Match

Brisbane Lions vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 02 Apr 2022

Pre Game

00:00
The Kangaroos have lost their last four games at the Gabba by an average margin of 21 points, with their last win coming in Round 20, 2018.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:46
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
02:59
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
04:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
04:29
An efficient start for the Lions, scoring two goals from their first two inside 50s of the match. Brisbane scored 15 goals from 52 inside 50s last round against the Bombers, a conversion of 29%.
06:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
06:44
Another inside 50, another goal for the Lions - kicking their third goal of the match from as many inside 50s. All of their goals so far have been sourced from stoppages.
08:22
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
08:49
A fourth inside 50 for the Lions results in their fourth goal, with Lincoln McCarthy scoring his second goal of the match. The highest goals per inside 50 conversion for the Lions last season was 34% (Round 11 v the Giants).
12:33
Brisbane's pressure applied has been impressive early on tonight, recording a pressure factor of 235 so far. Last week against Essendon, the Lions pressure factor was 177, the fifth-lowest for the round.
14:17
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
15:37
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
17:58
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
18:59
Hugh Greenwood has provided a strong physical presence for North Melbourne in the midfield, laying five tackles already. Greenwood laid a game-high 10 tackles last week against the Eagles.
19:19
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
20:38
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
20:54
North Melbourne key forward, Nick Larkey, has kicked his first goal of the match following a mark taken on the lead in the forward 50. Larkey booted six goals last week against the Eagles – his second-most in any match on record.
22:24
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
25:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
25:09
North Melbourne has won four centre clearances - all of these being won by Jason Horne-Francis. Horne-Francis had only won two centre clearances in the first two rounds following his Round 1 debut.
27:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
28:17
Brisbane has kicked their seventh goal of the quarter, clearly their best opening quarter of the season so far. The last time that Brisbane kicked eight goals in an opening term was back in Round 8, 2008.
35:07
7.2 (44) by the Lions is their greatest ever first-quarter score against North Melbourne, beating their previous highest of 6.3 (39) back in 2002. The Lions scored a goal from 50% of their inside 50s in the first quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:32
The Lions took 31 marks in the opening term, 21 more than North Melbourne. The Lions rank fifth for mark differential this season.
02:41
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
05:51
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
06:01
Jy Simpkin's impressive form against Brisbane has continued tonight. He has won the most disposals in the match (14), as well as leading his side in contested possessions (six) and inside 50s (three). In his last game against Brisbane, Simpkin won 31 disposals and led his side in clearances (nine) and contested possessions (17).
06:58
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
09:34
The Lions have already taken eight marks inside 50, resulting in an accurate 6.1 (37) from set shots. They only managed 11 marks inside 50 for the entire match last week.
11:19
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
11:58
North Melbourne has won five hitouts to advantage (four of these won by Tristan Xerri), whilst the Lions are yet to win a hitout to advantage. Despite this, it is in fact the Lions who lead scores from stoppages by 22 points.
13:49
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
14:31
Lions Interchange - Lachie Neale off due to an injury.
14:51
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
16:26
Lincoln McCarthy has kicked his fourth goal of the match, which equals his career-high with two and a half quarters still to play.
18:58
Brisbane's transition from defensive 50 has been a standout tonight, generating five goals from 14 possession chains from this zone. The league average is 2.2 goals per game from this zone.
19:25
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
22:02
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
23:19
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
24:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
25:23
It is now 15 minutes since the Lions have won their last clearance. In this time, North Melbourne has won six consecutive clearances. The Kangaroos have only generated one goal from these six clearances.
27:21
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
27:38
North Melbourne has scored the last three goals of the match. They have been unable to apply adequate forward pressure so far, winning only two forward half intercepts close to halftime compared to 17 by the Lions in their respective forward half.
31:17
Brisbane enters halftime with a 39 point lead, despite North Melbourne scoring the last three goals of the half. The Lions controlled territory in the second quarter, with 71% of the play being held in their attacking half of the ground.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Darcy Fort)
02:23
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
03:27
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
03:52
Brisbane has kicked their eighth goal of the match launched from their defensive half. They haven't scored more than 6 goals from this zone in 2022. Conversely, the Kangaroos are yet to generate a scoring chain from their defensive half.
05:44
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
06:02
Todd Goldstein has kicked the first goal of the second half for North Melbourne - his first goal of the night. Goldstein has won a hitout from 53% of ruck contests and posted a hitout-to-advantage percentage of 18% this season – both career-highs.
07:19
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
08:33
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
09:26
Zac Bailey has just recorded his 15th pressure act in the forward half for the Lions this evening. This matches Bailey's season average of 15 pressure acts in this zone per game this season – ranked second at the club.
10:05
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
12:27
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Nakia Cockatoo)
13:24
The delivery going inside 50 by the Lions tonight has been a highlight, retaining possession from 63% of their kicks inside 50 tonight. Brisbane's season average for retained possession from kicks into the forward 50 this season is 45% – ranked 16th.
13:57
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
16:27
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
17:22
Brisbane has recorded a kick efficiency of 83% this quarter, and 72% for the match. Conversely, the Kangaroos have a kicking efficiency of 62% this quarter and an efficiency of just 58% for the match.
19:43
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
20:35
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
21:56
North Melbourne's advantage at stoppages has continued in the second half, now leading clearances 36 to 21. They have now scored three goals from this source after going goalless from stoppages last week against the Eagles. The league average in 2022 is 4.6 goals per game from this source.
24:37
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
24:39
Charlie Cameron has now kicked his sixth behind of the match to go along with his two goals. This is the most behinds that Cameron has ever kicked in a match, after kicking five behinds on two occassions.
27:37
Marcus Adams' strong aerial form to start the season has continued tonight, grabbing eight marks for the night - four of these being intercepts. In the first two rounds, Adams had taken 18 marks and nine intercept marks – ranked No.1 at the club in both measures.
30:13
The Lions kicked an inaccurate 3.7 (25) in the third quarter from their 16 inside 50s. Two of these goals were sourced from turnover, taking their match total to 7.8 (50) from this source - 31 more points from turnover than the Kangaroos.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:34
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
01:21
Kangaroos Interchange - Ben McKay off due to an injury.
03:19
The Kangaroos entered tonight having won the contested possession count by 13 per game this season – ranked fourth. The Lions have won this battle tonight however, leading contested possessions by 18.
04:25
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
06:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
06:17
Brisbane has kicked their second goal of the night sourced from a centre bounce stoppage. The Lions conceded eight scoring shots to Essendon last round from centre bounces, however have improved defensively tonight, conceding just two behinds to North Melbourne from these events.
07:49
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Nakia Cockatoo)
10:06
North Melbourne has generated a score from 34% of its inside 50s tonight. The Lions have been one of the more difficult teams to score against, conceding a score from 40% of inside 50s this season – ranked third defensively.
10:23
Kangaroos Interchange - Cameron Zurhaar off due to an injury.
13:45
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
14:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
15:06
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
15:38
The Lions have scored 6.3 (39) from defensive 50 launches. This is their most in a match since 2012.
16:33
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
17:48
North Melbourne entered Round 3 ranked second for intercept marks - averaging 17 per game. Brisbane has dominated this area tonight, grabbing 24 intercept marks compared to North Melbourne's eight.
18:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
20:40
The Lions have scored 46 points from stoppages tonight, well up on their season average of 29 points. They averaged a league-high 40 points per game from this source last season.
22:26
Jy Simpkin has collected his 30th disposal - the most of any player in the game. He also leads the game in contested possessions with 13. Simpkin averaged 29 disposals, 12 contested possessions and six clearances in matches played on the road last season.
22:47
Lions Interchange - Dayne Zorko and is possibly out for the game.
23:17
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
24:39
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
25:18
Brisbane has doubled North Melbourne in marks, leading this statistic 125 to 62. North Melbourne entered tonight's match as one of only three teams to average more than 100 marks per game this season.
27:03
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
28:24
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
29:46
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
31:33
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
33:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
33:17
Brisbane enjoys their second-greatest ever win against North Melbourne, leading at the final siren by 108 points. Their ball movement was a stand-out all night, scoring 46 points from defensive 50 which is their most from this zone since Round 14, 2012.