2009 Brisbane Lions season

This article covers the 2009 AFL season results for AFL team, the Brisbane Lions.

Brisbane Lions
2009 season
PresidentTony Kelly
CoachMichael Voss
Captain(s)Jonathan Brown
Home groundThe Gabba
NAB CupQuarter Finals
AFL season6th
Finals SeriesSemi Finals
Best and FairestJonathan Brown
Leading goalkickerJonathan Brown (85)
Highest home attendance34,912 vs. Collingwood (17 April 2009)
Lowest home attendance23,750 vs. Melbourne (27 June 2009)
Average home attendance29,467

Squad for 2009

Statistics are correct as of start of 2009 season.

Senior List[1]
PlayerHgtWgtDate of BirthAge in 2009DebutRecruited fromGamesGoals
1 Mitch Clark1989519 October 1987222006East Fremantle2218
2 Albert Proud180836 September 1988212007Mount Gravatt90
3 Sam Sheldon1838019 October 1987222009Hailebury College/Oakleigh U1800
4 Travis Johnstone1848317 July 1980291998Chelsea/Dandenong U18/Melbourne178128
5 Scott Harding1818219 June 1986232006Morningside339
6 Luke Power179788 January 1980291998Balwyn/Oakleigh U18217192
7 Jed Adcock1848515 November 1985242004Maryborough/North Ballarat U187523
8 Tim Notting1889021 October 1978311998Navarre/Ballarat U18196132
9 Ashley McGrath1828120 May 1983262001South Fremantle11399
10 Daniel Rich184837 June 1990192009Subiaco00
11 Justin Sherman1848726 January 1987222005Clarence/Tasmania U187343
12 James Hawksley187775 February 1989202008Peel Thunder40
13 Kieran King180815 March 199118****East Fremantle00
14 Lachlan Henderson1969214 December 1989202007Geelong U1883
15 Matt Tyler1948520 January 198821****North Ballarat U1800
16 Jonathan Brown19510229 October 1981282000Geelong U18160338
17 Jared Brennan1929528 July 1984252003Southern Districts8156
18 Todd Banfield1827528 June 199019****Swan Districts00
19 Jamie Charman19710216 July 1982272001Northern Eagles12655
20 Simon Black186833 April 1979301998East Fremantle233143
21 Daniel Merrett19610412 December 1984252005Southport6816
22 Tom Collier1928425 March 1989202008Tasmanian Devils61
23 Matthew Leuenberger203987 June 1988212007East Perth193
24 Joel Patfull190897 December 1984252006Norwood/Port Adelaide5819
25 Bart McCulloch1998623 September 199019****South Launceston00
26 Joel Macdonald1878810 October 1984252004Mount Gravatt586
28 Troy Selwood187851 May 1984252005Bendigo U18608
29 Jason Roe1928713 March 1984252006Cairns City Cobras/Collingwood/North Adelaide426
30 Jack Redden189749 December 1990192009Glenelg00
31 James Polkinghorne1838121 January 1989202008Calder U1840
32 Cheynee Stiller186823 May 1986232006Northern Eagles4512
33 Rhan Hooper177789 January 1988212006Mount Gravatt3936
34 Bradd Dalziell1848215 March 1987222008East Fremantle71
35 Michael Rischitelli184828 January 1986232005Western U186527
36 Daniel Bradshaw1919521 November 1978311996Wodonga/Brisbane Bears201438
37 Matt Austin1877530 March 1989202009North Ballarat U1800
38 Tom Rockliff1848322 February 1990192009Murray Bushrangers U1800
39 Josh Drummond1888719 April 1983262005Northern Eagles4522
41 Scott Clouston193912 February 1987222008Morningside21
42 Pearce Hanley1848315 November 1988212008Ballaghaderreen (Ireland)20
44 Aaron Cornelius1928625 May 1990192009Tassie Mariners U1800
Rookie List[2]
PlayerHgtWgtDate of BirthAge in 2009DebutRecruited fromGamesGoals
27 Pat Garner1949616 March 198722****Western Magpies00
43 Daniel Murray199983 May 199019****East Perth00
45 Daniel Dzufer1888311 January 1988212007Suncoast Lions10
46 Adam Spackman184804 March 198920****Morningside00
47 Joel Tippett1948826 October 198821****Southport00

Player Changes

In

PlayerOriginal ClubLeaguevia
Daniel RichSubiaco Football ClubWAFL2008 National Draft - pick #7
Jack ReddenGlenelgSANFL2008 National Draft - pick #25
Todd BanfieldSwan DistrictsWAFL2008 National Draft - pick #41
Aaron CorneliusTassie DevilsVFL2008 National Draft - pick #57
Bart McCullochSouth Launceston Football ClubTFL2008 National Draft - pick #69
Kieran KingEast FremantleWAFL2008 National Draft - pick #81
Tom RockliffMurray BushrangersTAC Cup2009 Pre-Season Draft - pick #5

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Beau McDonaldBrisbane Lions (Assistant Coach)AFLRetired
Nigel LappinGeelong (Assistant Coach)AFLRetired
Robert CopelandAspley HornetsAFLQdelisted
Haydyn KielUnknownUnknowndelisted
Matthew MoodyUnknownUnknowndelisted
Wayde MillsGlenelgSANFLdelisted
Chris SchmidtAdelaideAFL2008 Rookie Draft - pick #26
Anthony CorrieCollingwoodAFL2008 Trade Week
Colm BegleySt KildaAFL2008 National Draft - pick #83

Ladder

2009 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 St Kilda 22 20 2 0 2197 1411 155.7 80 Finals series
2 Geelong (P) 22 18 4 0 2312 1815 127.4 72
3 Western Bulldogs 22 15 7 0 2378 1940 122.6 60
4 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2174 1778 122.3 60
5 Adelaide 22 14 8 0 2104 1789 117.6 56
6 Brisbane Lions 22 13 8 1 2017 1890 106.7 54
7 Carlton 22 13 9 0 2270 2055 110.5 52
8 Essendon 22 10 11 1 2080 2127 97.8 42
9 Hawthorn 22 9 13 0 1962 2120 92.5 36
10 Port Adelaide 22 9 13 0 1990 2244 88.7 36
11 West Coast 22 8 14 0 1893 2029 93.3 32
12 Sydney 22 8 14 0 1888 2027 93.1 32
13 North Melbourne 22 7 14 1 1680 2015 83.4 30
14 Fremantle 22 6 16 0 1747 2259 77.3 24
15 Richmond 22 5 16 1 1774 2388 74.3 22
16 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1706 2285 74.7 16
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

Results

NAB Cup

First Round
14 February (6:10 pm) Brisbane Lions def. St Kilda Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 6,013) Report
0.2.3 (15)
1.6.6 (51)
1.8.6 (63)
 1.8.8 (65)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.1.3 (9)
0.1.5 (11)
0.5.7 (37)
 0.8.8 (56)
Umpires: Stevic, S Ryan, Pannell, B Ryan
Drummond Super Goals Nil
Harding 3, Notting, Sherman, Cornelius, Hooper, Clark Goals Milne 2, Goddard 2, Geary, R. Clarke, Steven, McEvoy
Johnstone, Brennan, Scott Harding, Dalziell, Drummond Best Goddard, Dal Santo, Geary, Ball, R. Clarke
Nil Injuries Eddy (knee)
Nil Reports Nil
Quarter Finals
27 February (7:40 pm) Essendon def. Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome (crowd: 12,260) Report
0.3.2 (20)
0.4.7 (31)
0.6.10 (46)
 0.9.13 (67)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.0.4 (13)
1.1.5 (20)
1.5.6 (45)
 1.7.14 (65)
Umpires: McBurney, Jeffery, Findlay
Nil Super Goals Harding
Lovett 2, Neagle, Hocking, Monfries, Skipworth, Jetta, Myers, Hille Goals Bradshaw 3, Clark 2, Sherman, McGrath
Skipworth, Hille, Lovett, Winderlich, Watson, Lloyd, Lonergan Best Drummond, Dalziell, Bradshaw, McGrath, Macdonald, Adcock
McVeigh (ankle) Injuries Leuenberger (knee)

Home and Away Season

Round 1
28 March (6:10 pm) Brisbane Lions def. West Coast The Gabba (crowd: 26,800) Report
2.1 (13)
5.3 (33)
14.6 (90)
 14.11 (95)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
6.2 (38)
9.4 (58)
11.8 (74)
 13.8 (86)
Umpires: Kennedy, Stewart, Avon
Hooper 4, Bradshaw 3, Brown 3, Johnstone 2, Rischitelli, McGrath Goals LeCras 6, Hansen 3, Cox, Kerr, Hurn, Lynch
Johnstone, Hooper, Power, Patfull, Dalziell, Macdonald Best LeCras, Hurn, Cox, Wirrpanda, Masten, Hansen
Black (wrist) replaced in selected side by Charman Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
Round 2
4 April (7:10 pm) Carlton def. Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,496) Report
3.2 (20)
11.5 (71)
13.8 (86)
 18.11 (119)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
3.3 (21)
4.6 (30)
10.8 (68)
 15.10 (100)
Umpires: Rosebury, Chamberlain, Keating
Fevola 5, Betts 3, Murphy 3, Cloke 2, Gibbs 2, Hadley, Houlihan, Judd Goals Bradshaw 6, Brown 3, Hooper 2, Sherman 2, Johnstone, McGrath
Gibbs, Judd, Murphy, Fevola, Hadley, Kreuzer, Waite, Houlihan Best Power, Bradshaw, Black, Drummond, Brown, Rich, Adcock
Jamison (shoulder) Injuries McGrath (corked thigh), Clark (thigh), Hooper (ankle), Selwood (head knock)
Nil Reports Brown reported by emergency umpire Troy Pannell in the fourth quarter for rough conduct on Murphy
Round 3
11 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions def. Sydney The Gabba (crowd: 24,984) Report
4.4 (28)
10.6 (66)
12.9 (81)
 15.10 (100)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.2 (8)
4.5 (29)
7.10 (52)
 9.13 (67)
Umpires: Ryan, Meredith, McInerney
Brown 4, Bradshaw 4, Sherman 3, Rich, Drummond, Notting, Adcock Goals Hall 3, Jolly 2, White, Meredith, Barlow, Moore
Patfull, Drummond, Brown, Selwood, Adcock, Macdonald Best Bolton, Bevan, Shaw, Jack, Jolly, Hall
Leuenberger (knee) Injuries Crouch (hamstring)
Nil Reports Nil
Round 4
17 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions def. by Collingwood The Gabba (crowd: 34,912) Report
6.2 (38)
9.4 (58)
10.8 (68)
 10.13 (73)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.4 (16)
7.6 (48)
9.10 (64)
 13.12 (90)
Umpires: Rosebury, McLaren, Grun
Brown 2, Dalziell 2, Selwood 2, Adcock, Clark, Notting, Rischitelli Goals Medhurst 4, Davis 3, Lockyer 2, Anthony, Cloke, Swan, Thomas
Adcock, Dalziell, Power, Rich, Rischitelli, Clark Best Medhurst, Pendlebury, Barham, Davis, O'Brien, Cox
Charman (ankle) Injuries TBC
Nil Reports Nil
Round 5
26 April (1:10 pm) Geelong def. Brisbane Lions Skilled Stadium (crowd: 15,580) Report
5.4 (34)
13.8 (86)
15.11 (101)
 18.18 (126)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.2 (2)
3.3 (21)
4.3 (27)
 5.3 (33)
Umpires: McBurney, Kamolins, Findlay
Hawkins 3, Mooney 3, Stokes 3, Ablett 2, Byrnes 2, Rooke 2, Bartel, S. Johnson, Varcoe Goals Brown 3, Rich, Sherman
Ablett, Mooney, J. Selwood, Hawkins, Mackie, Blake, Enright, Byrnes Best Black, Patfull, Brown, Adcock
Nil Reports Nil
Round 6
2 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions def. Essendon The Gabba (crowd: 29,252) Report
5.2 (32)
10.2 (62)
12.6 (78)
 17.9 (111)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.3 (9)
3.8 (26)
5.12 (42)
 9.14 (68)
Umpires: Rosebury, Hay, Avon
Brown 5, Bradshaw 4, Power 3, Selwood, Brennan, Sherman, Rischitelli, Harding Goals Lloyd 2, Winderlich 2, Lovett, Hocking, Lovett-Murray, Zaharakis, Lonergan
Brown, Johnstone, Black, Power, Selwood, Clark Best Watson, Lovett-Murray, Hocking, Stanton, Lovett, Winderlich
Nil Injuries Fletcher (ankle)
Nil Reports Nil
Round 7
9 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 10.11 (71) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.7 (97) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 34,646) Report
Round 8
16 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.11 (119) def. Adelaide 12.11 (83) The Gabba (crowd: 27,767) Report
Round 9
Sumday, 24 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 14.13 (97) def. Brisbane Lions 13.3 (81) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,673) Report
Round 10
30 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.9 (81) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.9 (99) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,583) Report
Round 11
6 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106) def. by Carlton 16.16 (112) The Gabba (crowd: 33,790) Report
Round 12
14 June (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 7.9 (51) def. by Brisbane Lions 13.15 (93) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,710) Report
Round 13
27 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) def. Melbourne 8.8 (56) The Gabba (crowd: 23,750) Report
Round 14
4 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 19.14 (128) def. Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,293) Report
Round 15
11 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) def. Geelong 9.11 (65) The Gabba (crowd: 34,274) Report
Round 16
18 July (5:40 pm) Fremantle 7.5 (47) def. by Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 22,595) Report
Round 17
25 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) def. North Melbourne 11.9 (75) The Gabba (crowd: 25,509) Report
Round 18
1 August (7:10 pm) Collingwood 12.23 (95) def. Brisbane Lions 8.7 (55) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 47,268) Report
Round 19
8 August (7:10 pm) Essendon 13.9 (87) drew with Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 41,636) Report
Round 20
15 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.12 (102) The Gabba (crowd: 33,421) Report
Round 21
22 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107) def. Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) The Gabba (crowd: 26,437) Report
Round 22
29 August (7:10 pm) Sydney 14.8 (92) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 27,933) Report

Week 1

Second Elimination Final
5 September 7:30 pm Brisbane Lions def. Carlton The Gabba (crowd: 32,702) Report
4.4 (28)
8.7 (55)
10.10 (70)
 16.15 (111)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
5.4 (34)
8.6 (54)
14.10 (94)
 15.14 (104)
Umpires: McLaren, Wenn, Jeffery
Television broadcast: Ten / One
Bradshaw 5, Brown 4, Johnstone 2, Sherman 2, Redden, Hooper, Rich Goals Fevola 3, Stevens 2, Cloke 2, Betts, Carrazzo, Garlett, Houlihan, Judd, Kreuzer, Murphy, Russell
Black, Bradshaw, Brown, Clark, Sherman, McGrath Best Judd, Fevola, Murphy, Kreuzer, Stevens, Carrazzo
Drummond (quad), Macdonald (TBA) Injuries Joseph (ankle)
Nil Reports Nil

Week 2

Second Semi Final
11 September 7:45 pm Western Bulldogs def. Brisbane Lions MCG (crowd: 47,030) Report
4.2 (26)
6.6 (42)
11.8 (74)
 16.11 (107)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.6 (6)
3.7 (25)
5.7 (37)
 8.8 (56)
Umpires: Stevic, S. Ryan, Meredith
Television broadcast: Seven
Hahn 4, Eagleton 3, Ward 2, Higgins 2, Cooney, Akermanis, Gilbee, Griffen, Minson Goals Brown 3, Bradshaw 3, McGrath, Redden
Boyd, Cooney, Eagleton, Cross, Hargrave, Giansiracusa, Akermanis Best Power, Brown, Merrett, Brennan, Clark, Hawksley
Griffen (corked calf) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil

Statistics

Leading Goalkickers

RankPlayerGoalsFinalsBest Performance
GoalsRound and Opponent
1Jonathan Brown7878Round 17 v North Melbourne
2Daniel Bradshaw5086Round 2 v Carlton
3Justin Sherman2823Round 3 v Sydney; Round 8 v Adelaide
4James Polkinghorne1502Round 8 v Adelaide; Round 9 v St Kilda; Round 10 v North Melbourne; Round 13 v Melbourne; Round 15 v Geelong; Round 17 v North Melbourne
5Daniel Rich1312Round 13 v Melbourne; Round 18 v Essendon

Milestones

RoundPlayerMilestone
1Daniel RichDebut
6Sam SheldonDebut
9Aaron CorneliusDebut
10Tim Notting200 games
15Jack ReddenDebut
17Jonathan Brown400 goals
18Simon Black250 games
18Tom RockliffDebut
Elimination FinalJared Brennan100 games
Elimination FinalJason Roe50 games

Awards

Award Recipient Awarded by
2009 AFL Rising StarDaniel RichAFL
AFLPA Award for Best First Year PlayerDaniel RichAFL
AFLPA Award for Best CaptainJonathan BrownAFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (Half-forward flank)Jonathan BrownAFL

References

  1. Senior List lions.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  2. Rookie List lions.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2009.

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