Pre Game
00:00
The Lions have lost four of their last five finals at the Gabba by an average margin of 23 points.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:57
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
03:33
Lions Interchange - Oscar McInerney off due to an injury.
04:05
Daniel Rioli kicks the opening goal of the elimination final. He has had a career best season off half-back, averaging 21 disposals at 84 per cent efficiency from 22 games.
05:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Maurice Rioli)
06:28
Oscar McInerney has been substituted out of the game. Callum Ah Chee is his replacement. Joe Daniher took the most recent centre bounce in McInerney's absence.
08:06
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
10:32
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
10:59
Richmond has enjoyed the territorial advantage to date, recording five more inside 50s than the Lions and enjoying 58 per cent time in forward half. The Tigers also enjoy an early advantage of 12 in uncontested possession.
11:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
14:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
16:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
19:34
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
19:49
Brisbane have generated five forward half intercepts resulting in 2.0.12. The Tigers have four forward half intercepts for 1.0.6. The Lions rank third this season for scores from forward half intercepts, while Richmond ranks No.1 in this area.
21:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Jack Payne)
22:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
23:30
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
24:30
Richmond leads intercept marks six to one, with total intercepts locked at 17 apiece. Four of Nick Vlastuin's seven disposals have come via an intercept possession.
25:46
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
25:59
It is definitely a forward half game in the opening quarter. Three of Richmond's four goals have come form forward half chains, while both of Brisbane's goals have been launched from its front half.
27:59
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
33:56
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
33:59
With Brisbane ruckman Oscar McInerney lasting only three minutes, Richmond has dominated the hitouts 14 to four. They haven't capitalised on this, with the Lions winning the clearances by four for the term, led by Lachie Neale who has five clearances in the opening term.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
03:00
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
03:53
The matchup between Shai Bolton and Brandon Starcevich has been intriguing. Starcevich has eight disposals and leads his team with three intercepts, but Bolton is making his disposals count with four disposals, three score involvements and two goals.
06:04
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
06:43
The Lions have recorded five of the first six inside 50s of the second term to tie the inside 50 count up at 20. Both sides have kicked five goals from these 20 entries, a strike rate of 25 per cent.
09:32
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
11:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
12:24
Richmond is starting to get its turnover game going, leading scores from intercepts 4.4.28 to 2.2.14. The Tigers have 10 forward half intercepts, resulting in 3.0.18.
14:44
Tigers Interchange - Daniel Rioli off due to an injury.
15:08
Lachie Neale has been enormous for the Lions, with 16 disposals, 11 contested possessions and eight clearances already.
15:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
17:49
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Darcy Wilmot)
18:18
Thanks to Lachie Neale, the Lions enjoy an advantage of seven in clearances and a lead of 3.2.20 to 2.0.12 in scores from stoppages. Richmond's best avenue to winning a clearance has been Toby Nankervis grabbing it out of the ruck, the Tiger skipper leading Richmond with three clearances.
19:21
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
21:06
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
22:57
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
24:49
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Ross)
24:58
Richmond continues to cash in from forward half intercepts. The Tigers have 13 forward half intercepts for the match for 5.0.30. Brisbane has nine forward half intercepts for 3.1.19.
26:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
28:02
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
29:20
Since the 20-minute mark of the second quarter, Richmond has won seven of the last eight clearances of the match allowing them to own territory. Dion Prestia has come to life with three clearances and four inside 50s over the time period
33:32
Dion Prestia has been subbed out of the game, replaced by Shane Edwards. It is a blow to the Tigers, with Prestia having totalled 12 disposals in the first half, along with a team-high six clearances and five inside 50s.
35:04
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
05:32
The Lions have started the third term strongly. They have the first four inside 50s of the quarter and have owned the football, leading the early disposal count 23 to 10. The ball has spent 78 per cent of the time in Brisbane's forward half, with the Lions regaining the lead courtesy of a Lincoln McCarthy goal.
09:02
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
09:07
The Lions recorded the first seven inside 50s of the third term, but failed to properly capitalise, only kicking 1.1.7 from this dominance. From its first inside 50 of the quarter, Richmond kicks a goal to regain the lead.
10:56
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
11:07
Both sides trade goals from centre bounce clearances, with the Tigers regaining the lead once again, the 12th lead change of the match. Centre bounce clearances are ten to nine in Richmond's favour, with Brisbane kicking 3.0.18 from this score source and the Tigers kicking 2.0.12.
12:44
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
16:59
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Maurice Rioli)
17:27
The Tigers continue to make the Lions pay from forward half intercepts. Richmond now has 16 forward half intercepts, resulting in 6.0.36. The Lions 16 forward half intercepts have yielded them 4.2.26.
18:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
23:10
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
23:28
Richmond leads scores from intercepts 9.4.58 to 5.5.35 for the match. This quarter has seen the Tigers kick three of their four goals via intercepts. Nick Vlastuin leads all comers with nine intercept possessions for the match.
25:37
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
27:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
30:18
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Deven Robertson)
30:28
The Lions have kicked the last two goals of the match from forward 50 intercepts. They have generated seven forward 50 intercepts for 3.2.20, while Richmond have 2.0.12 from its four forward 50 intercepts.
32:11
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tyler Sonsie)
33:32
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
35:35
Toby Nankervis is finally wearing down the makeshift ruck combination of McStay and Daniher. The Richmond skipper has 23 disposals, 16 contested possessions, 15 stoppage first possessions, 11 hitouts to advantage and seven clearances.
36:00
At three-quarter time, the scoring profiles of both sides are remarkably similar. Both sides have kicked 5.2.32 from stoppages, which includes an identical 3.0.18 from centre bounce clearances. Both sides have also kicked seven goals apiece from forward half chains, with the Tigers narrowly outscoring Brisbane 9.4.58 to 8.5.53 from intercepts.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:21
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
00:35
The Lions get the opening goal of the quarter courtesy of a familiar source - a Lachie Neale clearance. The Lions midfielder has 13 clearances for the match, three away from equalling the 16 clearances from Josh Kennedy in the 2011 Grand Final, the most clearances recorded in a final.
04:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
06:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
07:40
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
08:54
After Richmond took the lead through Jack Riewoldt, the Lions respond again as a result of another Lachie Neale centre bounce clearance. Neale now has 14 clearances and the Lions have kicked 5.0.30 from centre bounce clearances, their best result from this score source for the season.
11:09
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
11:20
Jack Riewoldt responds again from almost the identical position to give the Tigers the lead back again, the 16th lead change of the match. The Tigers have been a very accurate 10.2.62 from set shots tonight. The Lions have kicked 7.4.46 from this shot type.
16:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
19:26
The Lions enjoy an advantage of eight in contested possession in the final quarter. For the match it is an advantage of seven in Brisbane's favour. Lachie Neale has 20 contested possessions for the Lions while Toby Nankervis has 17 for the Tigers.
27:22
The Tigers lead the contested mark count 15 to five. In the forward half of the ground, it is 11 to two in Richmond's favour.
28:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
29:23
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
31:39
Without Oscar McInerney, the Lions midfield did well to win the clearances by six and outscore the Tigers 7.2.44 to 5.3.33 from this score source.