BRISBANE Lions coach Justin Leppitsch believes his job is under no immediate threat and says going down the youth path was always "a deliberate plan".

With one win from 14 games this season, the 40-year-old's coaching tenure at the Lions has come under increasing scrutiny.

Leppitsch has led his side to just 12 wins from 58 games since succeeding Michael Voss as Lions coach in September 2013, in time for the 2014 season.

The Lions' coach said he had not deviated from his plans to blood youth, adding he made those intentions clear when he applied for the position.

"When I got this job and I presented for this job … I said to the football club, 'There are probably about eight to 10 players left on the list', and that's the case," Leppitsch told Channel Nine on Monday night.

"I've actually put through everything I said to the football club, 'This will be the youngest year we will have as a football club and we'll grow from there', and that's the case.

"We are the youngest team in the competition. I've debuted 21 players – that's one (player) every two-and-a-half games … and (we've) played the most amount of games into those kids."

Leppitsch signed a one-year contract extension earlier this year, tying him to the club until the end of 2017.

The Lions have recruited the likes of Tom Bell, Ryan Bastinac, Josh Walker, Jarrad Jansen, Dayne Beams, Allen Christensen and Mitch Robinson through the NAB AFL Trade Period, with each of those players battling form or injury.

The coach said he believed his job was not at risk despite the less than impressive on-field results since assuming the senior coaching gig.

"No, I don't think so," Leppitsch said when asked whether he felt his position was under threat.

"We're going to keep playing these kids, we're going to keep exposing them and they'll get better quicker because of that."

The Lions slumped to their 10th consecutive loss on Saturday, succumbing to Richmond by 42 points at the MCG.

Despite the loss, Leppitsch said post-match there were a few positives to take out of the result, such as second-gamer Eric Hipwood's three-goal performance and the Lions' five-goal final quarter.