Several strong performances for the Brisbane Lions VFL team in 2022 saw Shadeau Brain pre-selected by the Club as a Category B Rookie ahead of the 2023 season. Brain, a Brisbane Lions Academy product who impressed at VFL level throughout the year, being used across the forward line, wing and midfield. Identified as a ‘hybrid forward-midfield type’, the Lions see Brain as a player who will start in a high forward role before potentially becoming another stronger bodied midfield option and will pushing his case for a debut in 2024.
