2020 Brisbane Lions season

The 2020 season is the 34th season in which the Brisbane Lions have participated in the VFL/AFL.

2020 Brisbane Lions season
CoachChris Fagan
(4th season)
Captain(s)Dayne Zorko
(3rd season)
Home groundThe Gabba
Pre-season(1-1)
AFL season(14-3-0)
Leading goalkickerCharlie Cameron
(29)
Highest home attendance15,036
(Round 15 vs. Collingwood)
Club membership29,277[1]
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

The 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was formally declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020, eight days prior to the scheduled start of the AFL premiership season and 18 days prior to the final round of the AFL season.

AFL

Prior to the commencement of the season, the fixture was shortened from 22 matches per team to 17, under the expectation that matches would be forced to stop at the peak of the disease.[2]

The season commenced on 19 March as originally scheduled, but the introduction of restrictions (and later of formal quarantines) on interstate travel, resulted in suspension of the season after round one.[3] During that round, matches were played in empty stadiums for the first time in the league's history.[4]

Throughout the season, matches were played for a shortened length of 16 minutes plus time on per quarter, instead of 20 minutes plus time on. This was originally done at the start of the season, in the hope that playing shorter games could facilitate more frequent games than weekly, maximising the games which could be played before the anticipated suspension of the season.[5] Though the initial run of games lasted just one week, the shortened game time was retained after the season's resumption to allow make-up games to be more easily scheduled between rounds when matches were postponed or refixtured.[6]

On 15 May, as most states began easing restrictions, the league's plan to resume the season was announced: clubs began non-contact training from 18 May, and full contact training from 25 May, ahead of resuming competitive matches from 11 June, with the revised fixture released gradually throughout the year, and changing regularly and often at short notice when the situation forced it.[7]

The sizes of allowable crowds changed as the season progressed, with early season Queensland and New South Wales crowds limited to only a few hundred, while half crowds were allowed in the largely virus-free Western Australia from Round 7.

Following a virus outbreak in Melbourne in June, Richmond's base of operations was relocated to the Gold Coast, alongside all nine other Victorian clubs.[8] The club played the remainder of their home games in the state, other than when travelling to other virus-free locations.

AFL

Retirements and delistings
Player Reason Club games Career games Ref
Tom CutlerTraded6666[9]
Lewis TaylorTraded112112[10]
Luke HodgeRetired41346[11]
Ben KeaysDelisted3030[12]
Josh WalkerDelisted5285[12]
Ryan BastinacDelisted43164[12]
Nick RobertonDelisted7373[12]

Free agency
Date Player Free Agent Type Former Club New Club Copmensation Ref
5 OctoberCam Ellis-YolmenUnrestrictedAdelaideBrisbane Lions3rd round[13]
10 OctoberGrant BirchallUnrestrictedHawthornBrisbane LionsNone[14]

Trades
Date Gained Lost Trade Partner ref
16 October Pick 48 Lewis Taylor Sydney [15]
16 October Pick 72 Tom Cutler & Pick 64 Essendon [16]

National Draft
Round Overall Pick Player State Position Team From League From Ref
1 22 Deven Robertson WA Midfielder Perth WAFL [17][18]
2 33 Brock Smith VIC Defender Gippsland Power NAB League [19]
2 37 Keidean Coleman QLD Forward Brisbane Lions academy NEAFL [20]
4 59 Jaxon Prior WA Defender West Perth Football Club WAFL [21]

Rookie Elevations
Player
Mitch Hinge
Oscar McInerney

2020 squad
Brisbane Lions
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Danny Daly (Stratergy)
  • Murray Davis (Backline)
  • Dale Tapping (Midfield)
  • Ben Hudson (Ruck/Midfield)
  • Jed Adcock (Forward)
  • Scott Borlace (Head of Development)
  • Mitch Hahn (NEAFL Head coach)
  • Paul Henrikson (Development)
  • Zane Littlejohn (Development)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • italics - Inactive player list
  • Long-term injury
  • (ret.) Retired

Updated: 2 November 2020
Source(s): https://www.lions.com.au/teams/afl,

Marsh Community Series
Match Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance
1 Sunday 23 February, 3:10pm 12.5 (77) Collingwood 14.14 (98) Lost by 22 points Home Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary 2,027 -
2 Sunday 8 March, 6:40pm 10.6 (66) Greater Western Sydney 16.15 (111) Won by 45 points Away Ikon Park, Carlton North 7,148

Home and away season
Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Home/away Venue Attendance Ladder
1 Sunday, 22 March, 3:35pm 19.8 (62) Hawthorn 14.6 (90) Lost by 28 points Away MCG 0 15th
2 Saturday 13 June, 1:45pm 12.9 (81) Fremantle 10.9 (69) Won by 12 points Home The Gabba 0 11th
3 Saturday 20 June, 7:40pm 10.17 (74) West Coast 6.8 (44) Won by 30 points Home The Gabba 1,965 5th
4 Sunday 28 June, 3:35pm 10.23 (83) Adelaide 7.4 (46) Won by 37 points Home The Gabba 7,354 3rd
5 Saturday 4 July, 7:40pm 12.13 (85) Port Adelaide 6.12 (48) Won by 37 points Home The Gabba 10,161 2nd
6 Thursday 9 July, 7:40pm 6.10 (46) Geelong 11.7 (73) Lost by 27 points Away SCG 1,311 3rd
7 Saturday 18 July, 1:45pm 13.10 (88) Greater Western Sydney 10.8 (68) Won by 20 points Away GIANTS Stadium 3,168 2nd
8 Sunday 26 July, 6:10pm 7.11 (53) Melbourne 7.7 (49) Won by 4 points Away Metricon Stadium 3,011 2nd
9 Friday, 31 July, 8:10 pm 14.7 (91) Essendon 3.10 (28) Won by 63 points Away Metricon Stadium 4,860 2nd
10 Tuesday, 4 August, 7:10 pm 4.17 (41) Richmond 12.10 (82) Lost by 41 points Away Metricon Stadium 5,651 2nd
11 Saturday 8 August, 7:40pm 14.12 (96) Western Bulldogs 11.6 (72) Won by 24 points Home The Gabba 11, 061 2nd
12 Monday 17 August, 7:10pm 7.11 (53) North Melbourne 8.4 (52) Won by 1 points Away Metricon Stadium 2,722 2nd
13 Sunday, 23 August, 3:35 pm 6.14 (50) St Kilda 7.6 (48) Won by 2 points Home The Gabba 13,750 2nd
14 BYE 2nd
15 Friday, 4 September, 7:50 pm 6.6 (42) Collingwood 5.4 (34) Won by 8 points Home The Gabba 15,036 2nd
16 Wednesday, 9 September, 7:10pm 13.10 (88) Gold Coast 6.7 (43) Won by 45 points Home The Gabba 11,292 2nd
17 Sunday, 13 September, 6:10 pm 11.7 (73) Sydney 6.5 (41) Won by 32 points Away Cazalys Stadium 3,700 2nd
18 Saturday 19 September, 7:40pm 11.12 (78) Carlton 10.1 (61) Won by 17 points Home The Gabba 14,563 2nd

Finals
Match Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Home/Away Venue Attendance
Qualifying final Friday 2 October, 7:50pm 10.9 (69) Richmond 8.6 (54) Won by 15 points Home The Gabba 22,104
Preliminary final Saturday 17 October, 6:40pm Home The Gabba

Season Leaders
PlayerAmountAFL Rank
DisposalsLachie Neale4871st
GoalsCharlie Cameron298th
Centre ClearancesLachie Neale425th
MarksEric Hipwood7639th
KicksJarryd Lyons2495th
TacklesDayne Zorko7323rd
SpoilsHarris Andrews1383rd
HitoutsOscar McInerney3427th
All-Australian team
PlayerPositionAppearance
NamedHarris AndrewsFull Back2nd
NamedLachie NealeMidfield2nd
NominatedHugh McCluggage--
22 Under 22 team
PlayerPositionAppearance
NamedHugh McCluggageWing2nd
NominatedZac Bailey--

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