Brisbane Lions Lowdown

🦁 Ash is back with a pre-season review that somehow manages to be part analysis, part therapy, part rant and part celebration.

🦁 A key Lion goes under the knife, an undermanned side puts on a statement win, a couple of Suns lose the plot, and the media tries (again) to stir a fire that just won’t catch.

🦁 There’s passion, there’s honesty… and maybe a little chaos.

🦁 Why?

🦁 You’ll see!

🦁 Ash returns with a full sweep of the week in Lions land — from a throwback-style State of Origin clash to a match simulation that revealed more than the scoreboard ever could. 

🦁 In this episode, he breaks down how Brisbane’s stars fared on the rep stage, what really stood out in the Carlton hit-out, and which young Lions might be pushing their way into the early-season conversation.

🦁 There’s insight on surprise role changes, standout performers, a couple of eyebrow-raising selection experiments, and one club decision that has Ash questioning whether the bold call wasn’tmade when it should’ve been. 

🦁 Add in some ticketing tales, a few subtle warnings for travelling fans, and a hint about what’s coming when the season proper kicks off — and you’ve got a full Lowdown with plenty left between the lines.

🦁 Who impressed? Who surprised? And which leadership call has Ash scratching his head?

🦁 Hit play to find out.

🦁 Ash is back with a full breakdown of Brisbane’s first intra-club hit-out — or at least, as full a breakdown as you can get when half the intel comes from sharp eyes, sideline murmurs and those mysterious “usually reliable” sources that always appear this time of year.

🦁 In this episode, he unpacks the early standouts behind the ball, the surprise positional experiments, the midfield mix taking shape, and the handful of young names generating more buzz than expected. 

🦁 From one defender looking every bit like a future captain, to a utility who suddenly turned half-back artist, to a forward who may have just announced himself with six majors, there’s no shortage of storylines.

🦁 Who’s rising? 

🦁 Who’s reinventing? 

🦁 And which performance has the coaches quietly grinning?

🦁 Hit play for the full Lowdown — and maybe a clue or two about who’s pushing for Round 1.

🏏 In Episode 8 of Weird World of Cricket, Ash dives head-first into one of the most politically charged and morally complex chapters the game has ever known.

🏏 From South Africa’s expulsion from world cricket in the early 1970s, through the shadowy rebel tours of the 1980s, and finally to the nation’s long-awaited return, this episode explores a period where cricket, money, politics and conscience collided head-on.

🏏 Featuring firsthand accounts, unheard player perspectives, and the uncomfortable contradictions that surrounded figures like Bradman, Gooch, Hughes and Viv Richards, this is a story of isolation, defiance, hypocrisy — and survival.

🏏 Were the rebels mercenaries, villains… or something more complicated?

🏏 And did these unsanctioned tours ultimately damage South African cricket — or help save it?

🏏 No easy answers. 

🏏 No sugar-coating. 

🏏 Just one of cricket’s strangest and most controversial journeys laid bare.

• Soundbites of Dr Ali Bacher courtesy of ESPNCricinfo

🦁 Ash returns with a bang as one casual comment from Chris Fagan sparks one of the most bizarre off-season blow-ups in recent memory. 

🦁 What should’ve been a simple update on Zac Bailey suddenly turns into a full-blown St Kilda meltdown, complete with CEOs firing shots, former stars demanding apologies, and some truly creative interpretations of “academies.”

🦁 In this episode, Ash breaks down the saga piece by piece — from Brisbane’s monster contract debate to the Saints’ fiery response, the culture clash hiding underneath it all, and why some clubs build success while others try to buy it. 

🦁 And just when the dust settles, a certain superstar drops a clue about who should wear the captain’s armband next.

🦁 What really set St Kilda off?

🦁 Why did Fages’ calm comment light the fuse?

🦁 And is Brisbane about to unveil its next skipper?

🦁 Ash kicks off 2026 with a fresh channel, a fresh feel, and a deep dive into one of the most passionate debates in Lions land: the ultimate Brisbane Lions premiership 23. 

🦁 After running a series of fiery Facebook polls, listeners helped build a full side chosen strictly by where each player lined up on grand final day — a rule that created surprises, arguments, and more than a few head-scratching calls.

🦁 From midfield stars pushed into defence, to cult favourites squeezing into tight spots, this episode unpacks the final team line by line and Ash reveals how his own selections compare. Some choices match the fan vote perfectly… others drift miles away.

🦁 Who made the cut? Who missed out? And which decisions will have Lions fans talking all season?

🦁 Press play to find out.

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🏏 Ash is back with another stroll into the strange, nostalgic and wonderfully unpredictable corners of cricket. 

🏏 This week, instead of naming an all-time XI like so many listeners demanded, he zigs where others zag — building an XI made up of the players who shaped his school years of the 80s and early 90s.

🏏 There are rules (of course), a few surprising omissions, and some choices that will raise eyebrows. No Sachin. No Sri Lankans in the final cut — though one Sri Lankan cult hero gets an honourable 12th-man nod. And a left-field wicketkeeper pick that absolutely no one will see coming.

🏏 Why these players? Why this era? And who makes the XI that carried young Ash through joy, heartbreak and early cricketing identity crises?

🏏 Hit play and find out.

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🏏 Ash is back with episode 6 of Weird World of Cricket, and with the Ashes done and dusted, it’s time to unveil the Team of the Series. 

🏏 With Australia taking the urn 4–1, Ash breaks down a quirky summer where reputations rose, fell, and floated somewhere in between — making selection tougher than ever. 

🏏 Three Aussies were absolute certainties, and the rest… well, they scraped in by the barest of margins. 

🏏 Dive in for analysis, banter, and all the weirdness you’ve come to expect.

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G’day cricket tragics! 

Ash is back with Episode 5 of Weird World of Cricket — and this week we’re diving into the fascinating (and slightly chaotic) club of players who represented two nations at international level.

It’s been a spicy few weeks in world cricket, media madness on both sides, and… has Kerry O’Keeffe officially peaked? Ash has thoughts — and wants yours.

Then it’s onto the main event: an XI of cricketers who played for two Test nations. From the unique dual success of a South African who wore the baggy green, to a Zimbabwean Englishmen’s rare twin centuries, to the wild journeys of some of the earliest test stars and more — this team is as weird as it is wonderful.

Ash also gives a quick life update and for now it’s cricket, cricket and… more cricket.

Stay weird, legends.

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G’day Lions fans — Ash here, back (barely) from a busted shoulder. But enough about the injury report — let’s talk footy.

🦁 In this season finale, I wrap up everything that’s happened across the Lions’ men’s and women’s programs since I was last on air. From draft hauls and list changes to big contract calls, AFLW trade moves, and a history-making draftee, it’s been a massive few weeks on and off the field.

🦁 I’ll break down the recruits, the risers, the reshuffle, and the storylines that actually matter — plus the club’s record membership, debt-free milestone, and the huge news of our future home at Victoria Park.

🦁 There’s All-Australian honours (and a couple of eyebrow-raising decisions), Club Champion results, a quick word on the Lachie Neale noise, AFLW accolades, and a look back at a Grand Final that left us all feeling a little flat.

🦁 And to cap it all off, I’m handing out my end-of-season Lions Lowdown Best Player awards — with a few surprises thrown in.

🦁 Strap in for the final Lowdown of the year. 

Let’s get into it!

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