2014 Brisbane Lions season

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Brisbane Lions
2014 season
Coach Justin Leppitsch
Captain(s) Jed Adcock
Home ground The Gabba
Regular season 15th
Highest home attendance27,167 vs. Gold Coast (Round 18)
Lowest home attendance13,610 vs. West Coast Eagles (Round 17)
Average home attendance19,735
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The 2014 Brisbane Lions season is the club's 18th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the NEAFL.

Contents

Squad

Players are listed by jersey number, and 2014 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2013 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct of Round 19 of the 2014 season (3 August 2014) and are taken from AFL Tables
No.Name AFL debutGames (2014)Goals (2014)Games (Brisbane)Goals (Brisbane)Games (AFL career)Goals (AFL career)
1 Luke McGuane 2006 (Richmond)303010839
2 Ryan Harwood 2010142566566
3 Brent Moloney 2003 (Geelong)5121916646
4 James Aish 2014216216216
5 Jack Crisp 20126618101810
6 Josh Green 2011203354725472
7 Jed Adcock 20042231854218542
8 Rohan Bewick 201116963476347
9 Ashley McGrath 200165214170214170
10 Daniel Rich 2009301016710167
11 Pearce Hanley 200820696359635
12 Stefan Martin 2008 (Melbourne)1211757428
13 Trent West 2008 (Geelong)1041046427
14 Brent Staker 2003 (West Coast Eagles)004435154119
15 Dayne Zorko 2012211859605960
16 Jonathan Brown 20001121256594256594
17 Claye Beams 201113928212821
18 Nick Robertson 2014808080
19 Jordan Lisle 2011 (Hawthorn)5018152316
21 Daniel Merrett 200519121716917169
22 Marco Paparone 201318723122312
23 Matthew Leuenberger 20075094209420
24 Joel Patfull 20062121822418224
25 Daniel McStay 2014979797
26 Tom Cutler 2014727272
27 Darcy Gardiner 2014172172172
28 Lewis Taylor 2014221222122212
29 Andrew Raines 2004 (Richmond)41671412315
30 Jack Redden 20091461125011250
31 James Polkinghorne 20082094539453
32 Sam Mayes 2013211139233923
33 Michael Close 2014141014101410
34 Jonathan Freeman 2014464646
35 Ryan Lester 201114352125212
36 Matt Maguire 2002 (St Kilda)13169216821
37 Patrick Wearden ****000000
38 Tom Rockliff 200918101015110151
39 Jackson Paine 2012 (Collingwood)63631211
40 Isaac Conway ****000000
41 Mitchell Golby 2011120516516
42 Justin Clarke 2013221361361
43 Nick Hayes ****000000
44 Archie Smith ****000000
45 Jordon Bourke 2014101010
46 Sam Michael 2013003030
47 Zac O'Brien 2014515151

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Brisbane Lions' 2014 NAB Challenge fixtures
RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Brisbane's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Monday, 17 February (4:10 pm) Hawthorn 1.22.13 (154)0.3.5 (23)Lost by 131 points [1] Etihad Stadium (A)5,003
2Sunday, 23 February (3:40 pm) Gold Coast 1.14.13 (106)0.8.11 (59)Won by 47 points [2] Tony Ireland Stadium (H)6,426
Brisbane Lions' 2014 Practice Matches
RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Brisbane's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 8 March (2:30 pm) Sydney 8.11 (59)12.14 (86)Lost by 27 points [3] Burpengary Regional Sports Park (H)6,096

Home and Away Season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Brisbane's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder position
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 22 March (4:40 pm) Hawthorn 21.13 (139)13.13 (91)Lost by 48 points [4] Aurora Stadium (A)12,43015th
2Sunday, 30 March (1:10 pm) Geelong 10.8 (68)13.15 (93)Lost by 25 points [5] Gabba (H)20,93315th
3Saturday, 5 April (3:40 pm) Gold Coast 17.12 (114)9.7 (61)Lost by 53 points [6] Metricon Stadium (A)16,59316th
4Saturday, 12 April (1:40 pm) Port Adelaide 24.15 (159)7.4 (46)Lost by 113 points [7] Adelaide Oval (A)36,23118th
5Thursday, 17 April (7:50 pm) Richmond 9.9 (63)15.16 (106)Lost by 43 points [8] Gabba (H)20,67618th
6Friday, 25 April (7:45 pm) St Kilda 11.13 (79)12.10 (82)Won by 3 points [9] Westpac Stadium (A)13,40918th
7Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm) Sydney 6.8 (44)18.15 (123)Lost by 79 points [10] Gabba (H)17,95718th
8Saturday, 10 May (4:40 pm) Essendon 8.9 (57)9.11 (65)Lost by 8 points [11] Gabba (H)26,43218th
9Saturday, 17 May (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 17.23 (125)6.2 (38)Lost by 87 points [12] Etihad Stadium (A)21,15218th
10Bye18th
11Saturday, 31 May (4:40 pm) Carlton 14.14 (98)13.13 (91)Won by 7 points [13] Gabba (H)24,62518th
12Saturday, 7 June (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87)14.11 (95)Won by 8 points [14] Etihad Stadium (A)18,05416th
13Saturday, 14 June (7:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 12.8 (80)19.11 (125)Lost by 45 points [15] Gabba (H)12,70017th
14Saturday, 21 June (5:40 pm) Fremantle 15.15 (105)3.4 (22)Lost by 83 points [16] Patersons Stadium (A)25,15217th
15Saturday, 28 June (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 10.10 (70)9.12 (66)Won by 4 points [17] Gabba (H)15,86217th
16Saturday, 5 July (1:45 pm) Richmond 12.7 (79)7.12 (54)Lost by 25 points [18] MCG (A)34,56017th
17Saturday, 12 July (7:40 pm) West Coast 9.10 (64)11.10 (76)Lost by 12 points [19] Gabba (H)13,61017th
18Saturday, 26 July (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 16.14 (110)8.8 (56)Won by 54 points [20] Gabba (H)27,16715th
19Sunday, 3 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne 6.15 (51)11.8 (74)Won by 23 points [21] Etihad Stadium (A)18,07915th
20Sunday, 10 August (1:10 pm) Adelaide 9.9 (63)25.18 (168)Lost by 105 points [22] Gabba (H)19,65715th
21Saturday, 16 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood 8.8 (56)18.15 (123)Won by 67 points [23] MCG (A)32,92615th
22Sunday, 24 August (1:10 pm) Fremantle 6.12 (48)15.16 (106)Lost by 58 points [24] Gabba (H)17,47315th
23Saturday, 30 August (7:40 pm) Geelong 21.17 (143)12.9 (81)Lost by 62 points [25] Simonds Stadium (A)24,65915th

Ladder

2014 AFL ladder
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Sydney 22175021261488142.968 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P)22175024581746140.868
3 Geelong 22175020331787113.868
4 Fremantle 22166020291556130.464
5 Port Adelaide 22148021801678129.956
6 North Melbourne 22148020261731117.056
7 Essendon 22129118281719106.350
8 Richmond 221210018871784105.848
9 West Coast 221111020451750116.944
10 Adelaide 221111021751907114.144
11 Collingwood 22111101766187694.144
12 Gold Coast 22101201917204593.740
13 Carlton 2271411891210789.730
14 Western Bulldogs 2271501784217781.928
15 Brisbane Lions 2271501532221269.328
16 Greater Western Sydney 2261601780232076.724
17 Melbourne 2241801336195468.416
18 St Kilda 2241801480243660.816
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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