AFL, Brisbane Lions and Cyclone Alfred

AFL says contingencies in place for season-opener as Cyclone Alfred closes in on Brisbane
AFL boss Andrew Dillon says the league is prepared to move its season-opening clash between Brisbane and Geelong away from the Gabba if weather conditions continue to get worse.
Chris Fagan urges AFL to postpone season opener between Brisbane Lions and Geelong due to Cyclone Alfred
The AFL is being urged by Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan to postpone its season-opening game as golf joins other sports in scrapping events because of cyclone warnings.Fagan hopes common sense prevails and AFL hierarchy postpone the Lions' scheduled fixture against Geelong at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday night.
Cyclone threatens to derail AFL season opener between Lions and Cats
The AFL continues to monitor potentially treacherous weather conditions in Brisbane ahead of Thursday’s season opener between the Lions and Geelong at the Gabba.
Fagan calls for AFL season-opener to be postponed
The AFL is being urged by Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan to postpone its season-opening game as golf joins other sports in scrapping events because of cyclone warnings.
Lions coach urges AFL to call off season opener
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan has joined other leading voices in the game in calling for the AFL to postpone its season-opening game.
Postpone AFL season opener amid cyclone warning: Fagan
Cyclone forecasts have forced golf to cancel its WPGA Championship on the Gold Coast and Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan wants the AFL season opener postponed.
Brisbane Broncos take action after NRL accused of 'disgusting' act towards players' families
Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy has flown back to Brisbane from Sydney amid criticism levelled at the NRL about the decision to hold ...
Brisbane coach Chris Fagan says there’s ‘danger everywhere
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan declared there’s “danger everywhere” as the defending premiers prepare to be hunted in 2025 ...
Brisbane Broncos chief executive returns home to support families facing Tropical Cyclone Alfred
With Brisbane players in Sydney, the NRL club is preparing contingencies for loved ones of players and staff back home as ...
‘Flattest I’ve ever been’: Moment Lions boss could’ve walked... 156 days before AFL’s wildest flag rise
The other confidence booster for the Lions was the return of young star Will Ashcroft, who played his first game back from an ACL rupture against Melbourne in Round 16 on his way to a Norm Smith medal ...
Brisbane Lions’ MCG premiership flag unveiling request knocked back by Richmond
Richmond quickly rebuffed a cheeky request from Brisbane to present its premiership flag in front of its Melbourne fans at ...
AFL set to call off Brisbane-Geelong season opener as Tropical Cyclone Alfred forecast worsens
The AFL is set to call off Thursday night’s season opener as the cyclone forecast points to landfall near Brisbane, with the ...
Lions unmoved by push on Starcevich, young guns earn praise
Starcevich will be unavailable for the Lions' season-opener against Geelong next Thursday night after he cannoned into Luke ...
Kai Lohmann and Charlie Cameron ready to level up to defend Brisbane’s crown
After a flag-winning campaign in which they combined for 80 goals and an 80-minute highlight reel, Cameron and Kai Lohmann – ...
Impressive pre-season has Brisbane’s Levi Ashcroft on the verge of making his AFL debut in season opener
Father-son draft pick Levi Ashcroft’s football “craft and smarts” have never been doubted, but it’s the improvement in his ...
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After dancing on thin ice, Brisbane Lions say they are ready to roar again
Josh Dunkley insists his headstrong Brisbane Lions side will not stop dancing just because the ice has thickened in their AFL ...