2025 AFL Season Round 11: Brisbane Lions v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 2025 between the Brisbane Lions and Melbourne during round eleven of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League.
The Brisbane Lions hosted Melbourne at the 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.
Max Gawn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Simon Goodwin.
The Brisbane Lions (13.10.88) were defeated by Melbourne (14.15.99).
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 18 May 2025
Time:
3:20 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
30,473
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
13.10.88 - 14.15.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Brisbane Lions | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | BRIL by 17 | BRIL by 13 | BRIL by 14 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 34:09 | 31:49 | 32:59 | 29:54 | 2:08:51 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Brisbane Lions) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Melbourne) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Brisbane Lions
Captain: unknownCoach: Chris Fagan
Melbourne
Captain: Max GawnCoach: Simon Goodwin
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Gawn | MELB | 11 | 3 |
| Christian Petracca | MELB | 5 | 2 |
| Zac Bailey | BRIL | 33 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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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 | 75% | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 100% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Answerth, Noah | HBFL | 91% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | INT | 82% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | HFFR | 86% | 0 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | WR | 81% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 88% | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Coleman, Keidean | HBFR | 68% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 81% | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | WL | 72% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | RU | 88% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | INT | 64% | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 82% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | INT↓ | 65% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | C | 84% | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | McKenna, Conor | SUB↑ | 12% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FF | 77% | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 84% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | FB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 84% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 82% | 0 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 13 | 10 | 383 | 215 | 168 | 101 | 17 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 53 | |||
C. McKenna replaced K. Lohmann.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Bowey, Jake | BPL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Chandler, Kade | WL | 88% | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Fritsch, Bayley | SUB↑ | 37% | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Gawn, Max (c) | RU | 87% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Johnson, Aidan | INT | 56% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Langdon, Ed | WR | 78% | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Langford, Harvey | RO | 79% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Lindsay, Xavier | HBFR | 80% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | May, Steven | FB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | McDonald, Tom | CHB | 100% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | McVee, Judd | HBFL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Melksham, Jake | FF | 86% | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Oliver, Clayton | RR | 85% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Petracca, Christian | C | 87% | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | Petty, Harry | CHF | 71% | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Pickett, Kysaiah | FPR | 84% | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Rivers, Trent | INT | 66% | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Salem, Christian | BPR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 30 | Sharp, Harry | INT↓ | 52% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Spargo, Charlie | FPL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Sparrow, Tom | HFFR | 83% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Turner, Daniel | HFFL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Windsor, Caleb | INT | 68% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 14 | 15 | 370 | 228 | 142 | 109 | 53 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 58 | |||
B. Fritsch replaced H. Sharp.
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
| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
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| 17 | J. Bowey | 1 | S. May | 3 | C. Salem | 32 | D. Fort | 10 | L. Ashcroft | ||||||
| 4 | C. Ah Chee | 13 | L. Morris | 16 | C. Rayner | 5 | J. Dunkley | 27 | D. Gardiner | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | L. Neale | 1 | K. Lohmann | |||||||||||
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| 4 | J. McVee | 25 | T. McDonald | 20 | X. Lindsay |
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| 8 | W. Ashcroft | 30 | E. Hipwood | 23 | C. Cameron |
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| 37 | K. Chandler | 5 | C. Petracca | 15 | E. Langdon |
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| 33 | Z. Bailey | 6 | H. McCluggage | 3 | J. Fletcher | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 11 | M. Gawn (c) | 42 | A. Johnson | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 13 | C. Oliver | 24 | T. Rivers | |||||||||||
| 10 | D. Turner | 35 | H. Petty | 32 | T. Sparrow | 19 | H. Langford | 30 | H. Sharp | ||||||
| 18 | K. Coleman | 31 | H. Andrews | 43 | N. Answerth |
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| 9 | C. Spargo | 18 | J. Melksham | 36 | K. Pickett |
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| 35 | R. Lester | 40 | J. Payne | 15 | D. Zorko |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Simon Goodwin | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | MELB | Jake Melksham goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 00:57 |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.0.6 | 02:21 | |
| BRIL | Jaspa Fletcher goal | 1.1.7 | - | 1.0.6 | 02:38 | |
| MELB | Harry Petty behind | 1.1.7 | - | 1.1.7 | 07:21 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.1.7 | 09:12 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 3.1.19 | - | 1.1.7 | 10:53 | |
| MELB | Kysaiah Pickett goal | 3.1.19 | - | 2.1.13 | 12:37 | |
| BRIL | Harris Andrews behind | 3.2.20 | - | 2.1.13 | 16:19 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 3.2.20 | - | 2.2.14 | 16:59 | |
| MELB | Tom McDonald goal | 3.2.20 | - | 3.2.20 | 18:32 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 3.2.20 | - | 3.3.21 | 21:51 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 4.2.26 | - | 3.3.21 | 24:24 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 5.2.32 | - | 3.3.21 | 26:14 | |
| BRIL | Dayne Zorko behind | 5.3.33 | - | 3.3.21 | 27:43 | |
| MELB | Kade Chandler behind | 5.3.33 | - | 3.4.22 | 30:04 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 6.3.39 | - | 3.4.22 | 31:04 | |
| Q2 | MELB | Kysaiah Pickett behind | 6.3.39 | - | 3.5.23 | 00:42 |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 6.4.40 | - | 3.5.23 | 01:22 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Gardiner goal | 7.4.46 | - | 3.5.23 | 02:48 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee behind | 7.5.47 | - | 3.5.23 | 06:37 | |
| MELB | Jake Melksham goal | 7.5.47 | - | 4.5.29 | 10:50 | |
| MELB | Kade Chandler goal | 7.5.47 | - | 5.5.35 | 14:06 | |
| MELB | Trent Rivers behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.6.36 | 15:27 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Gardiner goal | 8.5.53 | - | 5.6.36 | 18:07 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood behind | 8.6.54 | - | 5.6.36 | 19:22 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 8.7.55 | - | 5.6.36 | 20:34 | |
| MELB | Trent Rivers goal | 8.7.55 | - | 6.6.42 | 28:59 | |
| Q3 | BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 9.7.61 | - | 6.6.42 | 01:03 |
| MELB | Tom Sparrow goal | 9.7.61 | - | 7.6.48 | 05:36 | |
| BRIL | Josh Dunkley behind | 9.8.62 | - | 7.6.48 | 09:12 | |
| MELB | Kysaiah Pickett goal | 9.8.62 | - | 8.6.54 | 10:02 | |
| MELB | Harry Sharp behind | 9.8.62 | - | 8.7.55 | 12:07 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Gardiner goal | 10.8.68 | - | 8.7.55 | 15:59 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 10.9.69 | - | 8.7.55 | 18:03 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 11.9.75 | - | 8.7.55 | 20:02 | |
| MELB | Clayton Oliver goal | 11.9.75 | - | 9.7.61 | 22:41 | |
| MELB | Jake Melksham goal | 11.9.75 | - | 10.7.67 | 26:12 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Gardiner goal | 12.9.81 | - | 10.7.67 | 30:38 | |
| Q4 | MELB | Jake Melksham behind | 12.9.81 | - | 10.8.68 | 00:28 |
| MELB | Kysaiah Pickett behind | 12.9.81 | - | 10.9.69 | 01:31 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 12.10.82 | - | 10.9.69 | 05:48 | |
| MELB | Jake Melksham goal | 12.10.82 | - | 11.9.75 | 09:17 | |
| MELB | Bayley Fritsch goal | 12.10.82 | - | 12.9.81 | 10:56 | |
| MELB | Kysaiah Pickett behind | 12.10.82 | - | 12.10.82 | 13:04 | |
| MELB | Harry Petty behind | 12.10.82 | - | 12.11.83 | 14:20 | |
| MELB | Aidan Johnson goal | 12.10.82 | - | 13.11.89 | 15:03 | |
| MELB | Bayley Fritsch behind | 12.10.82 | - | 13.12.90 | 17:20 | |
| MELB | Ed Langdon goal | 12.10.82 | - | 14.12.96 | 19:10 | |
| MELB | Xavier Lindsay behind | 12.10.82 | - | 14.13.97 | 20:22 | |
| BRIL | Conor McKenna goal | 13.10.88 | - | 14.13.97 | 21:07 | |
| MELB | Christian Petracca behind | 13.10.88 | - | 14.14.98 | 28:38 | |
| MELB | Kysaiah Pickett behind | 13.10.88 | - | 14.15.99 | 29:50 | |