Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Head-to-Head Record

Western Bulldogs lead Brisbane Lions 37–28 in 65 games since 1987. Their last meeting, in the 2026 Opening Round at the Gabba, went to Western Bulldogs by 5 points. They next meet in the 2027 Round 19, Mon 19 Jul 2027, 12:00pm AEST.

Brisbane Lions 28Draws 0Western Bulldogs 37

65Games

4Finals

0Grand Finals

6–4Last 10

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

Western Bulldogs's record includes games played as Footscray (1925–1996). Source: Wikipedia: Western Bulldogs.

Last 10 meetings

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2026 7 Mar	Opening Round	Brisbane Lions	15.16 (106) – 16.15 (111)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 5
2025 18 July	Round 19	Brisbane Lions	12.14 (86) – 12.4 (76)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 10
2025 12 Apr	Round 5	Western Bulldogs	14.13 (97) – 18.10 (118)	Brisbane Lions	Norwood Oval	Brisbane Lions by 21
2024 7 June	Round 13	Western Bulldogs	10.11 (71) – 17.12 (114)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 43
2023 30 Mar	Round 3	Western Bulldogs	10.7 (67) – 7.11 (53)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 14
2022 30 June	Round 16	Brisbane Lions	16.12 (108) – 9.13 (67)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 41
2021 4 Sept	Semi-Finals	Brisbane Lions	11.12 (78) – 11.13 (79)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 1
2021 10 Apr	Round 4	Western Bulldogs	10.13 (73) – 8.6 (54)	Brisbane Lions	Eureka Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 19
2020 8 Aug	Round 11	Brisbane Lions	14.12 (96) – 11.6 (72)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 24
2019 4 Aug	Round 20	Brisbane Lions	14.14 (98) – 11.14 (80)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 18

Finals meetings

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2021 4 Sept	Semi-Finals	Brisbane Lions	11.12 (78) – 11.13 (79)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 1
2009 11 Sept	Semi-Finals	Western Bulldogs	16.11 (107) – 8.8 (56)	Brisbane Lions	MCG	Western Bulldogs by 51
2000 12 Aug	Finals Week 1	Brisbane Lions	15.20 (110) – 10.16 (76)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 34
1999 11 Sept	Semi-Finals	Brisbane Lions	19.12 (126) – 10.13 (73)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 53

Records

Biggest Brisbane Lions win 141–54, Round 1 1996 (87 pts)

Biggest Western Bulldogs win 177–86, Round 16 1998 (91 pts)

Highest combined score 274 (151–123, Round 18 2005)

Most common venue Gabba (27 games)

Every meeting

2020s · 9 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2026 7 Mar	Opening Round	Brisbane Lions	15.16 (106) – 16.15 (111)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 5
2025 18 July	Round 19	Brisbane Lions	12.14 (86) – 12.4 (76)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 10
2025 12 Apr	Round 5	Western Bulldogs	14.13 (97) – 18.10 (118)	Brisbane Lions	Norwood Oval	Brisbane Lions by 21
2024 7 June	Round 13	Western Bulldogs	10.11 (71) – 17.12 (114)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 43
2023 30 Mar	Round 3	Western Bulldogs	10.7 (67) – 7.11 (53)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 14
2022 30 June	Round 16	Brisbane Lions	16.12 (108) – 9.13 (67)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 41
2021 4 Sept	Semi-Finals	Brisbane Lions	11.12 (78) – 11.13 (79)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 1
2021 10 Apr	Round 4	Western Bulldogs	10.13 (73) – 8.6 (54)	Brisbane Lions	Eureka Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 19
2020 8 Aug	Round 11	Brisbane Lions	14.12 (96) – 11.6 (72)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 24

2010s · 16 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2019 4 Aug	Round 20	Brisbane Lions	14.14 (98) – 11.14 (80)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 18
2019 11 May	Round 8	Western Bulldogs	13.14 (92) – 11.10 (76)	Brisbane Lions	Eureka Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 16
2018 12 May	Round 8	Western Bulldogs	16.11 (107) – 14.9 (93)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 14
2017 5 Aug	Round 20	Brisbane Lions	13.11 (89) – 14.19 (103)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 14
2017 22 Apr	Round 5	Western Bulldogs	17.20 (122) – 14.6 (90)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 32
2016 23 Apr	Round 5	Western Bulldogs	17.18 (120) – 10.7 (67)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 53
2015 5 Sept	Round 23	Brisbane Lions	19.16 (130) – 19.8 (122)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 8
2015 20 June	Round 12	Western Bulldogs	22.14 (146) – 11.8 (74)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 72
2014 7 June	Round 12	Western Bulldogs	13.9 (87) – 14.11 (95)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 8
2013 25 Aug	Round 22	Brisbane Lions	15.10 (100) – 13.15 (93)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 7
2013 30 Mar	Round 1	Western Bulldogs	19.13 (127) – 7.17 (59)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 68
2012 2 Sept	Round 23	Brisbane Lions	19.14 (128) – 9.7 (61)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 67
2012 23 June	Round 13	Western Bulldogs	7.14 (56) – 18.6 (114)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 58
2011 3 Apr	Round 2	Western Bulldogs	19.9 (123) – 6.9 (45)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 78
2010 13 June	Round 12	Western Bulldogs	17.19 (121) – 8.8 (56)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 65
2010 17 Apr	Round 4	Brisbane Lions	13.23 (101) – 12.7 (79)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 22

2000s · 18 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
2009 11 Sept	Semi-Finals	Western Bulldogs	16.11 (107) – 8.8 (56)	Brisbane Lions	MCG	Western Bulldogs by 51
2009 15 Aug	Round 20	Brisbane Lions	12.12 (84) – 15.12 (102)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 18
2008 16 Aug	Round 20	Brisbane Lions	13.12 (90) – 10.19 (79)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 11
2008 14 June	Round 12	Western Bulldogs	19.17 (131) – 10.8 (68)	Brisbane Lions	MCG	Western Bulldogs by 63
2007 9 June	Round 11	Brisbane Lions	10.12 (72) – 13.17 (95)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 23
2006 17 June	Round 12	Brisbane Lions	14.19 (103) – 22.13 (145)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 42
2005 30 July	Round 18	Western Bulldogs	23.13 (151) – 18.15 (123)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 28
2005 7 May	Round 7	Brisbane Lions	12.15 (87) – 15.20 (110)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 23
2004 11 July	Round 15	Brisbane Lions	20.16 (136) – 10.8 (68)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 68
2003 30 Aug	Round 22	Western Bulldogs	13.8 (86) – 26.14 (170)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 84
2003 27 Apr	Round 5	Brisbane Lions	15.16 (106) – 12.7 (79)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 27
2002 10 Aug	Round 19	Brisbane Lions	14.21 (105) – 9.13 (67)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 38
2002 20 Apr	Round 4	Western Bulldogs	12.6 (78) – 14.10 (94)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 16
2001 5 Aug	Round 18	Brisbane Lions	19.22 (136) – 15.13 (103)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 33
2001 21 Apr	Round 4	Western Bulldogs	21.14 (140) – 12.15 (87)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 53
2000 12 Aug	Finals Week 1	Brisbane Lions	15.20 (110) – 10.16 (76)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 34
2000 2 July	Round 17	Brisbane Lions	20.18 (138) – 11.15 (81)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 57
2000 19 Mar	Round 2	Western Bulldogs	17.8 (110) – 21.13 (139)	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 29

1990s · 17 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
1999 11 Sept	Semi-Finals	Brisbane Lions	19.12 (126) – 10.13 (73)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 53
1999 5 June	Round 10	Brisbane Lions	6.8 (44) – 9.12 (66)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 22
1998 18 July	Round 16	Western Bulldogs	27.15 (177) – 13.8 (86)	Brisbane Lions	Princes Park	Western Bulldogs by 91
1998 28 Mar	Round 1	Brisbane Lions	10.12 (72) – 17.16 (118)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 46
1997 12 July	Round 15	Western Bulldogs	11.7 (73) – 21.11 (137)	Brisbane Lions	Princes Park	Brisbane Lions by 64
1996 20 July	Round 16	Western Bulldogs	3.4 (22) – 4.12 (36)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Brisbane Lions by 14
1996 30 Mar	Round 1	Brisbane Lions	21.15 (141) – 7.12 (54)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Brisbane Lions by 87
1995 1 July	Round 13	Western Bulldogs	9.15 (69) – 8.5 (53)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Western Bulldogs by 16
1994 21 Aug	Round 22	Brisbane Lions	13.10 (88) – 14.14 (98)	Western Bulldogs	Gabba	Western Bulldogs by 10
1994 8 May	Round 7	Western Bulldogs	12.14 (86) – 7.7 (49)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Western Bulldogs by 37
1993 26 June	Round 13	Western Bulldogs	17.19 (121) – 14.9 (93)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Western Bulldogs by 28
1992 29 Aug	Round 24	Western Bulldogs	19.17 (131) – 11.8 (74)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Western Bulldogs by 57
1992 17 May	Round 9	Brisbane Lions	6.6 (42) – 11.18 (84)	Western Bulldogs	People First Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 42
1991 31 Aug	Round 24	Brisbane Lions	8.14 (62) – 14.14 (98)	Western Bulldogs	People First Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 36
1991 18 May	Round 9	Western Bulldogs	15.11 (101) – 14.12 (96)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Western Bulldogs by 5
1990 1 Sept	Round 22	Western Bulldogs	16.21 (117) – 15.6 (96)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Western Bulldogs by 21
1990 26 May	Round 9	Brisbane Lions	8.8 (56) – 19.11 (125)	Western Bulldogs	People First Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 69

1980s · 5 games

Year	Round	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Result
1989 7 May	Round 6	Brisbane Lions	8.11 (59) – 6.15 (51)	Western Bulldogs	People First Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 8
1988 31 July	Round 18	Western Bulldogs	11.18 (84) – 5.13 (43)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Western Bulldogs by 41
1988 15 May	Round 7	Brisbane Lions	10.12 (72) – 9.17 (71)	Western Bulldogs	People First Stadium	Brisbane Lions by 1
1987 23 Aug	Round 21	Brisbane Lions	10.11 (71) – 22.21 (153)	Western Bulldogs	People First Stadium	Western Bulldogs by 82
1987 23 May	Round 9	Western Bulldogs	14.19 (103) – 10.11 (71)	Brisbane Lions	Western Oval	Western Bulldogs by 32

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

Brisbane LionsAll-time28–370 drawsWestern Bulldogs head-to-head record

Last 10 meetings

Finals meetings

Records

Every meeting