2015 Brisbane Lions season

Brisbane Lions

2015 season
President	Bob Sharpless
Coach	Justin Leppitsch
Captain(s)	Tom Rockliff
Home ground	The Gabba (Capacity: 42,000)
Best and Fairest	Dayne Beams Stefan Martin Mitch Robinson Dayne Zorko
Leading goalkicker	Josh Green (25 goals)
Average home attendance	20,634
Club membership	25,102
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Main article: 2015 AFL season

The Brisbane Lions' 2015 season was the 19th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2014 season and the commencement of the 2015 season.

In

Player	Previous Club	League	via
Dayne Beams [1]	Collingwood	Australian Football League	AFL Trade Period
Allen Christensen [2]	Geelong	Australian Football League	AFL Trade Period
Mitch Robinson [3]	Carlton	Australian Football League	Delisted free agent

Out

Player	New Club	League	via
Jonathan Brown [4]	N/A	N/A	Retirement
Brent Moloney [5]	N/A	N/A	Retirement
Ashley McGrath [6]	N/A	N/A	Retirement
Andrew Raines [7]	Gold Coast [8]	AFL	Delisted from Brisbane; drafted by Gold Coast in the rookie draft
James Polkinghorne [9]	Essendon reserves [10]	VFL	Delisted
Jordan Lisle [9]	Port Melbourne [11]	VFL	Delisted
Patrick Wearden [9]	Port Melbourne [11]	VFL	Delisted
Nick Hayes [9]	Woodville-West Torrens [12]	SANFL	Delisted
Sam Michael [9]	Redland [13]	NEAFL	Delisted
Isaac Conway [9]	Werribee [14]	VFL	Delisted
Joel Patfull [15]	Greater Western Sydney	AFL	AFL Trade Period
Jack Crisp [1]	Collingwood	AFL	AFL Trade Period

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores(Brisbane's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 28 February (3:10 pm)	St Kilda	0.7.16 (58)	0.8.7 (55)	Won by three points	Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary (H)	6,200
2	Friday, 6 March (7:10 pm)	Sydney	1.4.6 (39)	0.10.15 (75)	Won by 36 points	Coffs Harbour International Stadium (A)
3	Friday, 20 March (7:40 pm)	Gold Coast	0.8.15 (63)	1.7.12 (63)	Match drawn	Metricon Stadium (A)
Source

Premiership Season

Home and away season

See also: 2015 AFL season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores(Brisbane's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ladder position
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 4 April (6:20 pm)	Collingwood	11.8 (74)	12.14 (86)	Lost by 12 points	The Gabba (H)	31,240 [16]	13th
2	Sunday, 12 April (4:40 pm)	North Melbourne	20.13 (133)	7.9 (51)	Lost by 82 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	22,275	17th
3	Saturday, 18 April (7:20 pm)	Richmond	8.10 (58)	21.11 (137)	Lost by 79 points	The Gabba (H)	22,441 [17]	18th
4	Sunday, 26 April (1:10 pm)	West Coast	9.11 (65)	17.16 (118)	Lost by 53 points	The Gabba (H)	16,632	18th
5	Saturday, 2 May (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast	18.10 (118)	7.12 (54)	Lost by 64 points	Metricon Stadium (A)	12,464	18th
6	Sunday, 10 May (3:20 pm)	Carlton	11.9 (75)	12.12 (84)	Won by 9 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	20,273	18th
7	Sunday, 17 May (4:40 pm)	Port Adelaide	15.12 (102)	8.17 (65)	Won by 37 points	The Gabba (H)	15,957
8	Sunday, 24 May (1:10 pm)	Essendon	21.10 (136)	12.6 (78)	Lost by 58 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	36,857
9	Sunday, 31 May (1:10 pm)	St Kilda	13.8 (86)	16.12 (108)	Lost by 22 points	The Gabba (H)	16,898
10	Sunday, 7 June (1:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	14.13 (97)	10.7 (67)	Lost by 30 points	Spotless Stadium (A)	9,079
11	Bye
12	Saturday, 20 June (7:20 pm)	Western Bulldogs	22.14 (146)	11.8 (74)	Lost by 72 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	21,129
13	Saturday, 27 June (4:35 pm)	Adelaide	10.9 (69)	11.16 (82)	Lost by 13 points	The Gabba (H)	18,146
14	Sunday, 5 July (2:40 pm)	Fremantle	13.6 (84)	7.6 (48)	Lost by 36 points	Patersons Stadium (A)	32,970
15	Sunday, 12 July (4:40 pm)	Sydney	7.7 (49)	10.10 (70)	Lost by 21 points	The Gabba (H)	16,936	18th
16	Sunday, 19 July (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	8.12 (60)	4.12 (36)	Lost by 24 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	25,149
17	Saturday, 25 July (7:20 pm)	North Melbourne	5.8 (38)	16.14 (110)	Lost by 72 points	The Gabba (H)	15,563
18	Saturday, 1 August (1:45 pm)	Geelong	17.11 (113)	8.9 (57)	Lost by 56 points	Simonds Stadium (A)	21,914
19	Saturday, 8 August (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast	14.16 (100)	17.12 (114)	Lost by 14 points	The Gabba (H)	20,025
20	Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm)	Carlton	20.11 (131)	9.13 (67)	Won by 64 points	The Gabba (H)	17,744	17th
21	Saturday, 22 August (7:10 pm)	Adelaide	20.11 (131)	6.8 (44)	Lost by 87 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	47,527	18th
22	Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn	21.8 (134)	9.8 (62)	Lost by 72 points	Aurora Stadium (A)	11,731	18th
23	Saturday, 5 September (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs	19.16 (130)	19.8 (122)	Won by 8 points	The Gabba (H)	15,434	17th

Ladder

2015 AFL ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Fremantle	22	17	5	0	1857	1564	118.7	68	Finals series
2	West Coast	22	16	5	1	2330	1572	148.2	66
3	Hawthorn (P)	22	16	6	0	2452	1548	158.4	64
4	Sydney	22	16	6	0	2006	1578	127.1	64
5	Richmond	22	15	7	0	1930	1568	123.1	60
6	Western Bulldogs	22	14	8	0	2101	1825	115.1	56
7	Adelaide	21	13	8	0	2107	1821	115.7	54 [a]
8	North Melbourne	22	13	9	0	2062	1937	106.5	52
9	Port Adelaide	22	12	10	0	2002	1874	106.8	48
10	Geelong	21	11	9	1	1853	1833	101.1	48 [a]
11	Greater Western Sydney	22	11	11	0	1872	1891	99.0	44
12	Collingwood	22	10	12	0	1972	1856	106.3	40
13	Melbourne	22	7	15	0	1573	2044	77.0	28
14	St Kilda	22	6	15	1	1695	2162	78.4	26
15	Essendon	22	6	16	0	1580	2134	74.0	24
16	Gold Coast	22	4	17	1	1633	2240	72.9	18
17	Brisbane Lions	22	4	18	0	1557	2306	67.5	16
18	Carlton	22	4	18	0	1525	2354	64.8	16

Source: ^[18]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:

1. The round 14 match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled due to the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh, and both teams were awarded two premiership points each.

Brownlow Medal

See also: 2015 Brownlow Medal

Results

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Brownlow Medal tally

Player	1 vote games	2 vote games	3 vote games	Total votes
Total

• italics denotes ineligible player

Tribunal cases

Player	Round	Charge category	Verdict	Result	Victim	Club	Ref(s)
Darcy Gardiner	14	Wrestling	Guilty	$1,000 fine	Hayden Ballantyne	Fremantle
Stefan Martin	13	Striking	Guilty	Two match ban	Luke Brown	Adelaide
Darcy Gardiner	6	Engaging in rough conduct	Guilty	$1,000 fine	Marc Murphy	Carlton
Tom Rockliff	6	Engaging in a melee	Guilty	$1,000 fine		Carlton
Claye Beams	6	Engaging in a melee	Guilty	$1,000 fine		Carlton
Darcy Gardiner	6	Engaging in a melee	Guilty	$1,000 fine		Carlton
Nick Robertson	5	Striking	Guilty	$1,000 fine	Tom Nicholls	Gold Coast

References

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2. "Christensen officially a Lion". AFL.com.au. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
3. "Former Blue Robinson finds new home at the Lions". AFL.com.au. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
4. "Third time unlucky: Lions legend Brown calls it quits". 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
5. "Moloney hangs up his boots". 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
6. "McGrath's last hurrah". 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
7. "Raines keen to play on after leaving Lions". 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
8. Andrew Hamilton (3 December 2014). "AFL rookie draft: Gold Coast Suns pick Andrew Raines and mature-age recruits". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
9. "Lions dump seven". September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
10. Tim Mitchell (16 November 2014). "Former Brisbane midfielder James Polkinghorne headlines Essendon VFL signings". Moonee Valley Leader. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
11. "2015 Peter Jackson VFL Fixture". Port Melbourne Football Club. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
12. "Nick Hayes returns to the Eagles". Woodville West Torrens Football Club. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
13. "Ex-Lion out to grasp Bomber opportunity". Triple M. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
14. Luke d'Anello (25 February 2015). "Winds of change sweep through VFL club Werribee but coach John Lamont remains positive". Wyndham Leader. Werribee, VIC. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
15. "Lions defender Joel Patfull completes switch to GWS". AFL.com.au. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
16. "AFL: Collingwood v Brisbane Lions" . Retrieved 19 July 2015.
17. "AFL: Brisbane Lions v Richmond" . Retrieved 19 July 2015.
18. "2015 AFL Ladder". Zero Hanger. 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2023.