Brisbane Lions

LIVE: Emerging Roo makes long-awaited return as Lions axe pair in aim to avoid disaster

Brisbane and North Melbourne each aim to secure their maiden win of the season in the first of a Friday night Gather Round double-header.

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3 weeks ago, Fox Sports, Brisbane Lions

Lions could unleash first-year forward, star kept to quiet session

Brisbane will weigh up multiple selection calls ahead of their Gather Round clash.

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3 weeks ago, Zero Hanger, Brisbane Lions

Questions to ponder ahead of Round 4: Will the Lions roar to life, Will Freo’s form stand up and Can Ginni upstage former club?

Ahead of the much anticipated Gather Round, we ponder and dissect the big storylines as the AFL world descends upon South Australia. Adelaide v Melbourne How will Adelaide plan to bypass the Dees’ defence?An early observation of Adelaide’s 0-3 start has been their inability to negate opposition...

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3 weeks ago, The Roar, Brisbane Lions, Fremantle Dockers

The restricted free agent who could be lured away as Lions face “salary cap crunch”

Rival clubs are set to put sizeable offers in front of Brisbane restricted free agent Jarrod Berry according to Seven’s Mitch Cleary. The push to lure Berry away from Brisbane comes as the Lions face a salary cap squeeze and also need to re-sign fellow free agent Hugh McCluggage. While he’s heard that...

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3 weeks ago, SEN, Brisbane Lions

Lions not “catastrophising” poor start, looking at tall mix for answers

Could Eric Hipwood be dropped from the senior side?

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3 weeks ago, Zero Hanger, Brisbane Lions

Former Lions captain slams media 'beat up'

Former Brisbane Lions captain Tom Rockliff slammed a media "beat up" over leaked WhatsApp messages.

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3 weeks ago, The Age, Brisbane Lions

“I think that’s wrong”: The stats and facts that prove 2024 isn’t do-or-die for Lions

Daniel Hoyne believes 2024 isn’t do-or-die for the Brisbane Lions, explaining the history that will relieve a load off coach Chris Fagan. A 0-3 start to 2024 for the Lions – a club boasting a list that fell four points short of last year’s premiership – has raised eyebrows about Brisbane’s prospects...

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3 weeks ago, SEN, Brisbane Lions

Brutal truth for Brisbane’s flag revenge dream; 11-yr GF recovery takes shape: Power Rankings

Welcome back to the Power Rankings.

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3 weeks ago, Fox Sports, Brisbane Lions

The problem with coaches staying too long: Will Brisbane have the courage to move Chris Fagan on if they don’t contend?

Brisbane has started the season poorly, and different theories abound as to why. Prominent among those over the last week has been the reporting of internal unrest after various happenings related to an off-season trip divided the playing group. These allegations are always hard to prove, and...

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3 weeks ago, The Roar, Brisbane Lions

Aussie greats’ desperate bid to save Brisbane from 104-year Olympic stadium ‘embarrassment’

Champion swimmer Grant Hackett features among a group of celebrated Australian Olympians and Paralympians urging the Queensland Government to reconsider its contentious choice of stadium for the Brisbane Games in 2032.

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3 weeks ago, Fox Sports, Brisbane Lions

Lions set to swing axe in big shake-up; cruel twist could burn Pies champ: Team Tips

All 18 clubs will descend on South Australia for the second iteration of Gather Round, with nine matches to be played across four action-packed days.

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3 weeks ago, Fox Sports, Brisbane Lions, Collingwood Magpies

“Absolutely nothing in this story”: Zorko insists reports aren’t to blame for Brisbane failures

Brisbane veteran Dayne Zorko has denied claims that an off-season holiday to the USA has unravelled the Lions in 2024. Media reports and speculation suggests that Lions players are divided after a WhatsApp mishap late last year, which uploaded incriminating photos via an iCloud account, was seen by the...

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3 weeks ago, SEN, Brisbane Lions

Lions consider boycott over story

The Brisbane Lions are reportedly prepared to boycott 3AW radio and the Herald Sun over a story about a split in the playing group.

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3 weeks ago, The Age, Brisbane Lions

AFL News: Lions lash out at ‘poor, insensitive, factually incorrect’ Vegas claims, Hawkins in strife for phone breach

Harris Andrews is bracing for his sternest leadership test but insists there’s no internal tension, with the Brisbane Lions co-captain dismissing the impact of an off-season trip on their poor AFL start. Last year’s grand finalists are 0-3 ahead of Friday’s Gather Round date with...

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3 weeks ago, The Roar, Brisbane Lions

Brisbane urged to make big selection statement on key forward

Kane Cornes believes Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan needs to make a statement at the selection table to spark his side into action. Last year’s Grand Finalists find themselves 0-3 on the back of last Thursday’s loss to reigning premiers Collingwood and in desperate need of a victory to kickstart their...

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3 weeks ago, SEN, Brisbane Lions

‘Angry’ Lions lash out, threaten media boycott over ‘titillating and salacious’ Vegas fallout reports

The Brisbane Lions are reportedly considering a boycott of major news outlets, including newspaper The Herald Sun and radio station 3AW, over the reporting of their off-season incident which came to light last week.

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3 weeks ago, Fox Sports, Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions manager rejects ‘insensitive’ reports of divisive players’ trip to Las Vegas - video

Brisbane Lions manager Danny Dale says reporting that team disunity is behind their winless start to the 2024 AFL season is 'insensitive' and 'factually incorrect'. Dale speaks at a press conference on Monday after widespread reporting suggested there had been a falling out between some of the team following...

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3 weeks ago, The Guardian, Brisbane Lions

Brisbane blindsided: Lions deny off-season trip caused rift among players

There’s an old saying that, “what happens on an end-of-season trip should stay on the trip”, and that’s how the Brisbane Lions have responded to concerns about an off-season vacation by some of their players to the US. They say there’s no rift among players and the trip is not to blame for their winless...

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3 weeks ago, The Age, Brisbane Lions

Lions footy boss blasts US trip rumours

Brisbane Lions footy boss Danny Daly fronted the media to slam rumours concerning an off-season trip players took to the United States.

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3 weeks ago, The Age, Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions reject ‘insensitive’ reports of divisive players’ trip to Las Vegas

Danny Daly denies some players separated from partners after tripNo link between US trip and team’s early-season poor form, club saysThe Brisbane Lions have rejected suggestions of player disunity are behind their winless start to the 2024 AFL season. Widespread reporting over the weekend described a...

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3 weeks ago, The Guardian, Brisbane Lions

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