List of Brisbane Lions captains

Players who have played in, and who were nominated as captain for, at least one match for Brisbane Lions in a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the elected leaders (e.g. captains-elect).

Captain List

No. Captain Season(s) Guernsey(s) Match(es) (W-D-L) Premiership(s)
1 Michael Voss 1997-2006 #3 150 94 -1- 55 2001, 2002, 2003
2 Alastair Lynch 1997-2000 #11 14 4 -2- 8
3 Justin Leppitsch 2003-2005 #23 2 0 -0- 2
4 Nigel Lappin 2004-2008 #44 3 2 -0- 1
5 Simon Black 2006-2008 #20 9 2 -0- 7
6 Chris Johnson 2007 #2 4 2 -0- 2
7 Jamie Charman 2007 #19 1 1 -0- 0
8 Luke Power 2007-2010 #6 7 3 -0- 4
9 Jonathan Brown 2008-2012 #16 75 34 -1- 40
10 Daniel Merrett 2011 #21 1 0 -0- 1
11 Jed Adcock 2011-2014 #7 31 11 -0- 20
12 Tom Rockliff 2015-2016 #38 33 6 -0- 27
13 Dayne Beams 2017 #9, #50 19 4 -0- 15
14 Dayne Zorko 2018-2022 #15 87 59 -0- 28
15 Harris Andrews 2021-2022 #31 3 2 -0- 1

Season List

Season Captain(s) Match(es) Final(s) Round(s)
1997 AFL Season Michael Voss 3 0 R02, R07-R08
Alastair Lynch 6 1 R18-R22, QF
1998 AFL Season Michael Voss 1 0 R05
Alastair Lynch 5 0 R12-R15, R21
1999 AFL Season Michael Voss 6 0 R02-R07
Alastair Lynch 2 2 SF, PF
2000 AFL Season Michael Voss 2 0 R01, R08
Alastair Lynch 1 0 R12
2001 AFL Season Michael Voss 25 3 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF
2002 AFL Season Michael Voss 22 3 R01-R11, R15-R22, QF, PF, GF
2003 AFL Season Michael Voss 25 4 R01-R11, R13-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF
Justin Leppitsch 1 0 R12
2004 AFL Season Michael Voss 24 3 R01-R06, R08-R22, QF, PF, GF
Nigel Lappin 1 0 R07
2005 AFL Season Michael Voss 21 0 R01-R03, R05-R22
Justin Leppitsch 1 0 R04
2006 AFL Season Michael Voss 21 0 R01-R18, R20-R22
Simon Black 1 0 R19
2007 AFL Season Chris Johnson 4 0 R02, R06, R21-R22
Simon Black 4 0 R04, R08-R09, R12
Jamie Charman 1 0 R15
Nigel Lappin 1 0 R17
Luke Power 1 0 R18
2008 AFL Season Simon Black 4 0 R01, R09, R17, R20
Nigel Lappin 1 0 R03
Luke Power 4 0 R04, R07, R14, R16
Jonathan Brown 5 0 R06, R15, R18, R21-R22
2009 AFL Season Jonathan Brown 24 2 R01-R22, EF, SF
2010 AFL Season Jonathan Brown 16 0 R01-R11, R16-R19, R21
Luke Power 2 0 R13-R14
2011 AFL Season Jonathan Brown 10 0 R01, R09-R17
Daniel Merrett 1 0 R03
Jed Adcock 2 0 R07, R21
2012 AFL Season Jonathan Brown 20 0 R03-R10, R12-R23
2013 AFL Season Jed Adcock 7 0 R10, R12, R17, R20-R23
2014 AFL Season Jed Adcock 22 0 R01-R09, R11-R23
2015 AFL Season Tom Rockliff 16 0 R01, R04-R09, R15-R23
2016 AFL Season Tom Rockliff 17 0 R01-R02, R05-R07, R11-R14, R16-R23
2017 AFL Season Dayne Beams 19 0 R01-R06, R09-R10, R12-R14, R16-R23
2018 AFL Season Dayne Zorko 1 0 R03
2019 AFL Season Dayne Zorko 24 2 R01-R12, R14-R23, QF, SF
2020 AFL Season Dayne Zorko 17 2 R01-R02, R04, R06-R13, R15-R18, QF, PF
2021 AFL Season Dayne Zorko 23 2 R01-R12, R15-R23, QF, SF
Harris Andrews 1 0 R14
2022 AFL Season Dayne Zorko 22 3 R01-R13, R16, R19-R23, EF, SF, PF
Harris Andrews 2 0 R15, R18

Missing List

This is a list of matches for which the (sole) nominated captain for Brisbane Lions is unknown/undetermined.

Season Round Opponent Date H/A Result
1997 AFL Season Round 1 Adelaide 30/03/1997 AWAY LOSS ADE by 36
Round 3 Hawthorn 13/04/1997 AWAY LOSS HAW by 12
Round 4 North Melbourne 20/04/1997 HOME WIN BRI by 26
Round 5 Port Adelaide 27/04/1997 AWAY LOSS POR by 2
Round 6 Essendon 03/05/1997 AWAY LOSS ESS by 31
Round 9 Geelong 25/05/1997 HOME WIN BRI by 28
Round 10 Sydney 01/06/1997 HOME WIN BRI by 3
Round 11 Carlton 09/06/1997 AWAY LOSS CAR by 21
Round 12 Melbourne 15/06/1997 AWAY WIN BRI by 85
Round 13 Collingwood 28/06/1997 HOME WIN BRI by 15
Round 14 Richmond 06/07/1997 HOME WIN BRI by 18
Round 15 Western Bulldogs 12/07/1997 AWAY WIN BRI by 64
Round 16 Adelaide 18/07/1997 HOME WIN BRI by 31
Round 17 St Kilda 27/07/1997 AWAY LOSS STK by 48
1998 AFL Season Round 1 Western Bulldogs 28/03/1998 HOME LOSS BUL by 46
Round 2 Sydney 04/04/1998 AWAY LOSS SYD by 38
Round 3 Melbourne 13/04/1998 HOME LOSS MEL by 13
Round 4 North Melbourne 19/04/1998 AWAY LOSS NOR by 17
Round 6 Richmond 01/05/1998 HOME WIN BRI by 35
Round 7 St Kilda 09/05/1998 AWAY WIN BRI by 17
Round 8 Essendon 15/05/1998 AWAY LOSS ESS by 14
Round 9 Adelaide 23/05/1998 HOME LOSS ADE by 48
Round 10 Carlton 30/05/1998 AWAY LOSS CAR by 24
Round 11 Fremantle 07/06/1998 AWAY LOSS FRE by 71
Round 16 Western Bulldogs 18/07/1998 AWAY LOSS BUL by 91
Round 17 Sydney 26/07/1998 HOME LOSS SYD by 60
Round 18 Melbourne 01/08/1998 AWAY LOSS MEL by 95
Round 19 North Melbourne 07/08/1998 HOME LOSS NOR by 27
Round 20 Hawthorn 15/08/1998 HOME LOSS HAW by 35
Round 22 St Kilda 29/08/1998 HOME WIN BRI by 1
1999 AFL Season Round 1 St Kilda 27/03/1999 HOME WIN BRI by 89
Round 8 Richmond 16/05/1999 AWAY LOSS RIC by 16
Round 9 Geelong 23/05/1999 HOME WIN BRI by 57
Round 10 Western Bulldogs 05/06/1999 HOME LOSS BUL by 22
Round 11 Carlton 12/06/1999 AWAY WIN BRI by 16
Round 12 Essendon 19/06/1999 HOME LOSS ESS by 18
Round 13 Sydney 27/06/1999 AWAY WIN BRI by 35
Round 14 Kangaroos 03/07/1999 AWAY LOSS KAN by 2
Round 15 Hawthorn 10/07/1999 HOME WIN BRI by 31
Round 16 St Kilda 17/07/1999 AWAY WIN BRI by 39
Round 17 West Coast 25/07/1999 HOME WIN BRI by 100
Round 18 Port Adelaide 01/08/1999 AWAY WIN BRI by 52
Round 19 Adelaide 08/08/1999 AWAY WIN BRI by 39
Round 20 Fremantle 15/08/1999 HOME WIN BRI by 114
Round 21 Melbourne 21/08/1999 AWAY WIN BRI by 55
Round 22 Collingwood 28/08/1999 AWAY WIN BRI by 42
Qualifying Final Carlton 04/09/1999 HOME WIN BRI by 73
2000 AFL Season Round 2 Western Bulldogs 19/03/2000 AWAY WIN BRI by 29
Round 3 Hawthorn 25/03/2000 AWAY LOSS HAW by 7
Round 4 Port Adelaide 02/04/2000 AWAY LOSS POR by 43
Round 5 Adelaide 08/04/2000 HOME WIN BRI by 30
Round 6 St Kilda 15/04/2000 AWAY WIN BRI by 39
Round 7 Fremantle 25/04/2000 AWAY LOSS FRE by 11
Round 9 Collingwood 07/05/2000 HOME WIN BRI by 29
Round 10 Melbourne 15/05/2000 AWAY LOSS MEL by 18
Round 11 Sydney 21/05/2000 AWAY WIN BRI by 3
Round 13 West Coast 03/06/2000 HOME WIN BRI by 84
Round 14 Kangaroos 09/06/2000 AWAY LOSS KAN by 4
Round 15 Geelong 17/06/2000 AWAY WIN BRI by 69
Round 16 Carlton 25/06/2000 HOME LOSS CAR by 44
Round 17 Western Bulldogs 02/07/2000 HOME WIN BRI by 57
Round 18 Hawthorn 09/07/2000 HOME LOSS HAW by 18
Round 19 Port Adelaide 16/07/2000 HOME WIN BRI by 67
Round 20 Adelaide 23/07/2000 AWAY WIN BRI by 37
Round 21 St Kilda 29/07/2000 HOME WIN BRI by 90
Round 22 Fremantle 05/08/2000 HOME WIN BRI by 107
Elimination Final Western Bulldogs 12/08/2000 HOME WIN BRI by 34
Semi Final Carlton 19/08/2000 AWAY LOSS CAR by 82
2002 AFL Season Round 12 Kangaroos 22/06/2002 HOME WIN BRI by 15
Round 13 Carlton 29/06/2002 HOME WIN BRI by 15
Round 14 Melbourne 07/07/2002 AWAY LOSS MEL by 21
2007 AFL Season Round 1 Hawthorn 31/03/2007 HOME WIN BRI by 25
Round 3 Sydney 15/04/2007 AWAY LOSS SYD by 27
Round 5 Carlton 28/04/2007 AWAY WIN BRI by 12
Round 7 Adelaide 12/05/2007 HOME LOSS ADE by 31
Round 10 Richmond 02/06/2007 AWAY DRAW drawn
Round 11 Western Bulldogs 09/06/2007 HOME LOSS BUL by 23
Round 13 Port Adelaide 30/06/2007 HOME LOSS POR by 7
Round 14 West Coast 07/07/2007 AWAY WIN BRI by 27
Round 16 Carlton 22/07/2007 HOME WIN BRI by 117
Round 19 Hawthorn 11/08/2007 AWAY LOSS HAW by 24
Round 20 Sydney 18/08/2007 HOME DRAW drawn
2008 AFL Season Round 2 Collingwood 28/03/2008 HOME WIN BRI by 2
Round 5 Hawthorn 19/04/2008 HOME LOSS HAW by 12
Round 8 Carlton 17/05/2008 AWAY WIN BRI by 33
Round 10 North Melbourne 31/05/2008 HOME WIN BRI by 31
Round 11 Fremantle 08/06/2008 HOME WIN BRI by 22
Round 12 Western Bulldogs 14/06/2008 AWAY LOSS BUL by 63
Round 13 Adelaide 21/06/2008 HOME WIN BRI by 13
Round 19 Hawthorn 09/08/2008 AWAY LOSS HAW by 69
2010 AFL Season Round 12 Western Bulldogs 13/06/2010 AWAY LOSS BUL by 65
Round 15 St Kilda 10/07/2010 HOME LOSS STK by 14
Round 20 Adelaide 15/08/2010 HOME LOSS ADE by 7
Round 22 Sydney 28/08/2010 HOME LOSS SYD by 38
2011 AFL Season Round 2 Western Bulldogs 03/04/2011 AWAY LOSS BUL by 78
Round 5 St Kilda 21/04/2011 HOME LOSS STK by 13
Round 6 Richmond 30/04/2011 AWAY LOSS RIC by 26
Round 8 Essendon 14/05/2011 HOME LOSS ESS by 36
Round 18 North Melbourne 23/07/2011 AWAY LOSS NOR by 45
Round 20 Adelaide 07/08/2011 HOME LOSS ADE by 5
Round 22 Collingwood 20/08/2011 AWAY LOSS COL by 18
Round 23 West Coast 27/08/2011 HOME LOSS WCE by 8
Round 24 Sydney 03/09/2011 AWAY LOSS SYD by 52
2012 AFL Season Round 1 Melbourne 31/03/2012 AWAY WIN BRI by 41
Round 2 Carlton 05/04/2012 HOME LOSS CAR by 91
2013 AFL Season Round 1 Western Bulldogs 30/03/2013 AWAY LOSS BUL by 68
Round 2 Adelaide 06/04/2013 HOME LOSS ADE by 19
Round 3 Gold Coast 13/04/2013 AWAY WIN BRI by 2
Round 4 North Melbourne 21/04/2013 AWAY LOSS NOR by 63
Round 5 Melbourne 28/04/2013 HOME WIN BRI by 28
Round 6 Sydney 05/05/2013 AWAY LOSS SYD by 60
Round 7 West Coast 11/05/2013 HOME LOSS WCE by 26
Round 8 Essendon 18/05/2013 AWAY WIN BRI by 10
Round 9 Carlton 25/05/2013 HOME LOSS CAR by 13
Round 13 Geelong 23/06/2013 HOME WIN BRI by 5
Round 14 Hawthorn 30/06/2013 AWAY LOSS HAW by 58
Round 15 Gold Coast 06/07/2013 HOME WIN BRI by 33
Round 16 North Melbourne 13/07/2013 HOME WIN BRI by 12
Round 18 Port Adelaide 28/07/2013 AWAY LOSS POR by 9
Round 19 St Kilda 03/08/2013 HOME WIN BRI by 31
2015 AFL Season Round 2 North Melbourne 12/04/2015 AWAY LOSS NOR by 82
Round 3 Richmond 18/04/2015 HOME LOSS RIC by 79
Round 10 Greater Western Sydney 07/06/2015 AWAY LOSS GWS by 30
Round 12 Western Bulldogs 20/06/2015 AWAY LOSS BUL by 72
Round 13 Adelaide 27/06/2015 HOME LOSS ADE by 13
Round 14 Fremantle 05/07/2015 AWAY LOSS FRE by 36
2016 AFL Season Round 3 Geelong 10/04/2016 AWAY LOSS GEE by 69
Round 4 Gold Coast 16/04/2016 HOME WIN BRI by 13
Round 8 Collingwood 14/05/2016 HOME LOSS COL by 78
Round 9 Melbourne 22/05/2016 AWAY LOSS MEL by 63
Round 10 Hawthorn 28/05/2016 HOME LOSS HAW by 48
2017 AFL Season Round 7 Sydney 07/05/2017 AWAY LOSS SYD by 54
Round 8 Hawthorn 13/05/2017 AWAY LOSS HAW by 38
Round 15 Essendon 02/07/2017 AWAY WIN BRI by 8
2018 AFL Season Round 1 St Kilda 24/03/2018 AWAY LOSS STK by 25
Round 2 Melbourne 31/03/2018 HOME LOSS MEL by 26
Round 4 Richmond 14/04/2018 AWAY LOSS RIC by 93
Round 5 Gold Coast 22/04/2018 HOME LOSS GCS by 5
Round 6 Greater Western Sydney 28/04/2018 AWAY LOSS GWS by 34
Round 7 Collingwood 06/05/2018 HOME LOSS COL by 7
Round 8 Western Bulldogs 12/05/2018 AWAY LOSS BUL by 14
Round 9 Hawthorn 20/05/2018 HOME WIN BRI by 56
Round 10 Sydney 26/05/2018 HOME LOSS SYD by 18
Round 11 North Melbourne 03/06/2018 AWAY LOSS NOR by 54
Round 12 Essendon 10/06/2018 HOME LOSS ESS by 22
Round 14 Greater Western Sydney 23/06/2018 HOME LOSS GWS by 27
Round 15 Fremantle 01/07/2018 AWAY WIN BRI by 55
Round 16 Carlton 07/07/2018 HOME WIN BRI by 65
Round 17 Hawthorn 14/07/2018 AWAY WIN BRI by 33
Round 18 Adelaide 21/07/2018 HOME LOSS ADE by 5
Round 19 Geelong 28/07/2018 AWAY LOSS GEE by 42
Round 20 North Melbourne 04/08/2018 HOME LOSS NOR by 3
Round 21 Collingwood 11/08/2018 AWAY LOSS COL by 31
Round 22 Gold Coast 18/08/2018 AWAY WIN BRI by 4
Round 23 West Coast 26/08/2018 HOME LOSS WCE by 26
2020 AFL Season Round 3 West Coast 20/06/2020 HOME WIN BRI by 30
Round 5 Port Adelaide 04/07/2020 HOME WIN BRI by 37
2022 AFL Season Round 17 Essendon 10/07/2022 HOME LOSS ESS by 10