List of Brisbane Lions coaches
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The following is a list of coaches to have coached the Brisbane Lions, an Australian rules football club which fields teams in the AFL (1997–present) and AFL Women's (2017–present).
AFL
Statistics are correct to the completion of the 2025 AFL season.
| # | Coach | Seasons | Total games | Finals games | Achievements | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
| 1 | John Northey | 1997–1998 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | Roger Merrett | 1998 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 27.3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Leigh Matthews | 1999–2008 | 237 | 142 | 92 | 3 | 59.9 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 77.8 | |
| 4 | Michael Voss | 2009–2013 | 109 | 43 | 65 | 1 | 39.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| 5 | Justin Leppitsch | 2014–2016 | 66 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 21.2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Chris Fagan | 2017–current | 217 | 148 | 93 | 2 | 68.2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 62.5 |
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AFL Acting/Caretaker Coaches
| No. | Coach | Seasons | GC | W | L | D | W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Blakey | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Mark Harvey | 2013 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
AFL Women's
Statistics are correct to round 6 of the 2025 AFLW season.
AFLW Acting/Caretaker Coaches
| No. | Coach | GC | W | L | D | W% | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Merrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2020 |
Key:
- P = Played
- W = Won
- L = Lost
- D = Drew
- W% = Win percentage (rounded to one decimal place)
