Match

Brisbane Lions vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 26 Jun 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Geelong averages 98 points per game this season against top-eight teams, ranked No.1 in the AFL.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:18
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
05:10
The Lions have the first three inside 50s of the match and have generated two scores form these entries. It has been a high-stoppage start to the game with seven stoppages already and just 25 combined disposals from both sides.
07:24
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
07:31
Brisbane has a kicking efficiency of 83 per cent to start the match, compared to just 44 per cent from the Cats. Three of the Lions four inside 50s have resulted in scores.
14:31
Geelong leads the contested possession count by seven with this advantage mostly pre-clearance. As a result, the Cats lead the clearances by four, but can't get much in terms of clean possession by virtue of the Lions pressure. Brisbane leads the tackle count by five.
15:47
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
17:03
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
18:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
19:08
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
22:22
Lions Interchange - Lachie Neale off due to an injury.
22:30
The Lions may rue their inaccuracy in front of goal. They have generated a score from 70 per cent of their inside 50 entries, but have scored a goal from just 20 per cent of their entries. The Cats have been unable to even generate scoring shots, generating a score from just 13 per cent of their forward 50 entries.
23:28
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
25:32
All three of Brisbane's goals have come via defensive half chains. The Lions average 28 points per game from defensive half chains, ranked 13th.
27:18
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
30:54
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
31:22
The Lions have been devastating transitioning the ball from defensive 50 into attack. From eight defensive 50 chains, the Lions have generated five inside 50s, a strike rate of 63 per cent which is three times above the AFL average. Brisbane has also scored from 50 per cent of its inside 50 entries, well above the AFL average of nine per cent, kicking 3.1.19 from these chains.
31:57
The Lions pressure was enormous in the opening term. They lead the tackle count by 11 and recorded 32 more pressure acts. Dayne Zorko was instrumental with five tackles and 13 pressure acts in the opening term, complementing his team-high nine disposals.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:54
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
03:24
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
05:05
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
06:05
Brisbane has now kicked 4.1.25 from defensive 50 chains, already equaling its highest score from this area of the ground this season.
09:36
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
10:10
Geelong scores its first goal of the evening courtesy of a forward half stoppage. Geelong leads the clearances by four for the match, with both sides having kicked 1.1.7 apiece from this score source.
11:42
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
13:35
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
13:45
The Cats are well on top of contested possession, leading by nine for the quarter and 19 for the match in this area. They also lead the clearances by four this quarter and have kicked all three of their goals from stoppage chains.
17:55
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
21:21
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
21:46
Brisbane has outscored Geelong 5.6.36 to 0.2.2 from intercept possessions. All five goals have come from defensive half intercepts. In total, 17 defensive half intercepts from the Lions have resulted in 10 inside 50s and 5.3.33.
23:47
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
25:08
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
29:35
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
31:01
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
33:10
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
33:13
The Lions have kicked a goal in the last 10 seconds of game time in each of the first two quarters.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:26
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
01:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel Rich)
05:09
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)
06:31
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
07:37
Jarryd Lyons kicks the opening goal of the third term for the Lions. The unheralded Lion has been a star this season, averaging 28 disposals and 14 contested possessions per game, ranked No.1 at the club.
09:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
11:22
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
14:39
Lachie Neale has amassed five of his 10 disposals in the third quarter. Mark O'Connor has again been given the job of trying to quell the Brownlow Medalist and has done well, while totaling 13 disposals himself.
18:33
Geelong leads the uncontested possession count this term by 16 and by 28 for the match. Shaun Higgins leads all comers with 14 of his 15 disposals coming via an uncontested possession.
19:20
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
20:49
This season, Geelong has scored a goal from 24 per cent of its inside 50 entries, ranked fourth. Tonight, they have scored four goals from 37 entries, a strike rate of 11 per cent.
22:39
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
24:57
Stung into action after trailing the contested possession count by 22 at the main break, Brisbane leads this area by 12 for the quarter. Lachie Neale has five contested possessions for the term along with nine disposals, almost doubling his first half disposal tally of five this term.
25:02
Lions Interchange - Daniel McStay off due to an injury.
25:15
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
27:26
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
27:47
The Cats are still to register a goal from a Brisbane turnover tonight, with 5.3.33 of their 5.6.36 coming via stoppage chains.
32:19
At the last change, the Lions lead the tackle count by 17. The most that they have won the tackle differential by this season was 14 against Collingwood in Round 3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:53
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
04:52
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
07:39
Marcus Adams has had a 50th game to remember. The Lion defender has kept Tom Hawkins goalless to date and leads all comers with nine intercept possessions.
09:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
10:05
Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko set the tone early for the Lions and has been fantastic tonight, with 22 disposals, 10 tackles and a team-high 11 score involvements.
10:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jack Henry)
12:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Keidean Coleman)
12:50
Brisbane has scored 9.8.62 from 56 intercept possessions. Geelong has scored 0.4.4 from 50 intercepts.
16:47
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
19:30
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
20:11
Daniel Rich has generated a lot of drive off half-back tonight. The Brisbane defender has amassed 25 disposals, with 23 of these being via foot, helping him to total a match-high 641 metres gained.
24:46
Despite having 54 fewer disposals, Brisbane has generated over 400 more metres gained for the match by virtue of recording a kick-to-handball ratio of 2.52 to Geelong's 1.31.
26:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
28:00
Brisbane ran out comprehensive winners, despite losing the contested possession count by 14, its second-worst performance in this area this season. The Lions won the tackle count by 21, its best result in this area all season and were lethal from turnover, outscoring the Cats 10.8.68 to 2.4.16 from this score source.