2007 Brisbane Lions season

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Brisbane Lions
2007 season
CoachLeigh Matthews
Captain(s)Jonathan Brown
Simon Black
Luke Power
Chris Johnson
Nigel Lappin
Home groundThe Gabba (Capacity: 42,000)
AFL season10th
Best and fairestJonathan Brown
Leading goalkickerJonathan Brown (77 goals)
Highest home attendance34,107 vs. Geelong (1 September 2007)[1]
Lowest home attendance22,124 vs. Port Adelaide (30 June 2007)[1]
Average home attendance28,847
Club membership23,072

The Brisbane Lions' 2007 season was its 11th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Season summary[edit]

Premiership Season[edit]

Home and away season[edit]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance
Brisbane Opponent Result
1 Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm) Hawthorn 9.15 (69) 6.8 (44) Won by 25 points The Gabba (H) 27,104
2 Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm) St Kilda 15.12 (102) 7.8 (50) Won by 52 points The Gabba (H) 28,266
3 Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Sydney 10.9 (69) 13.18 (96) Lost by 27 points SCG (A) 24,854
4 Saturday, 21 April (7:15 pm) Kangaroos 8.15 (63) 12.15 (87) Lost by 24 points Carrara Stadium (A) 11,133
5 Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Carlton 21.10 (136) 18.16 (124) Won by 12 points Docklands Stadium (A) 33,598
6 Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Fremantle 17.18 (120) 10.15 (75) Won by 45 points The Gabba (H) 27,175
7 Saturday, 12 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 9.15 (69) 14.16 (100) Lost by 31 points The Gabba (H) 26,978
8 Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 8.15 (63) 18.19 (127) Lost by 64 points Docklands Stadium (A) 35,034
9 Saturday, 26 May (7:15 pm) Collingwood 13.9 (87) 18.12 (120) Lost by 33 points The Gabba (H) 32,225
10 Saturday, 2 June (7:15 pm) Richmond 10.13 (73) 10.13 (73) Drew Docklands Stadium (A) 28,093
11 Saturday, 9 June (7:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.12 (72) 13.17 (95) Lost by 23 points The Gabba (H) 29,873
12 Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm) Geelong 5.5 (35) 12.13 (85) Lost by 50 points Kardinia Park (A) 21,212
13 Saturday, 30 June (7:15 pm) Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) 17.10 (112) Lost by 7 points The Gabba (H) 22,124
14 Saturday, 7 July (5:40 pm) West Coast 13.13 (91) 9.10 (64) Won by 27 points Subiaco Oval (A) 40,763
15 Saturday, 14 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 18.18 (126) 12.10 (82) Won by 44 points The Gabba (A) 22,708
16 Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Carlton 25.13 (163) 6.10 (46) Won by 117 points The Gabba (H) 27,163
17 Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 22.17 (149) 7.14 (56) Won by 93 points MCG (A) 45,096
18 Saturday, 4 August (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 10.17 (77) 5.10 (40) Won by 37 points The Gabba (H) 29,233
19 Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 13.13 (91) 17.13 (115) Lost by 24 points MCG (A) 39,007
20 Saturday, 18 August (7:10 pm) Sydney 9.9 (63) 8.15 (63) Drew The Gabba (H) 33,077
21 Saturday, 25 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide 8.12 (60) 12.14 (86) Lost by 26 points Football Park (A) 46,507
22 Saturday, 1 September (7:10 pm) Geelong 15.13 (103) 22.13 (145) Lost by 42 points The Gabba (H) 34,107
Round 1[edit]
Round 1
Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm) Brisbane Lions def. Hawthorn The Gabba (crowd: 27,104)
2.5 (17)
5.10 (40)
6.13 (49)
 9.15 (69)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.0 (6)
2.3 (15)
2.6 (18)
 6.8 (44)
Umpires: Stefan Grun, Mathew Head, Troy Pannell
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
McGrath 3
Notting, Lappin, Stiller, Brown, Rischitelli, Sherman 1
Goals 3 Franklin
2 Boyle
1 Clarke
Black, Power, McGrath, Roe, Stiller, Adcock Best Franklin, Young, Jacobs, Bateman, Lewis, Boyle
Copeland (hip), Lappin (calf) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Lewis on Stiller for charging
  • Ladder position: 1st
Round 2[edit]
Round 2
Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions def. St Kilda The Gabba, Brisbane (crowd: 28,266)
2.4 (16)
7.7 (49)
11.11 (77)
 15.12 (102)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.3 (15)
3.4 (22)
6.6 (42)
 7.8 (50)
Umpires: Vozzo, K Nicholls, Jeffery
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Brown 5
Sherman 3
Black, Patfull 2
McGrath, Stiller, Johnson 1
Goals 2 Fiora, Koschitzke
1 Milne, Montagna, Birss
Rischitelli, Sherman, Stiller, Power, Black Best Fiora, Gram, Dal Santo, S Fisher
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 1st
Round 3[edit]
Round 3
Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Sydney def. Brisbane Lions SCG, Sydney (crowd: 24,854)
5.3 (33)
7.6 (48)
8.10 (58)
 13.18 (96)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
4.3 (27)
7.4 (46)
10.8 (68)
 10.9 (69)
Umpires: Allen, Kamolins, Meredith
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Hall 4
O'Loughlin 3
Schmidt 2
Schneider, Mathews, O'Keefe, Barry 1
Goals 3 Brown, McGrath
1 Patfull, Begley, Fixter, Harding
Hall, Schneider, Buchanan, Fosdike, Jolly Best McGrath, Brown, Power, Black, Fixter
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 3rd
Round 4[edit]
Round 4
Saturday, 21 April (7:15 pm) Kangaroos def. Brisbane Lions Carrara Stadium, Carrara (crowd: 11,133) Report
5.4 (34)
6.6 (42)
7.13 (55)
 12.15 (87)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.6 (12)
5.9 (39)
6.13 (49)
 8.15 (63)
Umpires: Stevic, Kamolins, K Nicholls
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
L. Brown 3
Wells 2
Thomas, Jones, Harris, Petrie, Harvey, McIntosh, Sinclair 1
Goals 2 Black, McGrath
1 Harding, Johnson, Notting, Brown
Edwards, McIntosh, Rawlings, Wells, Archer Best Black, Notting, Power, McGrath, Brennan
Thomas (ribs) Injuries Lappin (quad) replaced in selected side by Moody
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 7th
Round 5[edit]
Round 5
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Carlton def. by Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome, Melbourne (crowd: 33,598)
5.6 (36)
14.8 (92)
17.11 (113)
 18.16 (124)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
6.1 (37)
13.1 (79)
18.4 (112)
 21.10 (136)
Umpires: Donlon, James, Head
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Simpson, Whitnall, Betts, Fevola, Cloke 3
Walker, Murphy, Lappin 1
Goals 3 Johnson, Brown, Charman
2 Power, Notting, McGrath, Patfull
1 Hadley, Roe, Stiller, Begley
Houlihan, Scotland, Whitnall, Lappin, Simpson, Betts Best Brown, Black, Power, Stiller, Notting, Charman, Johnson
Jackson (broken hand) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 6th
Round 6[edit]
Round 6
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions def. Fremantle The Gabba, Brisbane (crowd: 27,175)
5.5 (35)
9.10 (64)
12.15 (87)
 17.18 (120)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
4.5 (29)
7.8 (50)
9.14 (68)
 10.15 (75)
Umpires: James, M Nicholls, Wenn
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
McGrath 5
Johnson, Power, Sherman, Brown 2
Patfull, Begley, Stiller, Rischitelli 1
Goals 3 Pavlich, Tarrant
1 Cook, Warnock, Headland, Bell
McGrath, Power, McDonald, Lappin, S Black Best Bell, Pavlich, H Black, J Carr, Mundy
Nil Injuries Nil
Johnson (Brisbane) reported by field umpire Wenn for allegedly headbutting Parker (Fremantle) in the second quarter Reports Grover (Fremantle) reported by field umpire M Nicholls for attempted trip on McGrath (Brisbane) in the third quarter.
  • Ladder position: 3rd
Round 7[edit]
Round 7
Saturday, 12 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions def. by Adelaide The Gabba, Brisbane (crowd: 26,978)
3.6 (24)
5.8 (38)
6.12 (48)
 9.15 (69)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
4.2 (26)
6.8 (44)
10.13 (73)
 14.16 (100)
Umpires: Kamolins, Ellis, Jeffery
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Notting, Brown 2
Charman, Johnson, McGrath, Harding, Rischitelli 1
Goals 3 Thompson, Welsh
2 Goodwin
1 Knights, Shirley, Perrie, Bock, Edwards, Griffin
Black, Rischitelli, Brennan, Adcock Best Goodwin, Edwards, Knights, Welsh, Thompson
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 6th
Round 8[edit]
Round 8
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Essendon def. Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome, Melbourne (crowd: 35,034)
3.6 (24)
7.10 (52)
13.15 (93)
 18.19 (127)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.4 (16)
5.8 (38)
5.10 (40)
 8.15 (63)
Umpires: Kennedy, Nicholls, Pannell
Television broadcast: Network Ten
Lloyd 4
Hird, Monfries, McVeigh, Houli 2
Watson, J Johnson, Hille, Stanton, Lucas, Davey 1
Goals 2 T Selwood
1 Notting, McGrath, Brown, Patfull, Drummond, Begley
Hird, Watson, Fletcher, Hille, McVeigh, Monfries Best Black, T Selwood, Hadley, Lappin, Brown, Adcock
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 11th

Ladder[edit]

2007 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Geelong (P) 22 18 4 0 2542 1664 152.8 72 Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 22 15 7 0 2314 2038 113.5 60
3 West Coast 22 15 7 0 2162 1935 111.7 60
4 Kangaroos 22 14 8 0 2183 1998 109.3 56
5 Hawthorn 22 13 9 0 2097 1855 113.0 52
6 Collingwood 22 13 9 0 2011 1992 101.0 52
7 Sydney 22 12 9 1 2031 1698 119.6 50
8 Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1881 1712 109.9 48
9 St Kilda 22 11 10 1 1874 1941 96.5 46
10 Brisbane Lions 22 9 11 2 1986 1885 105.4 40
11 Fremantle 22 10 12 0 2254 2198 102.5 40
12 Essendon 22 10 12 0 2184 2394 91.2 40
13 Western Bulldogs 22 9 12 1 2111 2469 85.5 38
14 Melbourne 22 5 17 0 1890 2418 78.2 20
15 Carlton 22 4 18 0 2167 2911 74.4 16
16 Richmond 22 3 18 1 1958 2537 77.2 14
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2016.