Sleep-deprived star shines as captain reveals ‘best on ground’ at Lions’ Mad Monday

Less than 48 hours after their grand final triumph, the Brisbane Lions have rocked some hilarious Mad Monday efforts.

Brisbane's Mad Monday celebrations after winning the flag.

The Brisbane Lions have come into their 2024 Mad Monday celebrations on a heater, just less than 48 hours after winning their first premiership in 21 years.

Co-captain Harris Andrews led the charge facing the media after their 10-goal win over Sydney, using a voice that had clearly been doing plenty of singing and speaking since his maiden AFL flag.

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“Yeah, we’re having some good fun – the boys are getting around it (the celebrations). Best-and-fairest on Thursday night, so very exciting,” Andrews told journalists outside the Boundary Hotel in Brisbane’s West End.

When asked who his tip was for the ‘best on ground’ tag in the celebrations, the two-time All-Australian looked over both shoulders – funnily insinuating it could be him – before giving a midfield teammate the all-important label.

“Not me – Jarrod Berry, (he’s) right up there,” Andrews replied.

Dual premiership player Josh Dunkley – like many of his teammates – has rightly been short on sleep the last two night, as celebrations continued.

“Combined over the couple of nights, probably about six hours,” Dunkley admitted.

Among the costumes, Andrews came as a child that had been abducted by an alien, Reece Torrent and Luke Lloyd were Mario and Luigi, while Henry Smith and Carter Michael arrived as the Bananas in Pyjamas.

Rick and Morty, Spider-Man and Walter White from Breaking Bad also turned up.

Check out a gallery of the costumes below.

Cam Rayner (left) and Harris Andrews (right) pose with the premiership cup at the start of Mad Monday celebrations Monday, September 30, 2024 – (Photo by Richard Walker)

Josh Dunkley arrived via skateboard. (Photo by Richard Walker)

(from left to right) Will McLachlan, Jarryd Lyons, Noah Answerth and Luke Beecken at the Boundary Hotel on Monday afternoon (Photo by Richard Walker)

Zac Bailey as fictional superhero Spider-Man. (Photo by Richard Walker)

First year Lions players Luke Lloyd (left) and Reece Torrent (right) as Mario and Luigi. (Photo by Richard Walker)

Premiership hero Brandon Starcevich as Walter White from popular TV show ‘Breaking Bad’. (Photo by Richard Walker)

Injured Brisbane defender Darcy Gardiner with an excellent Ali G impression. (Photo by Richard Walker)

Young Lions Carter Michael (left) and Henry Smith (right) in full force as B1 and B2. (Photo by Richard Walker)

Category B rookie Bruce Reville nailing ‘The Hangover’ look (Photo by Richard Walker)

Grand Final emergency defender Darragh Joyce with a Mad Monday classic (Photo by Richard Walker)

Flag hero Kai Lohmann (left) and Harry Sharp went full-blown retro with the merino vests (Photo by Richard Walker)

Joey Daniher in the double denim … and a skirt! (Photo by Richard Walker)

Originally published as Sleep-deprived star shines as captain reveals ‘best on ground’ at Lions’ Mad Monday