Saturday night was eerily similar to last year’s preliminary final – but this time it was domination in slow motion by the Lions. So, what does it really tell us about the Cats? DAN BATTEN looks for the answer.
Brisbane have completed a stunning 35-point turnaround, with a slick second half performance showing their class.
Will McLachlan was staking his claim for the mid-season draft 12 months ago. Last week, he made his AFL debut for the reigning premiers. The Falcons export reflects on his whirlwind year and the setbacks that helped him get there.
Charlie Cameron and Kai Lohmann will be ‘handy inclusions’ for the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night for their game against Geelong.
Will Ashcroft grew up a staunch Cats supporter. And after playing a role in vanquishing Geelong from the premiership race last year, the young Lion shared a special moment with Chris Scott.
The Brisbane Lions are intent on extending their unbeaten start to their AFL premiership defence on Saturday night at the Gabba against Geelong.
When Brisbane Lions CEO Greg Swann heard the news that a new 63,000-seat stadium would be build for the Olympics, he said it ‘felt like grand final morning’. Here’s what it means for the AFL.
One of the AFL’s best players wants seemingly unsettled West Coast Eagles teenager Harley Reid to “play some good footy and enjoy himself”.
The heat didn’t seem to bother Lions star Lachie Neale against West Coast Eagles despite calls for no more noon games in Brisbane.
If Brisbane fans had hoped to leave the Gabba on Sunday with their key forward questions answered, they would have been disappointed. Thankfully, the Lions have time on their side.
Lions coach Chris Fagan knows from experience not to be fooled by round-one results, so he has prepared his Brisbane team to be ready for a much-improved West Coast Eagles on Sunday.
Dashing defender Darcy Wilmot refuses to be a slave to the footballer stereotype and at the Brisbane Lions, he has found the perfect club to embrace what he calls the ‘Wilmot Way’.
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