| Club: | Brisbane Lions |
| Season: | 2018 |
| President: | Bob Sharpless |
| Coach: | Chris Fagan (AFL) Craig Starcevich (AFLW) |
| Captain: | Dayne Beams (AFL, until May 23) Dayne Zorko (AFL, from May 23) Emma Zielke (AFLW) |
| Home Ground: | The Gabba (AFL) South Pine Sports Complex (AFLW) |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 15th |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Eric Hipwood (37 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 21,850 vs. (May 7, 2018) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 11,267 vs. (June 23, 2018) |
| Average Attendance: | 18,406 |
| Club Membership: | 23,275 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Brisbane Lions season is the ' 22nd season in the AFL. It is also their 2nd season in the AFL Women's and they will field a reserves team in the NEAFL.
See main article: 2018 AFL season.
See main article: 2017 AFL draft.
At the end of the 2017 season, the Lions announced that they were delisting five players from their squad: Ryan Harwood, Jarrad Jansen, Josh Clayton, Jonathan Freeman and Blake Grewar. They had all played in the Lions' 2017 NEAFL Grand Final win. After 154 games at the club, former captain Tom Rockliff accepted an offer to go to as a restricted free agent and Brisbane decided not to match Port Adelaide's offer. They received a draft pick at the end of the first round (pick 18) as compensation.
On the last day of the 2017 trade period, Brisbane made three trades. Four-time premiership player and former captain of Luke Hodge decided to come out of retirement and was traded to the Lions. Queenslander Charlie Cameron also requested a trade to the club and the Lions gave up pick 12 to secure him. Young key forward Josh Schache, who Brisbane had drafted with pick 2 in the 2015 national draft, requested a trade back to Victoria. He was traded to the in exchange for two draft picks in the 2017 draft.
| Player | Date | Reason | Career games | Career goals | Ref. | |
| Ryan Harwood | 12 September 2017 | Delisted | 81 | 6 | [1] | |
| Jarrad Jansen | 12 September 2017 | Delisted | 8 | 4 | ||
| Josh Clayton | 12 September 2017 | Delisted | 2 | 0 | ||
| Jonathan Freeman | 12 September 2017 | Delisted | 14 | 16 | ||
| Blake Grewar | 12 September 2017 | Delisted | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Gained | From | Lost | Ref. | |
| 19 October 2017 | Luke Hodge Pick 44 | Pick 43 Pick 75 | [2] | ||
| 19 October 2017 | Charlie Cameron | Pick 12 | [3] | ||
| 19 October 2017 | Pick 25 Pick 40 | Josh Schache | [4] |
| Player | Date | Type | New club | Compensation | Ref. | |
| Tom Rockliff | 11 October 2017 | Restricted | End of first round | [5] |
See main article: 2018 AFLX competition.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 119 | 11 | 8 | |
| Richmond | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 100 | 10 | 4 | |
| Greater Western Sydney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 113 | -21 | 0 |
See main article: 2018 JLT Community Series.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Saturday, 3 March (3:35 pm) | align=left | 5.10 (40) | 14.11 (95) | Lost by 55 points | Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (H) | 1,901 | |
| 2 | align=left | Sunday, 11 March (3:35 pm) | align=left | 7.7 (49) | 4.18 (42) | Lost by 7 points | Fankhauser Reserve (A) | 1,649 | |
See main article: 2018 AFL season.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | ||||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Saturday, 24 March (3:35 pm) | align=left | 16.11 (107) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 25 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 23,731 | 13th | |
| 2 | align=left | Saturday, 31 March (6:25 pm) | align=left | 10.14 (74) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 26 points | The Gabba (H) | 17,141 | 15th | |
| 3 | align=left | Saturday, 7 April (1:15 pm) | align=left | 14.13 (97) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 5 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 36,363 | 17th | |
| 4 | align=left | Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | align=left | 16.14 (110) | 2.5 (17) | Lost by 93 points | MCG (A) | 32,870 | 17th | |
| 5 | align=left | Sunday, 22 April (4:40 pm) | align=left | 10.11 (71) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 5 points | The Gabba (H) | 16,087 | 17th | |
| 6 | align=left | Saturday, 28 April (4:35 pm) | align=left | 10.17 (77) | 5.13 (43) | Lost by 34 points | Spotless Stadium (A) | 10,046 | 17th | |
| 7 | align=left | Sunday, 6 May (4:40 pm) | align=left | 18.6 (114) | 19.7 (121) | Lost by 7 points | The Gabba (H) | 21,580 | 17th | |
| 8 | align=left | Saturday, 12 May (7:25 pm) | align=left | 16.11 (107) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 14 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 20,865 | 18th | |
| 9 | align=left | Sunday, 20 May (3:20 pm) | align=left | 20.9 (129) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 56 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,628 | 17th | |
| 10 | align=left | Sunday, 26 May (4:35 pm) | align=left | 6.13 (49) | 10.7 (67) | Lost by 18 points | The Gabba (H) | 18,702 | 17th | |
| 11 | align=left | Saturday, 3 June (1:10 pm) | align=left | 21.15 (141) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 54 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 22,133 | 17th | |
| 12 | align=left | Sunday, 10 June (1:10 pm) | align=left | 8.14 (62) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 22 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,476 | 17th | |
| 13 | Bye | 17th | ||||||||
| 14 | align=left | Saturday, 23 June (4:35 pm) | align=left | 12.10 (82) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 27 points | The Gabba (H) | 11,267 | 17th | |
| 15 | align=left | Sunday, 1 July (2:40 pm) | align=left | 9.10 (64) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 55 points | Optus Stadium (A) | 41,674 | 17th | |
| 16 | align=left | Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm) | align=left | 18.12 (120) | 7.13 (55) | Won by 65 points | The Gabba (H) | 21,074 | 16th | |
| 17 | align=left | Saturday, 14 July (1:45 pm) | align=left | 9.11 (65) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 35 points | University of Tasmania Stadium (A) | 12,557 | 16th | |
| 18 | align=left | Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) | align=left | 13.10 (88) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 5 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,475 | 16th | |
| 19 | align=left | Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) | align=left | 18.12 (120) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 42 points | GMHBA Stadium (A) | 28,226 | 16th | |
| 20 | align=left | Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) | align=left | 16.8 (104) | 16.11 (107) | Lost by 3 points | The Gabba (H) | 18,395 | 16th | |
| 21 | align=left | Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) | align=left | 14.20 (104) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 31 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 33,390 | 16th | |
| 22 | align=left | Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) | align=left | 11.8 (74) | 10.18 (78) | Won by 4 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 11,907 | 15th | |
| 23 | align=left | Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm) | align=left | 11.6 (72) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 26 points | The Gabba (H) | 16,367 | 15th | |
| Round | Opponent | Player | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFL debut | |||
| Club debut | ||||
| Club debut | ||||
| 50 club games | ||||
| 2 | 100 AFL games | |||
| 4 | 150 AFL games | |||
| AFL debut | ||||
| 6 | AFL debut | |||
| 7 | 50 AFL games | |||
| AFL debut | ||||
| 12 | 100 AFL games | |||
| 15 | 150 AFL games | |||
| 50 club games | ||||
| 16 | 100 AFL games | |||
| 18 | 50 club games | |||
| 20 | AFL debut[6] | |||
| 21 | 50 AFL games |
| Round | Opponent | Award | Player | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Cameron[7] | Gathered the ball under pressure and fended off a tackle before snapping truly on his non-preferred side. | ||||
| Alex Witherden[8] | 24 disposals | ||||
| Mark of the Year | Charlie Cameron[9] | Took an acrobatic leap over teammate Darcy Gardiner. | |||
| Cameron Rayner[10] | 19 disposals (11 contested), 2 goals |
| Overall Rank | Player | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| =8 | 18 | |
| =64 | 6 | |
| Dayne Zorko | ||
| =82 | 5 | |
| =105 | 3 | |
| =141 | 2 | |
| =169 | 1 | |
| Tom Cutler (ineligible) | ||
| Hugh McCluggage | ||
| Mitch Robinson (ineligible) | ||
| Alex Witherden | ||