Match

Brisbane Lions vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 08 Aug 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Lachie Neale, Jarryd Lyons, and Hugh McCluggage all rank in the top 10 for average score involvements per game.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:34
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
03:57
After kicking at least one goal in five matches in a row, Mitch Wallis was held goalless last round against Port Adelaide. He kicks the first goal tonight.
05:15
Post-clearance pressure factor is extremely low early on, both teams sit below 120.
05:25
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
06:42
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
08:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
08:47
Both sides have recorded eight kicks in their forward half thus far. The Bulldogs have a kicking efficiency of 75% in the forward half, the Lions are going at just 50%.
10:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
11:36
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
13:46
Jack Macrae continues to prove he is one of the premier ball-winners in the competition. He currently sits on a game-high eight disposals, going at 75% disposal efficiency and has a goal. He averages 26 disposals per game - ranked fourth in the competition.
14:41
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
14:59
Callum Ah Chee kicked 21 goals in his first two seasons since then he has kicked just four. He brings that tally up to five tonight with Brisbane's first goal of the game.
17:14
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
17:37
74% of play in the last five minutes has been in Brisbane's forward half. In this time it leads tackles (5-0) and inside 50's (4-1), it has kicked two goals in this time.
20:51
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
22:00
Callum Ah Chee kicks his second goal of the night and gives Brisbane the lead for the first time tonight.
22:40
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
25:20
Dayne Zorko continues to be one of the best defensive players for his position. Among mid-forwards this season he ranks fourth for pressure points per game with 47. He currently has a game-high 22 pressure points and equal game-high three tackles.
26:56
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
27:01
All three of the Lions' goals have been generated from turnovers in the first quarter. All three of the Bulldogs' goals have been generated from a different source; a kick-in, a stoppage, and a turnover.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:23
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
03:14
The Bulldogs aren't getting enough out of Bailey Williams so far, he has zero intercept possessions. The Bulldogs have generated 57 points from Bailey Williams’ intercept possessions this season – ranked No.1 at the club.
03:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
04:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
05:24
Hugh McCluggage kicks his first goal of the match and fourth of the season. He currently has six disposals at 100% efficiency.
06:29
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Patrick Lipinski)
07:58
The Bulldogs are losing the hitouts three to 15, but all three of Tim English's hitouts have gone to advantage.
09:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
10:24
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
11:49
The Bulldogs have recorded six spoils in the second term, the Lions have recorded zero.
13:45
Brisbane has a disposal efficiency of just 52% in the forward half this term.
15:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
17:13
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
19:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
19:35
In the last four minutes, Brisbane has kicked three goals. It also leads disposals (10-0), clearances (4-0), contested possessions (3-0), and inside 50's (3-0) in this time.
21:30
The Bulldogs have conceded six marks in their defensive 50 to this point. In the past four rounds, the Bulldogs have conceded 10 marks per game inside their defensive 50 – ranked 17th.
22:06
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
24:38
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
24:44
Lachie Neale has a team-high 15 disposals and a game-high 245 metres gained. He averages 403 metres gained this season, the fourth most among midfielders.
25:52
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
28:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
29:44
The Lions had clear control in the second term, they scored 6.4 to the Bulldogs' 2.1. The Lions kicked 2.3 from turnovers and 4.1 from stoppages including 3.1 from centre bounces.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:07
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
01:37
Jarryd Lyons, Lachie Neale and Dayne Zorko have combined for 17 of Brisbane's 20 clearances.
02:49
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
02:58
Eric Hipwood kicks the first goal of the third term and his fourth of the match. The last time he kicked four goals or more was Round 15 in 2019 against Melbourne when he kicked five.
06:09
Lions Interchange - Noah Answerth off due to an injury.
08:02
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
09:33
Brisbane has the overwhelming lead in pressure factor so far in the third term, it leads 210 to 161 in this time.
11:10
Oscar McInerny has two contested marks in this match. He has recorded 10 contested marks this season – ranked second at the club.
11:36
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
11:55
Lions Interchange - Lincoln McCarthy off due to the blood rule.
12:15
Josh Bruce kicks his first goal of the match and the Bulldogs' first goal since the 11th minute of the second term.
13:33
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
14:20
Ball use has been extremely high for both teams in this term. The Bulldogs lead disposal efficiency 80% to 76% in this time.
15:39
Lachie Neale kicks his first goal of the match from his third shot at goal. Neale has recorded 25 shots at goal this season – the most of any midfielder in the AFL.
20:33
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
22:41
Darcy Gardiner has a game-high five intercept possessions, Brisbane has generated two goals from these intercepts. Gardiner ranks No.1 at the club for disposals (53) and uncontested possessions (31) in the defensive 50 this season.
25:55
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
26:40
The Bulldogs' average losing margin this season is 39 points.
27:50
Brisbane has kicked 9.3 from shots taken between 30 and 50 metres out from goal.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:00
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
01:30
Brisbane midfielders are regularly leaving little space for their opponents. Lachie Neale, Dayne Zorko and Jarrod Berry have combined for eight of Brisbane's 12 smothers. Brisbane leads smothers 12 to two.
02:06
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
06:17
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
06:35
The Bulldogs have kicked the first two goals of the final term. They lead disposals (29-15) and disposals efficiency (90%-67%) in this time.
08:11
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
10:58
Lions Interchange - Charlie Cameron off due to an injury.
11:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
12:02
Zac Bailey has kicked his second goal for the night. Since his first season every game in which Bailey has kicked a goal, Brisbane has won.
13:53
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
15:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
17:06
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
18:42
Harris Andrews has a game-high 10 spoils. The next highest is four, which both Darcy Gardiner and Zaine Cordy have achieved.
19:33
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
19:48
Jack Macrae has reached 38 disposals which is a season-best for all players. The previous high was 37 which Macrae set in round 9 against Richmond.
23:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
25:27
Marcus Bontempelli records a late smother to bring the Bulldogs to three smothers for the match. This helps them avoid recording the equal lowest number of smothers by a team in a match this season.
26:25
Jack Macrae recorded the most disposals of any player with 40 and is the only player this season to reach the 40 mark. He also had 27 uncontested possessions the equal highest of any player this season.