BRISBANE Lions captain Jonathan Brown has pulled up well from Saturday night's match winning performance against North Melbourne and is already plotting to defeat Adelaide at AAMI Stadium next Sunday.

Barring one short stint on the interchange bench, Brown played all four quarters against the Kangaroos and returned after eight weeks out with facial fractures with 13 disposals, 11 marks and four goals to haul his team to a 14-point win.

Brown admitted to being disappointed with his first-half performance and vowed to right things after the main break, which he did by booting all four of his goals.

"We had to play to the conditions more in the second half so I knew I was going to get plenty of cracks at it," he said.

"I just set myself for that big second half knowing I was going to get plenty of opportunities. I was disappointed in the first half I dropped some balls I'd normally take.

"I know it was wet but I grew up playing a lot of wet weather footy and I pride myself in these conditions so I was pretty disappointed with myself at half-time, but I managed to work my way into it.

"I still feel pretty good. I cramped up a bit late but I was pretty happy with my conditioning.

"To hold our nerve after being a fair way down considering the conditions at half-time was a pretty gutsy effort. Hopefully that gives us the impetus to go forward and knock over the Crows next Sunday."

Brown said he had not placed great expectations on himself other than to provide a contest and wasn't hesitant about attacking contests despite returning from multiple facial fractures.

He said taking a mark 15 seconds into the match - despite having to give it up for a Mitch Clark infringement - gave him plenty of confidence.

He said it was important to throw himself into as many contests as possible.

"I've felt pretty good at training, I've copped some whacks at training, some choreographed whacks and some unexpected ones as well, and the more of those you get the quicker you can come to handle it.

"I got a few of those tonight, but once the game starts for me I forgot about the whole thing, I was just really trying to attack the contest. The only way I thought I could get back on the horse and get my confidence back was to fly as hard as I could at those balls coming in.

"It's part of my job, it's been part of my role since I was 10 years old playing that centre half-forward position. I've grown up going after as many balls as I could.
The thought (fear) doesn't really cross my mind."

The Lions captain waged an enthralling duel with Kangaroos first-gamer Luke Delaney, who at 194cm and 97kg, acquitted himself well.

Both men had success in the one-on-one battles - Brown with five contested marks, including some trademark diving efforts - and Delaney could feel unlucky that two of Brown's goals came through 50m penalties conceded by Scott Thompson and Scott McMahon.

"He looked like he was a solid build even though he was just starting off his career," Brown said of his opponent.

"I never take blokes lightly whether they're 300-gamers or a first-gamer. Conditions were going to be difficult tonight but he provided a really solid contest all night. It was a good battle all night I felt."