The AFL will consider an expected request from Brisbane for a priority draft pick, but chief executive Gillon McLachlan has ruled out reinstating salary cap concessions for the embattled club.

Brisbane Lions CEO Greg Swann has said the entire club would be subject to a review at the end of the season, refusing to comment further on the tenuous position of under-siege coach Justin Leppitsch.

Fresh from enduring one of the most abysmal losses any club has suffered over the past decade, Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch took a veiled swipe at the AFL and the club that inflicted this latest pain – Adelaide.

Justin Leppitsch will probably sleep on the 1620-kilometre flight home to Brisbane hoping to wake up with the news the obliteration of his football team was just a bad dream starring Tex Walker and the Lynch Man.

Brisbane captain Tom Rockliff says the Lions training facilities are not up to AFL standards.

Geelong coach Chris Scott feels it would be wrong to judge Richmond and Brisbane on the final month of the AFL season.

Four-time premiership coach Leigh Matthews said it best. "The numbers get you," he reflected in 2013, as Michael Voss neared the end of an unsuccessful five-year stint as coach at the club.

For a number of games in season 2016, the Brisbane Lions home matches have followed a set pattern. The Lions have roared out of the blocks, kicking the first two or three goals, before being buried in an avalanche in the second quarter.

Uncapped Brisbane rookie Sam Skinner has suffered a season-ending knee injury just days from his AFL debut.

Struggling club aiming for 2017 restructure faces an exodus of key assistant coaches.

Under-fire Brisbane captain Tom Rockliff and the Lions management appear to have settled their differences after a specially-convened meeting in Melbourne on the eve of the strong win over Essendon.

Coach says list-stripping leaves him feeling like a rookie, looks to ongoing support from Brisbane Lions' board after win over Essendon.

There was no clear-cut draft prospect for these teams to try and play for. There was no Jacob Weitering Cup, no Lachie Whitfield Shield, no trophy named after Tom Boyd.

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These teams may be propping up the ladder, but there is still plenty to play for when Essendon host Brisbane at Etihad Stadium.

The battle for eighth spot, the blockbuster at Simonds Stadium, Sam Mitchell's 300th game and Justin Leppitsch fighting for his job. Bit going on this round.

Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch has played down the pressure he and his side are under as they prepare to face bottom-placed Essendon at Etihad Stadium, with both sides having just one win for the year and separated only by percentage.

Aaron Francis will line up in defence for Essendon on Sunday after the Bombers revealed the teenager would make his debut in their bottom-of-the-ladder match with the Brisbane Lions.

Chief executive denies club have issue with coach's temper.

Justin Leppitsch's future as coach of the Brisbane Lions is set to be a major discussion point at a club board meeting next week.