Darcy Fort has retained his spot in the senior Brisbane Lions spot during a period where first-choice ruckman Oscar McInerney spent some time at VFL to rebuild his match fitness, after what looked at first to be a minor injury. Fort's role on the Lions list is firmly as backup, but it looked like he might inherit the lead ruck role for Brisbane's premiership defence a month ago when the Big O was struggling. He has now reverted to his usual spot on the depth chart, battling with Sam Day to be the forward/ruck support to McInerney. His goalkicking also comes in handy.
