2023 season | |||
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Coach | Chris Fagan (7th season) | ||
Captain(s) | Harris Andrews & Lachie Neale (1st season) | ||
Home ground | The Gabba | ||
Practice Match | Won by 46 | ||
Home & Away | 2nd (17-6-0) | ||
Finals | Runners-up | ||
Leading goalkicker | Joe Daniher (61 Goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 33,565 vs. Collingwood (Round 4) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 23,286 vs. Gold Coast (Round 10) | ||
Average home attendance | 29,285 | ||
Club membership | 54,676 | ||
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The 2023 Brisbane Lions season was the club's 27th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Lions were captained by Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale. This was the first year of their co-captaincy. Chris Fagan completed his seventh season as the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions.
Captain | Coach | Home ground | W-L-D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker |
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Harris Andrews & Lachie Neale [1] | Chris Fagan [2] | The Gabba [3] | 17-6-0 [4] | 2nd [4] | Runners-Up | Harris Andrews | Joe Daniher (61) [5] |
Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Tackles | Marks | Hitouts |
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Kai Lohmann | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
Devon Robertson | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 73 | 144 | 42 | 34 | 0 |
Joe Daniher | 3 | 26 | 61 | 37 | 316 | 72 | 388 | 20 | 154 | 48 |
Callum Ah Chee | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 45 | 126 | 27 | 42 | 0 |
Josh Dunkley | 5 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 261 | 321 | 582 | 165 | 120 | 0 |
Hugh McCluggage | 6 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 327 | 231 | 558 | 91 | 117 | 0 |
Jarrod Berry | 7 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 268 | 172 | 440 | 64 | 119 | 0 |
Will Ashcroft | 8 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 200 | 198 | 398 | 63 | 61 | 0 |
Lachie Neale (c) | 9 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 311 | 383 | 694 | 106 | 109 | 0 |
Daniel Rich | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 24 | 137 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
Lincoln McCarthy | 11 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 188 | 93 | 281 | 72 | 62 | 0 |
Nakia Cockatoo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blake Coleman | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Madden | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Dayne Zorko | 15 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 272 | 106 | 378 | 71 | 118 | 0 |
Cam Rayner | 16 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 215 | 153 | 368 | 58 | 102 | 0 |
Jarryd Lyons | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 46 | 93 | 24 | 12 | 0 |
Keidean Coleman | 18 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 306 | 86 | 392 | 62 | 120 | 0 |
Jack Gunston | 19 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 134 | 36 | 170 | 16 | 88 | 0 |
Jaxon Prior | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
Tom Fullarton | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Sharp | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Charlie Cameron | 23 | 26 | 59 | 27 | 196 | 61 | 257 | 76 | 88 | 0 |
Marcus Adams | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Henry Smith | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Conor McKenna | 26 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 358 | 81 | 439 | 38 | 95 | 0 |
Darcy Gardiner | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
Jaspa Fletcher | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 102 | 63 | 165 | 17 | 65 | 0 |
James Tunstill | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Eric Hipwood | 30 | 26 | 41 | 29 | 200 | 57 | 257 | 49 | 140 | 5 |
Harris Andrews (c) | 31 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 88 | 369 | 31 | 203 | 0 |
Darcy Fort | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 11 | 12 | 90 |
Zac Baily | 33 | 24 | 29 | 19 | 254 | 148 | 402 | 72 | 76 | 0 |
Shadeau Brain | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Lester | 35 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 197 | 71 | 268 | 38 | 119 | 0 |
Rhys Mathieson | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Starcevich | 37 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 72 | 305 | 40 | 116 | 0 |
Carter Michael | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Payne | 40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 48 | 225 | 20 | 124 | 0 |
Darragh Joyce | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
Noah Answorth | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
Darcy Wilmot | 44 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 297 | 109 | 406 | 43 | 107 | 0 |
Kalin Lane | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oscar McInerney | 46 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 173 | 137 | 310 | 72 | 44 | 0 |
Darryl McDowell-White | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
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8 | Will Ashcroft | Midfielder | Sandringham Dragons | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 2) [7] |
34 | Shadeau Brain | Forward | Noosa | Category B rookie selections [8] |
5 | Josh Dunkley | Midfielder | Western Bulldogs | trade [9] |
28 | Jaspa Fletcher | Midfielder | Sherwood Magpies | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 12) [10] |
19 | Jack Gunston | Forward | Hawthorn | trade [11] |
50 | Darryl McDowell-White | Forward | Brisbane VFL | Category B rookie selections [12] |
26 | Conor McKenna | Defender | Essendon | pre-season supplemental selection period [13] |
No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
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13 | Tom Berry | Forward | Gold Coast | trade [14] |
42 | Mitch Cox | Forward | Williamstown Seagulls [15] | delisted [16] |
26 | Connor McFadyen | Forward | Sturt | delisted [17] |
25 | Daniel McStay | Forward | Collingwood | free agent [18] |
5 | Mitch Robinson | Midfielder | - | retired [19] |
8 | Ely Smith | Midfielder | South Adelaide | delisted [16] |
41 | Deividas Uosis | Defender | - | delisted [16] |
Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Ref | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||
Friday, 24 February (4:20 pm) | Sydney | 8.6.54 | 15.9.99 | Won by 45 points | Tramway Oval [A] | [20] |
Thursday, 2 March (12:00 pm) | Geelong | 13.13.91 | 6.9.45 | Won by 46 points | Brighton Home Arena [H] | [21] |
Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
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Scores | |||||||||
1 | Saturday, 18 March (4:05 pm) | Port Adelaide | 18.18.126 | 11.6.72 | Lost by 54 points | Adelaide Oval [A] | 34,255 | 15th | [22] |
2 | Friday, 24 March (7:55 pm) | Melbourne | 14.9.93 | 13.4.82 | Won by 11 points | The Gabba [H] | 30,047 | 12th | [23] |
3 | Thursday, 30 March (7:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 10.7.67 | 7.11.53 | Lost by 14 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 23,665 | 14th | [24] |
4 | Thursday, 6 April (7:35 pm) | Collingwood | 18.8.116 | 11.17.83 | Won by 33 points | The Gabba [H] | 33,565 | 8th | [25] |
5 | Saturday, 15 April (12:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 22.20.152 | 12.5.77 | Won by 75 points | Adelaide Hills [H] | 7,329 | 8th | [26] |
6 | Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 13.9.87 | 16.12.108 | Won by 21 points | Manuka Oval [A] | 10,461 | 6th | [27] |
7 | Saturday, 29 April (1:45 pm) | Fremantle | 17.13.115 | 10.7.67 | Won by 48 points | The Gabba [H] | 25,528 | 4th | [28] |
8 | Friday, 5 May (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 11.8.74 | 15.10.100 | Won by 26 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 45,548 | 4th | [29] |
9 | Saturday, 13 May (7:25 pm) | Essendon | 12.15.87 | 6.9.45 | Won by 42 points | The Gabba [H] | 31,898 | 3rd | [30] |
10 | Saturday, 20 May (7:25 pm) | Gold Coast | 16.11.107 | 9.10.64 | Won by 43 points | The Gabba [H] | 23,286 | 2nd | [31] |
11 | Sunday, 28 May (6:55 pm) | Adelaide | 14.11.95 | 10.18.78 | Lost by 17 points | Adelaide Oval [A] | 33,188 | 3rd | [32] |
12 | Bye | 4th | Bye | ||||||
13 | Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 15.8.98 | 11.7.73 | Lost by 25 points | MCG [A] | 35,869 | 4th | [33] |
14 | Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm) | Sydney | 13.19.97 | 12.9.81 | Won by 16 points | The Gabba [H] | 28,561 | 4th | [34] |
15 | Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm) | St Kilda | 8.8.56 | 12.12.84 | Won by 28 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 28,985 | 3rd | [35] |
16 | Thursday, 29 June (7:20 pm) | Richmond | 20.14.134 | 7.11.53 | Won by 81 points | The Gabba [H] | 30,022 | 3rd | [36] |
17 | Saturday, 8 July (1:45 pm) | West Coast | 16.20.116 | 5.5.35 | won by 81 points | The Gabba [H] | 24,843 | 3rd | [37] |
18 | Friday, 14 July (7:50 pm) | Melbourne | 16.9.105 | 16.8.104 | Lost by 1 point | MCG [A] | 38,030 | 3rd | [38] |
19 | Saturday, 22 July (4:35 pm) | Geelong | 9.10.64 | 7.1153 | Won by 11 points | The Gabba [H] | 32,586 | 3rd | [39] |
20 | Saturday, 29 July (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast | 15.6.96 | 7.3.55 | Lost by 41 points | Heritage Bank Stadium [A] | 14,097 | 3rd | [40] |
21 | Sunday, 6 August (2:40 pm) | Fremantle | 11.8.74 | 11.11.77 | Won by 3 points | Optus Stadium [A] | 37,845 | 3rd | [41] |
22 | Saturday, 12 August (4:35 pm) | Adelaide | 15.9.99 | 13.15.93 | Won by 6 points | The Gabba [H] | 30,107 | 2nd | [42] |
23 | Friday, 18 August (7:50 pm) | Collingwood | 15.10.100 | 19.10.124 | Won by 18 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 38,350 | 2nd | [43] |
24 | Saturday, 26 August (4:35 pm) | St Kilda | 9.18.72 | 9.6.60 | Won by 12 points | The Gabba [H] | 31,689 | 2nd | [44] |
Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
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Scores | ||||||||
2nd Qualifying final | Saturday, 9 September (7:25 pm) | Port Adelaide | 19.9.123 | 11.9.75 | Won by 48 points | The Gabba [H] | 36,020 | [45] |
2nd Preliminary final | Saturday, 23 September (5:15 pm) | Carlton | 11.13.79 | 9.9.63 | Won by 16 points | The Gabba [H] | 36,012 | [46] |
Grand Final | Saturday, 30 September (2:30 pm) | Collingwood | 12.18.90 | 13.8.86 | Lost by 4 points | MCG [A] | 100,024 | [47] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Collingwood (P) | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2142 | 1687 | 127.0 | 72 | Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2180 | 1771 | 123.1 | 68 | |
3 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2149 | 1906 | 112.7 | 68 | |
4 | Melbourne | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2079 | 1660 | 125.2 | 64 | |
5 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1922 | 1697 | 113.3 | 54 | |
6 | St Kilda | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1775 | 1647 | 107.8 | 52 | |
7 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | 1885 | 107.1 | 52 | |
8 | Sydney | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2050 | 1863 | 110.0 | 50 | |
9 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1919 | 1766 | 108.7 | 48 | |
10 | Adelaide | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2193 | 1877 | 116.8 | 44 | |
11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1838 | 2050 | 89.7 | 44 | |
12 | Geelong | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2088 | 1855 | 112.6 | 42 | |
13 | Richmond | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1856 | 1983 | 93.6 | 42 | |
14 | Fremantle | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1835 | 1898 | 96.7 | 40 | |
15 | Gold Coast | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1839 | 2006 | 91.7 | 36 | |
16 | Hawthorn | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1686 | 2101 | 80.2 | 28 | |
17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1657 | 2318 | 71.5 | 12 | |
18 | West Coast | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1418 | 2674 | 53.0 | 12 |
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