0 0 0.0 5 2.5 0 6 1 0.5 0 6
Andrews, Harris 2 26 13.0 10 5.0 36 18.0 19 9.5 0 0.0 6 3.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0
Answerth, Noah 1 11 11.0 4 4.0 15 15.0 11 11.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Bailey, Zac 2 18 9.0 10 5.0 28 14.0 8 4.0 0 0.0 10 5.0 2 2 3 1.5 0 18
Berry, Jarrod 2 16 8.0 11 5.5 27 13.5 8 4.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Cameron, Charlie 2 14 7.0 6 3.0 20 10.0 6 3.0 0 0.0 7 3.5 3 3 2 1.0 5 17
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 2 28 14.0 6 3.0 34 17.0 17 8.5 5 2.5 0 0.0 2 2 4 2.0 4 28
Dunkley, Josh 2 24 12.0 23 11.5 47 23.5 14 7.0 0 0.0 17 8.5 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
Fletcher, Jaspa 2 13 6.5 15 7.5 28 14.0 7 3.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Gardiner, Darcy 2 7 3.5 8 4.0 15 7.5 3 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Hipwood, Eric 2 17 8.5 2 1.0 19 9.5 11 5.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 3 1 4 2.0 3 27
Lester, Ryan 2 20 10.0 6 3.0 26 13.0 8 4.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Lohmann, Kai 2 9 4.5 2 1.0 11 5.5 6 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 2
Lyons, Jarryd 2 24 12.0 20 10.0 44 22.0 11 5.5 0 0.0 12 6.0 2 4 0 0.0 0 0
McCarthy, Lincoln 2 21 10.5 7 3.5 28 14.0 8 4.0 0 0.0 5 2.5 3 3 3 1.5 3 21
McCluggage, Hugh 2 30 15.0 11 5.5 41 20.5 11 5.5 0 0.0 6 3.0 2 2 1 0.5 1 7
McInerney, Oscar 2 16 8.0 12 6.0 28 14.0 0 0.0 66 33.0 8 4.0 4 3 0 0.0 0 0
McKenna, Conor 1 11 11.0 3 3.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Neale, Lachie 1 9 9.0 16 16.0 25 25.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
Payne, Jack 1 4 4.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Rayner, Cam 2 14 7.0 15 7.5 29 14.5 5 2.5 0 0.0 11 5.5 1 0 1 0.5 1 7
Robertson, Deven 1 3 3.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Starcevich, Brandon 2 15 7.5 6 3.0 21 10.5 7 3.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Wilmot, Darcy 2 29 14.5 9 4.5 38 19.0 6 3.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0
Zorko, Dayne 2 28 14.0 12 6.0 40 20.0 15 7.5 0 0.0 10 5.0 2 3 3 1.5 0 18
 

Footnotes

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