The Roar Deal

With the trade period done for another year, five list spots now open, and a few changes in the coaching ranks, the club's GM of Footy Danny Daly joins us this week for a comprehensive look at all things off-season. Meanwhile, on the AFLW front, the Lions women made a premiership statement with their win over the Crows. Does the league's first ever million-dollar game await? Also this week...

As the trade period continues, Jack Gunston has thrown a big curveball with a last-minute request to head back home to Hawthorn. Will the Lions let him go? Who could we find as tall forward insurance if so? And will there be any other last-minute trade surprises? Meanwhile, the women are flying high after a dominant QClash win. Can they overcome any talk of a Brighton Homes Arena hoodoo in their t...

The last thing any of us needed was another close loss to Collingwood one week after the Grand Final - but the footy gods aren't always kind! We've got plenty of good news to talk through though, with Tom Doedee joining the club and Dev sticking around. We've also got the full story of how we got our photo with Joe Daniher at the Merrett Murray Medal. Also this week: -Why hasn't th...

In the aftermath of the 2023 Grand Final, we've sat down to share our pain and cast our vision forward to all that lies ahead. Hope you're all doing okay amidst the difficulty of the loss, and stay tuned for more updates from us shortly.

With the 2023 AFL Grand Final less than 48 hours away, we're joined by 300 diehard Lions fans in The Royal Derby Hotel in Fitzroy to preview the match alongside Lions Premiership heroes Jonathan Brown & Ash McGrath. Also this episode: -What was the rock bottom moment of the Lions' last decade? -The two stories we love the most from this Lions team -Our Grand Final predictions And much...

We weren't expecting to be back in your feed so soon! Following the dramatic Brownlow Medal count that culminated in another Brownlow for Lachie Neale, we've sat down together for a quick recap of the phenomenal start to this very exciting week.

IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING!!! After years of hoping, hurting, and everything in between, the Lions are back into the AFL Grand Final for the first time since 2004.  In the first of two grand final episodes this week, we look back at a golden night at the Gabba and the golden week that now lies ahead. Also this episode: -Browny & Ash are joining us on Thursday! -Mike's insight into the med...

Fourteen years ago, Michael Voss coached the Lions to a stirring finals win over Carlton at the Gabba. Now, he's coming back for a final with even more on the line - but this time he's joined the dark side. The stage is set for an enormous evening at the Gabba, and Dom is struggling to talk with the nerves already building. Thankfully, Mike is there to help him through it with the most in-...

Only a few hours after one of the most fun nights we've ever had at the Gabba, we sit down to reflect back on Brisbane's dominant qualifying final win over Port. From Cam Rayner's finals form, to Jaspa Fletcher's September debut, and everything else in between - we look through the game from every angle. Also this week: -Dom's awkward bathroom encounter with Adrian Fletcher -Wi...

Ever since Geelong ended our run in last year’s preliminary final, we’ve been waiting for another crack – and now, at last, it’s arrived. On a special finals preview episode of the podcast, we’re joined by triple-premiership star Simon Black as we count down to Saturday night’s qualifying final against Port Adelaide. Blacky talks us through his thoughts on the Lions new and improved midfield, his...

With the 2023 Home & Away season over, we look back at the most memorable moments of the year so far as we take a deep breath ahead of next week's first final against Port Adelaide. We're also joined by Lions AFLW captain Bre Koenan to preview their first match of the season against the Tigers this weekend! Also this week: -Does Joe Daniher actually want to be All Australian? -An answe...

With a strong win over the Pies in Melbourne, we're now in control of our own destiny - just three more Gabba wins and we'll be heading, at last, back to the last Saturday in September. This week on the show, actor, podcaster, & diehard Saints fan Charlie Clausen joins us to preview Saturday's St Kilda match and share his Ross Lyon impression. Also this week... -Mike talks through...

We've hoped for months, and with just two games remaining, it's happened - we're finally in the top two! With a massive Friday night game against Collingwood only a few days away, the focus now turns to whether or not we can hold onto second place and two home finals. Plus, with Jack Gunston injured, will the selection committee finally back in the two talls up forward? Also this week....

Another nail-biter of an away game, but this time we leave with the four points. Now, with a top 2 spot well and truly on the line, we're looking ahead to an enormous ladder-shaping round of footy. With the upcoming AFLW season only a few weeks away too, we're joined by head coach Craig Starcevich for the first time on the new Roar Deal to preview the campaign ahead with some fresh faces s...

After the weirdest round of footy in recent memory, we sit down to figure out whether the Lions were really bad, the Suns were really good, or a bit of both. With top 2 still to play for, is it time to commit wholeheartedly to the 2-tall-forward setup for the rest of the season? Where should Cam Rayner play? And why do three of the top four sides have under-pressure coaches? Also this week: -Mike&...

It's an emotional episode of the Roar Deal this week, as we recover from the awful news that Will Ashcroft has torn his ACL and will miss the rest of season 2023. We go through all eight (yes, eight!) possible options that the selection committee could turn to in order to fill the Ashcroft void, while talking through a very strong Brisbane win against the in-form Cats. Also this week: -The Jac...

A few days on from the heartbreaker at the MCG, we've gathered our thoughts enough to reflect back on all that went right and all that went very, very wrong. Also this week: -A surprise appearance from Nostra-Dom-us -We've finally got a 2023 AFLW fixture -Mike takes us into his week covering Stuart Dew's dismissal And much more!

Two 80+ point wins, and now things get serious with the Demons & Cats ahead. This week on the show, the club's forward line coach Murray Davis joins us to talk through the most debated topic amongst Lions supporters at the moment: should we play with two or three tall forwards? Also this week: -Our memories of last year's Demons semi-final -Mike reveals how often he's sitting on in...

Almost a week on from a brilliant night at the Gabba against the Tigers, we talk through one of the more dominant performance from the Lions in recent history, and cast our eyes ahead to what we should be expecting from a suddenly-improved West Coast outfit on Saturday. Also this week: -Mike's Gold Coast Marathon efforts -How close is Dev Robertson to re-signing? -Could Lachie still take home...

Two Friday night games down, and now onto a big Thursday against the Tigers back at the Gabba! This week, we're talking through the two-tall-forward setup that the selection committee finally had a go at. Did it work? Will they stick with it? And where does Dayne Zorko fit in? Also this week: -Dom talks through his trip to the centre of Australia -The story behind the Brisbane Bears second clu...

Online sensation Ozzy Man joins us in the Roar Deal studios this week to talk through his love of the Lions and a possible connection with Brian Taylor. We also discuss the big team changes that led to a solid win over the Swans, and look ahead to who will keep their spot for a Friday night encounter against Ross Lyon's Saints. Also this week: -Dom & Mike's very different Saturday morn...

Where did that come from? This week on the Roar Deal, we talk through the shock loss to the Hawks and the worrying weaknesses of 2022 that returned. Dom's fresh off the plane from another disappointing footy trip as the ghosts of the MCG loom large once more. Also this week: -Is it time for the Lions selection policy to change? -An omen that suggests the Hawks loss might actually be a good thi...

To fill the time over this bye weekend, we take a trip down memory lane to reflect on the ten year anniversary of the Miracle on Grass.  Anthony Hudson & Ash McGrath both join us to look back on one of the most iconic moments in Brisbane Lions history.

After a disappointing loss to the Crows, we sit down (with Mike Zooming in from Darwin) to review the first half of season 2023. In our mid-season report card, we cover off a heap of big questions, such as who's in line for All-Australian selection, what the most memorable moment of the year so far has been, and whether we are more or less confident in the Lions 2023 chances than we were at th...

9 QClash victories in a row, and only two more wins this year needed to hit Dom's predicted 9-game winning streak! With the bye getting closer, this week we look ahead to a massive Sunday twilight game against the much-improved Crows, and get to a heap of your questions about all things related to season 2023. Also this week: -News on the next Roar Deal live event -We've received the first...