Brisbane Lions Coach Chris Fagan Praises Team’s Intensity Following Finals Win
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan lauded his team’s improved pressure โand intensity after theirโ victory over theโข Gold Coast Suns, securing โคa โขspot in the โpreliminary final.The win โฃcomes after aโค disappointing loss to Geelong โฃtheโฃ previous week, a game fagan acknowledged served as a crucial learning experience forโ the Lions.
The Lions’ victory keeps their bid for a third consecutive grand final appearance alive.Fagan highlighted the team’s resilience and the โemergence of young talent,noting three 19-year-olds featured prominently โฃin the โwin.This blend of experience and youth positions Brisbane as a strong contenderโฃ for future success.
“We’re all a bit disappointed with what happened last week. Geelong played super well, but we felt like we could โคdo better than what we โdid โlast week,” Fagan stated in the post-match โฃpress conference on september 14, 2025.”In a funny sort of way, that game โคlast week prepared us for tonight,โฃ because I thought our pressure and โคintensity was really up. We almost did to the Gold Coast what Geelong did toโ us last โคweek, so thay’re good learners, our group.”
Fagan also expressed pride in the team’s ability to rebound after winning a โคpremiership, a feat he described as “hard.” โHe emphasized the positive outlook for theโค club’s future, โgiven the contributions of its young players.
“I’mโข definitely proud ofโข the group. It’s hard to make finals after you winโข a premiership, let alone get back to a preliminary final,” Fagan said. “We’ve gotโค a lotโ of young players playingโฃ at the moment. Not too many teams this โdeep into finals have got that sort of profile, but that bodes well for our future. They’ll all beโค looking forward to next week,and we’ll see howโ we go.”