Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 09 Jul 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Metricon Stadium for the Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions Round 16 clash.
59:33
Outs for Suns: M.Rosa
59:34
Ins for Suns: J.Garlett
59:35
Outs for Lions: J.Walker, B.Keays
59:36
Ins for Lions: D.Zorko, R.William
59:40
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00:00
Dayne Zorko was one of five Brisbane players to exceed 20 disposals against the Suns in Round 4, amassing 22 from 71 per cent game time.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:33
Suns Interchange - Michael Rischitelli and is possibly out for the game.
04:36
Gold Coast has won the first five clearances of the game.
04:58
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ryan Davis)
05:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
07:25
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Peter Wright)
07:35
The Suns are dominating the disposal count, 28 to 11, but with just 68 per cent efficiency, compared to 91 per cent for Brisbane.
08:26
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Gary Ablett)
08:27
With his first goal today, Gold Coast skipper Gary Ablett has reached ten majors for the season. Ablett has reached double-figure goal tallies for every season of his fifteen year career to date.
10:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
12:07
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Stefan Martin)
12:36
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Ryan Bastinac)
14:14
Suns Interchange - Jarrod Garlett off due to the blood rule.
14:21
Steven May is the only Gold Coast player to effect a spoil in the first quarter today, and he has four of them.
14:30
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Aaron Hall)
15:37
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jared Jansen)
19:08
Lions Interchange - Daniel Rich off due to an injury.
21:21
Equal-leading disposal winner on the ground is Lion Rhys Mathieson with eight. However, he has also produced three clangers.
21:59
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
24:17
Lions debutant Rueben William appears comfortable with the pace of the AFL. He has five disposals at 80 per cent efficiency, along with one mark and one tackle in his first quarter of senior football.
24:40
Lions Interchange - Daniel Merrett off due to an injury.
25:26
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
28:38
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
30:57
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)
32:38
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Pearce Hanley)
33:07
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:57
Twice in his three season career has Sun Jack Martin tallied 21 disposals. With 12 in the first term today, he may be on track for a new best-ever return.
01:31
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Touk Miller)
01:59
Brisbane has six of the last eight clearances dating back to the middle of the first term. However, they have conceded five goals in this time, while producing zero of their own.
05:55
Josh Schache's first mark for the day did not produce a score for Brisbane but did increase his season tally for lead marks to 15, the most for the Lions in 2016.
07:45
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
08:49
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)
10:39
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
12:15
Gold Coast presently lead the tackle count 33 to 22. This is in spite of having a greater number of disposals than Brisbane, 137 to 128.
12:20
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Schache)
14:46
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarrod Garlett)
15:19
Six of the Suns nine goals today have been the result of a chain that began with the intercept of of a Brisbane disposal.
18:15
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Callum Ah Chee)
19:15
Brisbane speedster Pearce Hanley finished with a season-low of 10 disposals and two contested possessions when he last played in Round 14. He has already exceeded those totals in the first half today, with 14 disposals and three contested possessions.
19:47
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Rohan Bewick)
20:52
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)
20:54
In ten games for the season, Gold Coast's Peter Wright has kicked multiple majors on six occasions.
22:10
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Green)
24:03
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
26:29
Brisbane has dominated the second quarter inside 50s, fifteen to seven, yet both sides have each scored four goals for the term.
27:33
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ryan Davis)
29:20
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
31:14
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ryan Davis)
31:42
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:18
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Callum Ah Chee)
01:50
Brisbane leads the hitouts 27 to 19, primarily thanks to Tom Nicholls. He has 20 of his own, of which an outstanding 9 have gone directly to the advantage of a teammate.
03:34
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Callum Ah Chee)
05:59
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Ryan Lester)
07:07
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
08:42
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Green)
08:49
Gold Coast are dominating the third quarter disposal count in the early stages of the term. They have 38 at 84 per cent efficiency, compared to Brisbane's 24 at 63 per cent.
10:15
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
11:14
Gary Ablett has been responsible for nine of the Suns 20 clearances. Brisbane also has 20, with Rhys Mathieson contributing the most to this total with five.
12:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Green)
13:09
Michael Rischitelli finished with team-highs of 33 disposals and 13 contested possessions last round against the Saints. The Suns other on-ballers appear to be covering his non-contribution today well, after he suffered an injury early in the first term.
13:46
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Harris Andrews)
15:05
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
15:32
Suns Interchange - Sam Day off due to an injury.
17:15
Consecutive majors to Eric Hipwood and the Lions have three goals in a row for the first time today.
20:06
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
21:46
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Harris Andrews)
21:48
Brisbane has produced goals from four of their last five inside 50s.
23:23
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
23:44
With his fourth goal of the match, Gold Coast forward Tom Lynch has now produced a career-high for goals in a season. So far in 2016 he has 47 goals in his fifteenth game. His previous best was 2014 when he kicked 46 goals in 22 games.
24:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jared Jansen)
26:47
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
31:20
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:30
While the Suns lead by four goals at the end of the third, Brisbane would be buoyed by the fact that Gold Coast has conceded 30 points per game in final quarters this season, the second-most of any side.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:10
No player on the ground has more tackles than Brisbane captain Tom Rockliff with eight. This betters his 2016 average of 6.9 and he still has plenty of time to beat his season-best of ten.
02:15
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)
05:16
Suns Interchange - Gary Ablett and is possibly out for the game.
05:47
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ryan Davis)
07:38
Jarrod Harbrow has been key in repelling countless Brisbane forays forward this afternoon. He has taken five intercept marks and has produced seven rebound 50s for the Suns.
08:00
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Harris Andrews)
11:29
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)
11:30
Four goals represents a new career-high for Gold Coast big man Peter Wright.
13:53
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
16:16
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)
16:52
Veteran Brisbane utility Daniel Merrett has not seen a lot of the ball today, but his eight disposals have been at 100 per cent efficiency. He also has a team-leading nine spoils, of which five have gone directly to the advantage of a teammate.
18:15
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
19:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Schache)
21:40
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
21:41
Brisbane first-year player Eric Hipwood has started his career with bags of one, three and now four in his first three AFL matches.
21:55
Lions Interchange - Darcy Gardiner off due to an injury.
23:13
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jarrod Garlett)
24:35
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)
27:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Green)
28:15
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ryan Lester)
30:17
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
30:47
Gold Coast's Touk Miller has dominated proceedings today with 27 disposals at 70 per cent efficiency to go with eleven tackles and one goal.
31:18
The siren has sounded to end Q4.