List of Brisbane Lions individual awards and records


This is a list of individual awards won by the players and coaches of the Brisbane Lions' AFL team, the merger of the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears, and its AFL Women's and NEAFL teams.

AFL awards and records

External awards

[Brownlow Medal]

Brownlow Medal runner-up

[Norm Smith Medal]

[Coleman Medal]

[Indigenous Team of the Century] (2005)

[All-Australian team]

Members of initial 40-player squads but not final teams

[AFL Rising Star]

Nominations
YearRoundPlayer
19978
19982
19991
19999
199917
199921
200013
20011
200119
200221
20034
200322
200412
20056
200512
200515
200517
20068
200613
200615
20072
20079
200821
20091'
20106
201013
201015
20121
20128
201312
20146
20149'
201419
201518
20175
201714
201717
20189
201815
201920

[Leigh Matthews Trophy]
Best First Year Player Award">AFL Players Association awards#Best First Year Player">Best First Year Player Award
Best Captain Award">AFL Players Association awards#Best Captain">Best Captain Award
Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player">AFL Players Association awards#Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player">Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player
Madden Medal
[22 Under 22 team]
Members of initial squads but not final teams

[Mark of the Year]

Goal of the Year">Goal of the Year (Australia)">Goal of the Year

[Michael Tuck Medal]

International Rules Australian representatives">International Rules">International Rules Australian representatives

[Jim Stynes Medal]

[AFL Coaches Association awards]

[AFL Coaches Association awards#Allan Jeans Senior [Coach of the Year Award|Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award]]
Coaching Legend Award">AFL Coaches Association awards#Coaching Legend Award">Coaching Legend Award
Career & Education Award">AFL Coaches Association awards#Career & Education Award">Career & Education Award

[Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year]

''Herald Sun'' Player of the Year">Herald Sun Player of the Year">''Herald Sun'' Player of the Year

[Lou Richards Medal]

Australian Football Hall of Fame

Legends
Inductees

AFL Queensland awards

Joe Grant Medal
Queensland Football Team of the Century (2003)
Hall of Fame
Legends
Inductees

NEAFL awards

Andrew Ireland Medal
Team of the Year

Club awards

[Best and fairest] (Merrett–Murray Medal)

Awarded 1997–

Merrett–Murray Medal runner-up

Awarded 1997–1998, 2000, 2002–2003, 2009–2014 and 2016–, as "Runner-up Club Champion" from 1997–1998, in 2000 and from 2002–2003 and as "Nigel Lappin Trophy" from 2009–2014 and from 2016–. An asterisk denotes that the award was not given that year, but the player placed second in the Merrett–Murray Medal vote count.

Merrett–Murray Medal third place

Awarded 1997–2002, 2009–2014 and 2016–, as "Third Place Club Champion" from 1997–2002 and as "Alastair Lynch Trophy" from 2009–2014 and 2016–. An asterisk denotes that the award was not given that year, but the player placed third in the Merrett–Murray Medal vote count.

Team of the Decade

In June 2006, to recognise ten years since the creation of the Brisbane Lions, a Team of the Decade was announced.

Leading club goalkicker

Awarded 1997–. Players in bold denotes player won Coleman Medal by the being the AFL's leading goalkicker after the home-and-away season. Players in italics denotes player was the AFL's leading goalkicker after finals.

Clubman award

Awarded 1997–1998 and 2005, as 'Clubman of the Year' from 1997–1998 and as 'Best Clubman' in 2005.

Rookie of the Year

Awarded 1997–, as 'Best First Year Player' in 1997, 'Brian Powell Memorial Best First Year Player' in 1998, 'Brian Powell Memorial Rookie of the Year' from 1999–2001 and 'Rookie of the Year' from 2002–

Most professional player

Awarded 1997–, as 'Don Smith Most Professional Player' from 1997–2003, as 'Most Professional Player' from 2004–2008 and as 'Marcus Ashcroft Most Professional Player' from 2009–.

Most improved player

Awarded 1999–2008

Tackling award

Awarded 1997–2008, as 'Bill Cavanagh Memorial Player of the Year' from 1997–1998, as 'Bill Cavanagh Memorial Attitude Barometer Award' from 1999–2004, in the categories of 'Full Ground' and 'Inside Forward 50m' from 1999–2000, in the categories of 'Most Effective Tackles' and 'Most Attempted Tackles' in 2001, in the categories of 'Most Effective Tackles' and 'Most Tackles' from 2002–2003, and in the categories of 'Most Effective Tackles', 'Most Tackles' and 'Most Difficult Tackles' in 2004, as 'Best Tackler' in 2005, as 'Most Effective Player' in 2006, and as 'Most Effective Tackler' from 2007–2008

Best Finals Player

Awarded 1999–2004, 2009 and 2019

Best Midfielder

Awarded 2006–2008

Best Defender

Awarded 2006–2008

Best Forward

Awarded 2006–2008

Most Competitive Player

Awarded 2006–, as 'Most Courageous Player' from 2006–2008, as 'Shaun Hart Most Courageous Player' from 2009–2013, as 'Shaun Hart Most Competitive Player' from 2014–2016, and as 'Shaun Hart Trademark Player of the Year' from 2017–

Members' Player of the Year

Awarded 2006–, as 'Members' Player of the Year' from 2006–2015 and as 'Hyundai Club Player of the Year' from 2016–2018

Players' Player of the Year

Awarded 2009–

''The Courier-Mail'' Player of the Year

Awarded 2007–2010

Lions Club Player of the Year

Awarded 1998

Reserves Player of the Year

Awarded 2014–, as 'Reserves Player of the Year' in 2014 and as 'Neville Fallon Brisbane Lions Reserves Best & Fairest' from 2015–

Leading club votegetter in Brownlow Medal

Players in bold denotes player won Brownlow Medal

Hall of Fame

Legends
NameYear inducted as inducteeYear inducted as legendReferenceHall of Fame profile
N/A2012
N/A2012
20122014
20122016
Inductees
NameYear inductedReferenceHall of Fame profile
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019

Kings of the Pride

NameEraReference
1897–1926
1897–1926
1927–1956
1927–1956
1957–1966
1967–1976
1977–1986
1987–1996
1997–2006
2007–2016

Club records

Most club matches

Most club goals

AFL Women's awards and records

External awards

All-Australian team

Members of initial 40-player squads but not final teams

AFLW Rising Star

Nominations
YearRoundPlayer
20172
20174
20183
20186
20196
20202
[22 Under 22 team]

Club awards

Best and fairest

Awarded 2017–

Runner-up best and fairest

Awarded 2017–

Leading club goalkicker

Awarded 2017–. Players in bold denotes player was the AFL Women's leading goalkicker after the home-and-away season. Players in italics denotes player was the AFL Women's leading goalkicker after finals.

Players' player of the year

Awarded 2017–

Best first-year player

Awarded 2019–

Most competitive

Awarded 2017–

Most relentless

Awarded 2017–, as "Most courageous" in 2017 and as "Most relentless" from 2018–

All For One award

Awarded 2017–

Members' MVP

Awarded 2017–2018

Leading club votegetter in AFL Women's best and fairest

Players in bold denotes player won AFL Women's best and fairest

Club records

Most club games

Most club goals