TWO Brisbane men charged over the rape of a third during an Australia Day party are aspiring Australian rules footballers, a court has heard.

A 19-year-old man faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday charged with rape over the January 26 incident, which allegedly involved four perpetrators and a beer bottle and was filmed and posted on social media.

The 19-year-old’s lawyer asked that bail conditions banning the accused men from having contact with each other be relaxed, saying his client was a “quality” footballer who was on a training squad with another of the accused men.

The Courier Mail is reporting the two are members of the Lions Academy — a talent ID squad that trains once a week at the Lions.

Defence lawyer Eugene Sullivan said the men had a defence and it wasn’t a case where they should be banned from having contact.

“They’re footballers,” Mr Sullivan said. “It’s not as though they’re concocting a story.

“Their defence is it was a youthful prank ... we don’t need to talk up a defence here.”

Police prosecutor Scott Pearson said he had concerns about allowing the men contact for sport because that could include social events.

The magistrate stood the case down until an agreement on bail conditions could be reached.

The 19-year-old man is one of four males charged.

Two other 19-year-olds and a 21-year-old are expected in court on Monday.

Police said earlier this month the alleged victim was unaware he had been assaulted until he allegedly received a link to the video sent by a friend.

He watched a video of the alleged rape which was posted on Facebook two days later, police added.