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Match report • View fantasy scoresGreen slips in front of Lemmens but marks at 40m on a slight angle inside the first minute. His set shot falls short and is spoiled in play, Suns clear. (Q1 0:36)
Close marks a Hanley ball in front of Cameron at 40m on the flank, and boots the first goal. (Q1 2:06)
Merrett marks an Aish ball 25m out on the flank, with his man Thompson trailing by a few steps. Big Sauce misses. (Q1 4:51)
The ball ricochets off the shin of Harbrow in the back pocket, unlucky. Green takes the free 15m out, plays on and goals! (Q1 6:36)
Brisbane have started very brightly, all of the ball and all of the attacking position. (Q1 6:51)
Martin misses from a stoppage in the pocket. (Q1 7:51)
Hall tackles Clarke on the last line to force a turnover to Dixon, who gives to Sexton for the turnover goal. (Q1 9:21)
Zorko speeds away from a stoppage in the centre, bounces clear to CHF and kicks long to the square... Merrett can't mark, goes wide for a behind. (Q1 10:36)
McGrath is over the back of a pack in the pocket for a lucky crumb but he turns and shoots across the face. (Q1 11:23)
Bennell snaps OOTF from a stoppage on the HFF. (Q1 13:04)
Green marks on the lead in front of Thompson on the HFF and does his opponent with a step, rounds onto the right boot and slots an excellent goal from 40m. (Q1 14:07)
Maguire comes off his man to rove a marking contest and has a snap off a couple of steps from 55m on the flank... huge goal! Lions have the jump in the Q Clash. (Q1 15:51)
Suns are 0-6 without Ablett. Not looking like they will break that duck today. Early doors though. Getting the footy would be a start, Martin is monstering Smith in ruck. (Q1 20:36)
Green keeps a ground ball in the pocket alive after a Thompson spoil on Merrett and gives to three Lions at the top of the square. Taylor wins the raffle and goals. (Q1 21:51)
Another centre clearance to Brisbane, the handball is flipped out to Hanley who snaps off the right from 40m on a slight angle... another Lion goal! (Q1 22:34)
Lester it was with the goal assist give there. (Q1 22:51)
Four to one disposal ratio in favour of Brisbane so far. (Q1 22:51)
Rain has started falling, very dark clouds overhead so this lead could be a winning one already. (Q1 24:05)
Merrett marks a Zorko ball at 35m on the flank in front of a hapless May. Rain driving down now, the set shot is across the face and is rushed into the goalpost. (Q1 24:52)
The Suns can't clear defensive 50 from the kick in, Hanley misses from 35m on a slight angle. (Q1 25:23)
Monsoonal rain bucketing down now, all of a sudden. (Q1 25:51)
Rockliff plays for a holding free at a stoppage at the hotspot and gets it, on Stanley. He goals. (Q1 27:59)
Two Suns land in the back of McGrath 20m out in front to concede an obvious free. Bluey goals. (Q2 4:00)
Crisp receives from Harwood 25m out in front, both players were being tackled by Crisp's snap while being rolled is good enough to skid through for another Brisbane goal. (Q2 6:00)
Crisp is tackled again as he snaps from the pocket but this time it skews wide. (Q2 9:00)
Bewick receives from Martin and snaps off a step from 40m on a slight angle, Merrett drops it into the goalpost. (Q2 10:52)
Lynch gets a set shot from near the boundary 45m out, but kicks into the man on the mark. Oh dear. (Q2 14:00)
Zorko pickpockets Martin 10m out from the Lions goal and gives to Mayes but the hurried snap is wide. (Q2 15:15)
Hall gets a free for a hold by Adcock in a pack at 35m on a slight angle. He goals, belatedly. (Q2 18:01)
The rest of this game is junk time. (Q2 18:01)
Lynch marks 25m out on the flank and misses. (Q2 19:02)
Stanley roves a big pack after a stoppage at the hotspot, has time to measure a left foot snap across his body... and snaps truly! (Q2 22:01)
Hanley finds McGrath on the lead and dive at 40m on a slight angle. He goals again. (Q2 29:31)
Shaw saunters free down the flank and kicks the first goal of Q3 from 35m. (Q3 4:05)
No rain currently, conditions still a little greasy but will improve if the precipitation holds off. (Q3 5:14)
Zorko roves a long Green ball to the square but misses from 15m on the flank. (Q3 6:05)
Close marks over Cameron at the top of the square and goals. (Q3 7:35)
Crisp roves his own crumb 35m out on a slight angle and gives to Hanley, who had started the rebound off the HBF, who runs into an open goal. BOG performance by the Irishman! (Q3 13:03)
Jack Martin crumbs a pack at CHF, turns and snaps off a step from 45m... it bounces on the line and through for a goal. (Q3 14:17)
Green snaps his third goal from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 19:45)
Stanley shows great courage by standing under a high ball 40m out on a slight angle and marking despite Merrett smashing him front on. He gets up and misses. (Q3 22:52)
Russell checksides a set shot from the pocket but Gardiner touches it on the line for a behind. (Q3 25:36)
Zorko roves a Martin ruck tap and snaps across his body from the hotspot for yet another Lion major. (Q3 27:21)
O'Meara had responsibility for Zorko at that stoppage but was nowhere near goal side. (Q3 27:36)
Zorko just misses another snap from 35m on the flank. (Q3 29:13)
Day outmarks Maguire from a quick, low Lynch pass up the guts to the hotspot. He goals as the 3QT siren sounds. (Q3 31:08)
Sexton kicks off Q4 junk time with a grubbered goal from a crumb at the top of the square. (Q4 2:15)
Hanley passes to the lead of Close on the boundary 45m out. He centres, Lynch marks in relief. (Q4 7:06)
Another inside 50 by Hanley, Green gives to Zorko who snaps truly from 25 on the flank. (Q4 7:45)
Russell goes long to the square on a fast break up the guts, Lynch outmarks Clarke but gets put on the impossible angle next to the goal post, and misses. (Q4 10:15)
Sexton misses a snap from a pack 35m out on the flank. (Q4 17:20)
Deep into junk time now folks, not much of a game to write home about now. (Q4 17:45)
McStay boots his first goal in senior footy with a snap from 20m on a slight angle, after catching a McGrath toepoke out of a pack. (Q4 19:26)
Sexton gets another chance at much the same spot after a give by Lynch, and this time he snaps truly. (Q4 21:13)
Gardiner finds Close on the lead at 45m on a slight angle, his man Cameron trailing by a good ten metres. Close sprays it, no score. (Q4 24:46)