Match

Brisbane Lions vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 23 Jul 2022

Pre Game

00:00

Brisbane have outscored their opponents by eight points per game from forward 50 possession chains over the last four rounds of the season, the third-highest scoring margin of any side from this zone of the ground.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:25

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)

04:19

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

05:16

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)

05:36

Early warning signs for the Suns, as the Lions have recorded 21 disposals at 84 per cent efficiency compared to six disposals at 33 per cent efficiency by Gold Coast, leading to Charlie Cameron's first goal which makes him the seventh Brisbane Lion to kick 200 goals for the club.

06:39

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)

10:18

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)

12:02

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)

13:02

Jack Lukosius converts to get the Suns on the board in tonight's match. The Suns have won the clearances outside the centre circle 4-2 so far in tonight's match, and have now launched the first goal from this source for the match.

14:01

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Elijah Hollands)

14:11

Elijah Hollands joins the "first kick, first goal" club as the 137th player to play an AFL match for the Gold Coast. The Suns have kicked two goals from set shots compared to just one behind for the Lions in the first term so far.

16:34

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)

17:45

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)

18:11

All of the Lions points in the match to this point have been launched from intercept possession chains. The Lions have outscored their opponents by an average of just under 15 points per game from this source in 2022, the fifth-highest margin of any side.

19:36

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)

23:26

Six of Brisbane's eight kicks entering their attacking 50 have found a teammate, compared to just three targets hit by foot by the Gold Coast from 11 attempts into their forward 50. As a result, the Lions lead the marks inside 50 count 4-2.

23:55

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)

27:52

The Lions have logged seven scoring shots from just nine inside 50 entries to be converting their territory to scores at 77 per cent efficiency. By comparison, the Suns have scored 3.1.19 from just 25 per cent of their 16 inside 50's in the first term.

30:25

Suns Interchange - David Swallow off due to the blood rule.

31:39

Brisbane have opened up a quarter-time lead for the 11th time in 2022, the equal fourth-highest number of leading margins at the quarter time break of any side in 2022. They have won on seven out of the 10 previous occasions they have lead at the first break this year.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:45

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)

02:49

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)

05:40

Jarrod Berry has already gained 207 metres in the second quarter alone. Only two players, Noah Anderson and Touk Miller, have gained more territory from their disposals for the whole match to this point.

06:16

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)

07:36

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)

09:22

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)

11:03

All three centre clearances, two to the Lions and one to the Suns, have launched a score so far in the second term. However, all three scores have been behinds. The Lions average 13.4 points per game from this source, ranked second in 2022; the Suns rank 10th from this source with 11 points per game launched.

11:43

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Ellis)

14:22

After the Lions won three of their five defensive one-on-one contest's in the opening term, the Suns have returned the favour in the second term so far, winning four of their five defensive one-on-one's. Since Round 12, both the Lions and Suns have won 31 defensive contests each, ranked equal sixth in the AFL in this span.

14:31

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

15:44

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

17:56

SCORE GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)

18:09

The last two goals for the Suns have come from intercept possession chains, after the first five goals of the game from this source were launched by Brisbane. Since the start of the bye rounds, the Suns have outscored their opponents by eight points per game from this source, ranked sixth in the AFL.

22:11

Since the three minute mark of the second term, the Suns have taken 19 out of the 20 marks recorded in the game during this span, including six contested marks. Over the last four rounds, the Suns have lost the contested mark count by 2.5 per game, the equal third-worst record of any side in this category.

22:47

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)

25:04

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

26:05

Rhys Mathieson has gone past 1000 career disposals this term, becoming the 65th Brisbane Lions player to achieve this feat since the merger.

29:18

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Elijah Hollands)

31:50

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)

32:34

The Suns have not beaten the Lions after leading at the half time break since Round 5, 2018.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:24

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Rhys Mathieson)

02:03

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)

02:29

Each side converts a centre bounce clearance into a goal to start the second term off in quick fashion. Since Round 12, the Suns have converted 24.4 per cent of their centre clearances to scores, ranked eighth, compared to a 19.5 per cent conversion rate for Brisbane out of the centre bounce, ranked 17th in this span.

03:55

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Ellis)

05:29

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

06:22

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

08:16

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)

11:18

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)

13:38

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)

13:59

The Lions get back-to-back goals launched from forward half intercept possessions to turn the momentum back in their favour rapidly. In today's match, the Lions have launched twice as many goals from forward half possession chains than the Suns (6-3).

17:51

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)

19:08

Since the start of the second quarter, the Lions kicking efficiency has been just breaking even at 51 per cent, well behind the Suns who have been kicking at 69 per cent efficiency since the first break. Since Round 12, both teams rank outside the top 10 in this category (Brisbane 11th at 66 per cent, Suns 16th at 62 per cent).

19:28

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)

22:23

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Elijah Hollands)

23:25

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)

24:36

Ben Ainsworth's goal came from the Suns fifth mark inside 50 for the term, and their third goal from this shot source in the third quarter, compared to just one mark inside 50 to the Lions this term for one goal.

26:14

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)

30:26

Suns Interchange - Charlie Ballard off due to an injury.

30:45

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)

32:24

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)

32:35

That goal to Mabior Chol was the Suns' first goal of the game from a shot at goal in the corridor tonight. They average just over nine goals per game from directly in front of the goals in 2022, ranked seventh.

33:32

Half of Touk Miller's equal term-high 10 disposals were involved in scoring chains for the Suns, the most of any player on the ground in the third quarter. His five handball-receives were also the most of any player for the third term.

Quarter 4

00:00

Charlie Ballard (knee) has been replaced by the medical substitute Oleg Markov at the three-quarter time break.

01:24

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

04:33

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)

04:56

Joe Daniher on his opposite side gets the score back to even to set up a big finish to tonight's match. That goal was Brisbane's second coast-to-coast goal from defensive 50 for the match. They average 2.4 goals per game from this zone in 2022, ranked equal second.

07:59

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

09:25

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Matt Rowell)

11:48

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)

12:17

Jarryd Lyons gets Brisbane's second goal of the game from a free kick and their fifth goal of the game from within 30 metres of the goal line. The Lions have scored 23 goals from free kicks in 2022, the fifth-lowest tally of any side.

14:21

Lions Interchange - Daniel Rich off due to an injury.

15:37

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Rhys Mathieson)

16:22

It's been largely one-way traffic for the Lions in the final term, winning the contested possession count 23-11. Their pressure factor has had it's largest quarter-to-quarter rise of the night as well, going from 1.51 in the third term to 2.10 in the final quarter.

16:48

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jeremy Sharp)

18:58

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)

19:52

Daniel Rich (concussion) has been replaced by the medical substitute Darcy Fort.

21:16

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Oscar McInerney)

22:02

That is the Lions second goal from a forward 50 stoppage in the final term, and their third of the match from this source. The Suns have scored just one goal from a forward half clearance chain in tonight's match.

23:16

Lions Interchange - Callum Ah Chee and is possibly out for the game.

24:36

While Jarrod Witts has dominated the ruck contests in tonight's match with 48 hitouts, 15 of those hitouts have been roved by opposition players, whereas only 10 have been palmed down to a teammate.

27:40

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)

27:52

Charlie Cameron gets the fifth goal of the term for the Lions to effectively shut the door on the Suns chances of breaking their hoodoo with their interstate rivals. After the Suns kicked 11 goals from set shots to six, the Lions have kicked the only three set shot goals of the final term to ice this match.

29:34

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)

31:22

Callum Ah Chee has played a big role in turning around the Lions fortunes in tonight's match. His 10 intercept possessions is a game-high tonight, and he launched four of those intercepts for goals, the only player on the ground with multiple intercept possession goal launches.

32:45

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Izak Rankine)

32:52

Brisbane outscored the Suns 7.4.46 to 2.2.14 from shots at goal in general play to win their eighth Q Clash in a row. They also dominated the Suns in forward half with 10 goals to three in the Lions favour from this zone.