Two premierships and two Norm Smith medals at 21 is already an outstanding AFL career. But how does Will Ashcroft compare to the competition's elite midfielders? Will Ashcroft is considered one of the crown jewels in the stacked Brisbane Lions team and many would point to him as
Brisbane Lions 13.12 (90) defeated Essendon Bombers 11.6 (72) at the Gabba. A dreaded lurgy struck me down this week, ruining any chance I might have had of getting to the Gabba to see the men’s team take on a depleted Essendon (and also getting this review
Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) defeated Hawthorn Hawks 8.12 (60) at the MCG. Straight up, I didn’t watch this match in full. I caught glimpses at the pub while catching up with friends in beautiful Kingscliff, northern New South Wales. Yep, I was on holidays, meaning I was
Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88) lost to Naarm (Melbourne Demons) 14.15 (99) at The Gabba. For once in what feels like months, it didn’t rain in Brisbane. The sun came out, the Gabba turf dried up, and the Lions had a golden opportunity to notch a statement win
Brisbane Lions 10.11 (71) drew with North Melbourne Kangaroos 10.11 (71) I always feel Brisbane can fall victim to hubris. Whenever the Lions face a supposedly weaker opponent, we somehow find a way to make the contest far closer than it should be. It's already happened
Round 8, 2025: Brisbane Lions 9.12 66 defeated Gold Coast Suns 7.7 49 at The Gabba, Brisbane. I rolled into the Gabba hoping for a good contest against the rising Suns from down the highway, but unfortunately, it wasn’t a game for the ages. Intermittent rain made
Round 7, 2025: Brisbane Lions 17.16 118 defeated by St Kilda 11.7 73 at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne While I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the greatest game of footy I’ve ever watched, it was great to see the Lions shake off the demons of last round’
A pretty interesting round of footy, despite the fact my team (the Lions) got absolutely towelled up by Collingwood way back on Thursday evening. I was away for most of the weekend and didn’t catch many other games—just the tail end of the Cats–Hawks clash this afternoon,
Round 6, 2025: Brisbane Lions 7.11 53 defeated by Collingwood Magpies 16.9 105 at The Gabba, Brisbane The less said about that game the better – at least from the perspective of a Lions fan. I was supposed to be at the Gabba for the match, but a particularly
Round 5, 2025: Brisbane Lions 18.10 118 defeated Western Bulldogs 14.13 97 at Norwood Oval, Adelaide I started writing this match review around midway through the second quarter. At that stage, the Lions were around 39 points down to a rampaging Bulldogs side, led from the front by
Round 4 was a pretty good round of footy, with a couple of cracking contests. I managed to catch a handful of matches, and it was mostly the non-Victorian teams providing the highlights—Suns v Crows and Dockers v Bulldogs were my two favourites. In fact, the latter featured the
Round 4, 2025: Brisbane Lions 18.10 118 defeated Richmond Tigers 13.12 90 at the MCG. Brisbane returned to the MCG for the first time since their 2024 premiership triumph, taking on a rebuilding Richmond side—a team they’ve historically struggled to beat at the ‘G. While many
I do love the convenience of AFL player ratings as they are metrics that purport to aggregate all key statistical measures of footy player performance in any one game into one neat number. Whether that is easy to understand or not can be up for debate (but if you want
Round 3, 2025: Brisbane Lions 10.10 70 defeated Geelong Cats 9.7 61 at The Gabba. For a while, I thought the Round 3 Lions v Cats clash at the Gabba was once again proving to be a dire affair for Lions fans. At half time, the Lions looked
Brisbane Lions 14.10 94 defeated West Coast Eagles 11.9 75 at The Gabba. The reigning premiers, the Brisbane Lions, returned to their Gabba stronghold on a scorchingly hot and humid day to face the rebuilding West Coast Eagles—but things didn’t go quite as expected. Given West
Ahead of the elimination final between the Brisbane Lions and Carlton Blues, I examine which players lift (or drop) in finals games. The Brisbane Lions have played quite a few finals over the last few years, and many of the players who played at the start of our recent finals
Did AFL Key Defender Harris Andrews unfairly miss out on an All Australian blazer in 2024? As a die-hard Brisbane Lions supporter and an extreme data enthusiast, I understand that ingrained bias can distort perspectives, but data often provides comfort and clarity. However, anyone who watched the Brisbane Lions’ 2024