Match

Brisbane Lions vs Carlton

Commentary / 07 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00

Brisbane has lost the inside 50 count by six per game this season, ranked 16th, while Carlton has lost the inside 50 count by 11 per game this season, ranked 17th.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

02:42

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)

02:51

Cam Rayner slots the first goal of the game after a composed pass from Daniel McStay. Rayner has now kicked 11 goals in first AFL season, in his 15th match today. To date, his accuracy rate in front of goal sits at 50 percent.

04:19

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Darcy Lang)

06:05

Only six minutes into the game, but the Lions are finding plenty of space on the Gabba. They lead uncontested possessions 21-10 early. Brisbane average 231.1 uncontested possessions per game this season, ranked 10th.

08:09

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

09:45

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)

09:57

Charlie Curnow kicks Carlton's first goal of the game from a set shot near the left boundary line. Curnow has kicked a career-high 24 goals this season, ranked first at Carlton.

12:13

Blues Interchange - Andrew Phillips and is possibly out for the game.

12:28

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

15:23

Carlton are showing good intent in this first quarter, leading contested possessions 23-12, clearances 5-3 and inside 50s 8-4. In his first game back from injury, Matthew Kruezer leads the way for the Blues in contested possessions, with three.

15:30

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

19:22

Since 2014, the Blues have scored from 45 percent of their inside 50 entries against the Lions, the worst percentage recorded by any side. Right now, the Blues have scored four times from ten inside 50 entries, a 40 percent success rate.

20:16

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)

21:58

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Petrevski-Seton)

23:43

The Lions respond to a Carlton goal with a quick reply of their own, through Eric Hipwood. Hipwood recorded a career-high six marks against Fremantle last round.

26:27

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Wright)

28:50

Dayne Beams had had an outstanding first quarter for Brisbane. He has 12 disposals with a kicking efficiency rate of 86 percent, plus a team-high 150 metres gained for his team.

29:46

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lewis Taylor)

30:49

Despite Carlton dominating the inside 50 count 15-7 and having the ball in their forward half for 73 percent of the quarter, its the Lions with a slim lead. The Lions continue to win the ball on the outside, with a 30 uncontested possession advantage.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

02:21

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rhys Mathieson)

04:53

A very positive start to the quarter for the Lions with the first three inside 50s and the ball in their forward half for 67 percent of the quarter. Dayne Beams also remaining influential with the only two clearances of the quarter to his name.

06:46

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)

07:57

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

09:27

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Allen Christensen)

11:08

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

11:15

The Lions finally get reward for effort, with Eric Hipwood kicking the first goal of the quarter after three previous attempts by teammates missed. Hipwood's career best effort against the Blues is two goals, which he has already equalled so far today.

13:53

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Cutler)

14:05

Tom Cutler misses a simple shot at goal from just 15 metres out, to continue the inaccurate trend from both teams today. Brisbane rank 10th for goal kicking accuracy in the 2018 season, at 46.7 percent, while Carlton rank 13th with accuracy of 46 percent

15:31

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Cutler)

16:27

Cutler makes amends for the Lions with a goal from the goalsquare. He is having an impactful second quarter, with five disposals, 166 metres gained and three score involvements.

18:41

The Lions have averaged 17 points per game from their throw-in clearances this season, ranked third in the AFL. So far today, the Lions have scored 2.1 (13) from this source, continuing that trend.

20:02

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jake Barrett)

22:44

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jake Barrett)

22:55

Jake Barrett kicks the Lions fourth goal of the quarter and his second for the quarter, to extend their lead to 29 points. The Lions have a plus-8 inside 50 count this quarter, plus-17 in disposals, plus-16 contested possessions and plus-4 clearances.

24:43

Nearly 25 minutes into this second quarter, the Blues are yet to register a shot at goal this quarter. From six inside 50 entries, they have only recorded a rushed behind. In comparison, the Lions have had nine shots at goal from 15 inside 50 entries.

25:50

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

30:05

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Allen Christensen)

30:47

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Beams)

32:30

A dominant second quarter from the Lions, kicking 5.6 (36) to the Blues 0.1 (1). The Blues didn't record a shot at goal for the quarter and had four players (including two defenders) who did not register a disposal.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:51

Dayne Beams wins the first clearance of the third quarter, adding to his already huge game for the Lions. Beams has 26 disposals (15 contested possessions), seven clearances, five inside 50s, six score involvements and has kicked a goal as well.

02:05

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)

02:11

The Lions get the first goal of the third quarter, this time through Hugh McLuggage. McLuggage had 24 dispsoals and laid 6 tackles in the Lions win over Fremantle last round. He has five score involvements so far today.

04:02

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Cutler)

05:53

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

06:06

Eric Hipwood kicks his third goal for the game, which is now a career-best against Carlton. Hipwood has taken five marks today, one short of his career-best effort of six marks, achieved last round. He has a team-high eight score involvements today.

07:26

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)

08:25

Charlie Curnow kicks the Blues first goal since the 22-minute mark of the first quarter and stops a streak of 13 consecutive Brisbane scores. Remarkably, Brisbane have recorded 18 of the past 20 inside 50 entries for the game.

11:36

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)

13:02

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Cutler)

14:33

Brisbane currently have a plus-81 advantage in disposals to this point in the game, reversing the trend this season, having lost the disposal count by 18 per game this season, ranked 16th.

15:50

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jed Lamb)

20:27

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)

20:36

Allen Christensen extends the Lions lead to over 50 points with his first goal of the match. The goal from the Lions 14th mark inside forward 50 today, an area they have dominated. The Blues have recorded just six marks inside 50.

23:32

Eric Hipwood equals his career-high with his fourth goal of the game. The Lions have now kicked 12 of the last 14 goals and have been very accurate kicking on the run, scoring 4.2 (26) from this source.

24:34

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

25:47

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

27:22

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

27:31

Eric Hipwood kicks his second consecutive goal for the quarter. That is now five goals for the match for Hipwood, which is a new career-high for him. That was his fourth goal from a set shot today.

30:41

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

31:20

The Lions with a commanding performance so far, led by Dayne Beams who has been outstanding. Beams has a game-high 35 disposals (18 contested possessions), seven clearances, seven inside 50s and eight score involvements.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:52

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

01:18

Patrick Cripps has won 20 forward half intercepts thisseason, ranked No.1 at Carlton. Today however, he has not recorded any forward half intercepts. He has battled hard for the Blues though, with team-highs of 17 disposals and seven tackles.

04:18

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)

06:28

Tom Cutler has averaged 20.8 metres per disposal this season, ranked 14th of the top-50 players in the competition for metres gained. He has kept this up today, averaging 20.2 metres for each of his 19 disposals so far.

07:42

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

08:18

Dayne Zorko adds Brisbane's second goal of the quarter. Zorko is averaging 20 disposals per game this season, his lowest since 2013. Although, he is averaging a career-high seven tackles per game. He has 21 disposals and five tackles so far today.

09:06

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)

11:35

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)

14:17

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)

15:45

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Nick Graham)

18:32

With their 401st disposal of the game, the Lions have recorded their season-best effort. Their previous best of 400 was achieved back in Round 5 against Greater Western Sydney.

18:54

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lochie O'Brien)

20:16

Blues Interchange - Caleb Marchbank and is possibly out for the game.

20:31

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Petrevski-Seton)

21:27

With his eighth clearance for the day, Dayne Beams brings up disposal number 39 for the game, which is a new season-best of any player at the Lions in this 2018 season. The previous best was also Beams, with 38 in Round 10 against Sydney.

23:52

Tom Cutler kicks his second goal for the game for the Lions. He has had a very good game with 25 disposals and 11 score involvements, which is second only to Eric Hipwood, who has 13.

25:06

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

26:25

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Cameron Polson)

26:44

The Blues have run the game out, recording an inside 50 advantage of 15-8 in this last quarter. Unfortunately they haven't converted their opportunities, with 3.4 (22) from nine shots at goal.

27:44

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Fisher)

29:06

The Lions record season-high disposals and uncontested possessions in a dominant win over the Blues, who recorded season-low disposals. Dayne Beams becomes the first Lion to record 40 disposals in the 2018 season.