Brisbane Lions
75
Match Complete
Geelong Cats
74
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| 34:03 |  | E. Ratugolea | ||
| L. McCarthy |  | 32:31 | ||
| Rushed | | 30:29 | ||
| C. Cameron | | 28:52 | ||
| J. Lyons | | 21:23 | ||
| J. Lyons | | 19:47 | ||
| 17:43 | | Rushed | ||
| 16:05 | | P. Dangerfield | ||
| Rushed | | 14:02 | ||
| 10:25 | | Rushed | ||
| C. Cameron | | 6:25 | ||
| 4:48 | | P. Dangerfield | ||
| 3:38 | | E. Ratugolea | ||
| 1:07 | | Z. Tuohy | ||
| 6.12 (48) | Third Quarter [+] | 8.9 (57) | ||
| 29:18 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| C. Cameron | | 27:24 | ||
| Rushed | | 25:50 | ||
| Rushed | | 25:19 | ||
| 20:33 | | C. Guthrie | ||
| C. Cameron | | 14:27 | ||
| H. McCluggage | | 9:19 | ||
| Z. Bailey | | 7:15 | ||
| 4.8 (32) | Second Quarter [+] | 7.8 (50) | ||
| Z. Bailey | | 35:56 | ||
| 34:09 | | E. Ratugolea | ||
| 32:27 | | G. Miers | ||
| 31:03 | | G. Miers | ||
| 0:58 | | Z. Tuohy | ||
| 29:49 | | Q. Narkle | ||
| L. Neale | | 28:27 | ||
| Rushed | | 25:52 | ||
| 24:58 | | Rushed | ||
| 21:40 | | G. Miers | ||
| 19:36 | | T. Kelly | ||
| D. Zorko | | 16:39 | ||
| Rushed | | 15:36 | ||
| 13:58 | | T. Atkins | ||
| 12:04 | | L. Dahlhaus | ||
| 11:00 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| C. Cameron | | 9:19 | ||
| Rushed | | 7:28 | ||
| C. Cameron | | 2:02 | ||
| 1.3 (9) | First Quarter [+] | 2.2 (14) | ||
| E. Hipwood | | 28:16 | ||
| 25:33 | | G. Ablett | ||
| L. Hodge | | 22:18 | ||
| 20:55 | | Rushed | ||
| H. McCluggage | | 10:58 | ||
| 8:54 | | J. Bews | ||
| 5:02 | | M. Duncan | ||
| C. Cameron | | 1:47 | ||
Match result:
The Brisbane Lions are on top of the ladder after a thrilling one-point win over Geelong. Charlie Cameron kicked five goals.
Final score
Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75)
Geelong Cats 10.14 (74)
Match preview:
A mammoth clash comes to the Gabba, as the second-placed Brisbane Lions host the first-placed Geelong Cats on a Saturday afternoon. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2:10pm AEST.
When this clash was scheduled, last October, I’m not sure many footy pundits – if any – would have expected this game to future first versus second, with the minor premiership still very much up in the air. So, this is nothing short of a massive clash – perhaps the biggest the Gabba has hosted in a fair few years.
Brisbane has surpassed most expectations and then some, gunning for the minor premiership after eight straight wins and a fair few years in the wilderness.
Chris Fagan’s men’s last outing – a relatively easy win over Queensland counterparts Gold Coast – was a welcome clash ahead of today’s game, and next week’s difficult assignment against Richmond in Melbourne.
Brisbane’s only other hit out against a current top four team was Round 1’s surprise win over West Coast, so they don’t have a lot of history on that front.
Geelong’s season started superbly, but since the bye their form has been extremely patchy. They’ve failed to string together consecutive wins since the break, meaning their minor premiership credentials are still in the air, and this becomes an important game for them to win – winning here will reaffirm why they’re premiership contenders, much the same way it will for the Lions if they salute victory.
Teamswise, the Lions have made no changes after last week’s win, but have two players in Alex Witherden and Lincoln McCarthy playing their 50th games.
Geelong, for their part, have made one change – Sam Menegola has been omitted, with Mark O’Connor returning to the side. They also have a player reaching a half century in games played – Brandon Parfitt.
Prediction
I’ll be tipping the Lions to win this one. They’ve had a remarkably consistent few months, and with what’ll likely be a roaring Gabba behind them, it’s possible they’ll put on a show. This will hardly be a blow out, with Geelong sure to prove a strong competitor, but the Lions will conquer an eight game losing streak to the Cats.
Brisbane Lions by 14 points
Brisbane Lions
B Luke Hodge, Harris Andrews, Marcus Adams
HB Alex Witherden, Darcy Gardiner, Daniel Rich
C Lincoln McCarthy, Dayne Zorko, Mitch Robinson
HF Charles Cameron, Eric Hipwood, Hugh McCluggage
F Oscar McInerney, Daniel McStay, Jarrod Berry
FOL Stefan Martin, Lachie Neale, Jarryd Lyons
I/C Allen Christensen, Cam Rayner, Zac Bailey, Noah Answerth
Geelong Cats
B Jed Bews, Mark Blicavs, Harry Taylor
HB Zach Tuohy, Jake Kolodjashnij, Mark O’Connor
C Mitch Duncan, Tom Stewart, Patrick Dangerfield
HF Gary Ablett, Jack Henry, Cameron Guthrie
F Luke Dahlhaus, Tom Hawkins, Tom Atkins
FOL Esava Ratugolea, Joel Selwood, Tim Kelly
I/C Lachie Henderson, Brandan Parfitt, Gryan Miers, Quinton Narkle
Yattuzzi
Roar Rookie
Well done anon. A sniper and a predictor after the event. Well we will have a chuckle at you after today. Maybe you should watch the game before commenting.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Finals wide open
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Seriously people Brisbane are on top one game out of finals. Did Brisbane choose a genius in Fagan while the Blues drew the short straw with Bolton?
Simoc
Guest
Epic win. Great last 15 minutes which is all I saw. What a great crowd! So pleased for the team and coach. Pretty rare to see a Queensland team on top of the AFL ladder.
DingoGray
Roar Guru
Please don’t wake me... I’m living one hell of a dream
PriddisJunior
Roar Rookie
6 of the last 7 scores. Every time they showed the cats coach in the last qtr he looked like he had just woken up and lost for ideas on where he was
PriddisJunior
Roar Rookie
Could have been in front a lot earlier. How many of those inside 50’s were straight to a lions player or over the boundary line just inside the 50.
Downsey
Roar Pro
Well, I guess I best start taking the Lions as real premiership contenders :shocked:
Angela
Guest
Excellent result, congrats Lions.
Yattuzzi
Roar Rookie
No it’s the coach. He likes to hold teams rather than finish them off.
Yattuzzi
Roar Rookie
You have no credibility. What a silly silly comment.
Cat
Roar Guru
1 point loss on the road ... oh well.
Harry Selassie
Roar Rookie
Thrilling finish and what a catch by McCarthy on that mark. Geelong appeared to run out of energy in the final 10-15 minutes. Prior to that they were outplaying Brisbane I thought and looked headed to a win. I think both teams take away many positives from this game, but Geelong may need to improve their fitness.
Eddie from Elwood
Roar Rookie
Took to the last 10 minutes, Cats were 13 to 3 inside 50's, then the Lions picked up the pace and had the Cats scrambling.
Luke S
Roar Rookie
I LOVE playing Stratego.....and so do the Lions!
Gavan Iacono
Roar Rookie
A very strategic game. So strategic it was quite monotonous. Lions show some real maturity and a bit of sparkle to get over the line.
anon
Roar Pro
They will probably get West Coast at the Gabba in the first week. Probably the best match up that Brisbane could have asked for. West Coast will still have some bad memories about that round 1 beat down.
Nico
Roar Rookie
Hot damn you Lions!!! Such an exciting team to watch too.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
So, Brisbane leap over the Cats to get themselves into first position. Geelong - who led at every change - will be frustrated to lose their lead in that one, and lose their former top spot on the ladder. Dangerfield was monstrous, Kelly was prolific and Miers continued his prodigiously talented year, but the Lions - especially last-gasp winner McCarthy and a four goal Charlie Cameron - have secured a superb win in front of bloody happy home fans. Thank you for joining me this afternoon. I'll be back for North v Port in a couple of hours time. Brisbane: 10.15 (75) Geelong: 10.14 (74)
Luke S
Roar Rookie
Well done Lions! I was hoping we'd get inside the 8 this year but YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!!!!