| 1999 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Leigh Matthews |
| Captain | Alastair Lynch/Michael Voss |
| Home ground | The Gabba (Capacity: 42,000) |
| AFL season | 3rd |
| Best and fairest | Jason Akermanis/Justin Leppitsch |
| Leading goalkicker | Jarrod Molloy (44 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 24,989 vs. Essendon (19 June 1999) [1] |
| Lowest home attendance | 17,665 vs. Western Bulldogs (5 June 1999) [1] |
| Average home attendance | 21,890 |
| Club membership | 16,931 |
The Brisbane Lions' 1999 season was its third in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 152 | 63 | The Gabba (H) | 20,172 |
| 2 | 3 April (9:00 pm) | West Coast | 73 | 83 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 29,932 |
| 3 | 10 April (7:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 80 | 103 | The Gabba (H) | 21,092 |
| 4 | 17 April (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 115 | 54 | The Gabba (H) | 21,360 |
| 5 | 25 April (9:00 pm) | Fremantle | 108 | 53 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 24,044 |
| 6 | 1 May (7:10 pm) | Melbourne | 93 | 70 | The Gabba (H) | 21,753 |
| 7 | 8 May (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 96 | 62 | The Gabba (H) | 22,023 |
| 8 | 16 May (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 119 | 135 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 28,217 |
| 9 | 23 May (2:40 pm) | Geelong | 144 | 87 | The Gabba (H) | 22,948 |
| 10 | 5 June (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 44 | 66 | The Gabba (H) | 17,665 |
| 11 | 12 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 94 | 78 | Princes Park (A) | 24,235 |
| 12 | 19 June (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 71 | 89 | The Gabba (H) | 24,989 |
| 13 | 27 June (2:40 pm) | Sydney | 133 | 98 | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 25,528 |
| 14 | 3 July (2:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 100 | 102 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 24,189 |
| 15 | 10 July (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 92 | 61 | The Gabba (H) | 22,758 |
| 16 | 17 July (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 107 | 68 | Waverley Park (A) | 22,268 |
| 17 | 25 July (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 166 | 66 | The Gabba (H) | 22,186 |
| 18 | 1 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 118 | 66 | Football Park (A) | 33,345 |
| 19 | 8 August (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 83 | 44 | Football Park (A) | 33,398 |
| 20 | 15 August (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 181 | 67 | The Gabba (H) | 23,845 |
| 21 | 21 August (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 159 | 104 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 18,679 |
| 22 | 28 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 94 | 52 | Victoria Park (A) | 24,493 |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second qualifying final | 4 September (7:45 pm) | Carlton | 138 | 65 | The Gabba | 26,112 |
| Second semi-final | 11 September (7:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 126 | 73 | The Gabba | 24,045 |
| First preliminary final | 17 September (7:45 pm) | Kangaroos | 78 | 123 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 61,031 |
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2400 | 1905 | 126.0 | 72 |
| 2 | Kangaroos (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2463 | 2129 | 115.7 | 68 |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2422 | 1671 | 144.9 | 64 |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2363 | 1993 | 118.6 | 62 |
| 5 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2068 | 1937 | 106.8 | 48 |
| 6 | Carlton | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2088 | 2028 | 103.0 | 48 |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1851 | 2054 | 90.1 | 48 |
| 8 | Sydney | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2184 | 2128 | 102.6 | 44 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1858 | 1943 | 95.6 | 42 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1978 | 2021 | 97.9 | 40 |
| 11 | Geelong | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2328 | 2454 | 94.9 | 40 |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1977 | 2170 | 91.1 | 36 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1903 | 2232 | 85.3 | 32 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1850 | 2293 | 80.7 | 24 |
| 15 | Fremantle | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1981 | 2403 | 82.4 | 20 |
| 16 | Collingwood | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1973 | 2326 | 84.8 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 95.7
Source: AFL Tables