It's been a while, but we're back at the Gabba this Saturday taking on the GWS Giants for week two of Sir Doug Nicholls Round.
There's a heap of activity on for game day including Indigenous music performances, smoking ceremonies, and Indigenous food tasting.

We don't get many day games, so round up the family and get to the Gabba for a memorable experience.

Who: Brisbane Lions vs GWS Giants
Where: The Gabba
When: Saturday 28 May at 1:45pm (local time)
Gates Open: 12:15pm (local time)

GAME DAY TIMINGS

11:45am - Lion Park opens with Voices Of Colour performances

12:15pm - Gabba gates open

1:00pm - Jem Cassar-Daley on-field performance

1:20pm - Shannon Ruska & The Tribal Experience dance performance and smoking ceremony

1:35pm - Welcome to Country

QTR TIME - Wagga Torres Straight Islander Dance Performance

HALF TIME - Sachem Parkin-Owens Performance

3QTR TIME - Voices Of Colour Performance

Member Presale (GA Upgrade via Ticketmaster): HERE 

Member Presale (3 Game and Flexi Redemptions): HERE 

Member Presale (Guest Passes): HERE 

General Public Onsale: Tuesday HERE

The Verandah: SOLD OUT

Upgrade to the suite life! Tickets still available to premium game day experiences like GG and AREAVIP.

PLAN YOUR TRIP
The Gabba is a public transport destination! For any event public transport will get you the closest to your gate.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public transport is the best way to get to The Gabba.

Travel for FREE within the Brisbane City Council shire by showing your pre-purchased event ticket on Queensland Rail City Network trains (excluding Airtrain), Brisbane City Council buses or a special event shuttle service from 4 hours prior to the event

PARKING
Limited parking space are available to purchase - HERE

Watch AFL Round 11: Live on Seven, Fox Footy, and stream on Kayo.

Keep your eyes peeled here for updates on all the fun things you can get up to at our home games this year.

LIONS SHOP

> Lions Shop Main Store will be open from 10:00am until late

> Lion Park Pop-Up Marquee will be open from 5:00pm selling all the latest merch, including 2022 Member cap and scarf redemption.

> Lions Shop Outlets will be open throughout the Gabba at gates 2, 4, 7, 9, upper 4, and upper 7. Open from 5:00pm until 3/4 time of the mens game. 

LION PARK - Open outside Gate 2 from 11:45am-1:45pm

Need A New Car?
Check out the Hyundai Tucson N Line in Lion Park this Thursday.
Kylie, our dedicated sales manager won’t be in Lion Park this weekend however she is only ever a phone call or email away. 
Looking to enquire about a new car? Contact Kylie.

Taubmans Mural
This week in Lion Park outside the Gabba, Taubmans Performance in Paint, highlighting the most memorable match moments through the art of murals. Take a photo with the mural and share your celebration with #TaubmansPerformanceInPaint on Instagram or Facebook!

Look Out For Roy And Auroara
Everyone's favourite mascot duo will be out and about between 5pm-7pm. They love a selfie so don't be shy to ask.

Face Painting
Thanks to Hyundai, you can bring the little ones down and get their faces painted by our roar-some artists.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

> Mac For A Match > The 2022 AFL season is here, and you could score yourself a free Big Mac, thanks to McDonald's. The rules are simple: if we score 70+ points win, lose or draw, you score a Big Mac! It’s a Macca’s Mac for a Match! Fans with a game day ticket can pick up a free Big Mac the following Monday after 10.30am – lunch sorted!

> Tommy Gun's Barber Shop > Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop are on tour at the Gabba! Bringing you fresh $30 cuts during the game from different locations throughout the season. Look out for Tommy Gun’s around the stadium and add yourself to the queue. No booking needed. A cut while watching the game, does it get any better?

> Macca's Kick 2 Kick > Hey footy fans, Macca’s Kick 2 Kick is back! Stick around after the final siren to get on the ground with Macca’s Kick 2 Kick.

> 50/50 Raffle > Get your tickets in the 50/50 raffle which will be drawn at the start of the 4th quarter - if you win you'll get half the takings and the other half goes to Footprints. You can pre-purchase here.

> Win A Signed Guernsey > Buy 2 Coca-Cola Varieties from any outlet at the Gabba for your chance to win a signed guernsey, footy and two corporate suite tickets for our last home game of the season. Just scan the QR card with your drink purchase to enter this week’s draw.

> Macca's AFL Captains Card Trading Zone > How many Toby Greene's would you swap for a Dayne Zorko? Bring your AFL Captain Cards to the Macca's marquee in Lion Park on Saturday night from 12pm-1pm to trade and swap your captain cards.
Get a free set of 4 captain cards with every Family Dinner Bundle or buy one for a dollar at your local Macca's!

> Free Jack Links Jerky > Get your hands on a post-game snack. Take a walk on the wild side post-game at Gate 2, Jack Links will be offering free samples of their tasty snacks.

FOOD & DRINK 

Gabba food and beverage outlets will be open on all levels and gates. For the best footy food experience treat yourself to the suite life at AREAVIP, GG or The Verandah.

It was Round 11 when the Brisbane Lions last met GWS—A resounding win at the Gabba by 64-points. If we remember correctly, it was the Mitch Robbo show, with the spritely winger kicking four goals from his 30 disposals. Zorko was also at his magical best, and Marcus Adams kept the GWS forward line at bay.

Brisbane has used a strong third quarter to overcome a horror start and defeat Greater Western Sydney by 14 points at the Gabba on Saturday.

The Lions looked like they hit the snooze button when the game started, trailing by 30 points midway through the first term, before doing enough to win 16.14 (110) to 15.6 (96).

They have now moved to a 9-2 win-loss record ahead of a trip to Perth to face Fremantle at Optus Stadium in round 12.

Brownlow medallist Lachie Neale continued his stellar season, finishing with 39 disposals, nine clearances and two goals in another best-on-ground performance.

Neale had plenty of help from Jarrod Berry, whose career-high 33 disposals, that included a goal from 50m, helped turn the tide when his team needed it.

Brisbane was, to be kind, sloppy in the opening 20 minutes, lacking defensive intensity and making clumsy mistakes with the ball to give their opponents a hefty head start.

They trailed by 12 points at quarter-time and three points at the half, but used a five-goals-to-two third term to earn some breathing space.

With Neale, Berry, Cam Rayner (career-high 25 disposals) and Deven Robertson (17 and two goals) beginning to win the midfield battle, Brisbane eventually overcame the gritty Giants.

It had more inside 50s (60-50) and contested possessions (+29) to earn the victory.

In Mark McVeigh's second game in charge, the Giants would lose no admirers, continuing to charge in the final term when the game looked over.

Toby Greene kicked four goals, while Josh Kelly (31 and two goals) and Harry Himmelberg also influenced.

Greene kicked three early goals in the first quarter as the Lions, who preached defensive intensity all week following a poor showing in that department against Hawthorn six days earlier, again lacked intensity.

Reliable Harris Andrews and Darcy Gardiner made uncharacteristic mistakes as GWS kicked eight first-term goals to lead by 12 at quarter-time.

The game settled down in the second term, but with Berry and Neale lifting the midfield, Brisbane worked its way back. 

First-quarter frenzy

Whether it was the 1.45pm start, the glorious day in Brisbane (the first for weeks) or just two teams having a purple patch, the first quarter was something else. With Greene kicking three goals to get the Giants off to a fast start and Lincoln McCarthy answering with three of his own, the teams combined for an incredible 14 goals in the first quarter. Alas for the Lions, they conceded eight – the most goals they've conceded in a first quarter at the Gabba this century.

Robertson grabs his chance

The hamstring injury suffered by Hugh McCluggage opened the door for Robertson – and the young West Australian grabbed the opportunity with both hands. The third-year midfielder was one of the catalysts for changing the momentum during the first term, crashing bodies around stoppages and winning his own ball against the tide. Robertson kicked a goal in the second quarter and topped it with an even better effort in the third, blind turning into space and snapping from close range. The 20-year-old finished with 17 disposals and two goals and will be difficult to drop next week.

Concussion for Callan Ward

Late in the first quarter, Giants veteran Callan Ward copped a blow no-one likes to see. With the ball kicked forward by Neale to centre half-forward, Ward drifted sideways with the flight to haul in what he thought was an uncontested mark. Little beknown to him, Eric Hipwood was steaming the other way and leapt for a mark, accidentally kneeing Ward in the side of the head. Ward stayed down and was helped from the field before failing a concussion test. It brought back memories of the 2016 preliminary final, when he also copped an accidental knee from Western Bulldog Zaine Cordy and had to leave the field.

BRISBANE     6.1       9.4       14.11  16.14 (110)

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY        8.1       10.1     12.2     15.6 (96)

 
GOALS  
Brisbane: McCarthy 4, McStay 2, Neale 2, Robertson 2, Bailey, Berry, Cameron, Hipwood, Rayner, Starcevich

Greater Western Sydney: Greene 4, Peatling 3, Hogan 2, Kelly 2, Coniglio, Flynn, Hill, Riccardi

 
BEST  
Brisbane: Neale, Berry, Robertson, Rayner, McCarthy, Coleman

Greater Western Sydney: Kelly, Greene, Cumming, Himmelberg, Taylor, Coniglio

 INJURIES  
Brisbane: Nil

Greater Western Sydney: Ward (head)

SUBSTITUTES  
Brisbane: Mitch Robinson (unused)

Greater Western Sydney: Xavier O’Halloran (replaced Ward in the second quarter)

Crowd: 22,068 at the Gabba