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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) 1987–2023

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 (4 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

CEO
Swan, Greg

President
Wellington, Andrew

Brisbane



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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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2022 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Brisbane's 2022 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Brisbane 2.24.66.1011.14 80 WON Port Adelaide 1.15.49.710.9 69 11 GAB Mar 19 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
2 A Brisbane 1.17.213.515.7 97 WON Essendon 4.55.98.1310.15 75 22 DOC Mar 26 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
3 H Brisbane 7.211.614.1323.18 156 WON North Melbourne 2.25.36.57.6 48 108 GAB Apr 2 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
4 A Brisbane 2.26.310.311.4 70 LOST Geelong 2.27.69.811.14 80 -10 KAR Apr 8 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
5 H Brisbane 3.29.412.515.8 98 WON Collingwood 5.27.39.514.7 91 7 GAB Apr 14 (Thu, 7:35) Scores
6 A Brisbane 5.19.314.421.6 132 WON Gold Coast 2.44.107.1211.14 80 52 CRR Apr 24 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
7 A Brisbane 1.37.712.1117.11 113 WON Sydney 1.32.48.613.11 89 24 SCG May 1 (Sun, 4:40) Scores
8 H Brisbane 3.35.69.716.9 105 WON West Coast 1.01.13.24.6 30 75 GAB May 7 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
9 A Brisbane 5.27.313.616.6 102 WON Adelaide 3.37.68.89.12 66 36 ADO May 14 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
10 A Brisbane 6.29.813.917.10 112 LOST Hawthorn 5.210.313.518.9 117 -5 YOR May 22 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
11 H Brisbane 6.19.414.1116.14 110 WON Greater Western Sydney 8.110.112.215.6 96 14 GAB May 28 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
12 A Brisbane 3.24.47.613.7 85 LOST Fremantle 1.14.310.515.9 99 -14 PER Jun 5 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
13 H Brisbane 2.43.67.1010.18 78 WON St. Kilda 2.15.67.78.9 57 21 GAB Jun 11 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
14 Brisbane       Bye        
15 A Brisbane 3.44.46.77.11 53 LOST Melbourne 2.48.1011.1716.21 117 -64 MCG Jun 23 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
16 H Brisbane 1.56.912.1116.12 108 WON Western Bulldogs 2.55.77.99.13 67 41 GAB Jun 30 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
17 H Brisbane 2.34.89.913.12 90 LOST Essendon 2.37.611.915.10 100 -10 GAB Jul 10 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
18 A Brisbane 4.16.311.815.9 99 WON Greater Western Sydney 1.15.26.29.5 59 40 MAN Jul 16 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
19 H Brisbane 4.36.911.1116.14 110 WON Gold Coast 3.18.313.614.9 93 17 GAB Jul 23 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
20 A Brisbane 7.211.613.914.13 97 LOST Richmond 2.35.611.1015.14 104 -7 MCG Jul 31 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
21 H Brisbane 4.68.913.1117.12 114 WON Carlton 0.13.44.812.9 81 33 GAB Aug 7 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
22 A Brisbane 3.27.68.812.9 81 WON St. Kilda 3.14.29.79.12 66 15 DOC Aug 12 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
23 H Brisbane 1.12.35.68.9 57 LOST Melbourne 6.213.317.418.7 115 -58 GAB Aug 19 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
2EF H Brisbane 4.38.513.716.10 106 WON Richmond 4.39.514.616.8 104 2 GAB Sep 1 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
2SF A Brisbane 1.33.49.514.8 92 WON Melbourne 3.66.88.1111.13 79 13 MCG Sep 9 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
1PF A Brisbane 2.03.15.27.7 49 LOST Geelong 4.27.714.1118.12 120 -71 MCG Sep 16 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
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2022 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
24 Adams, Marcus 18 177 9.8 56 3.1 233 12.9 104 5.8 0 0.0 24 1.3 13 16 1 0.1 0 6
4 Ah Chee, Callum 21 132 6.3 112 5.3 244 11.6 74 3.5 0 0.0 36 1.7 11 19 8 0.4 6 54
31 Andrews, Harris 24 208 8.7 93 3.9 301 12.5 154 6.4 0 0.0 29 1.2 10 22 0 0.0 0 0
43 Answerth, Noah 23 221 9.6 102 4.4 323 14.0 111 4.8 0 0.0 60 2.6 18 30 0 0.0 0 0
33 Bailey, Zac 24 271 11.3 141 5.9 412 17.2 96 4.0 0 0.0 52 2.2 14 33 37 1.5 18 240
13 Berry, Thomas 3 7 2.3 11 3.7 18 6.0 4 1.3 0 0.0 7 2.3 0 2 1 0.3 2 8
7 Berry, Jarrod 23 245 10.7 167 7.3 412 17.9 106 4.6 0 0.0 81 3.5 21 17 9 0.4 7 61
23 Cameron, Charlie 25 201 8.0 84 3.4 285 11.4 96 3.8 0 0.0 77 3.1 22 16 54 2.2 21 345
12 Cockatoo, Nakia 8 49 6.1 27 3.4 76 9.5 22 2.8 0 0.0 22 2.8 6 4 2 0.3 2 14
18 Coleman, Keidean 18 234 13.0 92 5.1 326 18.1 107 5.9 0 0.0 44 2.4 16 6 4 0.2 1 25
3 Daniher, Joe 19 158 8.3 50 2.6 208 10.9 82 4.3 4 0.2 12 0.6 18 21 39 2.1 24 258
32 Fort, Darcy 18 127 7.1 49 2.7 176 9.8 31 1.7 306 17.0 37 2.1 21 19 9 0.5 1 55
21 Fullarton, Tom 5 23 4.6 15 3.0 38 7.6 12 2.4 8 1.6 4 0.8 3 2 2 0.4 0 12
27 Gardiner, Darcy 21 168 8.0 93 4.4 261 12.4 100 4.8 0 0.0 32 1.5 18 21 0 0.0 0 0
30 Hipwood, Eric 17 125 7.4 49 2.9 174 10.2 79 4.6 8 0.5 18 1.1 16 18 25 1.5 17 167
35 Lester, Ryan 3 16 5.3 9 3.0 25 8.3 4 1.3 0 0.0 6 2.0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0
1 Lohmann, Kai 2 6 3.0 7 3.5 13 6.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 8 4.0 3 3 0 0.0 1 1
17 Lyons, Jarryd 22 316 14.4 171 7.8 487 22.1 87 4.0 0 0.0 112 5.1 25 20 7 0.3 10 52
14 Madden, James 2 10 5.0 4 2.0 14 7.0 7 3.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
36 Mathieson, Rhys 10 73 7.3 74 7.4 147 14.7 25 2.5 0 0.0 25 2.5 17 7 3 0.3 4 22
11 McCarthy, Lincoln 25 199 8.0 110 4.4 309 12.4 89 3.6 0 0.0 83 3.3 20 24 35 1.4 13 223
6 McCluggage, Hugh 24 341 14.2 251 10.5 592 24.7 127 5.3 0 0.0 116 4.8 34 29 20 0.8 18 138
46 McInerney, Oscar 22 132 6.0 128 5.8 260 11.8 45 2.0 576 26.2 64 2.9 30 14 9 0.4 7 61
25 McStay, Daniel 22 162 7.4 102 4.6 264 12.0 116 5.3 61 2.8 40 1.8 18 13 25 1.1 12 162
39 Michael, Carter 1 7 7.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 0 1 1.0 0 6
9 Neale, Lachie 25 346 13.8 403 16.1 749 30.0 96 3.8 0 0.0 113 4.5 44 23 11 0.4 8 74
40 Payne, Jack 12 104 8.7 28 2.3 132 11.0 65 5.4 0 0.0 21 1.8 7 2 2 0.2 3 15
20 Prior, Jaxon 12 104 8.7 34 2.8 138 11.5 38 3.2 0 0.0 23 1.9 13 5 4 0.3 3 27
16 Rayner, Cam 24 211 8.8 142 5.9 353 14.7 76 3.2 1 0.0 56 2.3 25 21 24 1.0 21 165
10 Rich, Daniel 22 404 18.4 104 4.7 508 23.1 99 4.5 0 0.0 35 1.6 15 14 1 0.0 3 9
2 Robertson, Deven 8 47 5.9 48 6.0 95 11.9 21 2.6 0 0.0 32 4.0 5 5 3 0.4 0 18
5 Robinson, Mitch 15 121 8.1 67 4.5 188 12.5 41 2.7 0 0.0 26 1.7 13 10 9 0.6 2 56
22 Sharp, Harry 5 20 4.0 5 1.0 25 5.0 4 0.8 0 0.0 6 1.2 1 4 0 0.0 0 0
37 Starcevich, Brandon 24 268 11.2 90 3.8 358 14.9 107 4.5 0 0.0 49 2.0 29 23 3 0.1 0 18
29 Tunstill, James 3 24 8.0 7 2.3 31 10.3 8 2.7 0 0.0 3 1.0 0 1 1 0.3 0 6
44 Wilmot, Darcy 3 23 7.7 15 5.0 38 12.7 6 2.0 0 0.0 10 3.3 4 1 1 0.3 0 6
15 Zorko, Dayne 22 323 14.7 114 5.2 437 19.9 127 5.8 0 0.0 64 2.9 15 31 6 0.3 9 45
Totals 575 5603 9.7 3055 5.3 8658 15.1 2370 4.1 964 1.7 1432 2.5 530 497 356 0.6 213 2349
 

Footnotes

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