The boys are ready to backup a great performance on Thursday night this week, taking on the Bombers on Sunday afternoon at the Gabba.

Who: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon
Where: The Gabba
When: Sunday 10 July at 1:10pm (local time)
Gates Open: 11:45am (local time)

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Member Presale (3 Game and Flexi Redemptions): HERE 

Member Presale (Guest Passes): HERE 

General Public Onsale: HERE

Kids under 15 go free* access to Toyota AFL Premiership matches across Australia from Round 14 - 17.

Adults who purchase full-priced Reserved Seat or GA tickets can also add on up to 2 free junior tickets in the same seating location. Free junior tickets must be secured in the same transaction as the Adult purchase.

Ticketing is once again digital for the 2022 season. Simply download the Official Brisbane Lions Club App to have your game access at your fingertips.

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

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

NAIDOC WEEK

Our Round 17 clash against Essendon lands on the final day of NAIDOC Week, and we’ll be using this opportunity to celebrate and embrace this year’s theme by:

• Participating in the Long Walk
• Wearing the 2022 Indigenous guernsey designed by triple premiership player and proud Eastern Arrernte man, Darryl White
• Live entertainment
• Family friendly fun in Lion Park from 11am

THE LONG WALK

The Brisbane Lions in partnership with The Long Walk Foundation, Deadly Choices and AFL Queensland annually hosts The Long Walk as part of our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement, and is the largest walk held by an AFL Club outside of the ‘Dreamtime at the G’ celebration between Richmond and Essendon. The Long Walk commences at 11:20am and will take approximately 45 minutes, getting you back in time to enjoy the pre-game fun and watch Lions v Essendon bounce at 1:10pm.

Date: Sunday 10 July
Time: Meet at 11:00am, Walk begins at 11:20am
Start Location: South Bank Parklands, The Wheel of Brisbane
End Location: Gate 2, The Gabba

LIONS SHOP

Lions Shop Main Store will be open from 10:00 am Sunday. Skip the queue on game day and get in early on Saturday, open from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Lion Park Pop-Up Marquee will be open from 10:00 am 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.

LION PARK - Open outside Gate 2 from 10 am

Activities > Putt Putt Golf, Rock Climbing, Inflatables & Magic Shows will all be set up in Lion Park for some pre-game fun.

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!

Gettin' Jiggy With It > The Triple M DJ is back for 2022 to set the vibe as you arrive for game day.

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

OTHER ACTIVITIES

SwyftX Race > 3 lucky Lions fans will take flight with Swyftx this game day, as they race around the Gabba to win themselves $1,000 worth of Bitcoin each and tickets to Area VIP. Be in your seats at 3/4 time to see if they can do it.

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!

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 Childhood Cancer Support. 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.

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.

ESSENDON has continued its winning ways, beating an understrength and underwhelming Brisbane by 10 points at the Gabba on Sunday afternoon.

The 15.10 (100) to 13.12 (90) victory was the Bombers' third win in their past four matches and came just eight days after they beat Sydney at the MCG.

Peter Wright stood like a man among boys, kicking five goals, including four in the second half, as the visitors dominated for much of the day in front of a strong crowd of 29,101.

It was Brisbane's first defeat on its home ground since last year's semi-final loss to the Western Bulldogs and its first home-and-away loss there since round one, 2021.

Zach Merrett (31 disposals) was magnificent in the middle of the ground for the Bombers, while Kyle Langford (four goals), Jye Caldwell (26 and one goal) and Jordan Ridley all had major influences.

Essendon dominated the midfield battle and used a five-goal-to-two second quarter to bankroll its win.

The Bombers routinely kicked goals following centre clearances and worked much harder once the ball got away from congestion.

Brisbane had been decimated by injury and the League's health and safety protocols, but its effort was sub-par for much of the day.

Hugh McCluggage (29 disposals) battled hard, while Lincoln McCarthy (three goals) looked like giving it life a number of times.

The defeat leaves the Lions clinging to fourth place.

Essendon opened a 16-point lead by half-time, and it could easily have been so much more.

With Nick Hind running free from the defensive end, Dylan Shiel and Merrett through the midfield and Langford in the forward 50, the Bombers made the hosts look slow.

He added three goals in the third term as the teams traded goals for the Lions to draw within 12 points at the final change.

Robbo's Liquorice allsorts
Mitch Robinson has been dropped twice this year, but the Lions veteran was given a reprieve as one of the nine changes to last week's team. He started in his usual physical nature, laying a couple of aggressive tackles, but then gave away a 50m penalty for dissent. It wasn't long before Robinson fired the Lions up though with a terrific 50m set shot to get them on the board. He turned back the clock in the second half, being moved from the wing into an onball role and finished with 19 touches and two goals

BRISBANE                    2.3       4.8        9.9         13.12 (90)
ESSENDON                   2.3       7.6       11.9       15.10 (100)

GOALS  
Brisbane: McCarthy 3, McInerney 2, Robinson 2, Cameron, Daniher, Fort, Hipwood, Michael, Rayner
Essendon: Wright 5, Langford 4, Caldwell, Draper, Guelfi, Heppell, Hobbs, Shiel

BEST  
Brisbane: McCluggage, McCarthy, McInerney, Starcevich, 
Essendon: Merrett, Wright, Langford, Ridley, Caldwell, Shiel 

INJURIES  
Brisbane: Nil
Essendon: D'Ambrosio (corked quad) 

SUBSTITUTES  
Brisbane: Rhys Mathieson (unused)
Essendon: Brayden Ham (replaced D'Ambrosio in the fourth quarter)

Crowd: 29,101 at the Gabba