Match

Brisbane Lions vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 21 Aug 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Gabba for the Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats Round 22 clash.

59:33

Outs for Lions: M.Close, J.Jansen, A.Smith

59:34

Ins for Lions: T.Bell, J.Paine, J.Clayton

59:35

Outs for Cats: J.Caddy, J.Bartel

59:36

Ins for Cats: A.Mackie, D.Lang

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:00

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:10

This match features an interesting battle between Dayne Zorko and Patrick Dangerfield, who are the only players in the AFL to have recorded more than 10 inside 50's in a game on multiple occasions this season (twice and four times respectively).

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

02:12

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)

02:38

Motlop kicks the first goal of the match off a Lachie Henderson Intercept Mark. The Cats average 57.1 points per game from this source in 2016, ranked fourth in the AFL.

05:40

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Lachie Henderson)

08:22

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

09:04

Patrick Dangerfield kicks his first goal for the match off another forward half intercept possession, this time coming from Harry Taylor. Brisbane's last three kicks rebounding from defensive 50 have all resulted in Geelong Possession Gains.

10:33

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

11:06

Lions Interchange - Ryan Lester off due to the blood rule.

12:08

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Walker)

12:44

Josh Walker kicks his first goal for the game, and his first against his old side, off the back of a Tom Bell Possession Gain. The Lions will be happy to see that in Bell's first game since Round 12 this year.

13:39

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

16:41

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)

19:16

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)

20:02

After scoring all of their points from Possession Gains (5.1 (31)), Motlop gets his second goal for the game but Geelong's first from a Stoppage Clearance. Geelong have won five of the last seven clearances.

22:45

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Bell)

24:04

Geelong are dominating possession so far this quarter, recording 49 more disposals than the Lions. This will easily be Geelong's best result in this category this season, as their next best was the plus 35 disposal effort against the Hawks in Round 1.

24:40

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

26:07

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)

28:35

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

30:52

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

32:54

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Darcy Lang)

33:50

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

34:00

Sam Menegola has continued his run of good form, recording 14 disposals in the first quarter, the first time he's ever recorded more than eight disposals in a quarter. He also has game-high numbers in groundball-gets (eight), and clearances (five).

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:56

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lewis Taylor)

01:19

Brisbane start the quarter exactly how they would like to, scoring their first goal from a Centre Bounce Clearance in this match.

03:20

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Cutler)

04:04

Another goal for the Lions launched from a clearance, this time a throw in in their defensive 50. They average 1.9 goals per game from chains originating in this zone, ranked 13th in the AFL.

04:19

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

06:25

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)

06:59

Three straight goals to start the quarter for the Lions, this one coming off the back of three straight inside 50's and a Mitch Robinson contested mark. They have scored 28.19 from contested marks this season, the lowest return of any club in the AFL.

07:37

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lachie Henderson)

12:22

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)

13:15

A long bomb from Daniel Rich makes it four of the last five goals now for the Lions. Brisbane has scored 23 goals from shots taken outside their forward 50, with Daniel Rich accounting for five of these goals (ranked equal 10th in the AFL).

13:23

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)

15:42

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

17:10

Lions Interchange - Tom Rockliff off due to an injury.

18:04

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lachie Henderson)

19:00

After recording just two disposals in the first quarter, Tom Cutler has lifted his work rate to record a game-high seven disposals this quarter, as well as two inside 50's, a score assist and a goal.

19:42

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Bell)

22:49

Brisbane are raising their game to Geelong's level around the stoppages, winning the clearance count 9-7 so far this quarter, with rookie Rhys Mathieson leading the way with four of his own, including two of the last three.

23:28

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Rhys Mathieson)

23:55

Sure enough, Mathieson pops up to win a Free Kick and kick a goal with his third stoppage clearance in the last five minutes. The Lions are outscoring the Cats from Clearances this quarter 4.0 (24) to 1.2 (8).

28:09

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Clayton)

29:22

After conceding seven goals to the Cats and playing just 35 per cent of the first quarter in their attacking half, the Lions have done well to kick six of their own from 52 per cent of time this quarter in their forward half.

30:38

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

30:48

After giving up 10 turnovers in their defensive half in the first quarter, the Lions improved their retention rate, turning it over just twice in their defensive half, and winning three forward half intercepts of their own for the quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

04:36

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)

05:12

Motlop gets the Cats off to a good start with his third goal of the game, which leads all players on the ground. This is a new career-best mark in games against the Lions, passing the previous best of two goals he kicked in Round 3 this year.

06:36

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Corey Enright)

07:19

Corey Enright kicks a rare goal launched from a Patrick Dangerfield Intercept. Enright had 33 disposals against the Lions when they met in Round 3, and he already has 15 disposals today, as well as an equal team-high five marks.

09:52

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

09:57

Hawkins kicks his second goal for the match after Harry Taylor takes an Intercept Mark to launch that score. Geelong are ranked first in the AFL for Intercept Mark differential this season, taking 3.9 more Intercept Marks per game than their opposition.

10:56

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

12:10

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zac Smith)

16:03

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

17:37

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lincoln McCarthy)

19:49

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

20:43

Geelong have returned to their form of the first quarter, dominating time in forward half (70 per cent of this quarter) leading to 11-4 inside 50's and 4.4 (28) to 0.0 (0).

21:14

Cats Interchange - Rhys Stanley off due to the blood rule.

22:22

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

23:44

Lincoln McCarthy has kicked his two goals for the match in the last six minutes, with both goals being launched from defensive 50. The Cats average 2.3 goals per game from this zone this season, ranked eighth in the AFL.

29:07

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)

29:09

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

29:19

Rich kicks his second goal of the game after the siren from his 10th disposal this quarter (game-high) to conclude the third term. He was important for the Lions in the third, launching both scores, recording six pressure acts and three clearances.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:27

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Pearce Hanley)

03:08

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)

05:46

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Cowan)

06:19

Geelong has been very efficient at scoring throughout this match, registering a score from 55.1 per cent of inside 50's and a goal from 30.6 per cent of inside 50's. Both these rates would lead the AFL if extrapolated over the full season to date.

08:18

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Bell)

08:29

Tom Bell kicks his second goal, and the Lions sixth goal launched from a Clearance. The Lions have outscored the Cats in this zone by 10 points this afternoon. They rank 17th this season with a minus 15.8 points per game differential in this zone.

09:57

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shane Kersten)

12:54

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)

13:16

Just like that, the Cats fire back with two goals of their own from Clearances. The Cats are finishing this game strongly, with six of the last eight inside 50's and a plus nine differential count in uncontested possessions in the last five minutes.

13:51

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zac Smith)

15:15

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

18:10

Cats Interchange - Lachie Henderson off due to an injury.

18:31

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

20:00

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Rockliff)

20:45

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)

21:15

Motlop gets his fourth goal, matching the career-high he's recorded on five occasions. Geelong have scored 52 more points than the Lions from Intercept Possessions today. They average plus 18.3 points per game from this source in 2016 (ranked 3rd).

22:53

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Rockliff)

24:24

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

27:00

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

28:24

Lions Interchange - Mitch Robinson off due to an injury.

30:13

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)

30:16

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

30:26

The Cats were just too good and too tough for the Lions, recording 46 more disposals from 38 more groundball-gets, allowing the Cats to register 24 more uncontested possessions and 45 more uncontested possessions, plus three more tackles.