Back for another year, the SEN.com.au team gives you an insight into how every game will play out across the weekend. Labelling something a ‘certainty’ in any sport is fraught with danger. But we’ll attempt to find some anyway. Here is what we consider certainties for Friday night's blockbuster...
Brisbane coach Chris Fagan has welcomed the return of Dayne Zorko for Friday night’s Gabba clash with Melbourne but says the Lions need more than just their former skipper to erase the embarrassment of their first-round shocker against Port Adelaide.
AFL: Leigh Montagna believes there could be a long term problem at the Brisbane Lions.
Brisbane has been accused of having their “head in the sand a little bit” after statistics showed their Port Adelaide “horror show” isn’t as uncharacteristic as coach Chris Fagan claims.
Harris Andrews admits the Lions’ star midfield were shown up but are keen to prove their mettle in a Gabba homecoming against the Demons.
Lions ruckman Oscar McInerney says the Brisbane midfield must take responsibility for the “momentum” swings haunting his team.
Brisbane co-captain Harris Andrews has denied the Lions “got ahead of ourselves” and took a complacent attitude into the opening round after a stellar pre-season.
In 1983, Fitzroy Football Club returned to its old home in Brunswick Street to celebrate its 100th year. Players and supporters, led by Lions’ old warrior Kevin Murray, marched to the ground, while a 30-piece brass band played along in the rain.
Brisbane coach Chris Fagan demanded a swift response from his vaunted midfield unit after rampant Port Adelaide ran roughshod over the lacklustre Lions in a surprise 54-point rout at Adelaide Oval.
AFL: Port Adelaide have sent a warning shot to the league after defeating the Brisbane Lions by 54-points in the first round of the AFL.
AFL: After confusion on the goal line from Port Adelaide's Lachie Jones and Brisbane Roar's Harris Andrews, the decision went to review. Though it seems the decision did not take in to consideration multiple angles.
Port Adelaide’s pair of prized recruits have made instant impacts in a 54-point belting of premiership fancies the Brisbane Lions.
Ken Hinkley still has the support of the Port Adelaide players if Saturday’s display is anything to go by after the Power sent a massive warning shot to the competition at the Adelaide Oval. Hinkley and his men did a number on a Brisbane outfit expected to contend for this year’s premiership, running...
Port Adelaide and the Brisbane Lions face off in a huge battle between two finals contenders as both clubs unveil several exciting recruits.
If we rewind back to October 2018, West Coast have just prevailed against Collingwood by five points in one of the most memorable grand finals in recent memory. I was studying for a Bachelor of Sports Media at the time and there were numerous Collingwood supporters in my class talking about the heartache...
Chris Fagan has described Will Ashcroft as the most level-headed youngster he’s met, and any attempt by Port Adelaide to physically target him would be futile.
New Brisbane recruit Jack Gunston says Lions fans should be excited to see the continued development of young forwards Zac Bailey and Eric Hipwood this season. The three-time premiership player spoke about how he is particularly excited to share the forward line with “x-factor” Bailey. “I think Zac Bailey...
AFL: Brisbane Lions won't let the expectations of winning a flag get in their way of starting the season strong and hitting their personal goals as a club.
Teams are finalising their selection processes ahead of Round 1 which kicks off on Thursday. After gruelling pre-seasons, several clubs have had to make calls on availabilities of key players as matches kick off. At Brisbane, Dayne Zorko has failed to overcome a hamstring injury and will miss the Lions’...
Brisbane veteran Daniel Rich has embraced the “highest” flag expectations he has felt in his 15 years at the Lions and says it’s his dream to hold the premiership trophy aloft with his former captain Dayne Zorko.
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