Pre Game
00:00
Brisbane has conceded 12 goals from 50-metre penalties this season, the most of any team.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:21
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
01:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
01:43
Melbourne's first two scores of the game have come from the first two centre bounce clearances of the match. The Demons average 13 points per game from centre bounces, ranked sixth. The 1.1.7 they have scored is already more than they scored from this source when the two sides met in Round 15.
02:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
07:30
Melbourne leads the contested possession count by 12 already in the match. When the two sides met in Round 15, the Demons won the contested possession differential by 38, their best result in any game this season.
09:15
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jake Lever)
09:58
Jake Lever kicks Melbourne's fourth career goal in his 134th career game and his first in a Melbourne jumper. The last time he kicked a goal was in Round 7, 2017 when he played for the Crows.
11:25
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
13:05
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
15:08
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Ben Brown)
19:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
19:51
After losing four of the first five clearances of the match, the Lions have won seven of the last nine clearances.
20:26
Demons Interchange - Ben Brown off due to an injury.
21:58
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Ed Langdon)
22:04
Melbourne are making the Lions pay from turnover, with nine Melbourne intercepts resulting in 3.1.19. The Lions have failed to score from their six intercepts to date.
30:45
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
32:02
Angus Brayshaw has been handed the responsibility of quelling Lachie Neale. The Demon leads all comers with 10 disposals, five contested possessions and two clearances. Neale has had six disposals and four tackles in the opening term. While both players have found the football, they are going at 17 per cent and 25 per cent efficiency by foot respectively.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:23
Lions Interchange - Jarrod Berry off due to an injury.
02:38
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
03:55
The Lions have started the second quarter well with the first four inside 50s of the quarter, kicking 1.1.7 as a result.
06:03
Kosi Pickett has been dynamic inside forward 50 tonight. The Demon small forward already has three goals to his name from six disposals, while he has also recorded a score assist.
06:16
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
14:01
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Ben Brown)
14:23
While the Lions have broken even in the contested possession count and lead the inside 50s this quarter, Melbourne has still outscored them 2.0.12 to 1.1.7, due in part to the Lions going at just 50 per cent by foot for the term. Melbourne has a kicking efficiency of 64 per cent this quarter.
18:42
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
19:33
Kosi Pickett now has four goals from seven disposals. It represents just the third time in his career, that the Demon livewire has kicked four goals in a match. Pickett's career high is six goals, kicked five weeks ago in Round 18 against Port Adelaide.
20:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
20:58
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
22:33
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
22:54
Melbourne has kicked 11 goals from just 22 inside 50s, a strike rate of 50 per cent. This season, the Demons have averaged a goal from just 22 per cent of their inside 50s, ranked 17th.
23:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Ed Langdon)
29:43
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
32:20
Melbourne has scored 8.0.48 from defensive half chains already tonight, its second highest score from this area this season. Six of these goals have come from intercepts, also its second highest tally this year.
33:53
It was a ruthlessly efficient display from the Demons in the second quarter, kicking 7.1.43 from just 12 entries. In total, Melbourne has 13 goals from just 26 inside 50s, a strike rate of 50 per cent. The Lions also have 26 forward 50 entries, for just two goals.
33:55
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:36
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
03:08
The Lions need to play perfect footy in the second half and have started as well as they possibly can. They have won the first two centre bounce clearances, leading to the first four inside 50s of the term, kicking 2.0.12 as a result, both from intercepts.
08:07
The Lions lead the contested possession count by eight in the third quarter, after trailing in this area by 13 in the first half. This has afforded Brisbane the territorial advantage, enjoying 63 per cent time in forward half for the term.
10:23
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
17:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
18:49
Melbourne has been an accurate 8.0.48 from set shots tonight. The Lions have kicked 4.1.25 from this shot type.
19:13
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
19:26
The Demons have been almost as effective from snaps as they have been form set shots tonight. Christian Petracca just kicked his second snap goal of the night, with Melbourne kicking 7.2.44 from this shot type. Brisbane has the solitary behind from snaps.
20:27
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
21:06
One area the Lions have performed well in is the centre bounce clearances, leading this area 12 to six. Both teams have scored 2.2.14 from this score source.
23:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
24:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Jack Payne)
27:50
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
28:07
The Lions have generated 23 possession chains from their attacking midfield zone, but have scored just 1.3.9 from these chains. Conversely, Melbourne have generated only 14 attacking midfield chains, but have scored 5.0.30 from these chains.
29:54
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
31:37
Brownlow Medal fancies Lachie Neale and Clayton Oliver both have 23 disposals apiece, along with an identical 15 contested possessions. Oliver leads the clearances nine to four.
32:38
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
03:17
Christian Petracca is rounding into form just in time for September. The reigning Norm Smith medalist has 22 disposals, 10 contested possessions, five inside 50s, a match-high nine score involvements and two goals tonight.
06:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
09:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
10:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
12:02
Luke Jackson kicks a much deserved goal for the Demons. The Demon ruckman has had a very efficient game with nine of his 13 disposals being score involvements. Twelve of Jackson's 16 hitouts have also been to advantage tonight.
15:00
Demons Interchange - Luke Jackson off due to an injury.
15:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
17:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
19:11
Melbourne leads the contested possession count by 15. The Demons average 14 more contested possessions per game than their opposition, ranked No.1 in the competition. They have won the contested possession count by double figures in 15 of 21 games before tonight.
22:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
24:17
The Demons have outscored Brisbane 11.4.70 to 4.6.30 from intercepts tonight. It is the fourth time this season that Melbourne has scored 70 points or more from intercepts this season.
24:47
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
27:33
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
28:28
Clayton Oliver finished the match with 30 disposals, 20 contested possessions and 13 clearances. It is the 15th time this season Oliver has totalled 30 or more disposals, the seventh time he has had over 20 contested possessions and the seventh time he has registered double figures in clearances.