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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

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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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2023 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Brisbane's 2023 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Brisbane 2.18.39.511.6 72 LOST Port Adelaide 3.55.913.1318.18 126 -54 ADO Mar 18 (Sat, 4:05) Scores
2 H Brisbane 6.28.413.514.9 93 WON Melbourne 2.15.27.313.4 82 11 GAB Mar 24 (Fri, 6:55) Scores
3 A Brisbane 1.32.76.87.11 53 LOST Western Bulldogs 1.24.38.410.7 67 -14 DOC Mar 30 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
4 H Brisbane 3.29.414.618.8 116 WON Collingwood 5.35.68.1211.17 83 33 GAB Apr 6 (Thu, 7:35) Scores
5 H Brisbane 5.110.617.1322.20 152 WON North Melbourne 5.17.19.212.5 77 75 SSP Apr 15 (Sat, 12:40) Scores
6 A Brisbane 5.39.514.516.12 108 WON Greater Western Sydney 2.26.410.713.9 87 21 MAN Apr 22 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
7 H Brisbane 3.58.713.1017.13 115 WON Fremantle 1.33.68.610.7 67 48 GAB Apr 29 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
8 A Brisbane 5.37.712.915.10 100 WON Carlton 5.16.36.511.8 74 26 DOC May 5 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
9 H Brisbane 2.22.77.1112.15 87 WON Essendon 1.34.55.66.9 45 42 GAB May 13 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
10 H Brisbane 4.26.610.816.11 107 WON Gold Coast 2.55.68.99.10 64 43 GAB May 20 (Sat, 7:32) Scores
11 A Brisbane 3.55.86.1710.18 78 LOST Adelaide 3.37.710.814.11 95 -17 ADO May 28 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
12 Brisbane       Bye        
13 A Brisbane        vs Hawthorn          MCG Jun 10 (Sat, 1:45)  
14 H Brisbane        vs Sydney          GAB Jun 15 (Thu, 7:50)  
15 A Brisbane        vs St. Kilda          DOC Jun 23 (Fri, 7:50)  
16 H Brisbane        vs Richmond          GAB Jun 29 (Thu, 7:20)  
17 H Brisbane        vs West Coast          GAB Jul 8 (Sat, 1:45)  
18 A Brisbane        vs Melbourne          MCG Jul 15 (Sat, 7:50)  
19 H Brisbane        vs Geelong          GAB Jul 22 (Sat, 4:35)  
20 A Brisbane        vs Gold Coast          CRR Jul 29 (Sat, 4:35)  
21 A Brisbane        vs Fremantle          PER Aug 6 (Sun, 2:40)  
22 H Brisbane        vs Adelaide          GAB Aug 12 (Sat, 4:35)  
23 A Brisbane        vs Collingwood          DOC Aug 18 (Fri, 7:50)  
24 H Brisbane        vs St. Kilda          GAB Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10)  
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2023 Player Stats

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