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Pre Game
00:00
Geelong is the only team in the competition to average 100 points against top-eight opposition this season.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Darcy Wilmot)
02:34
This game is the battle of the two highest-scoring teams in the league with Brisbane averaging 99.4 points a game and Geelong 96.4.
04:22
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
05:49
Eric Hipwwod has kicked the first goal of the game. In six of his last seven at the Gabba, he has kicked multiple goals - reaching 10 disposals in all but two games.
06:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
07:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jack Bowes)
10:04
Tom Stewart has already amassed four intercept possessions. He averages 6.7 a game, ranked 10th in the league.
11:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
14:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Will Ashcroft)
16:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Jack Gunston)
17:14
Brisbane only plays on immediately from 19% of their marks this year, ranked 18th. Today, they have played on 43% of the time after a mark, attempting to move the ball quicker.
18:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
20:03
Brisbane's kicking efficiency is currently 56%, well below their season average of 66.5 (ranked 7th). They have had 12 clanger kicks in the quarter, the most of any quarter this year.
20:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
22:28
Cats Interchange - Patrick Dangerfield off due to the blood rule.
22:41
Lions Interchange - Dayne Zorko off due to the blood rule.
26:55
Lachie Neale dropped below 20 disposals for the first time last week. He has had seven disposals in the first quarter, three clearances, and four contested possessions.
27:06
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
27:10
Brisbane leads the inside 50 counts 19-7, Both teams have struggled to maintain the ball inside their 50 with only four tackles laid inside 50 overall (2-2).
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:39
The first quarter was the first goalless quarter for Geelong since Round 15 2021, also against Brisbane.
05:12
Brisbane leads the clearances (12-7), contested possessions (40-28), and inside 50's (22-8) but have yet to fully take advantage of their dominance.
07:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Isaac Smith)
09:44
Connor McKenna has had seven handball receives already in this game. His season high is 11 in Round 3 against the Western Bulldogs.
10:03
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Conor McKenna)
14:00
Brisbane is a high kick (ranked 3rd), low handball (ranked 17th) side. They have 88 kicks and 42 handballs so far, a kick-to-handball ratio of 2.1, much higher than their 2023 average of 1.89 (ranked 2nd).
18:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
19:25
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
20:01
Patrick Dangerfield has kicked Geelong's first goal of the game at the 20-minute mark of the 2nd quarter. For all Brisbane's inside-50 advantage, they only lead by 16 points.
20:10
Cats Interchange - Tanner Bruhn off due to the blood rule.
21:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
22:31
Joe Daniher has had the most contested possesions of all players on the ground (eight) and score involvements (four). He has also had 11 disposals, including nine kicks, however, all of his kicks have been ineffective.
24:39
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
26:49
Brisbane lead clearances 14-4 in the 2nd quarter. These clearances have resulted in 2.3 (15). The Lions average 7 more clearances than their opposition per game - ranked first.
27:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
30:06
Only five players have had 10 or more disposals for Geelong with the pick being Tom Stewart. Stewart has had 14 disposals, five marks from opposition kicks, nine intercept possessions, and is going at 91% kicking efficiency from his 11 kicks.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:59
An interesting move by Geelong to start the third quarter with Tom Stewart starting in the centre square. It is actually the 9th time this year he has started in at a centre bounce. In his previous eight times, he won two centre clearances.
03:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
05:00
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
06:00
Charlie Cameron kicks his first thanks to some quality service from Keidean Coleman. Coleman has had 12 disposals, 276 metres gained, and five inside 50s.
09:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:49
The pressure from both teams has lifted this quarter but particularly from Geelong who have a pressure rating of 203. The league average is 181.
09:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
10:25
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
11:19
Brisbane has managed to get six of the 20 chains starting in their defensive 50 into their forward 50, resulting in 3.0 (18). Their two goals this quarter have resulted from kick-ins. They average 2.6 points a year from kick-ins, ranked 12th.
15:43
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
20:39
Jeremy Cameron has finished goalless in the last two games at the Gabba. He has only had six disposals for the game but has averaged two goals a game on the road this year.
21:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Jaspa Fletcher)
22:24
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
24:37
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
24:49
Geelong have had their best passage of play in the last 10 minutes. They lead disposals (32-27), marks (16-7), and have scored 2.0 (12) to 0.1 (1).
30:03
Geelong's three-quarter time score of 26 is its lowest score of the year and their third lowest in the past five years.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
Geelong are averaging 136 contested possessions this year, ranked 12th. They have only had 73 this evening, 31 less than the Lions.
03:16
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
04:59
Ollie Henry kicks back-to-back goals for the Cats. The goal was sourced from a centre bounce clearance, their first score from this source and only their third centre clearance for the game.
05:21
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Oliver Henry)
07:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Oliver Henry)
09:17
Although Brisbane leads the inside 50s (46-33), Geelong has had more marks inside 50 (8-6). In the last four rounds, Brisbane has taken 19.8 marks inside 50 per game - ranked No.1
11:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Oliver Henry)
12:00
Geelong has now had the last 10 inside 50s of the match. They have had four chains start in their defensive half of the ground, three of which have ended up inside 50 for a result of 1.1 (7).
13:37
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
16:47
Lions Interchange - Will Ashcroft off due to an injury.
17:32
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
17:45
A Big goal for the Lions and for Callum Ah Chee. That was Ah Chee's 21st disposal, the most he has had in his career. He has also had five tackles, five score involvements, and kicked 1.1 (7).
19:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
22:34
Josh Dunkley is having a big final quarter. He has had seven disposals, three clearances, two inside 50s, and four contested possessions. For the game, he has an equal game-high 24 disposals.
23:20
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
23:40
Lions Interchange - Keidean Coleman and is possibly out for the game.
25:58
The last three clearances have come from Patrick Dangerfield, who is trying to will his team home. They are his first three clearances of the game. He has had 16 disposals, kicked two goals, and had 433 metres gained.
27:46
Lachie Neale responds with his 10th clearance of the game. He has had three more clearances than Josh Dunkley who is next best on the ground with seven.
28:22
Cats Interchange - Jack Bowes and is possibly out for the game.
30:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
32:16
Oscar McInerney finished the game with 14 hitouts to advantage to really give his side the first use of the ball around the stoppage. This is his second most for the year. He finished with 33 hitouts in total compared to 31 for Rhys Stanley.