Brisbane Lions

When your mum drives 50-tonne trucks in a remote mining town, you grow up fast. This is how Arianna Clarke escaped a tough life and found something more valuable than gold.

Most think of Cyril Rioli as a creative, instinctive, attacking genius. For Luke Hodge, something quite different comes to mind.

Kalyn Ponga became an accidental YouTube sensation in a schoolboy season where his team's average scoreline was 51-13. What that viral video didn't show was an extraordinary act from Ponga before the camera was turned on.

On weekdays, she's a maths and PE teacher. On weekends, Kate McCarthy is a Brisbane Lion, a Triple M commentator, and she may soon be a Brisbane Bronco too. All the more amazing given the pacemaker in her heart.

'I was tarnishing the Robinson name. It was a tough pill to swallow.' Brisbane Lions midfielder Mitch Robinson reveals the deeply personal stories behind his body art.

In his 9th AFL season, GWS Giants midfielder Sam Reid finally notched his 50th game. Incredible stuff from this Type 1 diabetic who has to inject the dartboard on his stomach three times a day to survive.

Luke Hodge wasn't sure what to expect before moving his family to Brisbane. These are the invaluable life lessons they've learned along the way.

Daniel Merrett was physically shot and mentally cooked after a 200-game AFL career. A coaching role with the Lions' AFLW team has changed his view of the game.

Brisbane Lions midfielder Jamie Stanton played high level soccer for years, but slowly fell out of love with the game. Seconds into her AFLW career, she copped an unbelievably brutal hit. Reckon it put her off? Guess again. This is the game she was born to play.

Andrew McCullough sits down with three-time premiership-winning AFL captain Luke Hodge to discuss the challenges of moving to Brisbane, earning the 'grandpa' tag from his new Lions teammates and his son's desire to play rugby league.