Brisbane home record 2023: Lions complete rare AFL feat at Gabba

The Gabba has become a fortress for Brisbane, and after a preliminary final win over Carlton, the club has made rare history. 

The Lions have finished the season undefeated at the venue, with 13 wins on their home ground in 2023. 

It's hardly anything new for coach Chris Fagan's side, who hold a better home-win percentage (81.54) than Geelong (80) in the past five seasons. 

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Brisbane Lions home record in 2023

Brisbane finished the home-and-away season with a 12-0 win-loss ratio, before producing monumental efforts to dispatch Port Adelaide and Carlton in subsequent finals at the Gabba. 

The last team to stay unbeaten at home during the minor rounds? Brisbane in 2020. Although that side would later lose a preliminary final to Geelong at the Gabba. 

Looking back further, Richmond was 11-0 at home during its blistering 2018 season before a shock loss came to Collingwood in the finals. 

That leaves Hawthorn in its 2014 premiership year as the last team to remain truly undefeated at home across a full season. 

The Hawks were 11-0 as the home team during the minor round and won three matches at the MCG to secure their second of three straight flags. 

While Brisbane will have to find victory at the MCG to secure its first premiership in 19 years, an unbeaten home season at the Gabba is an amazing achievement. 

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AFL/VFL best unbeaten home streaks

Geelong are the kings of the home game, according to recent history. The Cats own the two biggest home win streaks on record, proving that Kardinia Park (GMHBA Stadium) rivals the Gabba as the toughest trip in football. 

You'd have to go back to the Demons in 1957 to see a side win as many consecutive home games as Geelong did in its golden years. 

The Lions' all-time record sits at 22 straight home wins, which was achieved under captain Michael Voss from 2001 to 2003 — three premiership years. 

Brisbane's current streak tallies 14 games, with the last loss at the Gabba coming to Melbourne in Round 23 last year.