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Brisbane
10.9.69
Geelong
19.15.129
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Brisbane
Geelong
Q1
1.3.9
7.3.45

    Brisbane Events

  • 13 mins - Goal, J.Walker
  • 23 mins - Behind, T.Bell
  • 29 mins - Behind, E.Hipwood
  • 31 mins - Behind, D.Zorko

    Brisbane and Geelong Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 6 mins - Behind, L.Henderson
  • 9 mins - Goal, P.Dangerfield
  • 11 mins - Goal, P.Dangerfield
  • 14 mins - Goal, T.Hawkins
  • 17 mins - Goal, M.Blicavs
  • 20 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 25 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 27 mins - Goal, M.Duncan
  • 33 mins - Behind, D.Lang
Q2
7.4.46
9.7.61

    Brisbane Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, L.Taylor
  • 4 mins - Goal, T.Cutler
  • 7 mins - Goal, M.Robinson
  • 13 mins - Goal, D.Rich
  • 20 mins - Goal, T.Bell
  • 24 mins - Goal, R.Mathieson
  • 29 mins - Behind, J.Clayton

    Brisbane and Geelong Events

  • 5 mins - Behind, T.Hawkins
  • 8 mins - Goal, L.Henderson
  • 14 mins - Behind, R.Stanley
  • 16 mins - Behind, P.Dangerfield
  • 19 mins - Goal, L.Henderson
  • 30 mins - Behind, P.Dangerfield
Q3
8.5.53
14.11.95

    Brisbane Events

  • 23 mins - Behind, D.Zorko
  • 30 mins - Goal, D.Rich

    Brisbane and Geelong Events

  • 5 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 7 mins - Goal, C.Enright
  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Hawkins
  • 11 mins - Behind, P.Dangerfield
  • 13 mins - Behind, Z.Smith
  • 17 mins - Behind, T.Hawkins
  • 18 mins - Goal, L.McCarthy
  • 20 mins - Behind, P.Dangerfield
  • 24 mins - Goal, L.McCarthy
Q4
10.9.69
19.15.129

    Brisbane Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, P.Hanley
  • 9 mins - Goal, T.Bell
  • 19 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 20 mins - Behind, T.Rockliff
  • 23 mins - Goal, T.Rockliff
  • 27 mins - Behind, E.Hipwood

    Brisbane and Geelong Events

  • 4 mins - Behind, J.Selwood
  • 6 mins - Goal, J.Cowan
  • 10 mins - Goal, S.Kersten
  • 13 mins - Goal, C.Guthrie
  • 14 mins - Behind, Z.Smith
  • 16 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 21 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 25 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 31 mins - Goal, S.Motlop

Scorers

Brisbane
Geelong
Goal Scorers Brisbane Geelong
Goals and Behinds Bell (2.1), Rich (2.0), Rockliff (1.1), Cutler (1.0), Mathieson (1.0), Robinson (1.0), Taylor (1.0), Walker (1.0), Hipwood (0.2), Zorko (0.2), Clayton (0.1), Hanley (0.1) Motlop (5.0), Dangerfield (2.4), Hawkins (2.2), Henderson (2.1), McCarthy (2.0), Blicavs (1.0), Cowan (1.0), Duncan (1.0), Enright (1.0), Guthrie (1.0), Kersten (1.0), Smith (0.2), Lang (0.1), Selwood (0.1), Stanley (0.1)

Team Statistics

Brisbane
Geelong

Statistics

Brisbane Geelong
Goals 10 19
Behinds 9 15
Scoring shots 19 36
Goals/scoring shots 53 53
Disposals 344 402
BrisbaneGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
H.Andrews 19 13 9 6 7 2 2 2 1 0
R.Bastinac 22 6 2 16 10 3 1 0 0 5
T.Bell 12 8 6 4 4 0 0 2 0 0
J.Clayton 6 3 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0
T.Cutler 24 17 5 7 3 2 2 1 0 0
D.Gardiner 13 6 1 7 4 3 1 0 0 0
M.Hammelmann 10 3 3 7 3 1 0 0 0 0
P.Hanley 19 10 5 9 2 1 1 1 0 1
E.Hipwood 10 6 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 0
B.Keays 11 4 3 7 3 4 0 0 0 2
R.Lester 9 3 2 6 3 2 0 0 0 0
S.Martin 18 8 6 10 9 4 1 2 33 6
R.Mathieson 19 11 4 8 11 4 3 2 1 9
S.Mayes 18 9 5 9 4 1 0 0 0 1
D.Merrett 16 11 7 5 2 5 1 0 0 0
J.Paine 5 1 3 4 1 2 0 2 0 0
D.Rich 24 13 3 11 13 7 3 2 0 7
M.Robinson 22 12 4 10 14 7 1 2 0 5
T.Rockliff 27 20 7 7 8 5 1 0 0 3
L.Taylor 15 9 6 6 1 3 0 0 0 1
J.Walker 9 6 2 3 2 2 1 1 8 1
D.Zorko 16 10 6 6 5 1 2 1 0 2
GeelongGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
M.Blicavs 17 7 3 10 7 3 2 1 6 3
J.Cowan 18 11 5 7 5 4 0 1 0 2
P.Dangerfield 28 14 4 14 18 5 3 3 0 6
M.Duncan 25 12 8 13 7 5 2 0 0 3
C.Enright 24 17 8 7 7 2 2 3 0 1
C.Guthrie 21 10 4 11 4 5 0 1 0 2
T.Hawkins 13 10 5 3 6 3 1 1 0 0
L.Henderson 11 7 5 4 2 4 0 0 0 0
S.Kersten 12 8 5 4 2 2 0 2 0 0
J.Kolodjashnij 16 7 4 9 7 0 1 0 0 0
D.Lang 18 12 4 6 6 3 0 2 0 2
T.Lonergan 13 9 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Mackie 21 11 4 10 3 3 0 0 0 0
L.McCarthy 9 7 6 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
S.Menegola 33 12 6 21 15 4 0 1 0 8
S.Motlop 23 17 6 6 6 3 0 1 0 4
T.Ruggles 15 10 4 5 3 0 0 1 0 1
J.Selwood 23 9 3 14 11 9 3 1 1 3
S.Selwood 22 11 6 11 9 3 3 1 0 3
Z.Smith 11 2 1 9 7 1 0 1 14 3
R.Stanley 11 6 2 5 5 2 1 1 15 0
H.Taylor 18 10 8 8 6 1 0 0 0 0

Match Details

Brisbane
Geelong
START TIME
3:20PM
WEATHER
Mostly clear
VENUE
Gabba
Umpires
Brent Wallace, Brendan Hosking, Robert Findlay

Geelong Cats cruise to victory over tame Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions  1.3   7.4    8.5   10.9    (69)
Geelong              7.3   9.7  14.11 19.15 (129)

GOALS Brisbane Lions: Rich 2 Walker Taylor Cutler Robinson Bell Mathieson Hipwood Rockliff.
Geelong: Motlop 5 Dangerfield 2 Henderson 2 Hawkins 2 McCarthy 2 Blicavs Duncan Enright Cowan Kersten Guthrie.
BEST Brisbane Lions: Rockliff Rich Robinson Cutler Robinson Martin.
Geelong: Dangerfield Menegola Motlop Enright J Selwood Guthrie.
Injuries Brisbane Lions: Nil. Geelong: Nil.
Umpires: Hosking Findlay Wallace.
Crowd: 20,477 at the Gabba.

Crunch time: Brisbane's Tom Rockliff of handballs while under pressure.
Crunch time: Brisbane's Tom Rockliff of handballs while under pressure. Photo: Matt Roberts

Geelong have dropped three games unexpectedly this year: to Collingwood in round 9, Carlton in round 10, and St Kilda in round 14. Perceived weaknesses were highlighted earlier in the season, with suggestions the Cats may be flaky, over-reliant on Joel Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield, and vulnerable when the heat was applied by better teams come finals time.

But with just two rounds to play and a top four spot up for grabs, there was never any chance they were going to drop this match against the long-suffering Brisbane Lions. The Cats roared out of the blocks, like a slick hotrod on a drag race up the Princes Highway to the MCG in September.

Pumped: Steven Motlop celebrates another major score.
Pumped: Steven Motlop celebrates another major score. Photo: Matt Roberts

Their dominance was measured from over midway through the first quarter, when the Lions collectively had just 22 disposals on the board and the Cats already had five goals, two of them to Patrick Dangerfield in a couple of minutes, from almost the same spot in the forward pocket.

They took a six-goal lead into the second quarter, and if they'd been able to keep the pedal to the metal for the duration, the Cats may even have usurped top spot on the ladder from the Sydney Swans on percentage. Given the insipid nature of some the Lions' defeats this season, that was far from impossible.

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Instead the Lions rallied, kicking six goals in the second quarter to slash the margin to 15 points, with young Rhys Mathieson niggling Selwood to distraction. There was some irony in Mathieson – who is from Lara – kicking a goal after being caught high in a tackle by Selwood. He's learned a few tricks from his idol.

Normal service was resumed soon after, the Cats ensuring an outcome in their favour with a five-goal second quarter that left them with a near-unassailable 42-point lead at the last change. But the Cats were wasteful, and there was a lack of ruthlessness about their approach that could cost them in a few weeks – starting, perhaps, with a home final.

The following might sound harsh, given the Cats won by 10 goals, and are third on the ladder. But there was a sense of 'just going' about their performance, as coach Chris Scott has said a number of times this season. At their best, they looked capable of destroying anyone. At their worst, they looked content to cruise instead of crush.

Patrick Dangerfield, unusually, typified the waste, spraying four shots he might normally have slotted in his sleep. The misses did his Brownlow medal prospects no harm – with 28 possessions, six inside 50s and two goals there was enough else for the points-givers to admire.

His main rivals for the three votes was Steve Motlop, who was at his creative best with a career-high goals, and Sam Menegola, the former Hawthorn and Fremantle rookie who has finally broken through to the top level at his third club. Playing just his fifth game, Menegola gathering 33 disposals and gathered eight clearances.

In the meantime, Selwood won his battle with Mathieson without his apprentice ever giving up the fight, and Corey Enright was his unflappable self in defence. But if the Cats are to take flight in September, they're going to have to get flapping. They've got much sterner tests to come.

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