2007 Brisbane Lions season

The Brisbane Lions' 2007 season was its 11th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Brisbane Lions
2007 season
CoachLeigh Matthews
Captain(s)Jonathan Brown
Simon Black
Luke Power
Chris Johnson
Nigel Lappin
Home groundThe Gabba (Capacity: 42,000)
AFL season10th
Best and fairestJonathan Brown
Leading goalkickerJonathan Brown (77 goals)
Highest home attendance34,107 vs. Geelong (1 September 2007)[1]
Lowest home attendance22,124 vs. Port Adelaide (30 June 2007)[1]
Average home attendance28,847
Club membership23,072

Season summary

Home and away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance
Brisbane Opponent Result
1 Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm) Hawthorn 9.15 (69) 6.8 (44) Won by 25 points The Gabba (H) 27,104
2 Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm) St Kilda 15.12 (102) 7.8 (50) Won by 52 points The Gabba (H) 28,266
3 Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Sydney 10.9 (69) 13.18 (96) Lost by 27 points SCG (A) 24,854
4 Saturday, 21 April (7:15 pm) Kangaroos 8.15 (63) 12.15 (87) Lost by 24 points Carrara Stadium (A) 11,133
5 Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Carlton 21.10 (136) 18.16 (124) Won by 12 points Docklands Stadium (A) 33,598
6 Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Fremantle 17.18 (120) 10.15 (75) Won by 45 points The Gabba (H) 27,175
7 Saturday, 12 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 9.15 (69) 14.16 (100) Lost by 31 points The Gabba (H) 26,978
8 Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 8.15 (63) 18.19 (127) Lost by 64 points Docklands Stadium (A) 35,034
9 Saturday, 26 May (7:15 pm) Collingwood 13.9 (87) 18.12 (120) Lost by 33 points The Gabba (H) 32,225
10 Saturday, 2 June (7:15 pm) Richmond 10.13 (73) 10.13 (73) Drew Docklands Stadium (A) 28,093
11 Saturday, 9 June (7:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.12 (72) 13.17 (95) Lost by 23 points The Gabba (H) 29,873
12 Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm) Geelong 5.5 (35) 12.13 (85) Lost by 50 points Kardinia Park (A) 21,212
13 Saturday, 30 June (7:15 pm) Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) 17.10 (112) Lost by 7 points The Gabba (H) 22,124
14 Saturday, 7 July (5:40 pm) West Coast 13.13 (91) 9.10 (64) Won by 27 points Subiaco Oval (A) 40,763
15 Saturday, 14 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 18.18 (126) 12.10 (82) Won by 44 points The Gabba (A) 22,708
16 Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Carlton 25.13 (163) 6.10 (46) Won by 117 points The Gabba (H) 27,163
17 Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 22.17 (149) 7.14 (56) Won by 93 points MCG (A) 45,096
18 Saturday, 4 August (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 10.17 (77) 5.10 (40) Won by 37 points The Gabba (H) 29,233
19 Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 13.13 (91) 17.13 (115) Lost by 24 points MCG (A) 39,007
20 Saturday, 18 August (7:10 pm) Sydney 9.9 (63) 8.15 (63) Drew The Gabba (H) 33,077
21 Saturday, 25 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide 8.12 (60) 12.14 (86) Lost by 26 points Football Park (A) 46,507
22 Saturday, 1 September (7:10 pm) Geelong 15.13 (103) 22.13 (145) Lost by 42 points The Gabba (H) 34,107
Round 1
Round 1
Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm) Brisbane Lions def. Hawthorn The Gabba (crowd: 27,104)
2.5 (17)
5.10 (40)
6.13 (49)
 9.15 (69)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.0 (6)
2.3 (15)
2.6 (18)
 6.8 (44)
Umpires: Stefan Grun, Mathew Head, Troy Pannell
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
McGrath 3
Notting, Lappin, Stiller, Brown, Rischitelli, Sherman 1
Goals 3 Franklin
2 Boyle
1 Clarke
Black, Power, McGrath, Roe, Stiller, Adcock Best Franklin, Young, Jacobs, Bateman, Lewis, Boyle
Copeland (hip), Lappin (calf) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Lewis on Stiller for charging
  • Ladder position: 1st
Round 2
Round 2
Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions def. St Kilda The Gabba, Brisbane (crowd: 28,266)
2.4 (16)
7.7 (49)
11.11 (77)
 15.12 (102)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.3 (15)
3.4 (22)
6.6 (42)
 7.8 (50)
Umpires: Vozzo, K Nicholls, Jeffery
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Brown 5
Sherman 3
Black, Patfull 2
McGrath, Stiller, Johnson 1
Goals 2 Fiora, Koschitzke
1 Milne, Montagna, Birss
Rischitelli, Sherman, Stiller, Power, Black Best Fiora, Gram, Dal Santo, S Fisher
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 1st
Round 3
Round 3
Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Sydney def. Brisbane Lions SCG, Sydney (crowd: 24,854)
5.3 (33)
7.6 (48)
8.10 (58)
 13.18 (96)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
4.3 (27)
7.4 (46)
10.8 (68)
 10.9 (69)
Umpires: Allen, Kamolins, Meredith
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Hall 4
O'Loughlin 3
Schmidt 2
Schneider, Mathews, O'Keefe, Barry 1
Goals 3 Brown, McGrath
1 Patfull, Begley, Fixter, Harding
Hall, Schneider, Buchanan, Fosdike, Jolly Best McGrath, Brown, Power, Black, Fixter
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 3rd
Round 4
Round 4
Saturday, 21 April (7:15 pm) Kangaroos def. Brisbane Lions Carrara Stadium, Carrara (crowd: 11,133) Report
5.4 (34)
6.6 (42)
7.13 (55)
 12.15 (87)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.6 (12)
5.9 (39)
6.13 (49)
 8.15 (63)
Umpires: Stevic, Kamolins, K Nicholls
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
L. Brown 3
Wells 2
Thomas, Jones, Harris, Petrie, Harvey, McIntosh, Sinclair 1
Goals 2 Black, McGrath
1 Harding, Johnson, Notting, Brown
Edwards, McIntosh, Rawlings, Wells, Archer Best Black, Notting, Power, McGrath, Brennan
Thomas (ribs) Injuries Lappin (quad) replaced in selected side by Moody
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 7th
Round 5
Round 5
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Carlton def. by Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome, Melbourne (crowd: 33,598)
5.6 (36)
14.8 (92)
17.11 (113)
 18.16 (124)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
6.1 (37)
13.1 (79)
18.4 (112)
 21.10 (136)
Umpires: Donlon, James, Head
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Simpson, Whitnall, Betts, Fevola, Cloke 3
Walker, Murphy, Lappin 1
Goals 3 Johnson, Brown, Charman
2 Power, Notting, McGrath, Patfull
1 Hadley, Roe, Stiller, Begley
Houlihan, Scotland, Whitnall, Lappin, Simpson, Betts Best Brown, Black, Power, Stiller, Notting, Charman, Johnson
Jackson (broken hand) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 6th
Round 6
Round 6
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions def. Fremantle The Gabba, Brisbane (crowd: 27,175)
5.5 (35)
9.10 (64)
12.15 (87)
 17.18 (120)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
4.5 (29)
7.8 (50)
9.14 (68)
 10.15 (75)
Umpires: James, M Nicholls, Wenn
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
McGrath 5
Johnson, Power, Sherman, Brown 2
Patfull, Begley, Stiller, Rischitelli 1
Goals 3 Pavlich, Tarrant
1 Cook, Warnock, Headland, Bell
McGrath, Power, McDonald, Lappin, S Black Best Bell, Pavlich, H Black, J Carr, Mundy
Nil Injuries Nil
Johnson (Brisbane) reported by field umpire Wenn for allegedly headbutting Parker (Fremantle) in the second quarter Reports Grover (Fremantle) reported by field umpire M Nicholls for attempted trip on McGrath (Brisbane) in the third quarter.
  • Ladder position: 3rd
Round 7
Round 7
Saturday, 12 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions def. by Adelaide The Gabba, Brisbane (crowd: 26,978)
3.6 (24)
5.8 (38)
6.12 (48)
 9.15 (69)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
4.2 (26)
6.8 (44)
10.13 (73)
 14.16 (100)
Umpires: Kamolins, Ellis, Jeffery
Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Notting, Brown 2
Charman, Johnson, McGrath, Harding, Rischitelli 1
Goals 3 Thompson, Welsh
2 Goodwin
1 Knights, Shirley, Perrie, Bock, Edwards, Griffin
Black, Rischitelli, Brennan, Adcock Best Goodwin, Edwards, Knights, Welsh, Thompson
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 6th
Round 8
Round 8
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Essendon def. Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome, Melbourne (crowd: 35,034)
3.6 (24)
7.10 (52)
13.15 (93)
 18.19 (127)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.4 (16)
5.8 (38)
5.10 (40)
 8.15 (63)
Umpires: Kennedy, Nicholls, Pannell
Television broadcast: Network Ten
Lloyd 4
Hird, Monfries, McVeigh, Houli 2
Watson, J Johnson, Hille, Stanton, Lucas, Davey 1
Goals 2 T Selwood
1 Notting, McGrath, Brown, Patfull, Drummond, Begley
Hird, Watson, Fletcher, Hille, McVeigh, Monfries Best Black, T Selwood, Hadley, Lappin, Brown, Adcock
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • Ladder position: 11th

Ladder

2007 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Geelong (P) 22 18 4 0 2542 1664 152.8 72 Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 22 15 7 0 2314 2038 113.5 60
3 West Coast 22 15 7 0 2162 1935 111.7 60
4 Kangaroos 22 14 8 0 2183 1998 109.3 56
5 Hawthorn 22 13 9 0 2097 1855 113.0 52
6 Collingwood 22 13 9 0 2011 1992 101.0 52
7 Sydney 22 12 9 1 2031 1698 119.6 50
8 Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1881 1712 109.9 48
9 St Kilda 22 11 10 1 1874 1941 96.5 46
10 Brisbane Lions 22 9 11 2 1986 1885 105.4 40
11 Fremantle 22 10 12 0 2254 2198 102.5 40
12 Essendon 22 10 12 0 2184 2394 91.2 40
13 Western Bulldogs 22 9 12 1 2111 2469 85.5 38
14 Melbourne 22 5 17 0 1890 2418 78.2 20
15 Carlton 22 4 18 0 2167 2911 74.4 16
16 Richmond 22 3 18 1 1958 2537 77.2 14
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

References

  1. "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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