Brisbane's three-pronged off-season recruiting plunge was all class first up, with Lachie Neale, Jarryd Lyons and Lincoln McCarthy starring in a 42-point JLT Series win over Hawthorn on Sunday.

Neale was sublime in his first official outing for the Lions, collecting 19 disposals by half-time and finishing with 31 (and 10 clearances) for the match to be the best player on ground.

His combination with former Gold Coast midfielder Jarryd Lyons and in-form ruckman Archie Smith was exceptional.

Lyons (25 touches) also kicked a goal and had a hand in another as Brisbane ran away to win 15.12 (102) to 8.12 (60) against a second-string Hawks outfit at Burpengary's Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex.

Despite leaving more than half of its best team in Melbourne, Hawthorn applied itself well for most of the contest.

James Cousins (29 disposals) was tireless in the midfield, while James Worpel and youngster Will Golds also impressed.

James Sicily was a handful in the forward 50, but kicked just two goals from seven shots.

After a tight first term, the full-strength Lions got moving, thanks largely to a midfield dominance that led to a 63-40 inside-50 advantage.

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The longer the game went, the better they got in the hot and humid conditions.

There was also a lot to like about McCarthy's game after the clever half-forward's long battled with soft tissue injuries in his time at Geelong.

McCarthy (17 disposals and eight tackles) kicked two goals and hit Cam Rayner on the chest with a bullet pass in the first quarter to set up another.

Rayner was lively in the forward half, kicking three goals, while Rhys Mathieson (28 disposals) pushed his case for round-one selection.

Charlie Cameron left the field during the third quarter after grabbing at his hamstring, but the club later said it was just cramp.

Hawks youngster Changkuoth Jiath showed flashes of brilliance, while Irishman Conor Nash kicked two impressive goals. 

BRISBANE     2.2      7.3      11.9    15.12 (102)
HAWTHORN     0.2      4.5      6.9      8.12 (60) 

GOALS
Brisbane: Rayner 3, McStay 2, McCarthy 2, McCluggage, Hipwood, Lyons, Rich, Bastinac, Robinson, Zorko, McInerney
Hawthorn: Sicily 2, Nash 2, Ceglar, Walker, Ross, Moore 

BEST 
Brisbane: Neale, Lyons, Rayner, Berry, Witherden, McCluggage
Hawthorn: Cousins, Golds, Sicily, Hanrahan, Ceglar, O'Brien

INJURIES
Brisbane: Cameron (hamstring)
Hawthorn: Mirra (TBC)

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Harris, Chamberlain, O'Gorman 

Official crowd: 2812 at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (Burpengary)