A new captain will lead the Brisbane Lions out for their clash with the Sydney Swans at the Gabba on Saturday afternoon.

Inspirational leader Dayne Beams on Wednesday passed on the baton to Dayne Zorko as Harris Andrews assumed the vice-captaincy.

Zorko and Andrews will lead an unchanged line-up in their side’s match with the Swans.

Brisbane notched its first win of the season in a 56-point home victory over Hawthorn on Sunday as a host of young and experienced talent played starring roles.

Defender Alex Witherden became just the 11^th footballer in history to be nominated twice for the AFL Rising Star award, while incumbent No. 1 Draft pick Cameron Rayner, speedster Charlie Cameron and tall forwards Eric Hipwood and Tom Cutler also fired.

Witherden had earned a Rising Star nomination following Round 17, 2017 and in the Hawthorn clash placed himself alongside the likes of gun footballers Nathan Jones and Mark LeCras in collecting a second.

The 19-year-old gathered 24 possessions and operated with outstanding poise by hand and foot when rebounding off half-back.

Rayner kicked two goals, impressed with his pace and instinct around goal and buoyed his side in the midfield and forward line, while Cameron is one of the quickest in the AFL, bagged a pair of majors of his own and took a Mark of the Year contender.

The blistering pace of Rayner and Cameron make the two young guns pivotal to the Lions’ tackling pressure, much like the speed of lively Swans Ben Ronke, Tom Papley and Harry Cunningham.

Hipwood kicked the third four-goal haul of his career in the upset win over Hawthorn, while Cutler chimed in with three goals.

The height of Hipwood, Cutler and ruckman-forward Oscar McInerney mixed with the ravenous crumbing of Rayner and Cameron makes Brisbane’s front half an ominous set-up.

But pulling the strings in Brisbane’s drought-breaking victory were former Hawk Luke Hodge at half-back and the two Daynes – Beams and Zorko.

Hodge is the barometer to Brisbane’s behind-the-ball set-up and on Sunday finished with 19 touches and seven marks.

Zorko recorded 30 disposals, 12 tackles and a goal, while Beams posted 28 touches, eight marks and a goal of his own.

Zorko and Beams were pivotal to Brisbane’s lightning-quick up-the-corridor ball movement on Sunday, which presented its big-framed forwards with one-on-one contests and led to a number of over-the-back goals.

The Lions trailed by 18 points early in the game but just five at quarter-time, before breaking free from the shackles to boot 16 goals over the final three quarters.

They ran in seven final-term goals to the Hawks’ two to clinch their first win of the season in exhilarating style.

The victory also marked their first win over Hawthorn since 2009 and Sydney has a winning streak over Brisbane which also dates back to 2009.

Brisbane’s 1-8 record this season doesn’t paint a clear picture of the threat the Lions pose.

Without taking into account a 93-point loss to Richmond in Round 4, the Lions have an average losing margin of 16 points ahead of their match with the Swans.

They went tantalisingly close to conquering one of the toughest road trips in the AFL in a five-point loss to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in Round 3 and lost to the Gold Coast Suns by less than a kick in Round 5.

From the 34 times the Swans and Lions have met, Sydney has won 22 games and Brisbane 11 and the sides played out a 63-apiece draw in 2007.

The Swans have won their last two matches with the Lions by an average of 87.5 points and claimed a 94-point victory when they last visited the Gabba.