Match

Brisbane Lions vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 08 Jul 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Gabba for the Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats Round 16 clash.
59:33
Outs for Lions: D.Gardiner, J.Barrett
59:34
Ins for Lions: M.Hammelmann, D.Beams
59:35
Outs for Cats: A.Black, S.Simpson
59:36
Ins for Cats: J.Selwood, B.Parfitt
59:40
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00:00
The Lions are ranked last for time in forward half differential and have averaged 53 fewer disposals in their forward half than their opposition this season (also ranked last).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:28
Patrick Dangerfield with the first disposal of the game, averages just under 19 disposals per game against the Lions. There is only one team that he averages fewer disposals against (and that team is Geelong back when he was a Crow).
01:30
Dayne Zorko, who missed the first shot at goal of the game, has averaged a competition-high 568 metres gained per game since round 8.
03:17
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
03:28
The Cats gets the first score of the game following a forward half stoppage. Geelong has had the most stoppages in its games this season, and average 39 points per game from this source (ranked second).
04:44
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
05:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
05:52
The first three scores of the game to Geelong have all come from forward half stoppages. The Cats average 17 points per game from this source.
08:07
A fast start tonight from the Cats who have four scores from their first four inside 50 entries.
10:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Parsons)
10:52
Brisbane has only registered four effective kicks, while the Cats have already recorded five scores in a powerful start.
12:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Cutler)
14:08
An excellent counter attack play gets the Lions their first goal of the game. Brisbane average 10.1 points per game from chains started with a defensive 50 intercept (ranked ninth).
15:46
Back-to-back goals to the Lions with a goal from the centre bounce clearance. Since Round 9, the Lions have averaged 11 points per game from their centre bounce clearances (ranked fourth in this period).
17:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
18:04
Lions Interchange - Josh Walker and is possibly out for the game.
18:12
Geelong is having the game played primarily in its half, and lead in forward 50 disposals (16-5), forward 50 marks (3-1) and forward 50 tackles (3-0).
19:49
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Stefan Martin)
21:58
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Archie Smith)
23:01
The Mitch Duncan goal was the first score of the game to the Cats to come from a defensive half chain. Geelong averages 16.8 points per game from such defensive 50 chains.
26:04
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rohan Bewick)
27:08
A second long goal to the amazing Zorko who leads all players for disposals (ten) and metres gained (231).
27:43
Cats Interchange - Zach Tuohy off due to the blood rule.
29:22
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
29:50
Brisbane has won the last five clearances, and had the last five inside 50 entries, scoring 1.2.(8) during this small period of control.
31:50
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:00
An entertaining first quarter ends with the more efficient Cats nine point leaders. Brisbane won the clearances (14-10) and matched Geelong in contested ball, but after conceding the first three goals missed some chances of its own to take the lead.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Cutler)
02:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Wylie Buzza)
04:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
04:29
Mark Blicavs continues to cause the Lions problems, and now has a career-high three goals.
06:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)
06:59
Geelong now has a game-high 21 point lead, and is beginning to punish turnovers by Brisbane. The Cats average 34 points per game from forward half intercepts (ranked fifth).
08:57
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
10:12
Another turnover by the Lions is punished by the Cats with the Cam Guthrie goal. Brisbane has already recorded 13 clanger kicks, and average a league-high 24 per game.
11:41
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ryan Bastinac)
14:34
Geelong is continuing to find targets with its kick inside 50, and now leads forward 50 marks 7-1. The Cats also lead forward 50 tackles 8-1, with this pressure contributing to the troubles for the Lions in clearing the ball from their defensive 50.
14:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
17:15
Geelong has forward half kicking efficiency of 63 percent, while Brisbane has struggled with kicking efficiency of just 33 percent in its forward half.
18:44
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Parsons)
19:05
Lions Interchange - Daniel Rich off due to an injury.
19:14
Geelong has scored 5.2.(32) this quarter from nine intercepts. Brisbane has not scored this quarter from any of its six intercepts.
19:40
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Rhys Mathieson)
20:41
Brisbane has now scored 3.0.(18) from 11 centre bounce clearances. Geelong has not scored from any of its five centre bounce clearances. The Cats have averaged 14 points per game this season from their centre bounce clearances (ranked second).
21:26
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
22:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
22:44
In the second quarter, the Cats lead 33-11 for effective forward half disposals with the Lions being heavily tolled for their turnovers.
23:11
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
24:00
Lions Interchange - Daniel McStay off due to the blood rule.
25:20
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
25:30
A classy goal from the forward pocket from Hugh McCluggage gives the Lions supporters a taste of what is in store. McCluggage kicked 25.8 in the TAC last year, but has been a bit inaccurate for the Lions scoring 3.9 before tonight.
26:30
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zac Smith)
28:21
Geelong has scored 8.4.(52) this quarter from just 16 inside 50 entries, with the Lions really struggling to disrupt the Cats ball movement when Geelong take control of the ball.
29:56
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Parsons)
32:06
Geelong now has ten goals this quarter, and has scored an incredible 9.3.(57) this quarter form just 15 intercepts, with the turnovers and then lack of defensive pressure from the Lions being fully punished.
33:49
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
33:59
A commanding second quarter from the Cats has blown this game apart. Geelong won the clearances (12-8) and contested possessions (40-25), that helped set up a 19-9 advantage for inside 50 entries.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:12
Harry Taylor has been a road block tonight. He has taken a game-high four intercept marks and also has a game-high seven intercept possessions for the Cats.
02:23
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ryan Bastinac)
02:53
A good tackle and conversion from Ryan Bastinac gives the Lions the first goal of the third quarter. Bastinac has now kicked eight goals since round 13, and has been involved in more scores than any other Lion in this period.
04:49
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jed Bews)
06:48
Despite the wayward shot at goal from Rhys Stanley that did not register a score, the Cats have been accurate tonight with a return of 8.2.(50) from their set shots at goal.
07:38
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
08:08
Three goals, a game-high seven tackles and a team-high 20 disposals now for Zorko who also leads all players for ranking points (the next nine players for most ranking points are all Cats).
10:09
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
10:28
A powerful goal from Dangerfield who has a game-high 16 contested possessions, and a team-high 400 metres gained in another strong performance from the star Cat.
12:53
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
13:03
A nice passage of play from the Cats, including a rare running bounce from Tom Hawkins, led to the Parfitt goal. The Cats have now scored 5.0.(30) from defensive 50 chains. Hawkins has had just the three bounces in his career prior to that gallop.
14:10
Lions Interchange - Lewis Taylor off due to an injury.
15:32
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
16:49
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ryan Bastinac)
17:23
Three goals now for Bastinac, and three score assists from Zorko, with the last goal coming from a kick-in chain. Brisbane average just 3.1 points per game from this source (ranked 14th).
19:01
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
19:38
Geelong now lead in forward 50 marks (15-2) with nine of its goals coming from these marks. The Lions are ranked last for forward 50 marks this season, and have scored 27 percent of their goals on the run, which is the highest percentage of all teams.
22:33
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
23:03
Geelong has now scored 6.0.(36) from defensive 50 chains, which is its best return this season from such a source. The defensive pressure has fallen away in this game, with the tackle count just 7-3 this quarter in favor of the Lions.
24:19
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Cutler)
25:59
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
26:27
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
27:24
Zorko now has game-highs for metres gained (528), disposals (26), tackles (nine), score involvements (ten), score assists (three) and an equal game-high for clearances (eight) and goals (four).
27:47
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
30:54
A very good long range goal from Eric Hipwood who has had to work hard for his possession tonight against Tom Lonergan. Hipwood kicked a season-high four goals, and collected an equal season-high 12 disposals against the Bombers last week.
32:46
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
33:41
A more even third quarter with both teams kicking five goals. Brisbane has now scored just 0.6.(6) from 11 forward half clearances. Geelong has scored 4.3.(27) from its 17 forward half clearances.
33:45
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
33:55
The Cats lead 11-4 in one-on-one contest wins. Geelong is the No.1 ranked team this season for winning offensive one-on-one contests.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:43
Brisbane has looked to use the corridor as much as possible tonight. The Lions lead 69-53 for defensive half disposals in the corridor, with this high risk high reward approach contributing to the number of goals scored and conceded.
01:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Parsons)
02:40
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
03:26
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rohan Bewick)
04:55
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
05:24
Geelong has now taken a season-high 18 marks in the forward 50, with the Lions continuing to find it difficult to disrupt the ball movement of the Cats.
08:15
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
08:50
Mitch Duncan is having another strong game for the Cats, with game-highs for score involvements (12) and effective disposals (25), and has also had a team-high eight clearances.
12:18
When the Lions have managed to stick a tackle on a Geelong player, they have been well rewarded with a 11-2 advantage for holding the ball free kicks (the AFL average is four per game).
15:48
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
17:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
18:10
Geelong is now up to 23 forward 50 marks (the most by any team this season is 24 by Richmond against Carlton in round 14). Dangerfield has also now contributed five score assists, gifting the last goal to Duncan.
19:03
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)
20:30
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel Rich)
21:31
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
22:29
Geelong now leads contested possessions (150-112) with its more experienced players continuing to win the disputed ball. Dangerfield (22) and Duncan (17) are the two leading players in this area.
23:30
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
26:11
Geelong has scored 57 points from 31 forward half intercepts (season average is 34 points from 24 intercepts). Brisbane has scored 29 points from its 21 forward half intercepts.
26:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
28:10
The Cats lead 54-14 for effective disposals in the forward 50, and have finished with a competition best 26 marks in the forward 50.
28:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
28:50
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:00
Zorko was outstanding for the Lions tonight with 36 disposals, 12 tackles, four goals and 829 metres gained. Dangerfield finished with 23 contested possessions and 16 score involvements (including three goals and five assists).