Brisbane Lions
Analysis
AFL 2024
How the AFL review became an orgy of club self-interest
There have been some sober, intelligent suggestions on potential changes to the AFL competition, but certain issues have been dominated by self-interest, point-scoring and whingeing.
- by Jake Niall
Latest
Analysis
AFL 2024
Magpies try one great escape too many; Hawks back in the box office
Craig McRae’s team has pulled off a number of death-defying comebacks, but on Saturday its luck ran out. Meanwhile, the Hawks are now among the league’s greatest showmen.
- by Andrew Stafford
‘We went into our shells’: Goodwin admits Demons played it too safe in goalless final term
Simon Goodwin admits his Melbourne players went into their shells during another goalless final term that cost them dearly.
- by Andrew Stafford
In Depth
AFL 2024
Grand moves: AFL ponders concessions for non-Victorian clubs on footy’s biggest day
Chris Fagan has explained to the league the vast differences experiencing a grand final as Brisbane Lions coach and as a senior football executive with Hawthorn.
- by Caroline Wilson
‘Game was there for the taking’: Melbourne lament another goalless last quarter; Lions keep on surging
The Brisbane Lions just keep on coming, winning a thriller against Melbourne. A costly free kick against Demon Alex Neal-Bullen resulted in the winning goal from Hugh McCluggage, who slotted home a beauty from the boundary.
- by Roy Ward and Andrew Stafford
AFL teams and tips: Hawks leave out Breust; Kangas lose Wardlaw to concussion
A full round of AFL footy is back after the mid-season bye period. See the selected teams as they’re announced for round 16 and what the expert tipsters think.
Why Lion’s injury return could ignite top-four hopes
Coach Chris Fagan said the 20-year-old had “wanted to break the world record for coming back from an ACL”. Reality said otherwise.
- by Nick Wright
Eye to the future: AFL clubs expected to be able to trade two years of picks
Clubs will be allowed to trade draft picks two years in advance under mooted AFL changes that could come in as soon as this year, while trading salary-cap space for draft picks is also on the agenda.
- by Michael Gleeson
Analysis
AFL 2024
A rough year gets worse for Tomahawk; Blues, Lions, Swans and Hawks reap rewards of good bye-rounds form
Even before he injured his foot, there were signs Tom Hawkins was coming towards the end of his AFL career and slowing down, just like Jarryd Roughead in his final season. Meanwhile, our form ladder shows which teams made a run during the mid-season bye rounds.
- by Marc McGowan
Four Points
AFL 2024
Why Fagan’s Lions can still roar into the four
Not only can the Brisbane Lions still make the AFL’s top four, they deserve to, given the way they’re playing.
- by Michael Gleeson
Kanga heartache: Surging Roos go super close to reeling in 39-point deficit
Melbourne’s season has a pulse after they scraped their way to a heart-stopping three-point victory over North Melbourne. Elsewhere, Sydney Swans made it 10 wins on the trot while Ken Hinkley was jeered at home after Port Adelaide were crunched by the resurgent Brisbane Lions.
- by Roy Ward
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