Brisbane Lions v Sydney Head-to-Head Record

Sydney lead Brisbane Lions 33–29 with 1 draw in 63 games since 1987. They have met once in a Grand Final; Brisbane Lions won the most recent, in 2024. Their last meeting, in the 2026 Finals Week 1 at the SCG, went to Sydney by 53 points. They next meet in the 2027 Round 7, Thu 29 Apr 2027, 7:30pm AEST.

Brisbane Lions 29Draws 1Sydney 33

63Games

3Finals

1Grand Finals

6–4Last 10

Brisbane Lions's record includes games played as Brisbane Bears (1987–1996). Source: Wikipedia: Brisbane Bears.

Last 10 meetings

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2026 5 Sept	Finals Week 1	Sydney	21.15 (141) – 13.10 (88)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 53
2026 25 June	Round 16	Brisbane Lions	19.12 (126) – 12.11 (83)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 43
2026 14 Mar	Round 1	Sydney	15.14 (104) – 8.12 (60)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 44
2025 9 Aug	Round 22	Brisbane Lions	13.12 (90) – 13.14 (92)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 2
2025 15 Mar	Round 1	Sydney	12.10 (82) – 12.14 (86)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 4
2024 28 Sept	Grand Final	Sydney	9.6 (60) – 18.12 (120)	Brisbane Lions	MCG	Brisbane Lions by 60
2024 21 July	Round 19	Brisbane Lions	11.13 (79) – 11.11 (77)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 2
2023 16 June	Round 14	Brisbane Lions	13.19 (97) – 12.9 (81)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 16
2022 1 May	Round 7	Sydney	13.11 (89) – 17.11 (113)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 24
2021 20 Mar	Round 1	Brisbane Lions	14.10 (94) – 19.11 (125)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 31

Finals meetings

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2026 5 Sept	Finals Week 1	Sydney	21.15 (141) – 13.10 (88)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 53
2024 28 Sept	Grand Final	Sydney	9.6 (60) – 18.12 (120)	Brisbane Lions	MCG	Brisbane Lions by 60
2003 20 Sept	Preliminary Finals	Sydney	8.8 (56) – 14.16 (100)	Brisbane Lions	Stadium Australia	Brisbane Lions by 44

Records

Biggest Brisbane Lions win 219–57, Round 8 1993 (162 pts)

Biggest Sydney win 124–40, Round 20 2005 (84 pts)

Highest combined score 289 (121–168, Round 11 1991)

Most common venue SCG (27 games)

Every meeting

2020s · 11 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2026 5 Sept	Finals Week 1	Sydney	21.15 (141) – 13.10 (88)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 53
2026 25 June	Round 16	Brisbane Lions	19.12 (126) – 12.11 (83)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 43
2026 14 Mar	Round 1	Sydney	15.14 (104) – 8.12 (60)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 44
2025 9 Aug	Round 22	Brisbane Lions	13.12 (90) – 13.14 (92)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 2
2025 15 Mar	Round 1	Sydney	12.10 (82) – 12.14 (86)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 4
2024 28 Sept	Grand Final	Sydney	9.6 (60) – 18.12 (120)	Brisbane Lions	MCG	Brisbane Lions by 60
2024 21 July	Round 19	Brisbane Lions	11.13 (79) – 11.11 (77)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 2
2023 16 June	Round 14	Brisbane Lions	13.19 (97) – 12.9 (81)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 16
2022 1 May	Round 7	Sydney	13.11 (89) – 17.11 (113)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 24
2021 20 Mar	Round 1	Brisbane Lions	14.10 (94) – 19.11 (125)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 31
2020 13 Sept	Round 17	Sydney	6.5 (41) – 11.7 (73)	Brisbane Lions	Cazaly's Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 32

2010s · 12 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2019 4 May	Round 7	Brisbane Lions	14.19 (103) – 12.9 (81)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 22
2018 26 May	Round 10	Brisbane Lions	6.13 (49) – 10.7 (67)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 18
2017 7 May	Round 7	Sydney	20.15 (135) – 12.9 (81)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 54
2016 1 May	Round 6	Brisbane Lions	14.10 (94) – 15.7 (97)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 3
2015 12 July	Round 15	Brisbane Lions	7.7 (49) – 10.10 (70)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 21
2014 3 May	Round 7	Brisbane Lions	6.8 (44) – 18.15 (123)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 79
2013 5 May	Round 6	Sydney	17.13 (115) – 8.7 (55)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 60
2012 7 July	Round 15	Sydney	16.14 (110) – 9.9 (63)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 47
2011 3 Sept	Round 24	Sydney	18.11 (119) – 9.13 (67)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 52
2011 4 June	Round 11	Brisbane Lions	7.9 (51) – 17.14 (116)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 65
2010 28 Aug	Round 22	Brisbane Lions	10.8 (68) – 16.10 (106)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 38
2010 1 May	Round 6	Sydney	16.11 (107) – 13.9 (87)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 20

2000s · 20 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2009 29 Aug	Round 22	Sydney	14.8 (92) – 15.10 (100)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 8
2009 11 Apr	Round 3	Brisbane Lions	15.10 (100) – 9.13 (67)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 33
2008 30 Aug	Round 22	Sydney	17.12 (114) – 6.17 (53)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 61
2008 5 Apr	Round 3	Brisbane Lions	10.11 (71) – 13.10 (88)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 17
2007 18 Aug	Round 20	Brisbane Lions	9.9 (63) – 8.15 (63)	Sydney	Gabba	Draw
2007 15 Apr	Round 3	Sydney	13.18 (96) – 10.9 (69)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 27
2006 26 Aug	Round 21	Sydney	14.13 (97) – 6.4 (40)	Brisbane Lions	Stadium Australia	Sydney by 57
2006 7 May	Round 6	Brisbane Lions	10.10 (70) – 15.12 (102)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 32
2005 14 Aug	Round 20	Sydney	19.10 (124) – 6.4 (40)	Brisbane Lions	Stadium Australia	Sydney by 84
2005 9 Apr	Round 3	Brisbane Lions	11.15 (81) – 13.9 (87)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 6
2004 31 July	Round 18	Sydney	12.11 (83) – 7.9 (51)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 32
2004 27 Mar	Round 1	Brisbane Lions	11.14 (80) – 11.12 (78)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 2
2003 20 Sept	Preliminary Finals	Sydney	8.8 (56) – 14.16 (100)	Brisbane Lions	Stadium Australia	Brisbane Lions by 44
2003 17 Aug	Round 20	Brisbane Lions	10.16 (76) – 14.6 (90)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 14
2003 11 May	Round 7	Sydney	15.8 (98) – 11.13 (79)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 19
2002 21 July	Round 16	Brisbane Lions	17.15 (117) – 12.7 (79)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 38
2002 31 Mar	Round 1	Sydney	12.15 (87) – 17.8 (110)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 23
2001 1 Sept	Round 22	Brisbane Lions	13.15 (93) – 9.8 (62)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 31
2001 13 May	Round 7	Sydney	12.8 (80) – 15.22 (112)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 32
2000 21 May	Round 11	Sydney	15.17 (107) – 16.14 (110)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 3

1990s · 15 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
1999 27 June	Round 13	Sydney	15.8 (98) – 20.13 (133)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 35
1998 26 July	Round 17	Brisbane Lions	14.5 (89) – 22.17 (149)	Sydney	Gabba	Sydney by 60
1998 4 Apr	Round 2	Sydney	20.15 (135) – 14.13 (97)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 38
1997 1 June	Round 10	Brisbane Lions	13.14 (92) – 13.11 (89)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 3
1996 26 May	Round 9	Sydney	21.6 (132) – 10.14 (74)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 58
1995 6 Aug	Round 18	Sydney	17.9 (111) – 19.12 (126)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 15
1995 16 Apr	Round 3	Brisbane Lions	15.14 (104) – 14.15 (99)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 5
1994 10 July	Round 16	Sydney	15.20 (110) – 21.9 (135)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 25
1994 27 Mar	Round 1	Brisbane Lions	13.21 (99) – 12.17 (89)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 10
1993 16 May	Round 8	Brisbane Lions	33.21 (219) – 8.9 (57)	Sydney	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 162
1992 22 Aug	Round 23	Brisbane Lions	19.15 (129) – 9.16 (70)	Sydney	People First Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 59
1992 8 May	Round 8	Sydney	19.21 (135) – 8.13 (61)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 74
1991 2 June	Round 11	Sydney	18.13 (121) – 26.12 (168)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 47
1990 17 Aug	Round 20	Sydney	11.20 (86) – 7.13 (55)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 31
1990 13 May	Round 7	Brisbane Lions	14.12 (96) – 13.10 (88)	Sydney	People First Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 8

1980s · 5 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
1989 30 July	Round 17	Sydney	12.23 (95) – 9.16 (70)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Sydney by 25
1989 9 Apr	Round 2	Brisbane Lions	18.15 (123) – 8.17 (65)	Sydney	People First Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 58
1988 28 Aug	Round 22	Brisbane Lions	11.11 (77) – 10.21 (81)	Sydney	People First Stadium	Sydney by 4
1988 20 May	Round 8	Sydney	11.21 (87) – 17.13 (115)	Brisbane Lions	SCG	Brisbane Lions by 28
1987 7 June	Round 11	Brisbane Lions	9.10 (64) – 19.23 (137)	Sydney	People First Stadium	Sydney by 73

Includes every completed VFL/AFL game between the two clubs, home-and-away and finals.

Brisbane LionsAll-time29–331 drawSydney head-to-head record

Last 10 meetings

Finals meetings

Records

Every meeting