Ty Gallop

Gallop grew up on the Sunshine Coast where he played for Kawana Park JAFC and attended Mountain Creek State High School playing in the AFL Queensland Schools Cup. After playing for Kawana Park's Under 16 team in 2021 as a 15-year old, he then played for Wilston Grange in 2022 and Maroochydore in 2023 and 2024 in the Queensland Australian Football League while developing in the Brisbane Lions Academy.^[2]

In 2024, he was selected to represent the Brisbane Lions in the Northern Academy Series and the Talent League, earning him selection for the under-18 Allies side in the AFL National Championships.^[3] Off the back of his performance for the Allies, Gallop was selected to represent the Brisbane Lions reserves in the 2024 preliminary final of the Victorian Football League (VFL) against Werribee.^[4] His outstanding junior year for Maroochydore was also rewarded with the 2024 QAFL Rising Star award.^[5]

After impressing the coaching staff at VFL level, Gallop was drafted to the Brisbane Lions as an academy selection with pick 42 in the 2024 national draft.^[6][7] Prior to making his debut, Gallop extended his maiden contact by a further year.^[8]

Gallop debuted for the Brisbane Lions in round 13 of the 2025 AFL season against the Adelaide Crows.^[9] Gallop had a break-out finals series, becoming a mainstay in Brisbane's team.^[2] He kicked his first career goal in the semi-final against Gold Coast, and then another three in the preliminary final against Collingwood, becoming the highest rated player on the ground in the latter match.^[10][11]

In just his sixth AFL match, Gallop played in Brisbane's 2025 AFL Grand Final winning team, becoming a premiership player in his first season in the league.^[12]

Updated to the end of round 1, 2026.^[13]