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2019 NEAFL Grand Final: Brisbane Lions vs Southport Sharks |
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| Venue: Fankhauser Reserve, Southport, Queensland | ||
| Brisbane | Southport | |
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| 135 | SCORE | 59 |
| 20 | Goals | 8 |
| 15 | Behinds | 11 |
The Brisbane Lions took out the 2019 NEAFL Grand Final with an emphatic 76-point victory.
They will finish the historic season undefeated, 20 wins, no losses.
On top from the get-go, all the Southport Sharks players could do today was chase shadows, and credit to them for finishing the final quarter strong, and winning the last.
Final score
Brisbane Lions 20.15.135
Southport Sharks 8.11.59
September is finals month, and the still-in-its-infancy NEAFL is no different, as the Brisbane Lions look to complete their historic and undefeated season against the Southport Sharks in the final game of the year, live from Fankhauser Reserve on the Gold Coast. Join The Roar from 1pm (AEST) for live scores and blog of the game.
The Brisbane Lions reserves team went through 18 games without a loss, breaking all sorts of records along the way, before dismantling the Sydney Swans in the preliminary final and reaching the grand final.
Brisbane finished the regular season with an incredible 200+ percentage, and don’t think for a second that is easy because this is a reserve level league – Brisbane still had to defeat strong opponents along the way.
The key for the Lions today will be how they hold up with having a 16-player cap on their AFL-listed players in the team, however, this is a club that is having success across the board, and appear to be performing on solid club-structures.
This will be a big chance for a lot of Lions players to put their names in the mind of Chris Fagan in the event of injuries in the AFL and a win over the Giants.
And it will be the top two teams from the regular season in this game, with Southport rounding out second place and comfortably accounting for Aspley to land them in a grand final and a chance for back-to-back premierships.
The formidable Lions outfit completely destroyed Southport in their Round 18 encounter earlier this year, with a 125-point win at this very oval.
But this is a grand final, and on that one day in September, past form means little, and it is all to play for.
Prediction
Lions by 30.
When: Sunday, September 15, 2019
Where: Fankhauser Reserve
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Brisbane Lions
B: 55. T Matthews 41. M Eagles 37. B Starcevich
HB: 19. J Allison 22. M Hinge 20. C Cox
C: 35. R Lester 4. R Bastinac 26. T Cutler
HF: 21. S Skinner 14. J Walker 39. C Lyons
F: 51. K Coleman 38. C Ballenden 28. L Taylor
R: 44. A Smith 1. B Keays 36. R Mathieson
Int: 50. D Marsh 53. W Martyn 56. J Currie 54. N Cumberland
Emg: 45. C McFadyen 34. T Wooller 47. T Fullarton 40. J Payne 13. T Berry 8. E Smith
Southport Sharks
B: 12. R Clark 8. S Tape 20. T Miller
HB: 44. K Boakye 14. B Murdoch 15. J Taylor
C: 4. M Manteit 5. A Boston 3. M Shaw
HF: 2. D Mutu 19. T Fields 27. J O’Shea
F: 17. M Johnson 22. J Hall 30. T Stubbs
R: 23. J Turner 7. R Davis 6. D Fyfe
Int: 16. L Dale 18. C Ford 29. J Williams 10. M Willis 40. J Mentha*
Emg: 11. A Aurrichio 38. T Bowie 24. E Reeves 21. J Shea
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Full time The final hooter sounds, and it is the Brisbane Lions who take out the grand final with an emphatic 76-point victory. They will finish the historic season undefeated, 20 wins, no losses. On top from the get-go, all the Southport Sharks players could do today was chase shadows, and credit to them for finishing the final quarter strong, and winning the last. Thanks for following, congratulations Brisbane on winning the NEAFL grand final 20.15 (135) to 8.11 (59). Brisbane Lions - 135 Southport Sharks - 59
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4th Q - Behind 29' - Lions with possession, and a weaving run through the midfield sees a long bomb from 50, but it's touched over the line for a point. Margin at 76 points. Brisbane Lions - 135 Southport Sharks - 59
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4th Q - Goal 28' - Johnson takes a strong mark in the goal square, and he swings around and snaps a goal for the Sharks. Can the Sharks avoid the biggest losing margin in a NEAFL grand final? Brisbane Lions - 134 Southport Sharks - 59
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4th Q - Behind 27' - Another point is added to the Sharks score from a Turner kick on goal. Brisbane Lions - 134 Southport Sharks - 53
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4th Q - Behind 25' - Long kick dribbles through for a point for the Lions. Brisbane Lions - 134 Southport Sharks - 52
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4th Q 24' - Skinner with a flying pack mark there. Well, Skinner isn't yet in celebration mode, that was a tough contested mark that one. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 52
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4th Q 23' - I'd say that the Lions are already in celebration mode, a kick up the wing there is ou on the full. Can't say I blame them. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 52
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4th Q 22' - Be Keys just destroyed his opponent in a tackle, and the Lions earn the free kick and another charge by the field. That tackle was all-time. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 52
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4th Q 21' - Sharks doing well here, lots of sustained pressure up forward. Lions haven't score now for about 8 minutes. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 52
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4th Q - Behind 20' - Ryan Davis squeezes through a behind for the Sharks. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 52
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4th Q - Behind 18' - Great kick that, but it just ever so slightly drifts right for a point. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 51
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4th Q 17' - Hall lays off to Boston. Smart boy. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 50
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4th Q 17' - Josh Hall, great forward pressure, and he earns a holding free, with a kick on goal to come. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 50
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4th Q 17' - Boundary throw in, as the Sharks look to try and win this quarter. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 50
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4th Q 14' - Cedric Cox with the ball in his hands, and he lays off to Bastinac, inside 50, he plays on, and that's another goal for the Lions. Lead back out to 83, the march for 100 is still on. Brisbane Lions - 133 Southport Sharks - 50
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4th Q - Goal 12' - Boston with a blinder from the boundary line, and that is a great kick. He threads it through for a goal, and the margin is back to 77 points. Credit to the finish here by the Sharks, who bring up the 50 themselves. Brisbane Lions - 127 Southport Sharks - 50
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4th Q 11' - Johnson misses the lot, across the face, out of bounds on the full. Brisbane Lions - 127 Southport Sharks - 44
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4th Q 10' - Eagles with an out of bounds on purpose, and Mitch Johnson with a kick for goal from the far boundary line. Brisbane Lions - 127 Southport Sharks - 44
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4th Q 10' - Lions with the ball back in their hand, their mighty lead whittled down to 83 points. That 100-point margin looking a bit less likely here. Brisbane Lions - 127 Southport Sharks - 44
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4th Q - Goal 7' - Lee Dale with another for the Sharks! And that is a monster kick. Hard to say it's adding respectability, but it's great to see the Sharks finishing strong. Brisbane Lions - 127 Southport Sharks - 44