Match

Brisbane Lions vs St Kilda

Commentary / 10 Jul 2021

Pre Game

00:00

Oscar McInerney's 28 clearances since Round 12 leads all ruckmen in the AFL in this category.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:05

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

01:20

Lions Interchange - Daniel McStay off due to the blood rule.

02:34

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)

04:56

Brisbane have enjoyed 95 per cent of the first five minutes in this match in their forward half of the ground, off the back of four forward-half Intercept Possessions to none in the early stages of this match.

08:28

Jarryd Lyons has led from the front for the Lions in the early stages of this term, leading all players on the ground with six disposals, four pressure acts and three contested possessions plus the only Centre Clearance of the match so far.

09:19

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steele)

10:35

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Mitch Robinson)

11:11

Brisbane have not been able to convert set shots into goals early in this match, scoring 0.3.3 from this shot source. They average a goal from 44 per cent of their set shots at goal, the fifth-lowest accuracy of any side in the AFL from set shots since Round 12.

13:34

After Brisbane won the first three clearances of the match, after the four minute mark the count is 6-0 to St Kilda in this category. However both sides have launched just one behind apiece from this source.

16:50

West Coast and Hawthorn played out the lowest-scoring opening term of 2021 in Round 8, scoring eight points between the two sides. As it currently stands, the Lions and Saints are poised to surpass that record tonight.

17:53

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)

19:23

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Ben Long)

20:38

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)

21:09

St Kilda get the first goal of the game through Brad Crouch to get the Saints out to their first lead of the night. This goal was launched from the Saints attacking midfield zone. 36.7 per cent of St Kilda’s scores in 2021 has come from attacking midfield chains, the third-highest percentage of any side.

22:30

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)

23:26

St Kilda's tackling pressure is suffocating Brisbane's ball movement. The Saints have recorded 15 post-clearance tackles to just four for Brisbane in the first term.

24:31

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)

25:49

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

25:51

Dayne Zorko gets the Lions first goal of the game in his 200th game for Brisbane. He becomes the 14th player to play 200 games for the Lions, and helps the Lions avoid registering their first goalless opening term for 2021.

26:17

Lions Interchange - Eric Hipwood and is possibly out for the game.

28:06

Both St Kilda and Brisbane's goals were launched from possession chains in their respective attacking midfield zones. The Lions (12 points per game, ranked second) and St Kilda (eight points per game, ranked fifth) are top five teams since Round 12 for outscoring their opponents from this zone.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:46

Eric Hipwood (knee) has been subbed out of tonight's match, and replaced by Rhys Mathieson.

02:28

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)

05:24

All four of Brisbane's marks early in this term have been from kicks by St Kilda players.

05:39

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)

06:23

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)

06:59

Each of Brisbane's last two scoring shots have been snap kick's at goal. Only 25 per cent of Brisbane's goals this year have come from snap shots, the fifth-lowest percentage of any side from this shot type in 2021.

09:34

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)

11:21

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

12:05

Brisbane get their first goal of the game from a stoppage clearance to extend their lead to a game-high 13 points. This goal was launched from a forward 50 clearance, where Brisbane rank second in the AFL in 2021 for differential score margin (2.7 points per game).

12:55

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)

14:00

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)

15:35

From St Kilda's fourth shot at goal between 31-40 metres out from goal, St Kilda kick their first goal from this distance for the match. They boast a goalkicking accuracy of 41 per cent from this distance, the seventh-lowest conversion rate of any side in the AFL in 2021.

16:45

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)

19:04

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)

19:05

St Kilda make it three goals in a row to take the lead back from Brisbane in the space of 10 minutes. Between the 10-20 minutes mark in the second term this season, St Kilda average just five points per game, the third-lowest average score in this match period of any side in the AFL.

20:47

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ryan Byrnes)

23:21

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)

25:00

Max King has kicked three goals in a quarter, equalling his career-best for any quarter since he entered the AFL. The only other time he recorded this feat was in the opening term against West Coast in Round 4 this year.

25:29

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

26:30

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

27:56

Jack Billings (12 disposals, 242 metres gained) has the same amount of disposals as the Lions top three players for this statistic in the quarter, and just four less metres gained than those three players (Daniel Rich, Hugh McCluggage and Oscar McInerney) combined.

30:32

Zak Jones has demonstrated his value to the Saints this term in his first game back from injury, recording nine disposals, but leading all players on the ground with six contested possessions and five clearances.

31:33

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Mitch Robinson)

32:17

Brisbane have converted 38 per cent of their attacking midfield possession chains to scores, compared to 33 per cent for St Kilda. However, the efficiency tells the true story, with St Kilda outscoring Brisbane 5.1.31 to 1.4.10 from this zone in the first half.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:48

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)

03:55

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)

04:26

Despite Paddy Ryder winning each of the first four hitouts of the third term, the Lions have recorded four clearances to none, all of them effective, and have launched two goals in as many minutes from this source to retake the lead.

06:46

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)

08:43

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)

09:01

Brisbane get goal number two from a Centre Clearance in tonight's match, both of which have come in this term to help the Lions gain the ascendancy. Both Brisbane and St Kilda have recorded seven Centre Clearances, and launched five inside 50's each from these chains, however St Kilda have scored just the one behind from this source for the match.

17:54

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)

20:13

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)

22:18

Tim Membrey makes it two goals from two marks inside 50 to retake the lead for St Kilda. St Kilda have averaged 1.5 marks less inside their forward 50 than their opponents in 2021, the fifth-worst margin of any side in this category.

23:10

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Leo Connolly)

25:27

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)

25:55

All three of Brisbane's goals this term have been kicked from between 15-30 metres out from goal. 24 per cent of Brisbane's goals in 2021 have been kicked from this distance, the third-lowest ratio of any side in this zone.

27:41

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)

28:14

Brisbane have dominated the stoppages this term, recording 10 of the 13 clearances for the quarter, however they have not launched a score from this source since the nine minute mark of the term.

29:52

St Kilda won four of their five defensive one-on-one contests in the third term, led by Callum Wilkie winning two of his three contests. Prior to Round 17, they had won an average of five defensive one-on-one's per game, the fifth-lowest average of any side in this category.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:04

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)

03:49

Lions Interchange - Brandon Starcevich and is possibly out for the game.

04:13

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)

06:31

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel Rich)

07:14

Both teams have attempted seven tackles in the final term, however both sides have failed to successfully complete half of their attempts (St Kilda three tackles, Brisbane two).

08:15

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)

08:40

Jack Steele gets the first goal of the final term to make it six goals to one from forward half Intercept Possession chains in tonight's match in the Saints favour. Brisbane are kicking at just 58 per cent efficiency this term, compared to 81 per cent for St Kilda.

11:02

Ben Long kicks a goal from St Kilda's fifth mark inside 50 in the final term alone. By comparison, Brisbane have seven total marks for the term, only one of them inside their forward 50.

14:00

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Daniel McKenzie)

15:52

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)

16:10

Make it four goals in a row for St Kilda who are spoiling the party for Dayne Zorko's 200th game. All four goals have been launched from their midfield zone. They have been outscored from this zone by an average of 8.5 points per game in 2021, the sixth-lowest margin of any side.

18:12

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)

19:33

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Grant Birchall)

20:10

Grant Birchall gets a goal as a result of a 50 metre penalty to end the run of six straight goals for the Saints. Three per cent of the Lions goals in 2021 have come from a 50 metre penalty, the highest percentage of any side this season.

20:48

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)

23:02

Tom Highmore's six Intercept marks in tonight's match is the second occasion in his rookie season where he has recorded at least five Intercept Marks in a match, just falling short of the eight he took against Adelaide in Round 13. He leads all players tonight with nine total Intercept Possessions.

23:41

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ryan Byrnes)

25:33

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

26:18

Tim Membrey's 14 marks in tonight's match is a new career-high, eclipsing his previous best of 10 which he recorded on eight previous occasions.

27:25

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)

27:37

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)

28:10

St Kilda have recorded their greatest score from Intercept Possessions differential margin since Round 19, 2019 against Melbourne by outpointing the Lions by 10.8.68 to 2.9.21 from this source to inflict the Lions biggest loss of 2021.

28:27

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

29:47

St Kilda outmarked Brisbane by 45 total marks tonight, their biggest win in this category since Round 15, 2019 against Richmond, as well as recording their best differential number for uncontested possessions (plus 91) since Round 3, 2016 against Collingwood to completely dominate the Lions.