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
1988 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Brisbane's 1988 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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1988-04-03 1 | H | Brisbane | 0.3 | 4.6 | 6.12 | 10.15 | 75 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.3 | 2.7 | 7.13 | 11.17 | 83 | -8 | CRR | 1988-04-03 Apr 3 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-04-09 2 | A | Brisbane | 2.3 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 7.19 | 61 | LOST | Carlton | 4.3 | 8.5 | 15.11 | 19.15 | 129 | -68 | PRI | 1988-04-09 Apr 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-04-17 3 | A | Brisbane | 2.1 | 3.6 | 6.10 | 10.14 | 74 | LOST | West Coast | 10.5 | 13.12 | 21.16 | 29.18 | 192 | -118 | WAC | 1988-04-17 Apr 17 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-04-22 4 | A | Brisbane | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.11 | 41 | LOST | Melbourne | 6.9 | 10.11 | 10.13 | 13.18 | 96 | -55 | MCG | 1988-04-22 Apr 22 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
1988-04-30 5 | A | Brisbane | 1.1 | 6.10 | 8.14 | 13.15 | 93 | WON | St. Kilda | 5.5 | 8.6 | 9.10 | 12.12 | 84 | 9 | MOO | 1988-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-05-08 6 | H | Brisbane | 3.3 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 17.11 | 113 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 8.7 | 14.13 | 16.15 | 111 | 2 | CRR | 1988-05-08 May 8 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-05-15 7 | H | Brisbane | 1.5 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | Footscray | 1.1 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 9.17 | 71 | 1 | CRR | 1988-05-15 May 15 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-05-20 8 | A | Brisbane | 5.2 | 10.2 | 14.7 | 17.13 | 115 | WON | Sydney | 1.4 | 4.7 | 7.15 | 11.21 | 87 | 28 | SCG | 1988-05-20 May 20 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
1988-05-27 9 | A | Brisbane | 3.0 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | Essendon | 6.1 | 12.5 | 20.11 | 29.20 | 194 | -140 | MCG | 1988-05-27 May 27 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
1988-06-05 10 | H | Brisbane | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 16.13 | 109 | LOST | Geelong | 6.4 | 13.6 | 18.10 | 24.18 | 162 | -53 | CRR | 1988-06-05 Jun 5 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-06-12 11 | H | Brisbane | 7.6 | 12.10 | 19.12 | 23.13 | 151 | WON | Richmond | 3.1 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 15.13 | 103 | 48 | CRR | 1988-06-12 Jun 12 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-06-18 12 | A | Brisbane | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 17 | LOST | Hawthorn | 2.4 | 5.10 | 7.16 | 10.20 | 80 | -63 | PRI | 1988-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-06-25 13 | A | Brisbane | 5.4 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 85 | LOST | North Melbourne | 3.5 | 9.11 | 17.13 | 22.19 | 151 | -66 | MCG | 1988-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-07-03 14 | H | Brisbane | 3.5 | 7.12 | 12.14 | 14.15 | 99 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.4 | 5.8 | 6.11 | 12.17 | 89 | 10 | CRR | 1988-07-03 Jul 3 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-07-10 15 | H | Brisbane | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.16 | 12.19 | 91 | LOST | Hawthorn | 4.1 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 17.13 | 115 | -24 | CRR | 1988-07-10 Jul 10 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-07-15 16 | A | Brisbane | 3.4 | 7.7 | 11.11 | 12.17 | 89 | LOST | West Coast | 7.2 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 14.14 | 98 | -9 | WAC | 1988-07-15 Jul 15 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
1988-07-24 17 | H | Brisbane | 4.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 10.14 | 74 | LOST | Essendon | 4.1 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 16.7 | 103 | -29 | CRR | 1988-07-24 Jul 24 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-07-31 18 | A | Brisbane | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.10 | 5.13 | 43 | LOST | Footscray | 1.5 | 4.8 | 7.11 | 11.18 | 84 | -41 | WES | 1988-07-31 Jul 31 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-08-05 19 | A | Brisbane | 2.6 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Collingwood | 4.3 | 9.6 | 15.9 | 18.14 | 122 | -46 | MCG | 1988-08-05 Aug 5 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
1988-08-12 20 | A | Brisbane | 5.3 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 14.16 | 100 | WON | Richmond | 2.2 | 5.9 | 7.15 | 11.20 | 86 | 14 | MCG | 1988-08-12 Aug 12 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
1988-08-21 21 | H | Brisbane | 5.5 | 6.5 | 13.10 | 14.13 | 97 | LOST | Carlton | 3.5 | 6.12 | 10.13 | 13.22 | 100 | -3 | CRR | 1988-08-21 Aug 21 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988-08-28 22 | H | Brisbane | 3.4 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | Sydney | 3.3 | 6.7 | 8.15 | 10.21 | 81 | -4 | CRR | 1988-08-28 Aug 28 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1988 Player Stats
Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
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Banfield, Peter | 19 | 166 | 8.7 | 101 | 5.3 | 267 | 14.1 | 37 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 1.3 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 0.4 | 5 | 47 |
Campbell, Matthew | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 64 | 5.8 | 165 | 15.0 | 31 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 12 |
Capper, Warwick | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 38 | 2.1 | 154 | 8.6 | 77 | 4.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.8 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 2.5 | 28 | 298 |
Carlson, Darren | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 33 | 3.7 | 148 | 16.4 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 1.8 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 14 |
Dickson, Dale | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 62 | 4.8 | 215 | 16.5 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 1.5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 21 |
Dunell, Frank | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 54 | 4.9 | 145 | 13.2 | 34 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.5 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 6 | 30 |
Eade, Rodney | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 53 | 4.1 | 231 | 17.8 | 62 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1.0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 10 |
Edmond, Jim | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 23 | 4.6 | 60 | 12.0 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1.6 | 11 | 59 |
Fidge, John | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 24 | 3.0 | 108 | 13.5 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 1.5 | 15 | 87 |
Garton, Adam | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Gibson, Michael | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 61 | 4.4 | 147 | 10.5 | 34 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 |
Hardie, Brad | 20 | 261 | 13.1 | 52 | 2.6 | 313 | 15.7 | 90 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.9 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 1.3 | 31 | 187 |
Harris, Bernie | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 26 | 2.4 | 132 | 12.0 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | 13 | 37 |
Harris, Ben | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Hein, Neil | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 36 | 5.1 | 67 | 9.6 | 22 | 3.1 | 87 | 12.4 | 9 | 1.3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 43 |
Judge, Ken | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 27 | 3.0 | 104 | 11.6 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 2.0 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0.6 | 14 | 44 |
Kennedy, Michael | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 38 | 6.3 | 84 | 14.0 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 8 |
Lester-Smith, Rod | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 30 | 3.0 | 149 | 14.9 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.6 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 49 |
Lynn, Tony | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 13 | 2.2 | 47 | 7.8 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 32 |
Mace, Robert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
McCarthy, Michael | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 23 | 2.9 | 72 | 9.0 | 29 | 3.6 | 11 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
McIvor, Scott | 22 | 260 | 11.8 | 199 | 9.0 | 459 | 20.9 | 95 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 1.6 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 0.6 | 5 | 89 |
Merrett, Roger | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 88 | 5.2 | 234 | 13.8 | 83 | 4.9 | 42 | 2.5 | 32 | 1.9 | 40 | 48 | 17 | 1.0 | 7 | 109 |
Mickan, Mark | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 23 | 2.9 | 72 | 9.0 | 21 | 2.6 | 75 | 9.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 14 |
O'Brien, Cameron | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 19 | 3.2 | 56 | 9.3 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 7 |
O'Keeffe, David | 14 | 137 | 9.8 | 43 | 3.1 | 180 | 12.9 | 45 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 47 |
Phillips, Brenton | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 92 | 7.1 | 220 | 16.9 | 54 | 4.2 | 12 | 0.9 | 21 | 1.6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 0.7 | 8 | 62 |
Raines, Geoff | 20 | 299 | 15.0 | 159 | 8.0 | 458 | 22.9 | 85 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 1.3 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 0.4 | 6 | 54 |
Reynoldson, Steve | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 112 | 6.2 | 272 | 15.1 | 123 | 6.8 | 104 | 5.8 | 12 | 0.7 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 0.3 | 7 | 43 |
Richardson, Mike | 22 | 302 | 13.7 | 138 | 6.3 | 440 | 20.0 | 100 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 1.2 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 35 |
Roberts, Mark | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 18 | 2.3 | 70 | 8.8 | 13 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 |
Simpson, Matthew | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 20 | 2.2 | 91 | 10.1 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.1 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 15 |
Taylor, Andrew | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 49 | 3.8 | 186 | 14.3 | 63 | 4.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 19 | 1.5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Walsh, Phil | 20 | 276 | 13.8 | 134 | 6.7 | 410 | 20.5 | 106 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1.1 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 0.3 | 7 | 43 |
Waterson, Chris | 17 | 225 | 13.2 | 70 | 4.1 | 295 | 17.4 | 50 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 2.2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0.4 | 4 | 46 |
Williams, Mark | 14 | 218 | 15.6 | 90 | 6.4 | 308 | 22.0 | 50 | 3.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 30 | 2.1 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 0.4 | 16 | 46 |
Withers, Mark | 18 | 282 | 15.7 | 186 | 10.3 | 468 | 26.0 | 70 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1.2 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 1.3 | 18 | 162 |