The Roar Deal

It’s only the middle of March, but the panic is here.
After a shocker in Sydney, the stakes are starting to feel heightened already.
With another twenty-one games to go in a very long 2026 season, we can afford to lose no more than four of them if we want to finish in the top four.
17-4 is a big ask in any circumstances, let alone when you’re the reigning premiers and have the entire competition breathing down your neck.
Thankfully, the early season bye has given us a brief deep breath to take stock and reload, but the back-to-back premiership glow we’ve been enjoying over the summer is starting to feel like a distant memory.  
This week on the podcast:
-Is the Kiddy/Zorko backline combination working?
-Behind the scenes of afl.com.au's Return of the Pride podcast
-Dom's pitch for what Mike should do if the Lions complete the hat trick
And much more!
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We’re only one game into the 2026 season, and yet we’ve already seen a shock debut, a big-name injury scare, three MRO dramas, a high-quality blockbuster and a down to the wire heartbreaking loss.
It’s been almost an entire season’s worth of drama already! Not that we have much time to look back, though, with a red-hot Sydney awaiting, and a bunch of reinforcements needing to be called upon already.
This week on the Roar Deal, we talk through all the drama of the Bulldogs season opener along with the team changes that will be needed for this week’s trip to the SCG.
Also this week:
-The overwhelming response to the revamped club song
-The first Roar Deal Medal votes for 2026
-We go through your nickname suggestions for Cody Curtin
And much more!
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Autumn is here, the Gabba goal posts are up, and it’s time to unfurl another flag.
On the last Saturday of September last year, a fourth quarter avalanche sealed the club’s fifth flag since the merger. This weekend, on the first Saturday of March, we begin the quest for our sixth.
And we have one of the biggest Roar Deal episodes of all time to launch season 2026.
Coming up on the podcast this week:
-We preview the massive season opener against the Bulldogs and the drama of our first team selection for 2026
-The club’s General Manager of Footy, Danny Daly, joins us to talk through injuries, selection dilemmas, and a sneaky question about Zac Bailey’s contract
-One of the best video editors in the country - Alex Cottier - the man behind last year’s AFL.com.au premiership documentary Pound The Rock - joins us ahead of this Wednesday night’s launch of 22 Days, the AFL website’s 2025 Premiership documentary
-The crystal ball makes its first appearance for 2026
-After months of work in the studios, we have the premiere of the revamped Brisbane Lions club song
And much more!
Plus, we are so excited to welcome Kartable on board as our new sponsor for the 2026 season!
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After another summer spent basking, footy is just about upon us again. Next Saturday night (assuming no cyclones form between now and then), the Lions will unfurl the Premiership flag for the second consecutive year, before kicking off the 2026 AFL season against the Western Bulldogs.
We’ve had one dose of pre-season footy already in last week’s hit-out against Carlton, and there’s still one to come before the real stuff gets underway, with the Suns heading to Brighton Homes Arena for Thursday night’s fixture.
This week on the podcast:
-The club’s #1 ticket holder Dan Anstey joins us again
-Who will get the final wing spot for Opening Round?
-We’ve found some incredible Fitzroy audio from the archives
And much more!

In a very special edition of the Roar Deal, Ursula Fagan joins us in studio to share her story and her perspective on the rise of the Lions.