2026 AFL Season Round 24: Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 2026 between the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast during round twenty-four of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. The Brisbane Lions hosted Gold Coast 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. Noah Anderson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Damien Hardwick.

The Brisbane Lions (14.11.95) defeated Gold Coast (6.17.53).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 24
Teams: Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast
Date: Saturday 15 August 2026
Time: 4:15 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 30,413

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Lions def. Gold Coast
Score: 14.11.95 - 6.17.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Lions 2 . 3 5 . 7 10 . 10 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Gold Coast 2 . 3 3 . 7 5 . 11 6 . 17 6 . 17 (53)
Margin level BRIL by 12 BRIL by 29 BRIL by 42 BRIL by 42
Duration 29:13 29:46 31:18 27:27 1:57:44

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 (Gold Coast) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Brisbane Lions

Captain: unknown
Coach: Chris Fagan

Gold Coast

Captain: Noah Anderson
Coach: Damien Hardwick

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Will Ashcroft BRIL 8 3
Zac Bailey BRIL 33 2
Dayne Zorko BRIL 15 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 INT 70% 2 0 5 4 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
31 Andrews, Harris FB 96% 0 0 10 5 5 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 Annable, Daniel INT 71% 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 1
43 Answerth, Noah BPL 84% 0 0 10 6 4 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2
10 Ashcroft, Levi C 82% 1 0 26 14 12 9 0 4 1 0 2 0 3 2
8 Ashcroft, Will INT 80% 1 1 31 19 12 8 0 2 4 5 0 2 3 5
33 Bailey, Zac WR 76% 0 1 27 16 11 8 0 2 1 5 1 0 3 2
7 Berry, Jarrod WL 78% 0 1 21 14 7 6 0 8 4 4 2 2 3 0
23 Cameron, Charlie HFFL 79% 2 2 17 14 3 4 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 6
2 Draper, Sam RU 59% 0 0 4 2 2 0 18 3 0 1 0 0 0 1
5 Dunkley, Josh RR 80% 0 0 24 13 11 3 0 8 3 4 3 1 4 3
3 Fletcher, Jaspa INT 85% 0 0 21 15 6 5 0 0 1 3 0 2 8 1
32 Fort, Darcy INT 56% 1 0 8 5 3 4 13 3 3 2 1 0 0 2
27 Gardiner, Darcy CHB 88% 0 0 6 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1
30 Hipwood, Eric FPL 78% 1 1 10 8 2 5 0 4 0 2 3 2 1 3
35 Lester, Ryan BPR 86% 0 0 16 11 5 6 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 4
1 Lohmann, Kai FPR 85% 0 1 9 5 4 0 0 4 1 7 1 2 0 1
26 McKenna, Conor HFFR 72% 0 1 9 5 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 3
13 Morris, Logan CHF 72% 4 0 13 9 4 7 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0
9 Neale, Lachie RO 83% 0 1 17 7 10 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 2
16 Rayner, Cam FF 79% 1 0 15 11 4 7 0 1 2 4 0 2 1 1
44 Wilmot, Darcy HBFL 80% 0 0 23 13 10 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2
15 Zorko, Dayne HBFR 81% 1 0 25 19 6 4 0 6 1 4 2 0 7 2
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 14 11 354 226 128 98 31 69 30 55 24 15 45 45

Gold Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
38 Addinsall, Beau INT 74% 0 0 11 4 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2
15 Anderson, Noah (c) C 85% 0 0 24 15 9 4 0 4 6 5 1 2 3 8
1 Andrew, Mac BPL 93% 0 0 11 6 5 5 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2
10 Ballard, Charlie INT 75% 0 0 7 5 2 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
33 Clohesy, Sam WL 78% 0 0 20 11 9 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 1
25 Collins, Sam FB 62% 0 0 12 2 10 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1
39 Gulbin, Lachlan INT 68% 0 1 12 9 3 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 7
19 Humphrey, Bailey CHF 82% 1 4 19 8 11 4 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 2
16 Jeffrey, Joel INT 70% 0 1 15 6 9 3 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 2
34 King, Ben FPR 82% 2 0 6 4 2 3 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0
8 Lombard, Leo FPL 84% 0 2 16 9 7 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 4
22 Long, Ben WR 75% 1 2 5 4 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
11 Miller, Touk RO 80% 0 0 17 8 9 2 0 2 5 4 2 1 1 2
23 Moyle, Ned RU 85% 0 1 10 6 4 2 41 4 5 1 1 1 1 0
2 Noble, John HBFR 78% 0 0 21 14 7 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 3
3 Petracca, Christian HFFL 79% 0 1 12 5 7 4 0 4 2 3 0 1 0 2
27 Powell, Wil CHB 78% 0 0 17 7 10 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 2
20 Read, Ethan HFFR 73% 0 0 14 9 5 2 1 3 3 6 2 1 1 3
17 Rioli, Daniel HBFL 80% 0 0 20 10 10 3 0 3 1 3 0 1 3 1
29 Rogers, Jake INT 73% 0 0 13 6 7 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 4
18 Rowell, Matt RR 83% 0 1 28 17 11 3 0 4 8 7 1 5 3 3
6 Uwland, Bodhi BPR 82% 0 0 22 13 9 8 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 3
4 Walter, Jed FF 80% 2 1 6 4 2 4 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 6 17 338 182 156 77 42 57 35 62 15 24 30 52

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
1 M. Andrew 25 S. Collins 6 B. Uwland 2 S. Draper 4 O. Allen
1 K. Lohmann 16 C. Rayner 30 E. Hipwood 5 J. Dunkley 14 D. Annable
FORWARD 9 L. Neale 8 W. Ashcroft
HALF-BACK

3 J. Fletcher
17 D. Rioli 27 W. Powell 2 J. Noble

32 D. Fort
26 C. McKenna 13 L. Morris 23 C. Cameron



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



33 S. Clohesy 15 N. Anderson (c) 22 B. Long



33 Z. Bailey 10 L. Ashcroft 7 J. Berry FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 N. Moyle 38 B. Addinsall
HALF-FORWARD 18 M. Rowell 10 C. Ballard
3 C. Petracca 19 B. Humphrey 20 E. Read 11 T. Miller 39 L. Gulbin
15 D. Zorko 27 D. Gardiner 44 D. Wilmot

16 J. Jeffrey
HALF-BACK

29 J. Rogers
FORWARD



8 L. Lombard 4 J. Walter 34 B. King



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



BACK



Gold Coast Coach: Damien Hardwick

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GCST Rushed behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 06:53
BRIL Charlie Cameron behind 0.1.1 - 0.1.1 08:00
BRIL Will Ashcroft behind 0.2.2 - 0.1.1 11:46
GCST Matt Rowell behind 0.2.2 - 0.2.2 13:05
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 1.2.8 - 0.2.2 16:07
BRIL Darcy Fort goal 2.2.14 - 0.2.2 18:09
GCST Ben Long goal 2.2.14 - 1.2.8 19:20
GCST Leo Lombard behind 2.2.14 - 1.3.9 22:16
GCST Bailey Humphrey goal 2.2.14 - 2.3.15 23:18
BRIL Conor McKenna behind 2.3.15 - 2.3.15 27:37
Q2 GCST Lachlan Gulbin behind 2.3.15 - 2.4.16 04:40
BRIL Logan Morris goal 3.3.21 - 2.4.16 05:34
BRIL Oscar Allen goal 4.3.27 - 2.4.16 07:26
BRIL Jarrod Berry behind 4.4.28 - 2.4.16 11:12
GCST Ben Long behind 4.4.28 - 2.5.17 12:58
BRIL Lachie Neale behind 4.5.29 - 2.5.17 13:59
GCST Rushed behind 4.5.29 - 2.6.18 17:17
GCST Ben Long behind 4.5.29 - 2.7.19 19:51
BRIL Rushed behind 4.6.30 - 2.7.19 21:10
GCST Ben King goal 4.6.30 - 3.7.25 25:01
BRIL Rushed behind 4.7.31 - 3.7.25 26:46
BRIL Cam Rayner goal 5.7.37 - 3.7.25 27:13
Q3 BRIL Levi Ashcroft goal 6.7.43 - 3.7.25 02:15
GCST Bailey Humphrey behind 6.7.43 - 3.8.26 03:26
GCST Ben King goal 6.7.43 - 4.8.32 04:48
BRIL Logan Morris goal 7.7.49 - 4.8.32 06:54
GCST Jed Walter goal 7.7.49 - 5.8.38 08:26
GCST Jed Walter behind 7.7.49 - 5.9.39 10:10
BRIL Dayne Zorko goal 8.7.55 - 5.9.39 11:42
GCST Rushed behind 8.7.55 - 5.10.40 13:58
BRIL Kai Lohmann behind 8.8.56 - 5.10.40 15:26
GCST Ned Moyle behind 8.8.56 - 5.11.41 19:08
BRIL Logan Morris goal 9.8.62 - 5.11.41 21:40
BRIL Zac Bailey behind 9.9.63 - 5.11.41 24:55
BRIL Charlie Cameron behind 9.10.64 - 5.11.41 27:01
BRIL Oscar Allen goal 10.10.70 - 5.11.41 29:40
Q4 BRIL Logan Morris goal 11.10.76 - 5.11.41 03:50
GCST Joel Jeffrey behind 11.10.76 - 5.12.42 05:27
BRIL Eric Hipwood behind 11.11.77 - 5.12.42 08:06
GCST Bailey Humphrey behind 11.11.77 - 5.13.43 11:34
GCST Bailey Humphrey behind 11.11.77 - 5.14.44 12:28
GCST Jed Walter goal 11.11.77 - 6.14.50 13:45
GCST Leo Lombard behind 11.11.77 - 6.15.51 16:39
BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 12.11.83 - 6.15.51 17:54
GCST Bailey Humphrey behind 12.11.83 - 6.16.52 19:09
BRIL Will Ashcroft goal 13.11.89 - 6.16.52 20:56
GCST Christian Petracca behind 13.11.89 - 6.17.53 24:00
BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 14.11.95 - 6.17.53 26:17