Growing AFL in League Territory: The Lions' Forty-Year Project
From a Gold Coast outpost in 1987 to back-to-back premiers in 2024 and 2025, the Brisbane Lions embody Australian football's long, contested effort to take root in rugby league's heartland.
Michael Voss: The Captain Who Led Brisbane's Greatest Era
Michael Voss did not merely captain a dynasty — he embodied the cultural transformation of Queensland football from peripheral novelty to national force across three consecutive premierships.
The Brisbane Lions: Three Premierships and the AFL Club That Made Queensland Believe
From an uncertain merger in 1996 to five AFL premierships, the Brisbane Lions transformed Queensland's sporting identity, proving that elite football could take root in rugby league country.
The Lions' Rebuilding Era: From Bottom of the Ladder to Back-to-Back Premiers
Between wooden spoons and dynasty lies one of the AFL's most instructive rebuilds — a decade-long reckoning with culture, patience, and the deliberate construction of a Queensland football identity.
Three Premierships in a Row: The Brisbane Lions Dynasty of 2001–2003
Between 2001 and 2003, the Brisbane Lions did what modern football said could not be done: win three consecutive AFL premierships, and do it from Queensland.
Brisbane Lions Women: AFLW and the Growing Women's Game in Queensland
Since 2017, the Brisbane Lions Women have shaped AFLW as a foundation club and a force for participation growth across Queensland — from the inaugural season to a new home at Brighton Homes Arena.
The Brisbane Lions at the Gabba: Home Ground and the Stadium Question
For nearly three decades, the Gabba in Woolloongabba has been the Brisbane Lions' civic anchor. Now, with Brisbane 2032 reshaping the city's infrastructure, that relationship is entering its final chapter.
From Fitzroy to Brisbane: The Merger That Created Queensland's AFL Club
In 1996, one of Australian football's oldest clubs merged with its newest to form the Brisbane Lions — a transaction that reshaped the game's geography and Queensland's sporting identity.