Round 6 is going to be a Cat fight at The Gabba! 

Who: Brisbane Lions vs Geelong Cats
Where: The Gabba, Vulture St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102
When: Saturday 20th April at 7:30pm (local)
Gates Open: 6:00pm, check your ticket for your entry gate.
Entry Conditions: Please read here

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Tickets → Tickets are ON SALE for Round 6. You can still become a member today and secure your seat!

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The Verandah → SOLD OUT Presented by Brook's Blooms, immerse yourself in the exclusive privileges of “The Verandah”, boasting access to a private bar, a meticulously styled space, and countless opportunities for capturing unforgettable moments to add to your social media feed.

Premiership Lounge → Offers a luxurious setting to reinvigorate, relax and revel in the golden days of old and new before, during, and after the goosebump-enducing action on field.

TAB Pool Room → Will proudly display iconic Brisbane Lions memorabilia, a home to celebrate Brisbane Lions legends on and off the field.

Lions Park → Located outside Gate 2 starting from 5:00pm. Treat the kids to rock climbing and face painting! We'll have interactive activations from Caltex Spin to Win, Triple M, Cross River Rail and Hyundai. You'll not miss the large inflatable Sherrin - so make sure to take a snap! 

Food & Drinks → Gabba food and beverage outlets will be open on all levels and gates.

Lions Shop → Our main shop is located near Gate 2, open from 10:00am - late. We will also have a pop up set up in Lions Park from 5:00pm for you to get your merch fix! Gates 2 and 9 are open from when gates open until 10min after first siren. Gate 4, Upper 7, Upper 4 are open from when gates open until 3/4 time. Collingwood merch will be located in the lower level of Gate 7.

10:00AM Lions Shop Open
5:00PM Lion Park Open
6:00PM Gates Open
7:18PM Geelong Entry
7:21PM Brisbane Lions Entry
7:30PM Bounce
QTR TIME: Kicking Competition
HALF TIME: Auskick, Birthdays, Community Champion
3/4 TIME: Premiership Lounge Visit
$20K guaranteed 50-50 prize

Trains & Buses → The easiest way to get to The Gabba. Your event ticket entitles you to TRAVEL FREE, to and from matches, on the Queensland Rail City Network (excluding Airtrain). Brisbane City Council buses or a special event shuttle service from 4 hours prior to the event.

Woolloongabba Bus Station → From March 2024, a new temporary footpath will be open between Woolloongabba station platform 2 and Main Street on AFL game days. You can also continue to use the pedestrian overpass which has both lifts and stairs. For further information, please visit the @TransLink website or contact Cross River Rail at 1800 010 875.

Remember to always plan your trip: Plan ahead →

Parking → There is no public parking at The Gabba. Fifteen minute parking limits apply across most of The Gabba Traffic Area on event days – we strongly recommend taking advantage of the public transport options. Find out more about parking restrictions around The Gabba on the Brisbane City Council website. 

Accessible Parking → An accessibility drop off zone is located near Gate 5 on Linton Street (near Duke St). There is limited accessibility parking across from Gate 5 on Duke St – you will require a PWD permit to access this area and is first in, first served. For all PWD and accessibility information, please visit The Gabba's accessibility page.

Drop Off/Pick Up → Due to road closures and changed traffic conditions we strongly recommend catching public transport to The Gabba, however should you wish to be dropped off or picked up this can be facilitated via designated drop off points just a short walk from the venue on either Princess Street, Potts Street or Hubert Street. Ask your lift legend to type Princess Street, Potts Street or Hubert Street into their GPS. 

Bike, Scooter & Walking → Bike and walking paths are available to access the stadium, snag a e-bike or e-scooter from the City or South Brisbane to get to The Gabba.

Watch → Free to air on Channel 7 or stream on Foxtel, Fox Footy or Kayo.

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BRISBANE            2.5      4.8      7.9      9.10 (64)
GEELONG              0.3      1.5      3.8      7.11 (53) 

GOALS 
Brisbane: McCarthy 2, Daniher 2, Hipwood 2, McKenna, Cameron, Ah Chee

BEST 
Brisbane: Ah Chee, Dunkley, McCluggage, McKenna, Rayner, Wilmot

Crowd: 32,586 at the Gabba

Ah, it’s good to be home.

Two weeks on the road, coming back with two wins in our carry-on baggage, things feel like we have our mojo back.

Now our biggest test to date, the claws are out for a good old fashion cat fight. So get ready Lions fans, this is going to be a proper scrap as we look to put the cat back in the bag and roar into this week’s match preview.  

Last Time We Met

Last time: Brisbane Lions 9.10 (64) d Geelong 7.11 (53), Round 19, 2023

It was a low-scoring thriller at the Gabba last time we met the Cats. After leading by 37 points in the third term in front of a sold-out home crowd, a fast-finishing Geelong may have left some Lions fans sweating underneath the collar.  

Callum Ah Chee played like a man on a mission, hurling himself into contests, applying vigorous defensive pressure, in what was a career-best performance coming away with 23 disposals and clutch last quarter goal. 

Josh Dunkley was another who proved crucial when the game got close, racking up 27 disposals, eight tackles and seven clearances to help our boys come up clutch and hold on to a 11-point victory.

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Excited About

Back at the GABBA!

As they say, there is no place like home and after two weeks on the road we can’t wait to entertain Lions members and fans at a packed out Gabba.

The Cats are unbeaten so far in 2024 but like we said earlier our boys have their mojo back and are ready to reclaim our fortress.

It’s going to be a tough contest no doubt, but we know Lions fans will bring the noise and their best rendition of Country Roads to help get behind the boys as they fight for victory.

Match-ups we're keen for

Joe Daniher vs Jeremy Cameron

Although they might not line up side by side, the battle of the tall timber in Joe Daniher vs Jeremy Cameron is going to be a mouth-watering one.

While the pundits might not be raving about it, both men’s numbers in season 2024 are equally impressive and rate elite in the competition. Daniher has averaged 15.4 disposals, 7.8 marks, and 2.4 goals leading the way up forward for the Lions. Meanwhile Cameron, arguably the talk of the footy world right now, has averaged 18.6 disposals, 7.6 marks and 2.8 goals.

The ability of both men to get up the ground, impact contest and finish off their work in front of the big sticks will very well help decide who takes the four points home on Saturday night. But in our return home, we back our big man Joey to light up the Gabba to help reclaim our patch.  

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Geelong is the competition's only unbeaten team after overpowering Brisbane by 26 points at a wet Gabba on Saturday night.

The Cats conceded the game's first two goals, and despite losing Tom Stewart for the second half with concussion, ran out commanding 9.9 (63) to 4.13 (37) winners.

With rain pelting most of the night, neither team was able to gain any real ascendency until Geelong put the foot down just before the final change.

Brad Close kicked a lovely set shot to give the visitors a seven-point lead at three quarter-time, and then the Cats stormed home in the fourth quarter, kicking three unanswered goals to win their sixth straight game.

A pivotal moment came early in the second quarter when Brisbane lost Oscar McInerney to concussion, forcing Joe Daniher to be the primary ruckman.

The Lions lost their early advantage in the clearances, but Geelong was far too good and far too professional for the rest of the night and thoroughly deserved its win.

Despite little influence from Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron, both goalless in the tough conditions, Geelong was able to punish Brisbane on turnover in the first half and then get an edge around congestion as the match wore on.

Max Holmes was dynamic off half-back with 24 disposals, Mitch Duncan (24) was excellent on a wing, and Zach Guthrie became even more influential after Stewart's unfortunate head clash.

Tyson Stengle was the most dangerous small forward on the ground, kicking two goals from his 17 disposals, while Ollie Henry also kicked two. 

After its terrific win over Melbourne nine days earlier, Brisbane was not quite able to reach the same level.

They battled hard, but over-possessed the ball on occasions in the wet, missed some good chances around goal and were punished for their mistakes.

They are now 0-3 at the Gabba in 2024 after being a perfect 13-0 last season.

Dayne Zorko continued his brilliant season with two goals from 27 disposals, while Jarrod Berry and Noah Answerth were also strong contributors.

The home team had slightly the better of a tight first term, following goals to Linc McCarthy and Zorko, with the latter following a 100m penalty courtesy of back-to-back infringements against Brandan Parfitt and Hawkins.

As the rain came down even harder in the second term, McInerney's early departure began to have an impact on the game. 

Geelong got on top around the stoppages, but it was slick ball movement after a Lions turnover at half-forward that resulted in a Stengle goal.

As the hosts frittered away chances, including successive shots from Jaspa Fletcher and Darcy Gardiner that hit the post, the Cats pounced again, transitioning the ball from a kick-in all the way to an uncontested Ollie Henry mark and goal.

Stengle shines in the wet
On a night where small forwards generally battled, Tyson Stengle overcame a slow start to have a major impact. He streamed into goal midway through the second quarter and then expertly set up Ollie Henry for his first minutes later. Stengle finished with two goals from 17 disposals and could have had an even bigger night if he wasn't so unselfish, looking for teammates on multiple occasions when he had the right to shoot for goal. Stengle's clean hands and exquisite skills were a standout in the difficult conditions. 

Mark O'Connor v Lachie Neale
Not for the first time in his career, Mark O'Connor was tasked with tagging Brisbane's two-time Brownlow medallist Lachie Neale. The physical Irishman wore Neale like a glove most of the night, but like he's done so often in the past few seasons, the Lions co-captain found a way to impact. Neale finished with 28 disposals, including seven clearances, but O'Connor had his moments, most notably a third quarter goal, where he worked hard into space to take an uncontested mark and slot the set shot.

Big O was a big blow
Brisbane was plus-six at clearances in the first quarter, with much of its ascendency coming from ruckman Oscar McInerney. However, 'Big O' lasted just a short period into the second quarter before he ended up on the wrong end of a head clash. He wobbled to his feet, left the field and failed his concussion test. Without a recognised second ruckman, the Lions were forced to play the match out with Joe Daniher as the primary man at ball-ups and Josh Dunkley as his support.

BRISBANE     2.5       3.8       4.11     4.13 (37)
GEELONG       2.1       4.4       6.6       9.9 (63)

GOALS
Brisbane: Zorko 2, McCarthy, Berry
Geelong: O.Henry 2, Stengle 2, Bowes, O'Connor, Close, Parfitt

BEST
Brisbane: Zorko, Berry, Answerth, Wilmot, Dunkley, Lester
Geelong: Guthrie, Stengle, Holmes, Bruhn, Duncan, Dangerfield 

INJURIES
Brisbane: McInerney (concussion)
Geelong: Stewart (concussion) 

SUBSTITUTES
Brisbane: Jarryd Lyons (replaced Oscar McInerney at half-time)
Geelong: Jhye Clark (replaced Tom Stewart at half-time)

Crowd: 30,429 at the Gabba