2015 Brisbane Lions season
Appearance
2015 season | |||
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President | Bob Sharpless | ||
Coach | Justin Leppitsch | ||
Captain(s) | Tom Rockliff | ||
Home ground | The Gabba (Capacity: 42,000) | ||
Best and Fairest | Dayne Beams Stefan Martin Mitch Robinson Dayne Zorko | ||
Leading goalkicker | Josh Green (25 goals) | ||
Average home attendance | 20,634 | ||
Club membership | 25,102 | ||
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The Brisbane Lions' 2015 season was its 19th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Overview
Playing list changes
The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2014 season and the commencement of the 2015 season.
In
Player | Previous Club | League | via |
---|---|---|---|
Dayne Beams[1] | Collingwood | Australian Football League | AFL Trade Period |
Allen Christensen[2] | Geelong | Australian Football League | AFL Trade Period |
Mitch Robinson[3] | Carlton | Australian Football League | Delisted free agent |
Out
Player | New Club | League | via |
---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Brown[4] | N/A | N/A | Retirement |
Brent Moloney[5] | N/A | N/A | Retirement |
Ashley McGrath[6] | N/A | N/A | Retirement |
Andrew Raines[7] | Gold Coast[8] | AFL | Delisted from Brisbane; drafted by Gold Coast in the rookie draft |
James Polkinghorne[9] | Essendon reserves[10] |
VFL | Delisted |
Jordan Lisle[9] | Port Melbourne[11] | VFL | Delisted |
Patrick Wearden[9] | Port Melbourne[11] | VFL | Delisted |
Nick Hayes[9] | Woodville-West Torrens[12] | SANFL | Delisted |
Sam Mitchell[9] | Redland[13] | NEAFL | Delisted |
Isaac Conway[9] | Werribee[14] | VFL | Delisted |
Joel Patfull[15] | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | AFL Trade Period |
Jack Crisp[1] | Collingwood | AFL | AFL Trade Period |
Season summary
Pre-season matches
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||
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1 | Saturday, 28 February (3:10 pm) | St Kilda | 0.7.16 (58) | 0.8.7 (55) | Won by three points | Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary (H) | 6,200 |
2 | Friday, 6 March (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 1.4.6 (39) | 0.10.15 (75) | Won by 36 points | Coffs Harbour International Stadium (A) | |
3 | Friday, 20 March (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 0.8.15 (63) | 1.7.12 (63) | Match drawn | Metricon Stadium (A) | |
Source |
Premiership Season
Home and away season
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
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1 | Saturday, 4 April (6:20 pm) | Collingwood | 11.8 (74) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 12 points | The Gabba (H) | 31,240 [16] | 13th |
2 | Sunday, 12 April (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 20.13 (133) | 7.9 (51) | Lost by 82 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 22,275 | 17th |
3 | Saturday, 18 April (7:20 pm) | Richmond | 8.10 (58) | 21.11 (137) | Lost by 79 points | The Gabba (H) | 22,441 [17] | 18th |
4 | Sunday, 26 April (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 9.11 (65) | 17.16 (118) | Lost by 53 points | The Gabba (H) | 16,632 | 18th |
5 | Saturday, 2 May (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast | 18.10 (118) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 64 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 12,464 | 18th |
6 | Sunday, 10 May (3:20 pm) | Carlton | 11.9 (75) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 9 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 20,273 | 18th |
7 | Sunday, 17 May (4:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 15.12 (102) | 8.17 (65) | Won by 37 points | The Gabba (H) | 15,957 | |
8 | Sunday, 24 May (1:10 pm) | Essendon | 21.10 (136) | 12.6 (78) | Lost by 58 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 36,857 | |
9 | Sunday, 31 May (1:10 pm) | St Kilda | 13.8 (86) | 16.12 (108) | Lost by 22 points | The Gabba (H) | 16,898 | |
10 | Sunday, 7 June (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 14.13 (97) | 10.7 (67) | Lost by 30 points | Spotless Stadium (A) | 9,079 | |
11 | Bye | |||||||
12 | Saturday, 20 June (7:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 22.14 (146) | 11.8 (74) | Lost by 72 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 21,129 | |
13 | Saturday, 27 June (4:35 pm) | Adelaide | 10.9 (69) | 11.16 (82) | Lost by 13 points | The Gabba (H) | 18,146 | |
14 | Sunday, 5 July (2:40 pm) | Fremantle | 13.6 (84) | 7.6 (48) | Lost by 36 points | Patersons Stadium (A) | 32,970 | |
15 | Sunday, 12 July (4:40 pm) | Sydney | 7.7 (49) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 21 points | The Gabba (H) | 16,936 | 18th |
16 | Sunday, 19 July (1:10 pm) | Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | 4.12 (36) | Lost by 24 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 25,149 | |
17 | Saturday, 25 July (7:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 72 points | The Gabba (H) | 15,563 | |
18 | Saturday, 1 August (1:45 pm) | Geelong | 17.11 (113) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 56 points | Simonds Stadium (A) | 21,914 | |
19 | Saturday, 8 August (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast | 14.16 (100) | 17.12 (114) | Lost by 14 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,025 | |
20 | Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm) | Carlton | 20.11 (131) | 9.13 (67) | Won by 64 points | The Gabba (H) | 17,744 | 17th |
21 | Saturday, 22 August (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 20.11 (131) | 6.8 (44) | Lost by 87 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 47,527 | 18th |
22 | Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 21.8 (134) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 72 points | Aurora Stadium (A) | 11,731 | 18th |
23 | Saturday, 5 September (1:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 19.16 (130) | 19.8 (122) | Won by 8 points | The Gabba (H) | 15,434 | 17th |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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1 | Fremantle | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1857 | 1564 | 118.7 | 68 | Finals series |
2 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2330 | 1572 | 148.2 | 66 | |
3 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2452 | 1548 | 158.4 | 64 | |
4 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2006 | 1578 | 127.1 | 64 | |
5 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1930 | 1568 | 123.1 | 60 | |
6 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2101 | 1825 | 115.1 | 56 | |
7 | Adelaide | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2107 | 1821 | 115.7 | 54[a] | |
8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2062 | 1937 | 106.5 | 52 | |
9 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2002 | 1874 | 106.8 | 48 | |
10 | Geelong | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1853 | 1833 | 101.1 | 48[a] | |
11 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1872 | 1891 | 99.0 | 44 | |
12 | Collingwood | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1972 | 1856 | 106.3 | 40 | |
13 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1573 | 2044 | 77.0 | 28 | |
14 | St Kilda | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1695 | 2162 | 78.4 | 26 | |
15 | Essendon | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1580 | 2134 | 74.0 | 24 | |
16 | Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1633 | 2240 | 72.9 | 18 | |
17 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1557 | 2306 | 67.5 | 16 | |
18 | Carlton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1525 | 2354 | 64.8 | 16 |
Source: [18]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
Awards, Records & Milestones
Awards
Records
Milestones
Brownlow Medal
Results
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Brownlow Medal tally
Player | 1 vote games | 2 vote games | 3 vote games | Total votes |
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Total |
- italics denotes ineligible player
Tribunal cases
Player | Round | Charge category | Verdict | Result | Victim | Club | Ref(s) |
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Darcy Gardiner | 14 | Wrestling | Guilty | $1,000 fine | Hayden Ballantyne | Fremantle | |
Stefan Martin | 13 | Striking | Guilty | Two match ban | Luke Brown | Adelaide | |
Darcy Gardiner | 6 | Engaging in rough conduct | Guilty | $1,000 fine | Marc Murphy | Carlton | |
Tom Rockliff | 6 | Engaging in a melee | Guilty | $1,000 fine | Carlton | ||
Claye Beams | 6 | Engaging in a melee | Guilty | $1,000 fine | Carlton | ||
Darcy Gardiner | 6 | Engaging in a melee | Guilty | $1,000 fine | Carlton | ||
Nick Robertson | 5 | Striking | Guilty | $1,000 fine | Tom Nicholls | Gold Coast |
References
- ^ a b Dayne Beams finally joins Lions for two picks and Jack Crisp, AFL.com.au official website, 15 October 2014
- ^ "Christensen officially a Lion". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Former Blue Robinson finds new home at the Lions". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Third time unlucky: Lions legend Brown calls it quits". Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Moloney hangs up his boots". Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "McGrath's last hurrah". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Raines keen to play on after leaving Lions". Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Andrew Hamilton (3 December 2014). "AFL rookie draft: Gold Coast Suns pick Andrew Raines and mature-age recruits". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lions dump seven". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Tim Mitchell (16 November 2014). "Former Brisbane midfielder James Polkinghorne headlines Essendon VFL signings". Moonee Valley Leader. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ a b "2015 Peter Jackson VFL Fixture". Port Melbourne Football Club. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Nick Hayes returns to the Eagles". Woodville West Torrens Football Club. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Lion out to grasp Bomber opportunity". Triple M. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Luke d'Anello (25 February 2015). "Winds of change sweep through VFL club Werribee but coach John Lamont remains positive". Wyndham Leader. Werribee, VIC. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Lions defender Joel Patfull completes switch to GWS". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "AFL: Collingwood v Brisbane Lions". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "AFL: Brisbane Lions v Richmond". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "2015 AFL Ladder". Zero Hanger. 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2023.