2025 AFL Season Grand Final: Geelong v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 2025 between Geelong and the Brisbane Lions in the grand final of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League.
Geelong hosted the Brisbane Lions at the MCG.
Patrick Dangerfield captained the hosts.
Harris Andrews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.
Geelong (11.9.75) were defeated by the Brisbane Lions (18.14.122).
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Saturday 27 September 2025
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
100,022
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Brisbane Lions
Score:
11.9.75 - 18.14.122
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Brisbane Lions | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | level | BRIL by 19 | BRIL by 47 | BRIL by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:12 | 31:16 | 31:55 | 36:57 | 2:10:20 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Geelong) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Brisbane Lions) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Patrick DangerfieldCoach: Chris Scott
Brisbane Lions
Captain: Harris AndrewsCoach: Chris Fagan
Norm Smith Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Ashcroft | BRIL | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Harris Andrews | BRIL | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zac Bailey | BRIL | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaspa Fletcher | BRIL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayne Zorko | BRIL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BRIL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Ashcroft | BRIL | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harris Andrews | BRIL | 31 | 7 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 |
| Zac Bailey | BRIL | 33 | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Jaspa Fletcher | BRIL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Hugh McCluggage | BRIL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Darcy Gardiner | BRIL | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Cameron | BRIL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Atkins, Tom | RO | 73% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Blicavs, Mark | RU | 89% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Bowes, Jack | INT | 73% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Cameron, Jeremy | FF | 83% | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Clark, Jhye | INT | 62% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 45 | Close, Brad | HFFL | 81% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Dangerfield, Patrick (c) | FPR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | De Koning, Sam | FB | 79% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Dempsey, Oliver | WR | 85% | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Guthrie, Zach | CHB | 80% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Henry, Jack | BPR | 90% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Holmes, Max | C | 83% | 1 | 0 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 17 | Humphries, Lawson | HBFR | 88% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Mannagh, Shaun | CHF | 82% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Martin, Jack | SUB↑ | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Miers, Gryan | WL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | Mullin, Oisin | INT | 85% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Neale, Shannon | FPL | 77% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | O'Connor, Mark | HBFL | 93% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | O'Sullivan, Connor | BPL | 92% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Smith, Bailey | RR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Stanley, Rhys | INT↓ | 54% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Stengle, Tyson | HFFR | 81% | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 9 | 319 | 199 | 120 | 70 | 46 | 51 | 37 | 48 | 22 | 17 | 46 | 51 | |||
J. Martin replaced R. Stanley.
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | HFFR | 88% | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris (c) | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | INT | 70% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | RO | 88% | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | C | 91% | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 83% | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | HBFL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | RU | 82% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Gallop, Ty | CHF | 74% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | FB | 97% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | FPR | 84% | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Marshall, Sam | WR↓ | 36% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | WL | 84% | 4 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | INT | 65% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FF | 85% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | SUB↑ | 44% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 89% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 38 | Reville, Bruce | INT | 66% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Starcevich, Brandon | HBFR | 47% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 87% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 18 | 14 | 361 | 230 | 131 | 93 | 64 | 76 | 52 | 51 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 66 | |||
L. Neale replaced S. Marshall.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Geelong | Coach: Chris Scott | ||||||||||||||
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| 15 | D. Zorko | 27 | D. Gardiner | 35 | R. Lester | 46 | M. Blicavs | 12 | J. Bowes | ||||||
| 35 | P. Dangerfield (c) | 5 | J. Cameron | 33 | S. Neale | 3 | B. Smith | 13 | J. Clark | ||||||
| FORWARD | 30 | T. Atkins | 34 | O. Mullin | |||||||||||
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| 3 | J. Fletcher | 31 | H. Andrews (c) | 37 | B. Starcevich |
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| 18 | T. Stengle | 7 | S. Mannagh | 45 | B. Close |
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| 6 | H. McCluggage | 33 | Z. Bailey | 20 | S. Marshall |
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| 28 | O. Dempsey | 9 | M. Holmes | 32 | G. Miers | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 32 | D. Fort | 10 | L. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | J. Dunkley | 46 | O. McInerney | |||||||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 22 | T. Gallop | 4 | C. Ah Chee | 8 | W. Ashcroft | 38 | B. Reville | ||||||
| 17 | L. Humphries | 39 | Z. Guthrie | 42 | M. O'Connor |
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| 16 | C. Rayner | 13 | L. Morris | 1 | K. Lohmann |
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| 38 | J. Henry | 16 | S. De Koning | 14 | C. O'Sullivan |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GEEL | Rushed behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:18 |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.1.1 | 07:16 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.2.2 | 10:23 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Wilmot behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.3.3 | 11:45 | |
| GEEL | Sam De Koning behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.3.3 | 14:54 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 1.2.8 | - | 0.3.3 | 15:28 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee behind | 1.2.8 | - | 0.4.4 | 17:23 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 1.2.8 | - | 1.4.10 | 20:47 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 1.2.8 | - | 1.5.11 | 23:04 | |
| GEEL | Oisin Mullin goal | 2.2.14 | - | 1.5.11 | 23:48 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 2.2.14 | - | 1.6.12 | 25:24 | |
| GEEL | Tyson Stengle behind | 2.3.15 | - | 1.6.12 | 28:18 | |
| Q2 | GEEL | Jack Bowes goal | 3.3.21 | - | 1.6.12 | 01:54 |
| GEEL | Tyson Stengle behind | 3.4.22 | - | 1.6.12 | 03:12 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 3.4.22 | - | 2.6.18 | 05:13 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 3.4.22 | - | 3.6.24 | 06:57 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey behind | 3.5.23 | - | 3.6.24 | 11:30 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 3.5.23 | - | 4.6.30 | 13:21 | |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale goal | 4.5.29 | - | 4.6.30 | 19:43 | |
| BRIL | Levi Ashcroft goal | 4.5.29 | - | 5.6.36 | 21:06 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 4.6.30 | - | 5.6.36 | 23:25 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close goal | 5.6.36 | - | 5.6.36 | 25:17 | |
| Q3 | GEEL | Jeremy Cameron behind | 5.7.37 | - | 5.6.36 | 02:36 |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 5.8.38 | - | 5.6.36 | 03:34 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 5.8.38 | - | 6.6.42 | 06:32 | |
| BRIL | Bruce Reville behind | 5.8.38 | - | 6.7.43 | 07:36 | |
| GEEL | Max Holmes goal | 6.8.44 | - | 6.7.43 | 12:53 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 6.8.44 | - | 6.8.44 | 18:17 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 6.8.44 | - | 6.9.45 | 19:03 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 6.8.44 | - | 7.9.51 | 23:20 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 6.8.44 | - | 8.9.57 | 27:37 | |
| BRIL | Lachie Neale goal | 6.8.44 | - | 9.9.63 | 29:14 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 6.8.44 | - | 10.9.69 | 00:46 |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 6.8.44 | - | 10.10.70 | 03:55 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 6.8.44 | - | 10.11.71 | 04:45 | |
| GEEL | Mark Blicavs goal | 7.8.50 | - | 10.11.71 | 05:32 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 7.8.50 | - | 11.11.77 | 07:19 | |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft goal | 7.8.50 | - | 12.11.83 | 09:05 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 7.8.50 | - | 13.11.89 | 11:15 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 7.8.50 | - | 13.12.90 | 13:05 | |
| BRIL | Ty Gallop behind | 7.8.50 | - | 13.13.91 | 14:52 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 7.8.50 | - | 14.13.97 | 18:55 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 7.8.50 | - | 15.13.103 | 20:15 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron behind | 7.9.51 | - | 15.13.103 | 22:40 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 7.9.51 | - | 16.13.109 | 24:01 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 7.9.51 | - | 17.13.115 | 25:56 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 8.9.57 | - | 17.13.115 | 28:43 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 8.9.57 | - | 18.13.121 | 29:59 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee behind | 8.9.57 | - | 18.14.122 | 31:19 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 9.9.63 | - | 18.14.122 | 31:53 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 10.9.69 | - | 18.14.122 | 33:43 | |
| GEEL | Shaun Mannagh goal | 11.9.75 | - | 18.14.122 | 34:50 | |