# 2004 Brisbane Lions season

The Brisbane Lions' 2004 season was its eighth season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

## Season summary
### Pre-season
#### First round

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Saturday, 22 February (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn | def. by | Brisbane Lions | York Park (crowd: 12,443) | |
| | 0.0.1 (1) 0.0.5 (5) 0.2.9 (21) 0.4.16 (40) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.5.1 (31) 0.8.4 (52) 0.10.5 (65) 0.12.5 (77) | Television broadcast: Fox Footy Channel | Television broadcast: Fox Footy Channel |
| Nil | Nil | Super Goals | Nil | Nil |
| Vandenberg, Barlow, Clarke, Lekkas 1 | Vandenberg, Barlow, Clarke, Lekkas 1 | Goals | 5 Brown 2 Charman, Power 1 Copeland, Akermanis, Notting | 5 Brown 2 Charman, Power 1 Copeland, Akermanis, Notting |
| Smith, Hodge, Vandenberg, Beaumont, Miller | Smith, Hodge, Vandenberg, Beaumont, Miller | Best | Brown, Power, Charman, Pratt, Akermanis, Michael, Pike, Bradshaw | Brown, Power, Charman, Pratt, Akermanis, Michael, Pike, Bradshaw |

#### Quarter-finals

| | Quarter Final | Quarter Final | Quarter Final | | |
| Saturday, 28 February (7:40 pm) | Essendon | def. | Brisbane Lions | Telstra Dome (crowd: 19,120) | |
| | 0.4.1 (25) 0.7.4 (46) 1.11.7 (82) 1.12.9 (90) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.3.4 (22) 1.4.9 (42) 2.5.10 (58) 2.8.13 (79) | Television broadcast: Network Ten | Television broadcast: Network Ten |
| Lucas 1 | Lucas 1 | Super Goals | 1 Keating, Pratt | 1 Keating, Pratt |
| Lloyd 4 M. Johnson 3 Ramanauskas, Richards, Bolton, Hille, Murphy 1 | Lloyd 4 M. Johnson 3 Ramanauskas, Richards, Bolton, Hille, Murphy 1 | Goals | 3 Brennan 2 Lynch 1 Hadley, Bradshaw, McGrath | 3 Brennan 2 Lynch 1 Hadley, Bradshaw, McGrath |
| Hird, Lloyd, Lucas, M. Johnson, Misiti | Hird, Lloyd, Lucas, M. Johnson, Misiti | Best | Lappin, Power, Hart, Akermanis, Notting | Lappin, Power, Hart, Akermanis, Notting |

### Premiership Season
#### Home and away season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Brisbane | Opponent | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 27 March (8:10 pm) | Sydney | 80 | 78 | The Gabba (H) | 34,028 |
| 2 | 3 April (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 104 | 83 | Football Park (A) | 41,095 |
| 3 | 8 April (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 137 | 77 | The Gabba (H) | 36,467 |
| 4 | 17 April (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 76 | 79 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 39,666 |
| 5 | 24 April (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 110 | 62 | The Gabba (H) | 34,526 |
| 6 | 1 May (7:10 pm) | St Kilda | 91 | 92 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 52,539 |
| 7 | 8 May (7:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 120 | 76 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 27,511 |
| 8 | 15 May (7:10 pm) | Carlton | 140 | 102 | The Gabba (H) | 34,368 |
| 9 | 22 May (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 78 | 137 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 32,575 |
| 10 | 30 May (1:10 pm) | Melbourne | 123 | 83 | The Gabba (A) | 32,902 |
| 11 | 5 June (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 123 | 86 | The Gabba (H) | 34,241 |
| 12 | 12 June (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 162 | 96 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 50,003 |
| 13 | 19 June (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 65 | 92 | Kardinia Park (A) | 17,648 |
| 14 | 3 July (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 114 | 96 | The Gabba (H) | 32,744 |
| 15 | 11 July (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 136 | 68 | The Gabba (H) | 29,295 |
| 16 | 17 July (7:10 pm) | Collingwood | 109 | 73 | MCG (A) | 34,326 |
| 17 | 24 July (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 189 | 48 | The Gabba (H) | 33,443 |
| 18 | 31 July (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 51 | 83 | SCG (A) | 34,926 |
| 19 | 8 August (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 73 | 87 | The Gabba (H) | 31,754 |
| 20 | 14 August (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 66 | 43 | MCG (A) | 17,159 |
| 21 | 22 August (1:10 pm) | St Kilda | 130 | 85 | The Gabba (H) | 35,823 |
| 22 | 28 August (7:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 170 | 57 | The Gabba (H) | 33,122 |

##### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | def. | Sydney | The Gabba, Brisbane (crowd: 34,028) | |
| | 1.3 (9) 5.6 (36) 8.12 (60) 11.14 (80) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.3 (27) 8.7 (55) 8.11 (59) 11.12 (78) | Umpires: McLaren, Nicholls, Ellis Television broadcast: Network Ten | Umpires: McLaren, Nicholls, Ellis Television broadcast: Network Ten |
| Pike 3 McRae 2 Brennan, Akermanis, Keating, Black, Leppitsch, Caracella 1 | Pike 3 McRae 2 Brennan, Akermanis, Keating, Black, Leppitsch, Caracella 1 | Goals | 4 Davis 1 McVeigh, Williams, Hall, Crouch, Goodes, Bolton, O'Loughlin | 4 Davis 1 McVeigh, Williams, Hall, Crouch, Goodes, Bolton, O'Loughlin |

#### Finals series

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Brisbane | Opponent | Venue | Attendance |
| First qualifying final | 3 September (7:30 pm) | St Kilda | 149 | 69 | The Gabba | 33,582 |
| Second preliminary final | 18 September (7:30 pm) | Geelong | 84 | 75 | MCG | 55,768 |
| Grand Final | 25 September (2:30 pm) | Port Adelaide | 73 | 113 | MCG | 77,671 |

##### Second qualifying final

| | Second qualifying final | Second qualifying final | Second qualifying final | | |
| Friday, 3 September (7:30pm) | Brisbane Lions | def. | St Kilda | The Gabba, Brisbane (crowd: 33,582) | |
| | 6.3 (39) 11.8 (74) 17.9 (111) 23.11 (149) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) 6.6 (42) 10.9 (69) | Umpires: McBurney, McLaren, Woodcock Television broadcast: Network Ten | Umpires: McBurney, McLaren, Woodcock Television broadcast: Network Ten |

##### Second preliminary final

| | Second preliminary final | Second preliminary final | Second preliminary final | | |
| Saturday, 18 September (7:30pm) | Brisbane Lions | def. | Geelong | MCG, Melbourne (crowd: 55,768) | |
| | 3.3 (21) 6.4 (40) 9.10 (64) 12.12 (84) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.5 (23) 5.8 (38) 8.12 (60) 10.15 (75) | Umpires: James, Kennedy, Rowe Television broadcast: Network Ten | Umpires: James, Kennedy, Rowe Television broadcast: Network Ten |
| Despite earning a home preliminary final by beating St Kilda two weeks earlier, the Brisbane Lions were forced to play Geelong in Melbourne at the MCG, due an agreement between the AFL and the MCG to play at least one match per week at the ground in finals. This contractual stipulation was removed following renegotiation the following season. ||||||

##### Grand Final

| | 2004 AFL Grand Final | 2004 AFL Grand Final | 2004 AFL Grand Final | | |
| Saturday, 25 September 2:40pm | Port Adelaide | def. | Brisbane Lions | MCG, Melbourne (crowd: 77,671) | |
| | 4.5 (29) 6.6 (42) 12.8 (80) 17.11 (113) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.2 (14) 6.7 (43) 9.9 (63) 10.13 (73) | Umpires: James, Allen, McInerney Norm Smith Medal: Byron Pickett (Port Adelaide) Television broadcast: Network Ten National anthem: Guy Sebastian | Umpires: James, Allen, McInerney Norm Smith Medal: Byron Pickett (Port Adelaide) Television broadcast: Network Ten National anthem: Guy Sebastian |
| Wanganeen 4 Pickett, Thurstans 3 S. Burgoyne, Carr, Dew, Kingsley, Lade, Mahoney, Tredrea 1 | Wanganeen 4 Pickett, Thurstans 3 S. Burgoyne, Carr, Dew, Kingsley, Lade, Mahoney, Tredrea 1 | Goals | 3 Akermanis, Bradshaw, Notting 1 Keating | 3 Akermanis, Bradshaw, Notting 1 Keating |
| Pickett, P. Burgoyne, Wanganeen, Thurstans, K. Cornes | Pickett, P. Burgoyne, Wanganeen, Thurstans, K. Cornes | Best | Akermanis, Notting, Lappin, Bradshaw | Akermanis, Notting, Lappin, Bradshaw |
| Wakelin – Attempting to strike and wrestling Lynch, Carr – 2 x wrestling | Wakelin – Attempting to strike and wrestling Lynch, Carr – 2 x wrestling | Reports | Lynch – Seven offences against Wakelin, Brown – Striking and wrestling Carr, Black – 2x striking | Lynch – Seven offences against Wakelin, Brown – Striking and wrestling Carr, Black – 2x striking |
| Brisbane won the toss and kicked to the city end first. This was Port Adelaide's first premiership in the AFL since it joined the competition after having previously won 36 SANFL premierships. ||||||

## Ladder

2004 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2413 | 1823 | 132.4 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2447 | 1783 | 137.2 | 64 | Finals series |
| 3 | St Kilda | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2443 | 1909 | 128.0 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2088 | 1741 | 119.9 | 60 | Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2127 | 1900 | 111.9 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1938 | 1804 | 107.4 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | West Coast | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2042 | 1968 | 103.8 | 52 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2282 | 2228 | 102.4 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | Fremantle | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1882 | 1870 | 100.6 | 44 | |
| 10 | Kangaroos | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2142 | 2135 | 100.3 | 40 | |
| 11 | Carlton | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1825 | 2235 | 81.7 | 40 | |
| 12 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1950 | 2039 | 95.6 | 32 | |
| 13 | Collingwood | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1899 | 2082 | 91.2 | 32 | |
| 14 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1957 | 2459 | 79.6 | 20 | |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1668 | 2375 | 70.2 | 16 | |
| 16 | Richmond | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1693 | 2445 | 69.2 | 16 | |