Overview

• Brisbane confirmed Eric Hipwood will undergo knee surgery and miss the rest of 2025 after an incidental partial tear of his previously repaired ACL was found on a scan.
• Hipwood had been tracking to return from a calf issue within one to two weeks before the knee finding ended his campaign.
• Lions football boss Danny Daly called the outcome devastating and said the club will support the premiership forward through recovery.
• 7NEWS reports scans have confirmed a calf tear for Lachie Neale with a four-to-six-week recovery timeline, leaving him out for the finals.
• After a qualifying-final loss to Geelong, Brisbane will host the Fremantle–Gold Coast winner in a sudden-death semi-final with selection plans in flux.