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Brisbane Lions
2008 season
ChairmanTony Kelly
CoachLeigh Matthews
Australian Football League10th
NAB CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerDaniel Bradshaw (85)
Highest home attendance34,327 vs. Carlton (23 August 2008)
Lowest home attendance22,118 vs. North Melbourne (31 May 2008)
Average home league attendance28,128
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This article covers the 2008 AFL season results for the Brisbane Lions.

Player Changes

In

Player Original Club League via
Travis Johnstone Melbourne AFL 2007 Trade Week
Lachlan Henderson Geelong Falcons TAC Cup 2007 National Draft - pick #7
Tom Collier Tassie Mariners TAC Cup 2007 National Draft - pick #25
James Polkinghorne Calder Cannons TAC Cup 2007 National Draft - pick #41
Bradd Dalziell East Fremantle WAFL 2007 National Draft - pick #52
Matt Austin North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup 2007 National Draft - pick #56

Out

Player New Club League via
Chris Johnson Brisbane Lions (Assistant Coach) AFL Retirement
Chris Scott Fremantle (Assistant Coach) AFL Retirement
Ben Fixter Labrador Tigers - Club Development Manager and player AFLQ delisted
Marcus Allan Claremont WAFL delisted
Cameron Wood Collingwood AFL 2007 Trade Week
Richard Hadley Carlton AFL 2007 Trade Week - pick #83

Results

NAB Cup

Date Home Score Away Score Match Information
Venue Time Crowd
First Round
14 February Essendon 2.11.16 (100) Brisbane Lions 2.8.7 (73) Carrara Stadium 19:40 10,078

Regular season

Home and Away Season

Round 1 (Easter & Season Launch)
Round 1
Saturday, 22 March (5:40pm) West Coast def. Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,591)
6.2 (38)
7.5 (47)
10.7 (67)
14.8 (92) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.2 (8)
4.4 (28)
9.6 (60)
11.10 (76)
Round 2
Round 2
Friday, 28 March (7:40pm) Brisbane Lions def. Collingwood The Gabba (crowd: 33,867)
3.5 (23)
8.10 (58)
9.14 (68)
13.18 (96) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.3 (21)
7.5 (47)
12.12 (84)
13.16 (94)
Round 3 (Rivalry Round)
Round 3
Saturday, 5 April (7:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. by Sydney The Gabba (crowd: 29,061)
1.2 (8)
5.4 (34)
7.7 (49)
10.11 (71) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.3 (21)
7.4 (46)
10.6 (66)
13.10 (88)
Round 4
Round 4
Saturday, 12 April (7:10pm) Port Adelaide def. by Brisbane Lions AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,205)
6.3 (39)
10.5 (65)
15.7 (97)
16.8 (104) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.2 (14)
4.6 (30)
9.10 (64)
18.16 (124)
Round 5
Round 5
Saturday, 19 April (7:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. by Hawthorn The Gabba (crowd: 30,019)
5.3 (33)
9.7 (61)
14.11 (95)
17.16 (118) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.5 (29)
10.9 (69)
14.13 (97)
19.16 (130)
Round 6 (Anzac Day)
Round 6
Saturday, 26 April (1:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. Melbourne The Gabba (crowd: 22,878)
3.6 (24)
10.13 (73)
15.17 (107)
19.23 (137) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.1 (13)
5.2 (32)
8.3 (51)
13.7 (85)
Round 7
Round 7
Saturday, 3 May (2:10pm) Geelong def. Brisbane Lions Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,388)
4.1 (25)
7.6 (48)
11.8 (74)
15.15 (105) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		5.6 (36)
6.8 (44)
10.9 (69)
11.12 (78)
Round 8
Round 8
Saturday, 17 May (7:10pm) Carlton def. by Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,675)
2.2 (14)
4.8 (32)
9.14 (68)
12.20 (92) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		8.3 (51)
11.8 (74)
16.13 (109)
18.17 (125)
Round 9
Round 9
Sunday, 25 May (1:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. St Kilda The Gabba (crowd: 27,566)
3.6 (24)
9.10 (64)
17.11 (113)
21.15 (141) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.4 (16)
3.6 (24)
6.8 (44)
14.11 (95)
Round 10
Round 10
Saturday, 31 May (7:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. North Melbourne The Gabba (crowd: 22,118)
4.7 (31)
11.12 (78)
15.17 (107)
18.21 (129) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.2 (14)
6.2 (38)
12.3 (75)
15.8 (98)
Round 11 (Queen's Birthday)
Round 11
Sunday, 8 June (1:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. Fremantle The Gabba (crowd: 24,506)
2.1 (13)
8.5 (53)
11.10 (75)
14.12 (96) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.3 (15)
3.7 (25)
7.9 (51)
10.14 (74)
Round 12
Round 12
Saturday, 14 June (2:10pm) Western Bulldogs def. Brisbane Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 39,320)
2.6 (18)
7.12 (54)
13.15 (87)
19.17 (131) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.2 (20)
5.4 (34)
8.4 (52)
10.8 (68)
Round 13
Round 13
Saturday, 21 June (7:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. Adelaide The Gabba (crowd: 29,964)
3.3 (21)
4.7 (31)
7.14 (56)
11.17 (83) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.5 (17)
6.7 (43)
8.10 (58)
10.10 (70)
Round 14 (Split Round)
Round 14
Sunday, 29 June (1:10pm) Melbourne def. Brisbane Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 23,278)
5.4 (34)
6.6 (42)
9.8 (62)
14.9 (93) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.3 (15)
5.9 (39)
7.12 (54)
13.14 (92)
Round 15
Round 15
Saturday, 12 July Essendon def. Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome (crowd: 40,053)
8.3 (51)
12.6 (78)
17.9 (111)
24.11 (155) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.0 (24)
8.4 (52)
14.8 (92)
18.10 (118)
Round 16
Round 16
Saturday, 19 July (7:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. West Coast The Gabba (crowd: 27,784)
5.4 (34)
11.5 (71)
14.7 (91)
17.11 (113) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.3 (21)
5.6 (36)
8.10 (58)
9.13 (67)
Round 17
Round 17
Saturday, 26 July (7:10pm) Richmond def. Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome (crowd: 31,275)
2.2 (14)
8.4 (52)
10.7 (67)
18.9 (117) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.6 (24)
7.8 (50)
13.14 (92)
16.18 (114)
Round 18
Round 18
Saturday, 2 August (7:10pm) North Melbourne def. Brisbane Lions Carrara Stadium (crowd: 10,037)
5.6 (36)
6.9 (45)
10.10 (70)
13.14 (92) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.3 (21)
8.7 (55)
10.13 (73)
11.18 (84)
Round 19
Round 19
Saturday, 9 August (2:10pm) Hawthorn def. Brisbane Lions Aurora Stadium (crowd: 19,929)
1.5 (11)
3.7 (25)
7.11 (53)
16.14 (110) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.3 (9)
1.5 (11)
2.10 (22)
5.11 (41)
Round 20
Round 20
Saturday, 16 August (7:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. Western Bulldogs The Gabba (crowd: 27,315)
3.3 (21)
6.4 (40)
8.8 (62)
13.12 (90) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.4 (28)
7.8 (50)
8.14 (62)
10.19 (79)
Round 21
Round 21
Saturday, 23 August (7:10pm) Brisbane Lions def. by Carlton The Gabba (crowd: 34,327)
3.4 (22)
7.9 (51)
16.12 (108)
16.13 (109) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		7.2 (44)
11.3 (69)
12.4 (76)
18.7 (115)
Round 22
Round 22
Saturday, 30 August (7:10pm) Sydney def. Brisbane Lions Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 24,076)
3.3 (21)
7.8 (50)
12.9 (81)
17.12 (114) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.6 (12)
3.9 (27)
5.13 (43)
6.17 (53)

All times are local.

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