Match

Brisbane Lions vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 15 Apr 2023

Pre Game

00:00
An interesting match-up regarding ball transition awaits in this contest today. North Melbourne and Brisbane have both played a careful and deliberate style when in possession this year, ranking last and second-last respectively for playing on immediately from a mark.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
02:52
Jaidyn Stephenson has scored the opening goal of the match following a holding-the-ball free kick deep inside North Melbourne's forward 50. Stephenson is the No. 1 tackler inside 50 for North Melbourne this year, laying six in the first four rounds – three more than any other North Melbourne player.
03:42
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
06:41
Brisbane has the early advantage at stoppages, winning four of the first five clearances. Brisbane averages 44.5 clearances per match this season – ranked No. 1.
07:54
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Harry Sheezel)
11:21
An early win for North Melbourne is their aerial presence, already taking three intercept marks compared to Brisbane's one. North Melbourne is ranked last for intercept marks this season, averaging 13.3 per match.
11:37
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
13:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
13:51
Two of North Melbourne's four goals this quarter have been sourced from stoppages. Brisbane has conceded an average of 42 points sourced from stoppages this season – ranked second-last defensively.
18:14
Jy Simpkin has provided North Melbourne with a strong physical presence, laying a game-high four tackles and also leading the game in pressure acts with seven. Simpkin has won 31 disposals in each of his last two games against the Lions – also generating a total of 13 clearances.
18:53
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
21:02
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
22:28
Brisbane has scored two consecutive goals launched from their defensive 50 zone. The Lions rank ninth for defensive 50 scores this season averaging 15 points per game, down on their 2022 ranking of third.
22:39
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Darcy Wilmot)
25:25
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
26:56
Jaidyn Stephenson has scored his second goal of the match from a free kick. Stephenson was one of two multiple goalkickers last round against the Blues with an equal team-high three goals. He also had five inside 50s and one score assist.
27:12
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
29:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Darcy Fort)
29:59
It has been an accurate start in front of goals for both sides, with there being 10 goals scored before the first behind. Brisbane has recorded the second-best goalkicking accuracy this season (54.9%) whilst North Melbourne ranks ninth with an accuracy of 47.3%.
33:10
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
33:16
North Melbourne scored three goals from boundary throw-ins in the opening quarter. North Melbourne had only scored six goals for the season from boundary throw-ins coming into today's match, with a season-high 2.5 (17) points scored last week against Carlton from these events.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:03
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Will Phillips)
02:45
North Melbourne currently leads uncontested possessions 61 to 50. They rank third last for uncontested possession differential this season, averaging 18 fewer of these possession types against their opposition.
03:39
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
05:26
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
05:39
Kangaroos Interchange - Jy Simpkin off due to an injury.
06:16
Lachie Neale has accumulated possessions at will today, winning a game-high 15 disposals at 87% efficiency. Neale is averaging 25 disposals per match this season - his fewest in a season since 2014.
07:57
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
09:39
Kangaroos Interchange - Will Phillips off due to an injury.
09:48
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Darcy Fort)
10:32
An improvement for the Lions today has been their post-clearance groundball wins, leading this stat 23 to 17 currently. Brisbane has lost the post-clearance groundballs by 13.3 per game – ranked last in the competition.
10:57
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
15:30
Harry Sheezel's strong form is continuing today, leading his team in disposals (15), contested possessions (seven), and metres gained (297). Sheezel averages 31.8 disposals and 539 metres gained this season - both ranked No. 1 at the club.
16:39
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
18:20
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
18:57
Brisbane has doubled North Melbourne's disposals this quarter, leading 80 to 40. They have won 11 more contested possessions and lead inside 50s 12 to three for the term.
20:19
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
21:05
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
22:22
Kangaroos Interchange - Jy Simpkin off due to an injury.
22:39
Brisbane is capitalising off North Melbourne's turnovers, leading intercept possessions 17 to 11 this quarter. The Lions have now scored 8.3 (51) sourced from turnovers - 32 more points than North Melbourne from this source.
25:48
Joe Daniher has scored three goals this quarter - a feat he has only achieved once as a Lion. His four goals to half-time is an equal career-best in a first half - last achieving this feat in Round 19, 2017.
28:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
29:24
Both teams have been very efficient once inside 50, with the Lions scoring 10 goals from their 29 entries (34.5% conversion) and North Melbourne scoring seven goals from their 22 inside 50s (31.8% conversion). Brisbane averages a goal from 24.9% of their entries this season, whilst North Melbourne's conversion is 22.3%.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:29
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
01:39
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
02:31
North Melbourne's opening score of the second half was sourced from a Jack Ziebell kick-in - his fifth kick-in of the match. The Kangaroos have launched an inside 50 from 50% of Jack Ziebell’s kick-ins this season – the highest percentage of the top-25 kick-in players in the AFL.
03:42
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
03:55
Kangaroos Interchange - Harry Sheezel off due to an injury.
07:06
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
07:59
Brisbane is controlling territory in the third quarter, generating seven of the first eight inside 50s of the term. Since quarter time, 70% of the play has been held in Brisbane's forward half of the ground.
08:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
09:48
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Darcy Wilmot)
10:31
Jarrod Berry has sent the ball inside 50 an equal game-high five times. Berry has generated the most inside 50s for Brisbane this season with 21 – four more than the next best in Hugh McCluggage.
13:14
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
13:27
Brisbane has generated eight inside 50s from 20 possession chains originating in their defensive 50 this afternoon - a conversion of 40%. The Lions have launched an inside 50 from 13.3% of their defensive 50 chains this season – the worst percentage in the AFL and well below the league average of 22.8%.
13:53
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Liam Shiels)
15:43
North Melbourne has generated their second score of the quarter from a kick-in. North Melbourne has conceded the most points from kick-ins this season, averaging 10 points against from this source – six points more than the AFL average. They have held Brisbane scoreless from this source today.
16:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
17:51
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
19:02
Charlie Cameron has scored his first goal of the match following his first target inside 50. Cameron was the most targeted Brisbane forward in the first month of football, attracting one more target than Jack Gunston, and two more than both Joe Daniher and Eric Hipwood.
19:26
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
21:54
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
23:02
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
23:58
Brisbane has won 21 more contested possessions than North Melbourne, with Lachie Neale leading the way with 14 of his own contested possessions. 43% of the possessions won by Brisbane this season have been won in a contested manner – the second-highest percentage of any side this season.
25:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
26:33
Brisbane has now scored 7.5 (47) for the quarter - their highest-scoring quarter of the season. Brisbane's highest-scoring quarter last season also came against North Melbourne, when they scored 9.5 (59) in the final quarter of their Round 3 clash.
27:28
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
28:47
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
31:11
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
31:15
Charlie Cameron accumulated four disposals in the third quarter, scoring three goals and assisting in another with his possessions. Cameron was involved in two offensive one-on-one contests in the quarter, winning both of these contests.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:15
Neither side has been strong in fourth quarters this season, both losing three of their four final terms this season. The Lions have been outscored by 52 points in final quarters – the worst differential in the AFL.
01:43
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
02:48
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
03:52
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
05:24
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
05:32
North Melbourne has generated the first five inside 50s of the quarter, scoring four times from these entries. The Kangaroos generated 20 inside 50s in the final term last round – their equal-second-most in that term since 2018.
06:49
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
08:28
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
08:49
Griffin Logue has now taken 12 intercept marks and six contested intercept marks this season – ranked No.1 at the club in both measures. No other North Melbourne player has taken more than three contested intercept marks.
09:11
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Darcy Fort)
11:40
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Dunkley)
12:50
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Conor McKenna)
14:01
Oscar McInerney has won four hard ball gets today, with only Josh Dunkley (five) winning more in the match. McInerney won 26 hard ball gets in the first four rounds of the season – the most of any player in the AFL.
15:22
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
18:01
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
19:06
Brisbane has generated eight scoring shots from forward 50 launches today, scoring 4.4 (28) from this zone. Brisbane averages 24.5 points from forward 50 launches – ranked second in the AFL.
19:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
20:54
Brisbane has now taken 28 marks inside 50 - equalling their club record set in Round 15, 2009 against Gold Coast.
21:55
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
23:13
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
23:53
Brisbane's efficiency when entering their forward 50 has been impressive today. They have converted 38 of their 61 inside 50s into scores today (62.3% conversion). The Lions average a score from 41.8% of their attacking 50 entries this season.
25:55
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
26:11
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
27:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Conor McKenna)
27:42
Joe Daniher and Eric Hipwood have combined for 17 shots at goal for nine goals as well as taking 17 marks inside 50. Brisbane has averaged 11 marks inside 50 in their opening four rounds of the season.
29:50
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
30:58
Brisbane finished the match with a club-record 33 marks inside 50. The last time any team took more marks inside 50 was back in Round 12, 2007 (Hawthorn’s 37 forward 50 marks against Carlton). The Lions outscored North Melbourne by 70 points from turnovers and 12 points from stoppages.