Match

Brisbane Lions vs Carlton

Commentary / 31 May 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Sam Mayes)
02:04
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jackson Paine)
03:09
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Merrett)
06:12
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Henderson)
10:09
SCORE GOAL - Blues (David Ellard)
11:51
Lions Interchange - Marco Paparone off due to an injury.
15:10
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
15:59
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Green)
18:36
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jack Redden)
22:38
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Marco Paparone)
26:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jonathan Brown)
27:01
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
30:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Merrett)
31:09
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Troy Menzel)
01:15
Blues Interchange - David Ellard off due to an injury.
05:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Dale Thomas)
06:27
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Andrejs Everitt)
07:27
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Marc Murphy)
15:21
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Marco Paparone)
18:02
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jeff Garlett)
20:35
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jeff Garlett)
20:36
Lions Interchange - Trent West off due to an injury.
21:49
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
22:59
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lachie Henderson)
24:34
Blues Interchange - Mitch Robinson off due to an injury.
25:57
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Brock McLean)
26:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Green)
28:26
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jonathan Brown)
29:49
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Marco Paparone)
34:05
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jonathan Brown)
03:31
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
04:59
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
08:24
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jeff Garlett)
11:58
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zach Tuohy)
12:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Docherty)
14:25
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lachie Henderson)
16:42
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
19:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Green)
21:16
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Brock McLean)
22:50
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Brock McLean)
24:10
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jarrad Waite)
26:17
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
27:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lewis Taylor)
27:35
BEHIND LIONS - Golby sidesteps a couple, he hands it off to Taylor, who has a shot on goal, but it is offline.
29:00
Rowe comes out to take a goal saving mark, kicks it off to Yarran who has White in support and the Blues are away from defence.
30:05
THREE QUARTER TIME - The Blues go into the final break holding a five point lead over the Lions, in a game which is firmly in the balance.
30:06
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
We are back for the final term, as the Lions take the clearance from the middle of the ground.
01:00
GOAL BLUES - Thomas centres it nicely for Henderson, as he marks 25m from goal. He comes in and kicks his third goal of the game.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lachie Henderson)
02:40
BEHIND BLUES - Nice block by Gibbs, which allows Murphy to take a bounce inside 50, has a shot on goal and pushes it away to the left.
02:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
04:20
The Lions take it away from defence, as they look for their first goal of the final term.
05:22
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
05:25
BEHIND LIONS - Murphy handballs it to Docherty, who is wrapped up on the goal post, dropping the ball for a rushed behind for the Lions.
07:10
Great mark against the flow of play by Gardiner, as Waite is not happy that he was out-marked.
08:11
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Green)
08:15
BEHIND LIONS - Green runs it into the 50, he lets loose with a shot on goal and it is away to the right.
09:45
With injuries to players from both sides today, Carlton losing Ellard with an achilles injury and Brisbane losing West to a knee injury, both sides' trainers have had to apply their first aid skills.
11:24
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zach Tuohy)
11:25
GOAL BLUES - Tuohy gathers the turnover, he runs to the 50, has a shot at goal and kicks a trademark Tuohy goal. The Blues are up by 16 points.
13:00
Menzel drops the mark he should have taken in attack, as the ball spills over the boundary line for a throw in.
14:38
Blues Interchange - Dylan Buckley off due to an injury.
14:48
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Claye Beams)
14:50
GOAL LIONS - Beams takes the mark in front of Yarran, 50m out on the boundary. He skies the shot on goal and he threads it through. Replays show that Casboult may have touched it on the line.
16:30
There is still more than enough time for the Lions to come back here. The Blues probably need another goal, to steady the ship once again.
18:00
Some skill errors are creeping into general play from both sides, as the Lions wrestle the momentum away from the Blues.
19:05
GOAL LIONS - Brown is taken high by Rowe, 30m from goal. He is given the free kick and he kicks his third goal of the match. The Lions are back in this one.
19:10
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jonathan Brown)
20:48
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Sam Mayes)
20:55
BEHIND LIONS - Paparone to Zorko, who gives it to Mayes, he has a shot on goal and pushes it away to the right.
22:00
GOAL LIONS - Waite may have just cost Carlton the game. He brings down O'Brien after being awarded the free kick. He kicks it from the goal square and the Lions are back in front.
22:09
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac O'Brien)
23:30
The Blues need to desperately get the goal back, as their season is on the line. They can't afford to lose this one.
25:00
With five minutes left on the clock, there is still time for either side to score and win the game.
26:32
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Green)
26:35
GOAL LIONS - Yarran floats across the goal square and takes what looks like a mark, but it was not paid, Green picks up the spill of the ball and kicks a goal. Lions by nine.
28:00
There is still time for the Blues, with just three minutes on the clock.
28:22
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Chris Yarran)
28:30
BEHIND BLUES - Yarran with a quick shot on goal and he misses.
30:00
The Blues still have time, with two minutes left on the clock.
30:01
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Andrejs Everitt)
30:10
BEHIND BLUES - Everitt with a quick shot on goal and he pushes it away to the right. They trail by seven.
31:30
The Blues have 1:12 on the clock to kick two goals to win this. Carlton's season on the line.
31:58
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
32:00
BEHIND LIONS - Zorko with a sidestep, has a shot on goal and it is away to the right.
33:07
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Marc Murphy)
33:10
BEHIND BLUES - Murphy gathers it inside 50, has a kick at goal and is offline. The Lions are home here.
33:28
FULL TIME - The Lions with a come from behind win, winning their second game of the year and have effectively ended Carlton's chances for 2014, being adrift by two games from the eight.
33:29
The siren has sounded to end Q4.