The match ups don't get much bigger than a date with Collingwood for our second home game of the year. Start your long weekend off right with the best seats in the Gabba. Tickets are now SOLD OUT!

Who: Brisbane Lions vs Collingwood
Where: The Gabba
When: Thursday 6th April at 7:35pm (local)
Gates Open: 6:00pm

General Public On sale: SOLD OUT

Brisbane Lions Members: REDEEM HERE

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
Gameday parking is now run through third-party company, GetParked, and can be purchased here.

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.

Lion Park Pop-Up Marquee will be open from 5pm selling all the latest merch, including 2023 Member cap and scarf redemption.

Lions Shop Outlets will be open throughout the Gabba at gates 2, 4, 7, 9, upper 4, upper 7 and AreaVIP

LION PARK - Open outside Gate 2 from 4:30pm

Kids Activities > This week in Lion Park outside the Gabba, treat the kids to face painting, bungee trampolines and handball target practice.

Gettin' Jiggy With It > The Triple M DJ is back for 2023 to set the vibe as you arrive for game day.

Mac For A Match > To celebrate the Brisbane Lions v Collingwood match, you can score yourself a free Big Mac, thanks to Macca’s! It’s simple: if the Lions win, lose or draw, you win! Its Mac for a Match but better, everyone wins! Fans with a game-day ticket can pick up a free Big Mac the following Monday after 10.30am – lunch sorted!

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.

Tommy Gun's Pop-Up Barber Shop > Get your haircut from the best seats in the house! Find Tommy Gun's at Section 415 to get your haircut while watching the game!

Caltex Fuel Offer

Thanks to Caltex, all match day attendees are going to receive an exclusive fuel offer! Make sure you pay attention to the big screen at half time for your fuel discount offer.

To redeem the offer, make sure you present your game day ticket upon payment at participating Caltex stores on the Monday after the game.

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.

Watch: Live on Seven Mate and Fox Footy and stream on Kayo.

Our last match up with Collingwood was on the Easter Thursday of last year at the Gabba in round 5, winning by seven points. It was Lachie Neale's 200th game, and as usual he had a major influence, changing the momentum after quarter-time. We also celebrated Marcus Adams five year drought, with him kicking a goal in fine style during the third term. 

IT MIGHT be a while before Cam Rayner plays in defence again after the former No.1 draft pick put on a scintillating performance to lead Brisbane to a 33-point win over Collingwood on Thursday night.

After playing in defence for the first three games of the season, Rayner was magnificent in the forward 50, kicking four goals and doing so much more in the 18.8 (116) to 11.17 (83) triumph.

Charlie Cameron matched his career high with six goals, while Joe Daniher and Eric Hipwood also answered their critics on a night when Brisbane again showed its best footy was as good as any in the competition.

Oscar McInerney (11 clearances) led a midfield that overwhelmed the understrength Collingwood ruck division, while Lachie Neale (22 and seven clearances) and Josh Dunkley (25 and seven clearances) were also tireless.

Collingwood started briskly, but it was Rayner that turned the early tide.

Firstly he took a towering mark in the goalsquare for his first goal, then added a second moments later when he burst from congestion to beat two defenders and bang one home on the run.

He finished with 17 disposals and 10 score involvements that included three direct assists.

Brisbane took control with six unanswered goals in the second term and piled on 10 in succession across the second and third terms.

Its defensive intensity – across every line – ensured Collingwood was regularly under pressure with the ball, forcing it into mistakes.

Daniher and Hipwood kicked two goals apiece, and even more pleasing to coach Chris Fagan, they impacted contests with physicality and played with an intensity that was lacking last week.

Collingwood never gave up and continued to trouble Brisbane until the final siren, but could never put genuine scoreboard pressure on the host.

The Magpies bounced from the blocks quickly, using their customary fast ball movement to trouble Brisbane and take a 13-point lead to the first change.

Bobby Hill was lively, kicking two goals, while Nick Daicos capped a 10-touch opening term with a set shot from 50m that he flushed.

The game changed dramatically in the second quarter as Brisbane took control around the contest.

After Collingwood won the first couple of centre clearances, McInerney and then Daniher held sway in the ruck to give the home team first use.

The Lions kicked six unanswered goals for the term, with Daniher and Hipwood having major impacts. 

Brisbane's big forwards bounce back

After a week of criticism following a poor outing against the Western Bulldogs in round three, twin towers Eric Hipwood and Joe Daniher bounced back in emphatic fashion. They had quiet first quarters but were both instrumental in Brisbane's defining second term. Hipwood gave up a shot at goal to find Daniher, who converted, in a closer position, and then provided a terrific contest for Jarrod Berry to crumb and goal. Hipwood then kicked his own goal and crashed into a courageous Nathan Murphy to cap an influential term. Daniher kicked two goals from 20 disposals, offering great contests inside the forward 50 and also as a back-up ruckman. They've now set a standard the coach will hope they meet every week.

How good are these two father-sons?

After watching Nick Daicos and Will Ashcroft strut their stuff, it's hard to not get excited about the next decade-plus if you're a Collingwood or Brisbane fan. Daicos was magnificent for the Magpies – as he always is – finishing with 38 disposals and two goals and almost single-handedly at times keeping his team in the game. His 16-disposal third quarter when thrown on the ball was breathtaking. Ashcroft, in just his fourth career game, was not far behind. When Brisbane was fumbling and looking for some poise early in the second term, it was last year's No.2 draft pick that showed clean hands on the wing to set up a goal for Daniher. He finished with 26 disposals to be one of Brisbane's best.

BRISBANE                   3.2     9.4     14.6     18.8 (116)
COLLINGWOOD          5.3     5.6     8.12     11.17 (83)

GOALS 
Brisbane: Cameron 6, Rayner 4, Hipwood 2, Daniher 2, Zorko, Wilmot, Prior, Berry
Collingwood: Mihocek 3, Hill 2, N.Daicos 2, Johnson, De Goey, Crisp, Adams 

BEST 
Brisbane: Rayner, Neale, Cameron, Daniher, Dunkley, Ashcroft
Collingwood: N.Daicos, Quaynor, Mihocek, Maynard, Pendlebury

INJURIES 
Brisbane: Nil
Collingwood: Nil

SUBSTITUTES 
Brisbane: Deven Robertson (replaced Jack Gunston in fourth quarter)
Collingwood: Oleg Markov (replaced Reef McInnes in third quarter)

Crowd: 33,565 at the Gabba