Noah Answerth (born 6 August 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
Answerth was drafted by Brisbane with the 55th selection in the 2018 national draft. He made his debut in the win against Gold Coast at Carrara Oval in round six of the 2019 season.[1] Answerth received a 2019 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 20 for his 18-disposal effort against the Western Bulldogs.[2] Prior to being drafted he played for Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League and his school Caulfield Grammar School.
Answerth was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, in a 60-point victory over the Sydney Swans.[3]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 14, 2026.[4]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2019 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 68 | 224 | 70 | 55 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 11.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 24 | 95 | 25 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 43[5] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 102 | 323 | 111 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 14.0 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2024# | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 74 | 196 | 54 | 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 69 | 226 | 85 | 39 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2026 | Brisbane Lions | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 10.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | |
| Career | 94 | 3 | 1 | 790 | 367 | 1157 | 377 | 256 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
References
- ^ Spits, Scott (25 April 2019). “North Melbourne axe three for Friday night challenge”. The Age. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ “Noah Answerth is Round 20’s Rising Star”. lions.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ “Lion Kings: Fagan’s heroes thrash Swans in GF shock”. AFL. 28 September 2024.
- ^ “Noah Answerth”. AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ “AFL”. Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
External links
- Noah Answerth’s profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Noah Answerth’s playing statistics from AFL Tables