Ty Gallop

Ty Gallop (born 9 February 2006) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1]

Ty Gallop
Personal information
Full name	Ty Gallop
Born	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 19)
Original teams	Maroochydore (QAFL) Brisbane Lions Academy Kawana Park JAFC
Debut	Round 13, Brisbane Lions vs. Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Key Forward
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	22
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2025–	Brisbane Lions	6 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2025
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Gallop grew up on the Sunshine Coast where he played for Kawana Park JAFC and attended Mountain Creek State High School playing in the AFL Queensland Schools Cup. After playing for Kawana Park's Under 16 team in 2021 as a 15-year old, he then played for Wilston Grange in 2022 and Maroochydore in 2023 and 2024 in the Queensland Australian Football League while developing in the Brisbane Lions Academy.^[2]

In 2024, he was selected to represent the Brisbane Lions in the Northern Academy Series and the Talent League, earning him selection for the under-18 Allies side in the AFL National Championships.^[3] Off the back of his performance for the Allies, Gallop was selected to represent the Brisbane Lions reserves in the 2024 preliminary final of the Victorian Football League (VFL) against Werribee.^[4] His outstanding junior year for Maroochydore was also rewarded with the 2024 QAFL Rising Star award.^[5]

AFL career

After impressing the coaching staff at VFL level, Gallop was drafted to the Brisbane Lions as an academy selection with pick 42 in the 2024 national draft.^[6][7] Prior to making his debut, Gallop extended his maiden contact by a further year.^[8]

Gallop debuted for the Brisbane Lions in round 13 of the 2025 AFL season against the Adelaide Crows.^[9] Gallop had a break-out finals series, becoming a mainstay in Brisbane's team.^[2] He kicked his first career goal in the semi-final against Gold Coast, and then another three in the preliminary final against Collingwood, becoming the highest rated player on the ground in the latter match.^[10][11]

In just his sixth AFL match, Gallop played in Brisbane's 2025 AFL Grand Final winning team, becoming a premiership player in his first season in the league.^[12]