2025 AFL Round 9: Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 2025 between Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast during round 9 of the 2025 AFL season.
Brisbane Lions hosted Gold Coast at Gabba.
With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts.
Noah Anderson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Damien Hardwick.
Brisbane Lions
Back:
D. Zorko, J. Payne, R. Lester
Half-back:
N. Answerth, H. Andrews, D. Wilmot
Centre:
L. Ashcroft, Z. Bailey, J. Berry
Half-forward:
C. Cameron, E. Hipwood, H. McCluggage
Forward:
C. Rayner, S. Day, C. Ah Chee
Follower:
O. McInerney, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.:
W. Ashcroft, J. Fletcher, D. Gardiner, C. McKenna
Sub.:
W. McLachlan
Gold Coast
Back:
M. Andrew, B. Uwland, S. Collins
Half-back:
J. Noble, W. Powell, D. Rioli
Centre:
N. Holman, M. Rowell, T. Miller
Half-forward:
E. Read, B. Ainsworth, L. Weller
Forward:
W. Graham, D. Swallow, B. King
Follower:
J. Witts, B. Humphrey, N. Anderson (capt.)
Int.:
C. Budarick, S. Flanders, J. Jeffrey, J. Walter
Sub.:
J. Rogers
Brisbane Lions (9.12.66) defeated Gold Coast (7.7.49).
Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: C. Ah Chee (3), C. Cameron (3), J. Berry, D. Gardiner, C. McKenna
Gold Coast: B. Ainsworth, M. Andrew, B. King, T. Miller, E. Read, D. Swallow, J. Walter
As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Gold Coast were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
Gold Coast
Date:
Sunday 4 May 2025
Time:
7:20 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
33,612
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def.
Gold Coast
Score:
9.12.66 - 7.7.49
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Brisbane Lions | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Gold Coast | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Margin | BRIL by 3 | BRIL by 11 | BRIL by 34 | BRIL by 17 | BRIL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 27:29 | 31:07 | 30:48 | 30:48 | 2:00:12 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Chris Fagan
(Brisbane Lions),
Damien Hardwick
(Gold Coast)
Captains:
unknown
(Brisbane Lions),
Noah Anderson
(Gold Coast)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Ashcroft | BRIL | 8 | 3 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BRIL | 6 | 2 |
| Lachie Neale | BRIL | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | FPR | 80% | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Answerth, Noah | HBFL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | WL | 86% | 0 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 81% | 0 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | C | 87% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 75% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 74% | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Day, Sam | FF↓ | 14% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | INT | 88% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | INT | 70% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 81% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | HFFR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | RU | 87% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | McKenna, Conor | INT | 71% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | McLachlan, Will | SUB↑ | 59% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 85% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | FB | 93% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 84% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | HBFR | 71% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 12 | 373 | 249 | 124 | 108 | 39 | 67 | 47 | 55 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 56 | |||
W. McLachlan replaced S. Day.
Gold Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 9 | Ainsworth, Ben | CHF | 78% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Anderson, Noah (c) | RO | 88% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Andrew, Mac | BPL | 98% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Budarick, Connor | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Collins, Sam | BPR | 95% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Flanders, Sam | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | Graham, Will | FPL | 81% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Holman, Nick | WL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Humphrey, Bailey | RR | 79% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | Jeffrey, Joel | INT | 78% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 34 | King, Ben | FPR | 91% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Miller, Touk | WR | 83% | 1 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Noble, John | HBFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | Powell, Wil | CHB | 81% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Read, Ethan | HFFL | 75% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Rioli, Daniel | HBFR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Rogers, Jake | SUB↑ | 64% | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Rowell, Matt | C | 80% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Swallow, David | FF | 74% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Uwland, Bodhi | FB | 88% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Walter, Jed | INT | 72% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Weller, Lachie | HFFR↓ | 16% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Witts, Jarrod | RU | 82% | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 7 | 7 | 329 | 177 | 152 | 71 | 51 | 52 | 28 | 55 | 21 | 24 | 47 | 40 | |||
J. Rogers replaced L. Weller.
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
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| 1 | M. Andrew | 32 | B. Uwland | 25 | S. Collins | 46 | O. McInerney | 8 | W. Ashcroft | ||||||
| 4 | C. Ah Chee | 14 | S. Day | 16 | C. Rayner | 5 | J. Dunkley | 3 | J. Fletcher | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | L. Neale | 27 | D. Gardiner | |||||||||||
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| 2 | J. Noble | 27 | W. Powell | 17 | D. Rioli |
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| 6 | H. McCluggage | 30 | E. Hipwood | 23 | C. Cameron |
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| 7 | N. Holman | 18 | M. Rowell | 11 | T. Miller |
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| 7 | J. Berry | 33 | Z. Bailey | 10 | L. Ashcroft | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 28 | J. Witts | 35 | C. Budarick | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 19 | B. Humphrey | 3 | S. Flanders | |||||||||||
| 20 | E. Read | 9 | B. Ainsworth | 14 | L. Weller | 15 | N. Anderson (c) | 40 | J. Jeffrey | ||||||
| 44 | D. Wilmot | 31 | H. Andrews | 43 | N. Answerth |
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| 26 | W. Graham | 24 | D. Swallow | 34 | B. King |
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| Gold Coast | Coach: Damien Hardwick | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GCST | David Swallow goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 02:41 |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:09 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood behind | 0.2.2 | - | 1.0.6 | 06:17 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.3.3 | - | 1.0.6 | 09:28 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 0.4.4 | - | 1.0.6 | 19:50 | |
| GCST | Jarrod Witts behind | 0.4.4 | - | 1.1.7 | 24:28 | |
| BRIL | Jarrod Berry goal | 1.4.10 | - | 1.1.7 | 27:21 | |
| Q2 | BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 2.4.16 | - | 1.1.7 | 02:21 |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 3.4.22 | - | 1.1.7 | 04:10 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Gardiner behind | 3.5.23 | - | 1.1.7 | 05:19 | |
| BRIL | Conor McKenna goal | 4.5.29 | - | 1.1.7 | 06:47 | |
| GCST | Mac Andrew goal | 4.5.29 | - | 2.1.13 | 10:44 | |
| GCST | Mac Andrew behind | 4.5.29 | - | 2.2.14 | 12:50 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 4.6.30 | - | 2.2.14 | 15:15 | |
| GCST | Jed Walter goal | 4.6.30 | - | 3.2.20 | 16:56 | |
| BRIL | Levi Ashcroft behind | 4.7.31 | - | 3.2.20 | 18:27 | |
| GCST | Will Graham behind | 4.7.31 | - | 3.3.21 | 25:49 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee behind | 4.8.32 | - | 3.3.21 | 30:21 | |
| Q3 | BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 5.8.38 | - | 3.3.21 | 03:37 |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 6.8.44 | - | 3.3.21 | 06:16 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 6.8.44 | - | 4.3.27 | 08:48 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 7.8.50 | - | 4.3.27 | 16:10 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 7.8.50 | - | 4.4.28 | 18:21 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey behind | 7.8.50 | - | 4.5.29 | 20:26 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 7.9.51 | - | 4.5.29 | 21:31 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Gardiner goal | 8.9.57 | - | 4.5.29 | 22:54 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 9.9.63 | - | 4.5.29 | 27:07 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Rushed behind | 9.10.64 | - | 4.5.29 | 03:53 |
| GCST | Jake Rogers behind | 9.10.64 | - | 4.6.30 | 08:04 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee behind | 9.11.65 | - | 4.6.30 | 11:35 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 9.12.66 | - | 4.6.30 | 14:21 | |
| GCST | Ethan Read goal | 9.12.66 | - | 5.6.36 | 20:36 | |
| GCST | Ben Ainsworth goal | 9.12.66 | - | 6.6.42 | 23:01 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 9.12.66 | - | 6.7.43 | 26:16 | |
| GCST | Touk Miller goal | 9.12.66 | - | 7.7.49 | 29:40 | |