Pre Game
00:00
Brisbane has enjoyed a strong recent history against the Giants, winning four of their last five matches against this opposition. Troubling the scorers has not been an issue for the Lions, scoring an average of 100 points in these matches.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
06:11
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
06:29
Toby Greene's impressive form against the Lions continues, scoring the opening goal of the match following a 50 metre penalty. Since 2019, Greene averages 20.3 disposals, 1.3 score assists and 3.0 goals against the Lions.
07:52
A notable positional change for the Giants, with Nick Haynes lining up in defence for his side. Haynes had spent 80% of his playing time from round 15 to round 17 playing as a forward.
10:34
The Giants have been ferocious in the early stages, laying 12 tackles compared to three by the Lions. The Giants have been a strong tackling team all season, ranking second for tackles with an average of 62 per match.
11:05
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
14:09
The Lions are on top in the territory contest, generating eight of the first 10 inside 50s. They have not been able to capitalise on these entries though, scoring once whilst the Giants have scored from both of their attacking 50 entries.
14:29
Giants Interchange - Josh Kelly off due to an injury.
16:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
17:10
Brisbane is in control at stoppages, winning the last seven clearances. The Giants have not won a clearance in the last 15 minutes of the match.
21:29
The Lions are dominating groundballs in their forward half, winning 16 in the opening 20 minutes of the match. They won 34 forward half groundballs for the entire match last round against Essendon.
24:29
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
25:19
Sam Taylor has been an imposing figure in defence for the Giants in this opening term, winning six contested possessions to go with his 12 disposals. His eight intercept possessions this term is the equal-most won by any player in a single quarter this season.
27:23
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
29:32
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GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
30:43
Brisbane's efficiency when going inside 50 improved as the quarter progressed, with most of their scoring coming late in the term. In the first 20 minutes, the Lions scored one goal from 11 inside 50s. Time-on was a different story however, as the Lions scored three goals from four inside 50s.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:03
Rhys Mathieson's return to the senior side for the Lions has reaped immediate rewards, with Mathieson winning a game-high five clearances. The Giants have only won six clearances as a team, with no player winning more than one individually.
02:55
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
05:59
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GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
08:16
Brisbane's clearance dominance is now starting to have an impact on the scoreboard, with their last two goals coming from this source. The Lions lead clearances 22 to seven for the match, and they have won seven of the eight clearances this quarter.
08:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
09:22
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GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
10:18
The Giants have scored their second goal of the match launched from defensive 50. This has been an area of weakness for the Lions, who conceded 26 points from the defensive 50 last round against Essendon – their worst result defensively this season.
13:06
The Lions' effort at the contest today has been a dramatic improvement from recent performances. The Lions have been smashed at the contest throughout the last month of football. They rank 18th for both contested possessions differential as well as clearance differential in this time. They lead contested possessions by 10 and clearances by 15 today.
15:12
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
15:23
A strong set shot from 45 metres out to Eric Hipwood sees the margin extend to 19 points for the Lions. Hipwood has now kicked seven goals for the season, having recorded a career-low shot at goal accuracy of 35.3% this season.
17:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
19:41
Despite trailing on the scoreboard, the Giants are putting in a much better effort in regards to their pressure than last week. The Giants have recorded a pressure factor of 194 today. They recorded a pressure factor of 162 last week against Port Adelaide – their lowest result since round 8 and well below their season average of 182.
20:57
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BEHIND - Lions (Rhys Mathieson)
22:47
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GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
24:24
Toby Greene has been a shining light for the Giants in the first half, scoring three of his side's four goals. This makes it 16 goals in Greene's last five matches against the Lions.
27:52
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
30:52
Two late goals to Toby Greene reduces the half-time margin to just seven points. 4 goals to half-time is the equal-most that Toby Greene has scored in his career, and is on track to challenge his career-best result of seven goals in a match coming earlier this season against the Bulldogs. Greene has only scored more than five goals once in his career.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
03:56
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BEHIND - Lions (Rhys Mathieson)
04:10
Brisbane has been the highest-scoring team in third quarters this season, scoring 67 goals in these terms throughout 2022 – eight more than the next best team coming into round 18.
07:10
All five goals scored by the Giants have been launched from their defensive half of the ground. The Giants average 29 points per match from this zone.
09:13
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GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
09:55
Hugh McCluggage's impact on the scoreboard has been a standout today, scoring three goals to go with his game-high 18 disposals. McCluggage is now one goal short of his career-best result of four goals, which he achieved in round 8 of this season against the Eagles.
12:22
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BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
13:07
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BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
13:41
The third quarter has been all one-way traffic, with the Lions generating all 10 of the inside 50s this quarter. 84% of the play has been held in the Lions' forward half this term.
14:28
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
16:19
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GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
18:57
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
19:05
Brisbane now leads clearances by 22, clearly surpassing their best differential this season when they won nine more clearances than St Kilda in round 13. No team has won more than 24 clearances than their opposition this season.
21:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
22:30
A key area of the match that the Lions are excelling in is their ability to score from forward 50 stoppages today. The Lions have been the best team at scoring from these stoppages this season, averaging 11 points per match. Today they have scored 3.3(21) from these stoppages, their second-best result of the season.
25:45
The Giants have been the worst side at converting inside 50s into scores in the last three rounds. They have scored from 32% of their attacking entries, and generated a goal from 17% of these inside 50s – both ranked 18th. They have improved this today, scoring a goal from 29% of their inside 50s.
27:15
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
29:14
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GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
29:16
The Giants generated just three inside 50s in the third quarter – their fewest in a quarter this season. This is the fewest inside 50s that Brisbane has ever conceded in a single quarter (excluding the shortened matches in 2020).
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:45
Since Round 10, the GWS Giants have won the final term in five of their six games – ranked equal-second.
02:56
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
04:25
Brisbane has not conceded a score from centre bounces today, after conceding a season-worst 38 points to the Bombers from this source last round. Since Round 11, Brisbane has been outscored by 5.1 points per game from centre bounce clearances – ranked 17th.
05:11
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
07:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
08:25
Whilst the Giants are trailing in contested possessions by 19, most of this differential has been lost pre-clearance. The Giants only trail in post-clearance contested possessions by one. Sam Taylor has won the most post-clearance contested possessions in the match with 12.
15:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
15:56
Giants Interchange - Jacob Wehr off due to the blood rule.
16:18
The Giants are still yet to score a goal from a forward half chain. They have only three times in their history gone goalless from forward-half scoring chains - the 2017 Grand Final being the most recent occurrence.
17:06
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GOAL - Lions (Keidean Coleman)
19:01
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BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
20:48
Rhys Mathieson has won the most contested possessions in the game with 17, closely followed by Darcy Fort with 15. Both of these are career-highs for the respective players, whilst Mathieson has also set a career-high for clearances with 10.
21:47
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
23:04
Brisbane has conceded three points from stoppages to the Giants - the third time this season that they have held their opposition goalless from this source.
23:51
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GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
25:07
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BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
26:52
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GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
27:03
A late goal to Harry Himmelberg has capped off a strong performance despite his team's result. Himmelberg has reached 30 disposals for the third time in his career, as well as winning 10 intercept possessions (for of these being marks).
31:58
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GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
32:01
The Lions were far too good for the Giants on the back of a complete dominance at stoppages. They won clearances 49-24, their best differential for the season, and outscored the Giants by 30 points from this source.