Match

Brisbane Lions vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 20 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Brisbane has scored 56 points directly from Hugh McCluggage’s forward half intercept possessions this season – ranked second in the AFL.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:17
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
04:14
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
05:42
North lead the contested possession count by two for the quarter. Jy Simpkin has been influential early with two contested possessions.
07:37
North have 16 more effective disposals than Brisbane for the match so far. Jy Simpkin (3), Jack Ziebell (3) and Trent Dumont (3) have been the most prominent on the ground.
08:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
10:18
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
11:08
The two sides have been evenly matched in the clearances with North holding a slight advantage 6 - 3 this quarter.
13:48
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
16:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
19:55
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)
20:16
Jarrod Berry has gained 121 metres for the match, with Daniel Rich 114 and Shaun Higgins 103 the next best on the ground.
25:49
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
27:04
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
30:11
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
30:48
Trent Dumont has had a strong first quarter tonight with nine disposals, three clearances, four contested possessions, four scoring involvements and one goal assist.
31:57
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:33
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
04:28
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
06:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
07:44
Jarryd Lyons has had a strong start to the match tonight with 10 disposals, five clearances, seven contested possessions, five first possessions, two scoring involvements and 128 metres gained.
08:53
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
10:02
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
10:09
Brisbane has dominated the contested possession 41 - 15 this quarter. Lachie Neale (6) and Jarryd Lyons (5) are leading the way for the Lions
12:22
Brisbane forward pressure has been far better than North's, applying 13 tackles to 5 inside in the forward half of the ground.
13:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
14:57
Brisbane has focused on Oscar McInerney as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high six times. He has failed to impact the scoreboard with only one goal and one behind but has contributed four scoring involvements.
17:34
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
21:38
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
23:38
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
24:45
Jarryd Lyons has had a strong start to the match tonight with 15 disposals, seven clearances, 13 contested possessions, seven first possessions, three scoring involvements and 194 metres gained.
25:40
Shaun Higgins has had a strong start to the match tonight with 14 disposals, two clearances, six handball receives, five scoring involvements, 257 metres gained and one goal.
25:55
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)
28:12
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
29:50
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:15
Brisbane's Harris Andrews and North's Ben Brown has played 100 per cent of the game this evening, the most out of everyone on the field.
04:36
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
05:18
North has been able to hit the scoreboard from turnovers today outscoring Brisbane, 4.2 (26) - 3.2 (20) from this area.
07:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
07:55
Jack Ziebell has gained 324 metres for the match, with Dayne Zorko 291 and Daniel Rich 279 the next best on the ground.
10:10
North has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring Brisbane, 3.0 (18) - 1.6 (12) from this area.
15:00
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)
17:36
Kangaroos Interchange - Scott D. Thompson off due to an injury.
18:06
Lions Interchange - Dayne Zorko off due to the blood rule.
21:30
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
22:38
Lachie Neale has had a strong start to the match tonight with 17 disposals, five clearances, six first possessions, 11 contested possessions, four scoring involvements and 162 metres gained.
22:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
25:29
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
26:35
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Allen Christensen)
29:12
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
30:54
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:55
Todd Goldstein has won the hitouts 28 - 15 when he has been opposed to Stef Martin (17 - 10) and Oscar McInerney (11 - 5) in the ruck and has 11 hitouts to advantage.
02:04
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
03:21
Brisbane has been able to hit the scoreboard from turnovers today outscoring North, 5.5 (35) - 4.2 (26) from this area.
03:26
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
05:58
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
06:22
Dayne Zorko has gained 581 metres for the match, with Shaun Higgins 493 and Jarryd Lyons 412 the next best on the ground.
08:17
Brisbane lead the contested possession count by 25 for the match. Jarryd Lyons (20), Lachie Neale (13) and Dayne Zorko (10) have been influential throughout the match.
10:36
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
14:01
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Alex Witherden)
19:07
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
20:57
Jarryd Lyons has had a strong match tonight with 28 disposals, 13 clearances, 21 contested possessions, 10 first possessions, 10 scoring involvements, 452 metres gained and two goals.
21:06
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
22:53
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
25:04
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)
27:18
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
29:16
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
32:10
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
34:30
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
34:33
The siren has sounded to end Q4.