Match

Brisbane Lions vs Fremantle

Commentary / 29 Apr 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Lions have won five of their last seven games against the Dockers by an average margin of 45 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:05
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Young)
02:26
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
02:53
On the back of booting a career-high seven goals in Round 6, Charlie Cameron gets the first goal of the match - his fourth in the first term in 2023.
05:10
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
07:02
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
08:03
Brisbane has been more efficient with the ball in hard early in the first term - leading the inside 50 count 6-2 despite having 14 few disposals - having the last six inside 50s of the match.
08:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
09:58
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jack Gunston)
10:38
Both of the Lions' goals for the match have come from forward 50 turnovers on the back of some excellent pressure. They rank third in the AFL in scores from forward half turnovers.
13:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
14:41
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
16:44
Conor McKenna has provided tremendous drive from defence - pumping the ball inside an equal game-high four times. He has also gained more territory with his disposals than any player on the ground.
18:37
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
18:58
The Dockers have been off target in this first term as Bailey Banfield registers his first score of the match with a behind. He booted a career-high four goals when he last faced Brisbane in Round 12 last season.
20:46
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jaeger O'Meara)
21:13
The Dockers get on the scoreboard with their first goal of the match through Jaeger O'Meara in his 150th AFL game via a defensive 50 stoppage chain - their first for the year via that source.
23:31
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
25:20
The groundballs have been an issue for Fremantle this season - losing that count by 15.5 per game which ranks last in the AFL. They are negative seven in that measure late in the opening term.
26:48
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
29:26
Daniel Rich has set the Lions up from half-back - with 10 disposals and a kicking efficiency of 88%. He has also been direct with a game-high 299 metres gained, while also winning three intercepts.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Will Ashcroft)
01:33
Will Ashcroft kicks his first goal of the match and fourth of the season and Brisbane's second from a clearance chain. He was quiet in the first term with just two disposals.
03:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jack Gunston)
05:28
Fremantle needs to lift around the stoppages - trailing the first possession count 14-8 and clearances 14-7. It has also been outscored 14 points to six from stoppage.
08:09
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Will Ashcroft)
08:23
Brisbane has opened up a game-high 27-point lead on the back of Will Ashcroft's second goal of the term. The inside 50 count is becoming a worry for the Dockers - conceding 26 so far while managing just 10 themselves.
09:56
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
13:34
Caleb Serong continues to find plenty of the ball - amassing a game-high 17 disposals midway through the second term. He has won 30 or more disposals in four of his last five games and entered the round fourth in the AFL for disposals.
13:43
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Sturt)
15:48
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
16:57
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
17:34
Brisbane has doubled Fremantle's kicks into the forward 50 - having 20 to 10. Dayne Zorko has had an equal game-high five kicks into the forward 50, of which four have been retained by the Lions.
20:10
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Sturt)
21:01
Dockers Interchange - Sam Sturt off due to an injury.
21:18
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Conor McKenna)
21:26
Lions Interchange - Lincoln McCarthy off due to an injury.
22:42
Most of the damage on the scoreboard has come from Brisbane's work inside 50 - scoring 26 points to just two from forward 50 chains. It averages 25 points per game from forward 50 chains across the season - ranked equal-first in the AFL.
24:46
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
25:19
The game could be slipping away from Fremantle after the Lions have kicked six of the last seven goals of the game. The Lions are punishing turnovers accordingly - outscoring Fremantle 34-4 from that source.
26:53
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
28:57
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
30:26
The Lions concede their first goal of the match from the opposition's forward 50 chain. They concede 11.3 points per game from that source - ranked No.1 defensively.
32:18
If the Dockers are to get back into the game, they need a lift from Michael Walters who has had just three disposals in the first half. He has had no impact on the scoreboard - having just one tackle to his name.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:38
The Dockers generate their first inside 50 from entry from a defensive 50 chain for the match from a tally of 18 chains. It paid dividends as Jaeger O'Meara kicks his second goal of the game.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
07:41
The Lions generate their first goal of the game from a throw-in clearance chain. They rank 15th in the league in scores from throw-in clearance differential entering this game.
10:05
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
12:46
Oscar McInereny's eighth hitout-to-advantage for the game sets up Joe Daniher's first goal. The ruck battle has been a close one - with McInerney trailing the direct hitout-to-advantage battle 7-6 with Sean Darcy.
12:59
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
14:23
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
14:56
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
15:50
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
16:31
Dockers Interchange - Jye Amiss off due to an injury.
16:37
Fremantle has made the most of its defensive midfield transition - scoring 3.1 (19) from that zone to Brisbane's inaccurate 1.4 (10) as Luke Jackson kicks his first goal of the afternoon.
18:40
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
19:12
The momentum is now with Fremantle as it has kicked five of the last seven goals of the game. It has generated four goals from just seven inside 50s for the third term.
20:01
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
22:33
Lachie Neale's work in the clinches has been once again a highlight - winning a game-high 15 contested possessions - five more than any other player on the ground. He ranks ninth in the AFL for contested possessions this season.
23:40
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
25:45
The Dockers have increased its pressure in every term so far, beginning with a pressure factor of 171 in the first term, 198 in the second term and now a match-high 206 in the third term.
26:42
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
28:07
The Lions have now scored more points from stoppages (40) compared to turnovers (36). Of their 40 points from stoppages, only one point has been from a centre bounce clearance.
28:52
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
33:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nathan O'Driscoll)
33:04
The Lions' ability to win the ball back in their forward half has played a key role in opening up a 34-point lead. It has scored 6.2 (38) from attacking midfield chains compared to just 1.2 (8).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:07
Lions Interchange - Dayne Zorko off due to an injury.
02:08
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
04:43
Lachie Neale continues to lead the way for the Lions as he gathers his 31st disposal of the game - his equal-most against his former side Fremantle. He has also generated 11 clearances from 12 first possessions.
05:05
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
06:42
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
07:31
Brisbane has had a variety of targets inside the forward 50, with Eric Hipwood (nine) the leading target on the ground. Charlie Cameron (seven) and Jack Gunston (six) are the next most used. Sean Darcy is one of just two Dockers to be targeted three times inside 50.
09:01
Lions Interchange - Daniel Rich and is possibly out for the game.
10:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
10:58
Brisbane reach 100 points for the fourth time in their last four matches as Charlie Cameron becomes the sixth Lion to boot multiple goals.
13:53
Brisbane has been efficient from set shot opportunities this afternoon - booting 10.2 from that source compared to Fremantle's 5.3. All 10 of the Lions' set shots have come from marks.
15:31
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
16:11
The Dockers' defence has struggled to defend stoppages in their defensive 50 - conceding 3.2 (20) from that source. They have also conceded 20 points from defensive 50 turnovers.
16:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
19:58
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
21:09
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
22:16
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
23:49
We have seen contrasting game styles this afternoon from both teams. Brisbane has recorded a kick-to-handball ratio of 2.64 compared to Fremantle's 1.03. The Lions entered the round with the second-highest kick-to-handball ratio in the AFL.
28:47
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Will Ashcroft)
30:48
Fremantle was smashed at the stoppages - losing the clearances 46-29. It was also outscored 10.5 (65) to 3.2 (20) from clearance chains.