2026 AFL Season Round 23: Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 2026 between the Brisbane Lions and Hawthorn during round twenty-three of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. The Brisbane Lions hosted Hawthorn at the Gabba. With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Josh Dunkley, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts. With the presence of multiple Hawthorn co-captains, namely Jai Newcombe and James Sicily, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Sam Mitchell.

The Brisbane Lions (18.17.125) defeated Hawthorn (8.10.58).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 23
Teams: Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn
Date: Friday 7 August 2026
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 33,003

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Lions def. Hawthorn
Score: 18.17.125 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Lions 2 . 3 8 . 8 13 . 12 18 . 17 18 . 17 (125)
Hawthorn 1 . 3 4 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin BRIL by 6 BRIL by 28 BRIL by 46 BRIL by 67 BRIL by 67
Duration 30:25 33:53 29:30 31:37 2:05:25

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 (Hawthorn) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Brisbane Lions

Captain: unknown
Coach: Chris Fagan

Hawthorn

Captain: unknown
Coach: Sam Mitchell

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Kai Lohmann BRIL 1 3
Will Ashcroft BRIL 8 2
Logan Morris BRIL 13 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
4 Allen, Oscar HFFR 81% 0 1 5 5 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0
31 Andrews, Harris FB 95% 0 0 14 10 4 10 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1
14 Annable, Daniel INT 67% 1 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 3
43 Answerth, Noah BPL 84% 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 0
10 Ashcroft, Levi RO 82% 0 2 27 16 11 7 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 5
8 Ashcroft, Will C 83% 0 1 39 19 20 6 0 2 7 1 1 1 4 4
33 Bailey, Zac WR 76% 0 2 21 16 5 5 0 3 2 5 0 0 1 7
7 Berry, Jarrod WL 78% 0 1 22 15 7 7 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 5
23 Cameron, Charlie HFFL 81% 3 2 15 11 4 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 4
2 Draper, Sam RU 56% 1 0 9 7 2 2 15 1 3 3 1 1 0 1
5 Dunkley, Josh RR 77% 0 0 24 12 12 5 0 3 2 4 2 1 2 4
3 Fletcher, Jaspa INT 87% 0 0 15 9 6 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3
32 Fort, Darcy INT 61% 0 0 9 7 2 4 11 0 3 2 0 1 1 1
27 Gardiner, Darcy CHB 78% 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1
30 Hipwood, Eric INT 55% 2 1 9 4 5 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
35 Lester, Ryan BPR 89% 1 0 10 6 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0
1 Lohmann, Kai FPR 83% 5 2 24 16 8 5 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 4
26 McKenna, Conor FPL 82% 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3
13 Morris, Logan CHF 77% 4 1 15 12 3 5 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 2
9 Neale, Lachie INT 78% 0 0 35 17 18 7 0 9 6 1 3 0 0 8
16 Rayner, Cam FF 83% 1 1 15 10 5 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 5
44 Wilmot, Darcy HBFL 78% 0 0 19 14 5 5 0 4 1 1 0 1 5 2
15 Zorko, Dayne HBFR 89% 0 0 25 23 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 1
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 18 17 394 260 134 109 26 50 32 47 13 14 41 65

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
10 Amon, Karl CHB 75% 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 3 1
37 Barrass, Tom FB 88% 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 0
24 Battle, Josh HBFR 97% 0 0 20 11 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 1
30 Butler, Sam INT 75% 0 2 14 10 4 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 3
18 Chol, Mabior CHF 80% 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 D'Ambrosio, Massimo WR 75% 1 0 22 17 5 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 7
12 Day, Will C 72% 0 0 16 8 8 2 0 1 4 3 0 1 3 1
33 Ginnivan, Jack HFFR 76% 0 0 20 10 10 4 0 1 2 4 0 1 4 6
19 Gunston, Jack FPR 94% 3 0 6 5 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
15 Hardwick, Blake BPR 92% 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 8 1
4 Impey, Jarman HBFL 83% 1 1 18 8 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 2
2 Lewis, Mitch FF 73% 0 0 13 10 3 7 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 4
9 MacDonald, Connor INT 78% 1 0 13 9 4 4 0 5 0 3 1 1 0 3
28 Mackenzie, Cam INT 72% 0 1 20 13 7 1 0 6 5 2 0 0 1 6
17 Meek, Lloyd RU 59% 0 0 12 5 7 1 21 2 4 0 0 0 1 3
8 Moore, Dylan HFFL 84% 1 1 22 9 13 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
1 Morrison, Harry WL 79% 0 1 16 5 11 5 0 5 0 1 0 1 2 1
3 Newcombe, Jai RR 76% 0 1 25 9 16 5 0 4 11 4 0 1 2 2
7 Reeves, Ned INT 41% 0 0 7 3 4 1 17 0 3 1 2 0 0 2
6 Sicily, James BPL 84% 0 0 18 10 8 2 0 1 0 3 3 1 5 1
25 Ward, Josh RO 77% 0 0 28 12 16 7 0 2 8 3 1 1 3 2
5 Watson, Nick FPL 82% 0 1 9 3 6 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1
23 Weddle, Josh INT 86% 1 0 10 7 3 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 8 10 349 190 159 78 40 49 43 49 14 13 47 50

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 50s

Player Line-Up

Brisbane Lions Coach: Chris Fagan
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
6 J. Sicily 37 T. Barrass 15 B. Hardwick 2 S. Draper 14 D. Annable
1 K. Lohmann 16 C. Rayner 26 C. McKenna 5 J. Dunkley 3 J. Fletcher
FORWARD 10 L. Ashcroft 32 D. Fort
HALF-BACK

30 E. Hipwood
4 J. Impey 10 K. Amon 24 J. Battle

9 L. Neale
4 O. Allen 13 L. Morris 23 C. Cameron



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



1 H. Morrison 12 W. Day 16 M. D'Ambrosio



33 Z. Bailey 8 W. Ashcroft 7 J. Berry FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 17 L. Meek 30 S. Butler
HALF-FORWARD 3 J. Newcombe 9 C. MacDonald
8 D. Moore 18 M. Chol 33 J. Ginnivan 25 J. Ward 28 C. Mackenzie
15 D. Zorko 27 D. Gardiner 44 D. Wilmot

7 N. Reeves
HALF-BACK

23 J. Weddle
FORWARD



5 N. Watson 2 M. Lewis 19 J. Gunston



35 R. Lester 31 H. Andrews 43 N. Answerth



BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Sam Mitchell

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 BRIL Kai Lohmann behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 00:53
HWTH Jack Gunston goal 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 12:23
HWTH Harry Morrison behind 0.1.1 - 1.1.7 17:25
BRIL Logan Morris goal 1.1.7 - 1.1.7 18:34
HWTH Rushed behind 1.1.7 - 1.2.8 19:44
BRIL Logan Morris goal 2.1.13 - 1.2.8 22:46
BRIL Zac Bailey behind 2.2.14 - 1.2.8 27:03
BRIL Rushed behind 2.3.15 - 1.2.8 27:48
HWTH Sam Butler behind 2.3.15 - 1.3.9 29:15
Q2 BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 3.3.21 - 1.3.9 00:55
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 4.3.27 - 1.3.9 02:42
BRIL Logan Morris goal 5.3.33 - 1.3.9 05:01
HWTH Jack Gunston goal 5.3.33 - 2.3.15 09:19
BRIL Rushed behind 5.4.34 - 2.3.15 12:01
BRIL Logan Morris goal 6.4.40 - 2.3.15 14:00
BRIL Kai Lohmann behind 6.5.41 - 2.3.15 15:17
HWTH Massimo D'Ambrosio goal 6.5.41 - 3.3.21 17:37
BRIL Jarrod Berry behind 6.6.42 - 3.3.21 19:12
BRIL Rushed behind 6.7.43 - 3.3.21 20:55
HWTH Cam Mackenzie behind 6.7.43 - 3.4.22 21:56
BRIL Kai Lohmann goal 7.7.49 - 3.4.22 23:04
BRIL Charlie Cameron behind 7.8.50 - 3.4.22 25:13
BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 8.8.56 - 3.4.22 27:37
HWTH Jarman Impey goal 8.8.56 - 4.4.28 32:47
Q3 HWTH Rushed behind 8.8.56 - 4.5.29 02:16
BRIL Sam Draper goal 9.8.62 - 4.5.29 03:21
HWTH Dylan Moore behind 9.8.62 - 4.6.30 04:58
HWTH Jarman Impey behind 9.8.62 - 4.7.31 05:48
HWTH Nick Watson behind 9.8.62 - 4.8.32 07:12
HWTH Connor MacDonald goal 9.8.62 - 5.8.38 08:24
BRIL Charlie Cameron behind 9.9.63 - 5.8.38 12:56
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 10.9.69 - 5.8.38 14:31
BRIL Levi Ashcroft behind 10.10.70 - 5.8.38 16:54
BRIL Kai Lohmann goal 11.10.76 - 5.8.38 18:46
BRIL Kai Lohmann goal 12.10.82 - 5.8.38 21:12
BRIL Eric Hipwood behind 12.11.83 - 5.8.38 22:53
HWTH Dylan Moore goal 12.11.83 - 6.8.44 26:20
BRIL Daniel Annable goal 13.11.89 - 6.8.44 27:40
BRIL Oscar Allen behind 13.12.90 - 6.8.44 29:09
Q4 BRIL Zac Bailey behind 13.13.91 - 6.8.44 04:35
BRIL Levi Ashcroft behind 13.14.92 - 6.8.44 08:10
BRIL Cam Rayner behind 13.15.93 - 6.8.44 09:16
BRIL Kai Lohmann goal 14.15.99 - 6.8.44 09:56
HWTH Josh Weddle goal 14.15.99 - 7.8.50 12:05
BRIL Will Ashcroft behind 14.16.100 - 7.8.50 13:51
BRIL Kai Lohmann goal 15.16.106 - 7.8.50 14:53
HWTH Jai Newcombe behind 15.16.106 - 7.9.51 17:48
HWTH Sam Butler behind 15.16.106 - 7.10.52 19:20
BRIL Ryan Lester goal 16.16.112 - 7.10.52 20:34
BRIL Logan Morris behind 16.17.113 - 7.10.52 23:43
BRIL Cam Rayner goal 17.17.119 - 7.10.52 25:42
BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 18.17.125 - 7.10.52 28:09
HWTH Jack Gunston goal 18.17.125 - 8.10.58 29:38