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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, 2024 (4 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
[email protected]

Website
lions.com.au

CEO
Swan, Greg

President
Wellington, Andrew

Brisbane



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"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 3.28.310.311.7 73 LOST Hawthorn 4.15.411.715.8 98 -25 MCG Jun 10 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
14 H Brisbane 2.27.510.1313.19 97 WON Sydney 4.26.68.612.9 81 16 GAB Jun 16 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
15 A Brisbane 3.45.89.812.12 84 WON St. Kilda 1.02.36.58.8 56 28 DOC Jun 23 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
16 H Brisbane 4.69.715.1320.14 134 WON Richmond 1.31.74.77.11 53 81 GAB Jun 29 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
17 H Brisbane 7.310.813.1416.20 116 WON West Coast 2.02.23.35.5 35 81 GAB Jul 8 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
18 A Brisbane 3.38.415.716.8 104 LOST Melbourne 6.28.312.416.9 105 -1 MCG Jul 14 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
19 H Brisbane 2.54.87.99.10 64 WON Geelong 0.31.53.87.11 53 11 GAB Jul 22 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
20 A Brisbane 3.34.66.107.13 55 LOST Gold Coast 2.25.310.315.6 96 -41 CRR Jul 29 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
21 A Brisbane 1.43.58.811.11 77 WON Fremantle 2.25.48.811.8 74 3 PER Aug 6 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
22 H Brisbane 4.47.614.815.9 99 WON Adelaide 4.17.711.1013.15 93 6 GAB Aug 12 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
23 A Brisbane 6.29.314.719.10 124 WON Collingwood 4.26.512.715.10 100 24 DOC Aug 18 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
24 H Brisbane 2.84.117.119.18 72 WON St. Kilda 3.13.37.59.6 60 12 GAB Aug 26 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
2QF H Brisbane 3.38.416.519.9 123 WON Port Adelaide 1.45.69.911.9 75 48 GAB Sep 9 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
2PF H Brisbane 1.26.69.911.13 79 WON Carlton 5.16.36.79.9 63 16 GAB Sep 23 (Sat, 5:15) Scores
GF A Brisbane 3.09.311.513.8 86 LOST Collingwood 4.49.910.1512.18 90 -4 MCG Sep 30 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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2023 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 12 81 6.8 45 3.8 126 10.5 42 3.5 0 0.0 27 2.3 9 14 6 0.5 5 41
Andrews, Harris 26 281 10.8 88 3.4 369 14.2 203 7.8 0 0.0 31 1.2 25 17 1 0.0 0 6
Answerth, Noah 4 18 4.5 14 3.5 32 8.0 10 2.5 0 0.0 11 2.8 3 2 0 0.0 0 0
Ashcroft, Will 18 200 11.1 198 11.0 398 22.1 61 3.4 0 0.0 63 3.5 19 4 8 0.4 6 54
Bailey, Zac 24 254 10.6 148 6.2 402 16.8 76 3.2 0 0.0 72 3.0 14 25 29 1.2 19 193
Berry, Jarrod 25 268 10.7 172 6.9 440 17.6 119 4.8 0 0.0 64 2.6 21 13 10 0.4 5 65
Cameron, Charlie 26 196 7.5 61 2.3 257 9.9 88 3.4 0 0.0 76 2.9 23 16 59 2.3 27 381
Coleman, Keidean 23 306 13.3 86 3.7 392 17.0 120 5.2 0 0.0 62 2.7 26 14 2 0.1 4 16
Daniher, Joe 26 316 12.2 72 2.8 388 14.9 154 5.9 48 1.8 20 0.8 28 36 61 2.3 37 403
Dunkley, Josh 24 261 10.9 321 13.4 582 24.3 120 5.0 0 0.0 165 6.9 39 13 2 0.1 7 19
Fletcher, Jaspa 14 102 7.3 63 4.5 165 11.8 65 4.6 0 0.0 17 1.2 3 6 8 0.6 6 54
Fort, Darcy 7 37 5.3 22 3.1 59 8.4 12 1.7 90 12.9 11 1.6 4 7 1 0.1 3 9
Gardiner, Darcy 4 22 5.5 12 3.0 34 8.5 12 3.0 0 0.0 10 2.5 6 3 0 0.0 0 0
Gunston, Jack 17 134 7.9 36 2.1 170 10.0 88 5.2 0 0.0 16 0.9 8 8 22 1.3 14 146
Hipwood, Eric 26 200 7.7 57 2.2 257 9.9 140 5.4 5 0.2 49 1.9 22 27 41 1.6 29 275
Joyce, Darragh 5 37 7.4 6 1.2 43 8.6 25 5.0 0 0.0 2 0.4 4 10 0 0.0 0 0
Lester, Ryan 19 197 10.4 71 3.7 268 14.1 119 6.3 0 0.0 38 2.0 18 10 1 0.1 1 7
Lohmann, Kai 6 24 4.0 18 3.0 42 7.0 11 1.8 0 0.0 11 1.8 2 1 1 0.2 4 10
Lyons, Jarryd 10 47 4.7 46 4.6 93 9.3 12 1.2 0 0.0 24 2.4 7 0 2 0.2 1 13
Madden, James 2 5 2.5 2 1.0 7 3.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
McCarthy, Lincoln 24 188 7.8 93 3.9 281 11.7 62 2.6 0 0.0 72 3.0 17 22 28 1.2 11 179
McCluggage, Hugh 25 327 13.1 231 9.2 558 22.3 117 4.7 0 0.0 91 3.6 19 16 13 0.5 13 91
McInerney, Oscar 25 173 6.9 137 5.5 310 12.4 44 1.8 845 33.8 72 2.9 24 25 9 0.4 7 61
McKenna, Conor 26 358 13.8 81 3.1 439 16.9 95 3.7 0 0.0 38 1.5 10 12 7 0.3 5 47
Neale, Lachie 26 311 12.0 383 14.7 694 26.7 109 4.2 0 0.0 106 4.1 40 20 3 0.1 11 29
Payne, Jack 23 177 7.7 48 2.1 225 9.8 124 5.4 0 0.0 20 0.9 10 12 0 0.0 0 0
Prior, Jaxon 5 36 7.2 7 1.4 43 8.6 14 2.8 0 0.0 11 2.2 3 1 1 0.2 1 7
Rayner, Cam 26 215 8.3 153 5.9 368 14.2 102 3.9 0 0.0 58 2.2 17 19 23 0.9 17 155
Rich, Daniel 7 113 16.1 24 3.4 137 19.6 38 5.4 0 0.0 2 0.3 6 5 2 0.3 0 12
Robertson, Deven 16 71 4.4 73 4.6 144 9.0 34 2.1 0 0.0 42 2.6 9 11 3 0.2 2 20
Sharp, Harry 3 34 11.3 6 2.0 40 13.3 13 4.3 0 0.0 5 1.7 2 3 2 0.7 0 12
Starcevich, Brandon 26 233 9.0 72 2.8 305 11.7 116 4.5 0 0.0 40 1.5 17 22 1 0.0 0 6
Tunstill, James 2 5 2.5 7 3.5 12 6.0 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Wilmot, Darcy 26 297 11.4 109 4.2 406 15.6 107 4.1 0 0.0 43 1.7 20 17 5 0.2 4 34
Zorko, Dayne 20 272 13.6 106 5.3 378 18.9 118 5.9 0 0.0 71 3.6 18 17 8 0.4 8 56
 

Footnotes

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