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Blog log from R16 of 2026: Brisbane vs Sydney

Blog log for Brisbane vs Sydney, R16 of 2026

Serong’s long ball to the goal line from the HFF is off hands for the first score, a behind. (Q1 7:19)
Lester spoils Blakey on members wing on a Brisbane rebound, McKenna passes to Cameron who marks in front of Cunningham 30m out on the flank and J-curves the first goal, finally. (Q1 13:54)
Morris gathers in the pocket and evades Edwards to centre, Rayner roves Bailey’s contest and snaps the goal off his left. (Q1 16:35)
After the Swans handball from a stoppage on members wing, Cleary is paid the mark from a very short pass by Lloyd to 45m on a slight angle but misses left. (Q1 18:50)
Heeney passes inboard from outer wing to the true CHF for Wicks to mark and tug it left as well.+ (Q1 21:49)
Wicks’ centring ball from members wing turns over, but Lohmann misses on the run from 45m on a slight angle. (Q1 22:35)
Short kick by Bice is intercepted by Morris near the hotspot, he curls in the turnover goal. (Q1 23:20)
Berry’s dropped mark at half back leads to Fletcher getting swamped, Warner runs to 50m on a slight angle to ram through the first major for the Swans. (Q1 25:44)
Blakey’s clanger handball leads to a Morris link mark and pass inboard from members wing to Berry 40m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q1 28:35)
Wilmot receives from Fletcher at half back but tries to baulk past Rowbottom and gets caught HTB. Paddlebum lines up from 35m in front, and kicks straight enough. (Q1 30:21)
Serong props on members wing and delivers a lovely long pass to Curnow 35m out on the flank for the first goal of Q2. (Q2 1:39)
Hipwood is on his own in the pocket to mark a skewed snap by Fort on the boundary 15m out, he curls in the goal off his left. (Q2 3:27)
Lohmann gives to Hipwood for a snap off a step from the boundary 30m out, curls too early off his right to go narrow left. (Q2 6:21)
McKenna roves a Morris contest in the pocket but grubber narrow right from 20m. (Q2 6:47)
Dunkley rides heavy contact on outer wing to pass to Morris 40m out on the flank, who sneaks the drop punt inside the near right post. (Q2 9:40)
After the third ruck infringement in the centre of the night against Grundy, Lohmann blazes to the left from 20m. (Q2 11:06)
Neale roves and checksides narrow right from the pocket 25m out. (Q2 11:28)
Brisbane rebounds through the centre with Wilmot finding Andrews in transition, eventually Bailey marks a Berry pass 40m out, then a second shot 50m out which he nails. (Q2 13:33)
The second shot came about because Bailey was counted out on the thirty second rule, but Cleary caught him high on the tackle. (Q2 14:03)
Gallop kicks backwards from outer wing but Curnow chips in front of Andrews to intercept 40m out on a slight angle. Swans need this badly… Charlie delivers. (Q2 23:07)
McCartin catches Bailey high as he roves 45m out on a slight angle, but the set shot flies narrow right. (Q2 25:39)
Bice’s short kick in is straight to Levi Ashcroft at the hotspot, another calamitous clanger. The younger brother converts. (Q2 26:24)
Grundy lopes to half forward after the next centre contest, his shank kick lands with Gulden 35m out on the flank who misses narrow right. (Q2 28:12)
Amartey somehow manages to volley a loose ball in the square into the left post. (Q3 1:38)
Quick repeat inside 50 via Heeney to Bice, Warner curls in a lovely snap from 30m on the flank. (Q3 2:40)
Heeney gets a contact free on Draper in the centre but plays on and gets caught HTB by Bailey, whose kick to 40m is marked by Rayner for the goal. (Q3 4:47)
Cameron misses from the pocket after roving. (Q3 5:57)
Warner catches Neale’s kick from standing on the mark on members wing, he bounces away, breaks the legs of Gallop, reaches 45m on a slight angle and ram it through! (Q3 7:56)
McKenna hits the post after marking deep in the pocket 20m out. (Q3 9:26)
Cunningham is all over Cameron and gives away a holding free as they go for a long Rayner pass to the pocket 20m out. Charlie curls in the goal off his left. (Q3 10:06)
Bailey feeds forward of a throw-in from 30m to McKenna who snaps a big goal, not quite the sealer but the Lions are in full control of the moment. (Q3 15:26)
Fort roves Dunkley’s volleyed centre clearance but snaps a hook into the left behind post OOTF from 40m. (Q3 16:38)
Fort gets a goal from the square after a 50m penalty under the stand rule as Gulden, Heeney and Blakey all failed to stand the mark. (Q3 17:56)
That was the sealer, emotionally, if not technically. (Q3 18:24)
Hamling intercepts Fort’s dump kick 45m out on the flank and shoots narrow right. (Q3 19:06)
Rayner runs inside from a stoppage on the HFF, Lloyd’s tackle drops off him like a duck shaking off water, he goals for the third time off his left. Brutal. (Q3 23:57)
Answerth is whistled for HTB under Rowbottom’s tackle on the boundary 20m out for a left-foot goal. (Q3 25:39)
Warner passes to the lead of Amartey 40m out on the flank after a rebound handballing around outer wing, a rarity tonight. Amartey shanks right for a point. (Q3 28:11)
Draper catches the ball out of ruck against Ladhams and goals off his right from 20m. (Q3 31:16)
Warner misses a set shot from deep in the pocket. (Q3 33:21)
Hipwood takes a big link mark on outer wing and bombs quickly to Morris over the back 30m out on a slight angle just before the 3QT siren. After a mini melee, Morris converts. (Q3 34:42)
Ah, the Morris goal has been nixed for coming off his line after the siren. (Q4 0:07)
Gulden passes to Amartey on the boundary 30m out whose kick is wide and rushed. (Q4 1:18)
The Swans get a handball chain forward through the centre, Gulden passes to Curnow in the pocket 20m out for some junk. (Q4 2:50)
Reville roves at half back but gets acught HTB by Heeney 45m out in front, red hot but it was a chicken wing tackle. Heeney misses, footy gods grin. (Q4 4:18)
McDonald marks a Jordon pass over Gardiner at the hotspot for some more garbage. (Q4 5:45)
Lohmann takes a circus catch behind Bice in the pocket from Reville’s long ball from outer wing, he runs into the open goal. (Q4 9:46)
Rayner releases Lohmann forward of a pack to run to 45m on a slight angle for another one. (Q4 12:50)
Will Ashcroft misses right from 40m. (Q4 14:07)
Levi Ashcroft marks 55m out on a slight angle, wheels and bombs long to the left. (Q4 14:52)
Warner grubbers his fourth goal from 40m. (Q4 16:49)
The Lions get a forward handball chain going through the centre, Neale passes to Morris leading to 45m on a slight angle. They won’t take this goal off him. (Q4 19:31)
Bailey roves, spins and wobbles through a left-foot goal from 40m. (Q4 20:55)
Sheldrick snaps a junk time goal from a stoppage at the hotspot off his left. (Q4 23:27)
Warner breaks two tackles on outer wing to provide Rowbottom with a link mark, he passes to Cleary thence to Heeney 40m out in the corridor. Heeney converts. (Q4 25:28)
Lohmann sharks McCartin on the HFF and passes down the line to McKenna 30m out, who kicks straight. (Q4 31:21)
Grundy marks Warner’s pass 45m out on a slight angle just before the final siren. Andrews rises on the line to prevent a score with a slap back into the field. (Q4 34:07)

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