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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

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Game records

"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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2010 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Brisbane's 2010 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Brisbane 2.66.109.1216.18 114 WON West Coast 4.27.610.812.10 82 32 GAB Mar 27 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
2 H Brisbane 4.38.310.716.11 107 WON Carlton 2.63.1110.1412.16 88 19 GAB Apr 1 (Thu, 7:40) Scores
3 A Brisbane 5.510.814.916.12 108 WON Port Adelaide 1.43.116.1211.15 81 27 FBP Apr 10 (Sat, 2:40) Scores
4 H Brisbane 2.54.1110.1813.23 101 WON Western Bulldogs 2.49.511.612.7 79 22 GAB Apr 17 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
5 A Brisbane 2.33.67.97.11 53 LOST Melbourne 4.29.612.715.13 103 -50 MCG Apr 24 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
6 A Brisbane 2.25.311.413.9 87 LOST Sydney 5.19.516.816.11 107 -20 SCG May 1 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
7 H Brisbane 5.26.410.715.10 100 LOST Fremantle 5.59.912.1515.23 113 -13 GAB May 8 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
8 H Brisbane 1.64.88.1210.14 74 LOST Geelong 6.211.418.624.11 155 -81 GAB May 15 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
9 A Brisbane 2.26.59.1111.15 81 LOST Adelaide 5.36.99.1213.15 93 -12 FBP May 23 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
10 H Brisbane 4.46.69.813.10 88 WON Collingwood 6.58.99.1111.14 80 8 GAB May 29 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
11 A Brisbane 2.15.410.813.11 89 LOST North Melbourne 7.510.1011.1512.18 90 -1 DOC Jun 5 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
12 A Brisbane 1.15.26.48.8 56 LOST Western Bulldogs 5.67.913.1217.19 121 -65 DOC Jun 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Brisbane 2.46.58.1012.14 86 LOST Richmond 5.29.710.1215.15 105 -19 GAB Jun 19 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
14 A Brisbane 4.55.78.89.11 65 LOST Carlton 2.48.912.918.12 120 -55 DOC Jul 1 (Thu, 7:10) Scores
15 H Brisbane 3.16.17.310.5 65 LOST St. Kilda 3.13.37.711.13 79 -14 GAB Jul 10 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
16 A Brisbane 1.04.06.07.1 43 LOST Hawthorn 7.39.616.1217.16 118 -75 YOR Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Brisbane 0.34.66.89.10 64 LOST Geelong 5.210.416.819.13 127 -63 KAR Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Brisbane 2.24.57.69.10 64 LOST Melbourne 4.39.510.811.8 74 -10 GAB Jul 31 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
19 A Brisbane 1.37.59.710.10 70 WON West Coast 2.24.58.69.11 65 5 SUB Aug 7 (Sat, 5:40) Scores
20 H Brisbane 4.76.1212.1413.19 97 LOST Adelaide 2.49.513.815.14 104 -7 GAB Aug 15 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
21 A Brisbane 5.310.512.914.11 95 WON Essendon 2.12.44.610.8 68 27 DOC Aug 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
22 H Brisbane 3.26.56.710.8 68 LOST Sydney 4.16.411.916.10 106 -38 GAB Aug 28 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
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2010 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Adcock, Jed 9 73 8.1 66 7.3 139 15.4 39 4.3 1 0.1 22 2.4 5 3 2 0.2 1 13
Austin, Matt 3 8 2.7 19 6.3 27 9.0 4 1.3 0 0.0 6 2.0 3 0 0 0.0 1 1
Banfield, Todd 22 146 6.6 77 3.5 223 10.1 68 3.1 0 0.0 75 3.4 22 8 27 1.2 24 186
Black, Simon 18 222 12.3 238 13.2 460 25.6 74 4.1 0 0.0 69 3.8 20 16 6 0.3 4 40
Brennan, Jared 18 232 12.9 122 6.8 354 19.7 103 5.7 26 1.4 67 3.7 15 20 9 0.5 14 68
Brown, Jonathan 16 168 10.5 73 4.6 241 15.1 125 7.8 4 0.3 14 0.9 16 18 53 3.3 24 342
Buchanan, Amon 12 67 5.6 89 7.4 156 13.0 48 4.0 0 0.0 37 3.1 12 15 9 0.8 3 57
Clark, Mitch 19 166 8.7 118 6.2 284 14.9 99 5.2 215 11.3 50 2.6 21 32 9 0.5 9 63
Clarke, Xavier 1 3 3.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Collier, Tom 8 50 6.3 44 5.5 94 11.8 30 3.8 0 0.0 13 1.6 5 1 1 0.1 1 7
Cornelius, Aaron 5 35 7.0 9 1.8 44 8.8 24 4.8 0 0.0 7 1.4 3 2 7 1.4 3 45
Drummond, Josh 7 95 13.6 29 4.1 124 17.7 30 4.3 0 0.0 16 2.3 6 5 4 0.6 1 25
Fevola, Brendan 17 125 7.4 25 1.5 150 8.8 58 3.4 0 0.0 28 1.6 13 27 48 2.8 25 313
Hanley, Pearce 9 78 8.7 61 6.8 139 15.4 32 3.6 0 0.0 26 2.9 5 5 3 0.3 0 18
Harwood, Ryan 6 27 4.5 60 10.0 87 14.5 15 2.5 0 0.0 22 3.7 5 9 3 0.5 0 18
Hawksley, James 11 102 9.3 74 6.7 176 16.0 57 5.2 0 0.0 27 2.5 4 6 0 0.0 0 0
Johnstone, Travis 15 205 13.7 125 8.3 330 22.0 85 5.7 0 0.0 42 2.8 11 7 1 0.1 3 9
Leuenberger, Matthew 22 135 6.1 195 8.9 330 15.0 90 4.1 461 21.0 52 2.4 28 24 2 0.1 3 15
Maguire, Matt 14 137 9.8 85 6.1 222 15.9 85 6.1 7 0.5 40 2.9 7 12 0 0.0 1 1
McGrath, Ashley 18 192 10.7 111 6.2 303 16.8 86 4.8 0 0.0 52 2.9 9 19 3 0.2 4 22
Merrett, Daniel 16 93 5.8 84 5.3 177 11.1 78 4.9 1 0.1 40 2.5 7 23 0 0.0 0 0
O'Brien, Jesse 1 2 2.0 6 6.0 8 8.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 5 5.0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Patfull, Joel 21 110 5.2 112 5.3 222 10.6 61 2.9 0 0.0 82 3.9 16 14 2 0.1 2 14
Polkinghorne, James 15 79 5.3 126 8.4 205 13.7 48 3.2 0 0.0 50 3.3 5 13 6 0.4 4 40
Power, Luke 21 269 12.8 212 10.1 481 22.9 84 4.0 0 0.0 79 3.8 17 13 9 0.4 4 58
Proud, Albert 7 42 6.0 42 6.0 84 12.0 28 4.0 0 0.0 15 2.1 6 5 6 0.9 5 41
Raines, Andrew 10 94 9.4 99 9.9 193 19.3 36 3.6 0 0.0 13 1.3 8 11 0 0.0 1 1
Redden, Jack 22 191 8.7 194 8.8 385 17.5 114 5.2 1 0.0 115 5.2 22 24 4 0.2 11 35
Rich, Daniel 22 237 10.8 189 8.6 426 19.4 61 2.8 1 0.0 103 4.7 12 30 6 0.3 14 50
Rischitelli, Michael 22 278 12.6 252 11.5 530 24.1 126 5.7 4 0.2 97 4.4 19 19 7 0.3 6 48
Rockliff, Tom 19 220 11.6 214 11.3 434 22.8 103 5.4 1 0.1 64 3.4 19 15 4 0.2 5 29
Selwood, Troy 5 23 4.6 36 7.2 59 11.8 17 3.4 0 0.0 19 3.8 4 4 0 0.0 1 1
Sheldon, Sam 5 27 5.4 26 5.2 53 10.6 20 4.0 0 0.0 10 2.0 3 5 0 0.0 0 0
Sherman, Justin 17 156 9.2 117 6.9 273 16.1 52 3.1 0 0.0 58 3.4 6 14 12 0.7 13 85
Staker, Brent 22 233 10.6 146 6.6 379 17.2 125 5.7 7 0.3 55 2.5 17 23 10 0.5 15 75
Stiller, Cheynee 9 69 7.7 81 9.0 150 16.7 58 6.4 0 0.0 28 3.1 3 4 1 0.1 1 7
 

Footnotes

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