Round 24 is here and we're taking on the The Saints at the Gabba! Come down for an afternoon game!

Who: Brisbane Lions vs St Kilda Saints
Where: The Gabba
When: Saturday 26th August at 4:35pm (local)
Gates Open: 3:00pm

MEET THE AFLW TEAM

The NAB AFLW season is start on the 3rd of September for the Brisbane Lions, with their first game down at Brighton Homes Arena with bounce at 3:05pm! Come find Breanna Koenen, Dakota Davidson and Caitlin Wendland in Lions Park between 3-4pm for photographs and signings! Buy tickets to Round 1 here or go ALL IN and buy a AFLW Membership here.

Make a donation to Brisbane Lions Academy and go in the draw to win at least $50,000!

Tickets:

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.

LIONS SHOP

Lions Shop Main Store will be open from 10:00am - 7:30pm.

Lion Park Pop-Up Marquee will be open from 3:00pm 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, 7 and AreaVIP

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

Kids Activities > This week in Lion Park outside the Gabba, treat the kids to face painting and rock climbing! We will also have an activation from Container for Change to check out!

Hyundai With Kylie > Have a chat with our dedicated Hyundai sales rep, Kylie, and see how you can get the best deal on a brand new Hyundai.

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 and Fox Footy or stream on Kayo.

The Lions led by 23 points after a dominant first half, but the Saints always stayed in touch, aided by coach Ross Lyon's half-time adjustments, only for Brisbane to secure a 12.12 (84) to 8.8 (56) victory.Hipwood's fourth goal, from a 45m set shot with 8:50 left in the last term, sealed the win for the Lions. Lachie Neale was brilliant with a team-high 29 disposals including a game-high four centre clearances and 10 clearances.

ST KILDA           1.0     2.3     6.5        8.8 (56)
BRISBANE         3.4     5.8     9.8     12.12 (84)

Brisbane will host two finals at the Gabba after clinching second spot with a grinding 12-point win over St Kilda on Saturday night.

The 9.18 (72) to 9.6 (60) triumph completes a perfect 11-from-11 home record thus far in 2023 and sets up a home qualifying final against either Port Adelaide or Melbourne in two weeks.

St Kilda will now have to wait on the results of Sunday's games and could still finish sixth, seventh or eighth to determine whether its elimination final will be in Melbourne or Sydney.

As expected, this was no cakewalk for Brisbane, particularly after a wayward first half kept the door ajar for the Saints.

The Lions lived in their forward half in the first two quarters (34-15 inside 50s) but only held a 14-point advantage after kicking just 4.11.

They deserved to lead by more.

After the break things changed as the Saints kicked the first three goals to snatch the lead.

However, with the lure of the home finals in their nostrils, Brisbane held firm in the fourth quarter, with Joe Daniher and Hugh McCluggage kicking crucial goals to give it some breathing space.

Daniher had another strong game, kicking two goals from 17 disposals, while Lachie Neale (30 and 10 clearances) became more influential as the game wore on, and Dayne Zorko and Keidean Coleman looked the most dangerous with ball in hand.

Brisbane ended up generating 23 more inside 50s, winning the clearances by 16 and contested ball by 12 to thoroughly earn their win.

The Saints battled hard but struggled to move the ball freely against an organised defensive set-up.

Callum Wilkie did his All-Australian claims no harms, blanketing Eric Hipwood in the Lion’s 150th game, while Rowan Marshall, Brad Crouch and Jack Sinclair all got plenty of the ball.

Brisbane led by a point at quarter-time but squandered numerous chances for an even greater advantage.

The most egregious of its eight behinds came early when Joe Daniher missed a set shot from the top of the square, but he wasn't the only culprit against a Saints team that typically worked hard to clog up space.

At the other end the Lions were a touch sloppy, with Mattaes Phillipou drifting into space on his own to grab a mark and kick a goal, while Jade Gresham was the beneficiary of a 50m penalty conceded by Josh Dunkley.

The home team really put the squeeze on in the second quarter, and although struggling to convert it on the scoreboard, deserved their 14-point lead at the main break.

Charlie Cameron turned a quarter chance into a goal when he cleverly kicked a loose ball off the ground, while Daniher finally got on the goalkickers list with great body work to take a contested mark before running into an open goal.

The game opened up in the third quarter with St Kilda dominating the early periods to snatch the lead with three straight goals.

But the Lions responded with the next three, one each to Cameron and Rayner with lightning speed, to set up a thrilling final quarter.

Is this the year for the Lions?

The premiership race is wide open, but this win gives Brisbane as good a chance as any team. Chris Fagan's men will host either Port Adelaide or Melbourne in a qualifying final, and if they're good enough, can then host the preliminary final at the Gabba, where they have not lost yet in 2023. Lincoln McCarthy is due back from a calf injury for September, while the rest of the list appears in good order, with – this one-off wayward kicking aside – most facets of their game appearing in good order.

The rollercoaster of Joe Daniher

Brisbane's lanky forward has had a magnificent season – worthy of All-Australian consideration – and added another series of highlights against the Saints. Like only Joe can, he started the night by missing a point-blank set shot from no further than 15m out directly in front, but he didn't take long to make amends. He finished with 17 disposals, kicked 2.3, including a critical goal in the final quarter, and took seven marks, including two contested. Again he was one of the Lions' best.

BRISBANE     2.8       4.11     7.11     9.18 (72)

ST KILDA       3.1       3.3       7.5       9.6 (60)

GOALS 
Brisbane: Cameron 2, Daniher 2, Zorko, Rayner, McInerney, McCluggage, Fletcher

St Kilda: Membrey 3, Wood, Phillipou, Hayes, Gresham, Crouch, Butler

BEST 
Brisbane: Neale, Zorko, Coleman, Daniher, McInerney, Wilmot

St Kilda: Wilkie, Marshall, Wood, Sinclair, Crouch, Membrey

INJURIES 
Brisbane: Nil

St Kilda: Battle (concussion)

SUBSTITUTES 
Brisbane: Kai Lohmann (replaced Jarryd Lyons at three-quarter time)

St Kilda: Ryan Byrnes (replaced Josh Battle at half-time)

Crowd: 31,689 at the Gabba