Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 15 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
The Suns have out-tackled their opponents by 7.8 per game this season, ranked second in the league.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:22
Charlie Cameron opens the scoring with his 16th goal for 2021 in his ninth game of the season.
07:06
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jaxon Prior)
07:07
Both of the Lions' first two goals today have been sourced from turnovers.
09:26
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
09:53
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
10:00
The Lions have controlled the time in possession for the first ten minutes of the match, 59 percent to 32.
11:53
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Oleg Markov)
12:00
Lions Interchange - Ryan Lester and is possibly out for the game.
13:37
Gold Coast has yet to record an effective disposal inside its forward 50 zone.
13:53
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
15:34
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Josh Corbett)
15:35
Gold Coast's Josh Corbett has kicked at least one goal in each of his five matches this season.
19:01
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
21:47
Despite the scoreline, the Suns' disposal retention of 58 percent is better than that of the 43 percent of the Lions.
22:47
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
23:27
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Rory Atkins)
26:05
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
27:52
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
27:53
The Lions take a slender six point lead into the first break on the back of superior first-quarter disposal efficiency (84 percent to 74).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:07
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
01:08
Lincoln McCarthy has been targeted a team-high three times inside forward 50 for the Lions. With his first mark in this zone tonight, he kicks Brisbane's fourth goal.
04:14
Of the six majors that the two sides have combined for, five have been kicked from a distance beyond 40 metres from goal.
05:01
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
08:06
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
09:48
Lions Interchange - Darcy Gardiner off due to an injury.
10:50
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
11:06
Of seven free kicks that Gold Coast has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for high contact on three occasions.
12:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
13:33
Brisbane has won the last eight clearances, kicking three goals to one during this period of dominance.
15:47
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
18:14
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
19:10
Brisbane is yet to record a goal from general play - all seven Lions majors have been kicked from set shots.
20:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
21:36
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
23:59
Including kicking three goals himself, Daniel McStay has contributed a game-high six score involvements for the Lions.
25:37
Suns Interchange - Wil Powell off due to the blood rule.
26:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
29:10
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
31:24
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
31:25
Despite barely winning the second quarter inside 50 entries (13 to 11), the Lions' ability to convert saw them outscore the Suns 5.2 to 1.3 for the term, and extend their lead to 29 points at the main break.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
02:50
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
03:12
While he has recorded just four disposals, Brisbane's Oscar McInerney has been the dominant ruckman on the ground. His 16 hitouts (25 percent to advantage) are more than the eight combined by the three Suns players to compete in a ruck contest.
06:29
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
06:37
Since 2019, Charlie Cameron has recorded a set shot scoring accuracy of 54.1 percent – the lowest percentage of the top-25 goalkickers in the AFL. So far tonight the Brisbane goalsneak is a perfect two goals from two set shots.
08:18
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
10:07
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
11:57
Brisbane's Darcy Gardiner has competed in five one-on-one contests as a defender, winning four of them (80 percent).
12:08
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Keidean Coleman)
15:16
Since the eighth minute of the second term, Gold Coast has actually recorded more inside 50 entries than Brisbane, 15 to 14. However, the goals kicked in that period favour the Lions eight to nil.
17:14
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
21:30
The third-quarter contested possession count favours Brisbane 30 to 14.
21:57
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
25:15
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
27:15
Brisbane has dominated the time in possession for the game, 55 percent to 30. This differential is even greater for the third term, 62 percent to 24.
28:58
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
30:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
32:54
Lions Interchange - Darcy Gardiner and is possibly out for the game.
33:58
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
33:59
A dominant third term from the Lions sees them 78 points in front at the final break. For the quarter, they kicked 8.2 from 23 inside 50 entries, compared to 0.1 from nine entries for the Suns.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:48
Despite dominating possession and the scoreboard, the Lions are also winning the tackle count, 35 to 25, led by nine from Jarryd Lyons.
01:35
Suns Interchange - Jack Bowes off due to an injury.
03:18
The Lions have recorded 19 of the last 21 inside 50 entries, scoring 4.1 to nil during this period.
04:55
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
07:15
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
08:30
Gold Coast has not kicked a goal since the sixth minute of the second quarter.
09:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
11:33
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
13:17
Brisbane's Dayne Zorko leads all players on the ground with 639 metres gained. The only other player on the ground with more than 500 metres gained is Gold Coast's Jack Lukosius with 559.
13:37
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Sam Flanders)
15:57
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
17:20
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
18:12
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Hugh Greenwood)
20:03
The Lions are disposing of the ball in their defensive 50 zone with an excellent 90 percent efficiency, far better than the 71 percent recorded by Gold Coast in the equivalent zone.
20:53
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
22:48
In the last ten minutes of play, Gold Coast has controlled the time in possession 66 percent to 22, and outscored the Lions 4.1 to 1.0.
23:50
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
26:38
Harris Andrews does the little things to help his team. His tally of nine one percenters is the equal-most of any man on the ground, in a measure that the Lions lead 62 to 37.
28:20
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
30:39
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
30:44
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
30:45
The Lions run out 73 point winners in the battle of the Queensland teams. Jarryd Lyons was a star for Brisbane, recording 38 disposals at 82 percent efficiency, 15 contested possessions, nine clearances, and nine tackles.