2023 Brisbane Lions season explained
Club: | Brisbane Lions |
Season: | 2023 |
Coach: | Chris Fagan (7th season) |
Captain: | Harris Andrews & Lachie Neale (1st season) |
Home Ground: | The Gabba |
Preseason Comp: | Practice Match |
Preseason Result: | Won by 46 |
Regularseason Comp: | Home & Away |
Finals Series: | Finals |
Prevseason: | 2022 |
Nextseason: | 2024 |
Regularseason Result: | 2nd (17-6-0) |
Highest Attendance: | 33,565 vs. (Round 4) |
Lowest Attendance: | 23,286 vs. (Round 10) |
Average Attendance: | 29,285 |
Club Membership: | 54,676 |
Finals Result: | Runners-up |
Leading Goalscorer: | Joe Daniher (61 Goals) |
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.
Squad
Squad changes
In
Out
Season
See main article: 2023 AFL season.
Pre-season matches
Home & Away Season
Finals Series
Awards & Milestones
AFL Awards
AFL Awards Nominations
Milestones
References
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- Web site: Bastiani . Gemma . 2023-04-29 . Lethal Lions tame Dockers to notch fourth-straight win . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429064552/https://www.afl.com.au/news/913840/lethal-lions-tame-dockers-to-notch-fourth-straight-win/ . 2023-04-29 . 2023-06-30 . afl.com.au.
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- Web site: Whiting . Michael . 2023-06-16 . Lions hang on as Swans' finals hopes take another hit . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616132647/https://www.afl.com.au/news/950892/brisbane-lions-hang-on-as-sydney-swans-finals-hopes-take-another-hit . 2023-06-16 . 2023-06-30 . afl.com.au.
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- Web site: 2023-07-14 . Demons come from the clouds to break Lion hearts . 2023-09-30 . afl.com.au . en.
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- Web site: 2023-07-29 . Kings of the QClash: SUNS put dent in Lions' top-two hopes . 2023-09-30 . goldcoastfc.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-06 . Lions keep top-two hopes alive in thriller against Freo . 2023-09-30 . afl.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-12 . Lions keep top-two in sight as Crows' campaign hits a snag . 2023-09-30 . afl.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-18 . Minor premiership race wide open as Lions knock off Pies . 2023-09-30 . afl.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-26 . Top-two Lions look to home finals after downing Saints . 2023-09-30 . afl.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-09-09 . Ruthless Lions rip through Power to book prelim spot . 2023-09-30 . afl.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-09-23 . Lions bound for Grand Final after ending Blues' dream . 2023-09-30 . afl.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-09-30 . Sweet 16: Magpies outlast Lions in thrilling Grand Final . 2023-09-30 . collingwoodfc.com.au . en.
- Web site: Times . Golden Plains . 2023-09-28 . Lachie Neale crowned Brownlow Medal winner . 2023-10-01 . Golden Plains Times . en-AU.
- Web site: 2023-08-23 . No.1 pick's weird snub; 2023's big slide worse than we first thought: AFL's best young team revealed . 2023-10-01 . Fox Sports . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-30 . AFL names the 2023 All-Australian team . 2023-10-01 . afl.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-10 . Dockers dominate 22Under22 with five members as squad revealed . 2023-10-01 . Fox Sports . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-28 . Revealed: Pies dominate, star trio in line for rare honour as 44-man All-Aus squad named . 2023-10-01 . Fox Sports . en.
- Web site: Monteverde . Marco . 2023-03-16 . Will Ashcroft to debut for Brisbane Lions in round one clash against Port Adelaide . 2023-06-30 . news.com.au.
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- Web site: 2023-04-20 . Bailey Set to Notch 100th Game Milestone . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420054415/https://www.lions.com.au/news/1311463/bailey-set-to-notch . 2023-04-20 . 2023-06-30 . lions.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-05-08 . Charlie Cameron Joins the '100 in a Row' Club . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510045631/https://www.lions.com.au/news/1326032/charlie-cameron-joins-the-100-in-a-row-club . 2023-05-10 . 2023-06-30 . lions.com.au.
- Web site: 2023-06-15 . Cam Rayner Reaches the Ton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616001106/https://www.lions.com.au/news/1358497/rayner-notches-the-ton . 2023-06-16 . 2023-06-30 . lions.com.au.
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- Web site: Blucher . Peter . 2023-06-27 . Neale Down to Lachie's Impressive 100 Games . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627093324/https://www.lions.com.au/news/1366163/neale-down-to-lachies-impressive-100-games . 2023-06-27 . 2023-06-30 . lions.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-11 . 'He's just a ripper': Milestone footballer top of class . 2023-09-30 . The Standard . en-AU.
- Web site: 2023-08-08 . McKenna: The Transition Came Through Hard Work . 2023-09-30 . lions.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-24 . Academy Kid to Milestone Forward, Hipwood reaches 150 . 2023-09-30 . lions.com.au . en.
- Web site: 2023-09-06 . King Charles to Notch 200 . 2023-09-30 . lions.com.au . en.
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