2023 Brisbane Lions season

Brisbane Lions AFL season
Brisbane Lions
2023 season
CoachChris Fagan
(7th season)
Captain(s)Harris Andrews & Lachie Neale
(1st season)
Home groundThe Gabba
Practice MatchWon by 46
Home & Away2nd (17-6-0)
FinalsRunners-up
Leading goalkickerJoe Daniher (61 Goals)
Highest home attendance33,565 vs. Collingwood (Round 4)
Lowest home attendance23,286 vs. Gold Coast (Round 10)
Average home attendance29,285
Club membership54,676
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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.

Overview

Captain Coach Home ground W-L-D Ladder Finals Best and fairest Leading goalkicker
Harris Andrews & Lachie Neale[1] Chris Fagan[2] The Gabba[3] 17-6-0[4] 2nd[4] Runners-Up TBD Joe Daniher (61)[5]

Squad

Playing List & Statistics[6]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Tackles Marks Hitouts
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

Squad changes

In

No. Name Position Previous Club via
8 Queensland Will Ashcroft Midfielder Sandringham Dragons AFL national draft, first round

(pick No. 2)[7]

34 New South Wales Shadeau Brain Forward Noosa Category B rookie selections[8]
5 New South Wales Josh Dunkley Midfielder Western Bulldogs trade[9]
28 Queensland Jaspa Fletcher Midfielder Sherwood Magpies AFL national draft, first round

(pick No. 12)[10]

19 Victoria (state) Jack Gunston Forward Hawthorn trade[11]
50 Queensland Darryl McDowell-White Forward Brisbane VFL Category B rookie selections[12]
26 Ulster Conor McKenna Defender Essendon pre-season supplemental selection period[13]

Out

No. Name Position New Club via
13 Victoria (state) Tom Berry Forward Gold Coast trade[14]
42 Victoria (state) Mitch Cox Forward Williamstown Seagulls[15] delisted[16]
26 Queensland Connor McFadyen Forward Sturt delisted[17]
25 Victoria (state) Daniel McStay Forward Collingwood free agent[18]
5 Tasmania Mitch Robinson Midfielder - retired[19]
8 Victoria (state) Ely Smith Midfielder South Adelaide delisted[16]
41 Munster Deividas Uosis Defender - delisted[16]

Season

Pre-season matches

Brisbane's 2023 practice match and AAMI Community Series fixtures
Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Ref
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]

Home & Away Season

Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref
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]

Finals Series

Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ref
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]

Ladder

Pos Team
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 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
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
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards & Milestones

AFL Awards

AFL Awards Nominations

Milestones

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External links

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