Wanganeen-Milera bursts away after the opening throw-up and misses from half forward. Crowd was up.,.. then down. (Q1 0:20)
Answerth catches Wanganeen-Milera high on the Saints HFF, Nasiah passes short to Flanders 45m out on the boundary who misses. (Q1 3:17)
Answerth is out of position and gives away an arm chop free to Higgins 40m out near the boundary, Higgins plays on as usual but misses. (Q1 5:17)
Marshall intercepts Zorko’s aimless rebound kick on outer wing and goes quick and short to Hall 45m out on a slight angle, he tugs the set shot to the left. (Q1 6:10)
Allan marks a Lohmann pass 40m out near the boundary and tries a curling set shot that curls too early to the right. (Q1 7:38)
Dunkley receives from Berry at a stoppage near the hotspot but snaps to the left off his right. (Q1 8:27)
Long speculator to a huge pack in the pocket by Coleman, Rayner flies in the middle of it for a Disco Roach style speccy… but shanks the set shot OOTF. (Q1 9:07)
Higgins misses a set shot from 50m on the flank. (Q1 15:53)
Berry passes to space for Lohmann to lead onto 45m out in front. Finally, a scoring opportunity from a lucrative position… but he shanks to the right. (Q1 17:38)
Saints just can’t get a man clear for a good snap at half forward, Hall tries a checkside off a step from 40m on a slight angle but it curls to the right for another point. (Q1 19:36)
Draper has position but drops a mark at the hotspot, Rayner roves but dribbles to the left. Can anyone kick straight? (Q1 20:08)
Saints rebound around outer wing all the way, Ryan marks on the HFF and had Higgins on his own over the back… kicks it over his head but the ball rolls through for the goal! (Q1 20:46)
Owens marks on the lead in front of Fletcher 45m out on a slight angle but shoots to the right, crowd goes aww. (Q1 22:03)
Wilkie is perhaps unlucky to be pinged for some soft contact in the back of Morris going for a Berry pass to 30m on a slight angle. Morris scores a major for Brisbane. (Q2 3:42)
Bailey feeds Cameron who centres from the pocket to the hotspot for Allan to mark and goal, Lions hit the lead. (Q2 8:27)
Hall feeds Wood at half forward who spins and shoots off the left from 45m on a slight angle… fades to the left. (Q2 9:53)
Lester’s desperate lunge spoils Flanders’ kick to Sharman over the back at the top of the square, but Sharman is able to baulk past Fletcher and goal off the right. (Q2 10:58)
Bailey bounces off a tackle at half forward and gives off to McCarthy who bounces a snap off his left across the face from 30m on the boundary. (Q2 13:01)
Coleman marks a Morris pass deep in the pocket near the behind post, but his J-curve set shot is very poor and is cut off on the goal line for no score. (Q2 14:44)
After a kick clanger by Wilmot from the back pocket, Wanganeen-Milera is called to play on after catching a very short pass by Ryan, he misses from 40m on the flank. (Q2 16:01)
Allan is all on his own over the back to mark a Morris pass 20m out on the flank, chooses not to try to outsprint the Saint defence and goes back for the set shot… he goals. (Q2 16:38)
Cameron is unlucky to be penalised for contact on Windhager when he got ball in a spoil on outer wing, Sharman marks the repeat inside 50 kick to 25m in the pocket, he goals again. (Q2 19:56)
Dunkley gives to Levi Ashcroft for a snap off a step from 45m on a slight angle, that one sails through to change the lead again. (Q2 23:43)
McCarthy receives from Fort and shoots from 25m in the pocket, wrong side for a left-footer and he can’t make the angles work, misses near side left. (Q2 24:59)
Surge play around outer side from the kick in by the Saints, Butler’s inside 50 kick is a wobbler but effective, Ryan is on the end of it to complete the play from 10m! (Q2 25:44)
Will Ashcroft roves in the pocket 30m out, looks inside after propping but goes himself… sprayed left and OOTF. (Q2 27:54)
Ryan roves 30m out on the flank and draws a high tackle free on Answerth with a bit of a dive, one ump doesn’t pay it but the other does. Ryan’s J-curve is in. (Q2 28:59)
Coleman sharks Flanders’ handball clanger at half forward and uses excellent vision to spot up Cameron 40m out in the corridor for the first goal of Q3. (Q3 0:38)
Wilson roves a loose footy on the HFF with skill and turns to pass up the flank to 40m for Higgins to mark on the dive and curl in the goal. (Q3 2:13)
Rayner marks a Reville pass to 35m on the flank and kicks straight, both sides have found their radar after a poor Q1 display of kicking. (Q3 4:08)
Berry marks a short Bailey pass 40m out and gets smashed high and late by Flanders, 50m penalty ensures the goal and another lead change. (Q3 6:28)
Coleman, who has switched to half forward, shows why again with a lovely baulk on members wing and pass to Reville on his own at CHF, who misses to the left. (Q3 9:04)
Sinclair is on his own at defensive goalsquare for a long handball backwards by Howard but Bailey flashes in to catch him HTB and goal. (Q3 10:43)
Owens takes a contested grab against Lester 40m out on a slight angle from Phillipou’s centre clearance kick, he converts. (Q3 12:38)
Sharman receives what looked for all money like a throw from the boundary line by Higgins and goals from the top of the square, Lion fans hoot after seeing the replay! (Q3 16:39)
Morris gets a contact free on Stocker at the top of the square, that was an even-upper to restore Brisbane’s lead. (Q3 17:50)
Replay shows Stocker bumped Morris off the ball, that one was there. (Q3 18:59)
Flanders intercepts Allan’s poor inside 50 kick and starts a rebound up the guts, Owens marks Hall’s pass 30m out in the pocket but shanks it almost OOTF. (Q3 21:13)
Gallop drops a rebound kick to members wing, Sinclair roves and passes to Higgins 40m out on the flank, kick drops in the square and is rebounded. (Q3 22:28)
Tauru’s first touch of leather is a huge specky over Answerth deep in the pocket 15m out. After Answerth is helped off, Tauru shoots, goal umpire says goal but it clearly hit post. (Q3 26:34)
Point correctly awarded after a very quick review. (Q3 27:42)
McCarthy earns an arm chop free on Silvagni 40m out on the flank and delivers a peach of a set shot. (Q3 29:40)
Hall kicks long to the teeth of goal from 55m on a slight angle, off hands for a behind. (Q3 31:26)
Tauru, who has been very quiet all day, gets a holding free on Gardiner and levers through a lovely drop punt from 45m on a slight angle in the shadows of 3QT. (Q3 35:38)
Berry feed Lohmann for a running snap from near CHF, it’s a mongrel punt but it wobbles and skids through! (Q4 3:55)
Wanganeen-Milera spirals a huge torpedo from a pack on members wing, ball clears Marshall’s contest and sits up in the square for Higgins to stream in and goal! (Q4 6:47)
Butler roves at CHF and gives to Owens who kicks off a step, Tauru is in the square but watches it sail over his head for another lead-changing goal! (Q4 8:17)
Bailey gives Brisbane back the lead with a stoppage goal from the pocket after Lohmann roves and gives out the handball. (Q4 10:02)
Coleman rams through a huge goal on the lope from CHF after a surge play started on outer wing by Reville! (Q4 13:57)
McCarthy reefs out a handball from the bottom of a pack at a throw-in to 45m, Fletcher curls in a sensational right-foot snap! (Q4 15:32)
The Lions are down to midgets and kids in their backline but their defenders just kicked two massive goals! (Q4 15:47)
Bailey delivers a lovely touch pass from half forward to a phonebox for Rayner to mark 30m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q4 18:02)
Cameron roves and goals from 25m on a slight angle, the Saints fans might as well leave early to avoid the traffic. (Q4 19:31)
Will Ashcroft to Neale for that centre clearance, the big boys stepping up when the whips are cracking for the Lions. (Q4 20:02)
Reville snaps narrow to the left from a stoppage 20m out on a slight angle. (Q4 21:58)
Cameron’s stripping tackle at half forward sets up Zorko to volley the crumb to Lohmann for a cherry goal. (Q4 25:57)
Rayner roves and misses from 15m. (Q4 27:03)
Ryan misses a set shot from the boundary 40m out. All the juice out of this game now. (Q4 29:33)
Cameron marks a Coleman pass 45m out on a slight angle and misses to the right. (Q4 30:23)
