Brisbane Lions vice-captain Dayne Zorko says Lions players are disappointed - not divided.  Frustrated - not fractured.

Zorko said there was no denying the club’s 2015 campaign had produced an understandable amount of tension and “tough conversations’’ at the Gabba.

But ahead of today’s clash with Hawthorn in Launceston, he insists the playing group is the most close-knit he has experienced in his time in the AFL.

The 26-year-old dynamo says he is committed to the long-term re-build of the club and expects to sign a contract extension with the Lions in due course.

“I want to get the club back to its highest point,” Zorko told The Courier-Mail.

“The lows have been pretty low but that will only make the highs that much better. That’s something I want to be a part of.’’

Zorko and captain Tom Rockliff were rumoured to have fallen out but the bubbly midfielder/small forward emphatically denied there was a rift with the hard-edged skipper.

Zorko said high expectations of Brisbane – both internally and externally – at the start of the year had made the three-win season all the more difficult to swallow for the Lions who are set to claim the wooden spoon.

“There is a lot of disappointment around the club so not everyone is going to be friends every day of the week,’’ said Zorko.

“Everyone is upset with how the season has gone. There were a lot of promising signs heading into the season but the results have obviously been less than ideal.

“Everyone expects a lot of themselves and each other. That’s the culture we are trying to build.

“I’m sure every club has tough conversations. We are no different. We just want the best for each other and the team.

“We don’t want to be remembered as players and as a team that was always losing. We want to be remembered as being a good side.

“We want to be hard but we want to enjoy our time at the club as well. It will take time but the important thing is that we stick together.’’

He said despite the turbulent times at the Gabba, the overall camaraderie in the dressing room was as strong as ever.

“In my time at the footy club, I’ve never seen a tighter playing group. Every bloke cares for each other,’’ Zorko said.

“There are no rifts. We are unified. You can talk to anyone. Years ago you might not have been able to approach certain players but everyone is really open with each other.

“That’s how you build success going forward.’’

Zorko is off-contract at the end of 2016 and is relaxed about talks with Brisbane.

“I just want to get through this year as best we can. There’s no rush. We both know where we stand so it’s pretty comfortable,’’ he said.