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Lions rout Magpies to boost top-four hopes

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14th August, 2021
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Brisbane’s 85-point AFL defeat of Collingwood has put them within reach of the Western Bulldogs ahead of the final round in the battle for fourth spot.

Scores were level at 33-33 before the Lions kicked nine consecutive goals either side of halftime in the 22-10 (142) to 8.9 (57) blowout at the Gabba.

Brisbane’s first ten shots from beyond 30 metres were all on target in a rare carve up of a Magpies side that had conceded more than 100 points just three times in their last 52 games.

The percentage-boosting win leaves Brisbane needing to beat West Coast and the Western Bulldogs to lose against Port Adelaide in next week’s final round to leapfrog them into the top four.

The contest began with four goals inside the first three minutes, Daniher (three goals) twice finding Cameron, who finished with six goals, and kicking one of his own.

In all Daniher had six possessions, three inside fifties, one goal, two behinds, two goal assists and a near miss on a huge mark in the goal square in a box office first term.

His eventful night stretched into the final quarter, marking strongly but bizarrely giving up a relatively simple set shot to kick it 30 metres backwards to Lachie Neale, who missed. 

Earlier, bright spark Jack Ginnivan kicked two goals from Harris Andrews turnovers and Jordan de Goey (27 disposals, six clearances) kicked one to level the scores and threaten a boilover.

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Brisbane broke the game open though with six straight goals in a lopsided second quarter that saw them log a staggering 26 inside 50s to the Magpies’ five.

Daniel McStay’s (three majors) goal edged the Lions ahead and five more followed, Daniher snapping his third and Lachie Neale launching a snap from 45m off one step to open up a 37-point halftime lead.

Unselfish play led to Cameron, Nakia Cockatoo and McStay majors in the third term – they had 11 different goal scorers in total – before Brodie Mihocek broke a run of nine-straight Brisbane goals.

Mihocek could come under scrutiny for a high shoulder on Tom Fullarton that felled the Lions’ tall in the second term, while Trey Ruscoe (ankle) also limped to the rooms in the third term.

Brisbane’s dominance was a shared effort, with Hugh McCluggage (30 disposals, 10 inside 50s), Jarryd Lyons (29 touches, nine tackles, four scoring assists) and Lachie Neale (30 touches) and Dayne Zorko (29 touches, nine tackles, 10 inside 50s) leading the way.

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