Francis roves a Daniher contest in the back pocket, breaks a Cameron tackle but runs into Robertson 20m out and gets pinged for HTB. Robertson tugs it way left. (Q1 10:16)
Starcevich beats Hayward on the HBF and mops up but dithers and coughs it up as too many Swans are swarming, Papley marks 35m out on the flank and shanks the set shot. (Q1 11:30)
Parker roves a stoppage and snaps off the right from deep in the pocket 20m out but can’t get the angles right, narrow. (Q1 12:07)
Swans get some reward for repeat inside 50s, Rowbottom roves and gives to Wicks who snaps across the body from the right boot from 25m in the pocket for the first goal, finally. (Q1 14:01)
Lester roves the next centre clearance at half back but gets caught HTB by McInerney 40m out, the set shot flirts with the left goalpost but falls in. (Q1 15:51)
Starcevich sends a long speculator from the wing to a big pack 45m out on the flank, Rayner sits on the back of Francis to take a speccy! His set shot is wide left though. (Q1 17:31)
Lester gets back in time to intercept a Sheldrick snap from 40m in the square to prevent a score from a flowing rebound up the guts. (Q1 19:33)
Lohmann roves on the HFF 40m out and kicks high to the square, Berry pushes Warner from the fall, no whistle so he marks and goals. (Q1 20:48)
This match is starting to already feel like last night, Sydney in the Geelong role playing its best game but will get overrun in the end. (Q1 21:49)
Fox feeds McLean for a snap off a step from 45m in front, it bounces near the square but goes wide right. (Q1 24:28)
Rowbottom is on his own at the hotspot for a long ball to the top of the square that is spoiled up the corridor right to him, he snaps off a step for his first goal. (Q1 28:01)
Dunkley is lowering his colours early to Parker in the engine room and that matchup is defining the game so far. (Q1 28:34)
McKenna roves a Rampe rebound kick that hits grass at half forward near the boundary, he runs to 55m and goes towards Daniher… but over his head for a big goal! (Q1 29:31)
Campbell roves at half forward after the next bounce and lets fly on the burst from 55m on a slight angle… that is a cracking finish! (Q1 31:01)
Drawing left to right off the left boot by Campbell, that was a thing of beauty. (Q1 31:01)
Coleman places a long-range missile on the hands of Hipwood leading in front of Blakey 45m out on a slight angle. The Eel tugs it right. (Q2 0:59)
Florent plays on from the kick in and tries to baulk Rayner but gets pinged a little unluckily for HTB, Rayner converts from 20m on a slight angle. (Q2 1:43)
Starcevich falls over at the foot of an Amartey contest at the hotspot after the next bounce, his man Papley stays upright to rove and snap truly off the left. (Q2 2:41)
Florent it was who delivered that long ball inside 50, credit to him for repaying his error so quickly. (Q2 3:45)
Coleman blazes wide from half forward, crowd goes aww. (Q2 4:12)
Blakey jinks in heavy traffic on the wing and sends a lovely kick to the flank 40m out for Amartey to mark in front of Andrews, but he misses. (Q2 7:43)
Gulden blazes wide from half forward. (Q2 12:44)
This is one of the most one-on-one games of the year so far, and Sydney are currently winning most of the matchups. Brisbane have a bit of thinking to do. (Q2 14:31)
McKenna beats Wicks to a ground ball on the HFF, wheels and looks inside, too many Swans flooding… so he pokes to Hipwood 40m out on the flank, who doesn’t score. (Q2 18:13)
From the resultant scramble in the opposite pocket, Rampe is pinged for deliberate OOB next to the behind post. Berry takes the free and screws in the goal off the left! (Q2 18:43)
Very much flowing like last night’s game, this one. Sydney doing about as well as they can, Lions looking a bit desultory, but at any moment things can turn. (Q2 19:43)
Bailey roves in the centre after the next bounce and hits Hipwood to mark over Melican 30m out on the flank. The Eel goes back for the drop punt, this to tie it up… goal! (Q2 20:43)
Fletcher runs ahead of McInerney across the paint of 50, has a moment to steady over the drop punt on the burst from 40m on a slight angle and nails it for his first senior goal! (Q2 24:28)
McInerney misses on the run from 40m on the flank. (Q2 25:44)
Brisbane kick across the back line, Payne tries to hit the corridor but kicks straight to Gulden who sails it over his head from 45m for an easy goal! (Q2 26:44)
Fox kicks up the guts to grass near the square on a fast break, Andrews beats the first-gamer Fuller to tap it through for a behind from just inside the goalsquare. (Q2 28:44)
McInerney drops a Daniher kick inside 50 but gets an arm chop free on Blakey 35m out on a slight angle. The Big O swerves it right to left and in. (Q2 30:15)
Lohmann feeds a running Bailey who checksides into the right goalpost from 35m. (Q3 0:47)
Dunkley kicks high from the wing to a big pack 35m out on the flank, Lohamnn reaches over five of them to mark but hits the post. (Q3 2:19)
Robertson gives wide of a pack on the HFF to Daniher who snaps truly off the left. The dam walls might burst here in Q3 like they did last night. (Q3 6:44)
Daniher runs to the HFF with a bounce, has a look then pokes a pass past Lloyd inside for Bailey 45m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q3 8:34)
Hickey handballs across CHF to Sheldrick who snaps his first senior goal from 45m. (Q3 10:19)
Sheldrick wins a high tackle free on McKenna after a stoppage 45m out in front and punches through his second goal. (Q3 12:44)
Bailey misses after roving flat chat near the hotspot. (Q3 16:45)
The Lions swarm on the wing to force a turnover in a handball chain by Sydney, Lohmann kicks to CHF where Daniher gets a high contact free on Florent and goals from 45m. (Q3 23:50)
Another turnover in midfield for Sydney, Robertson feeds forward to Fletcher who blazes wide right from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 25:34)
Fort has had terrible hands tonight but he finally clunks a mark from a Berry pass to the flank 40m out over Rampe. His set shot kicking is normally elite… nicks the left post. (Q3 29:36)
McCarthy delivers a lovely pass over traffic on the HFF to Hipwood leading in front of Francis to a hole 25m out, the set shot does not match it though. Lions wasting a bit. (Q3 31:19)
Payne is pinged for timewasting after Amartey beat him to mark at half forward, charity goal from the square. (Q4 2:44)
After good ground work by Fletcher at half forward, Rayner passes short to Hipwood 35m out on the flank, plus a 50m penalty for an answering charity goal. (Q4 6:58)
The 50m penalty was against Papley for going through the mark. (Q4 7:49)
Rayner breaks a tackle and misses off the right from 35m on a slight angle. (Q4 10:19)
Ashcroft runs wide of a stoppage at CHF and snaps wide right. (Q4 10:57)
Dunkley feeds Fletcher behind a stoppage for a snap from 40m on a slight angle but that flies wide. We are deep in junk time now; Sydney have been close all night but so far. (Q4 13:17)
The margin has been gettable for the Swans all match but the flow of the game has suggested that the Lions are doing this in a canter. (Q4 14:09)
Payne is pinged for an arm chop on Hayward 35m out on a slight angle, Wilbur converts. (Q4 14:43)
Francis marks in front of Payne 45m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q4 16:18)
The Lions have a convoy running from a stoppage at CHB, Bailey kicks on the burst from 55m and it skids through. That has been coming for a long time. (Q4 18:15)
Parker snaps a lovely goal from a throw in to 30m on the flank. He has been Sydney’s best on the day. (Q4 19:59)
Lohmann passes to Robertson 20m out on a slight angle, he kicks the first goal of official junk time. (Q4 22:14)
Gulden steers through a snap from 45m on the flank. (Q4 24:17)
5:49 left and three goals the difference. Technically it’s a game but really it’s not. (Q4 25:18)
Bailey runs from the next bounce and goes long, off hands for a behind. (Q4 25:27)
McInerney passes to Hayward 40m out on a slight angle after a chaotic and risky rebound by Sydney. Wilbur shanks it right for a behind. (Q4 26:15)
Cameron rises in front of Cunningham and clunks a Rayner pass 40m out in front, his face full of relief as he has had an almost night up to now. Charlie tugs it left, though. (Q4 29:46)
Warner plays on to advantage from a Gulden free on Lester on the wing, he goes long to the square but Starcevich rushes over Hayward. (Q4 31:03)
And yes, the margin is going to stay as it has most of the second half, Brisbane dominating everywhere except the scoreboard to but doing enough to win. (Q4 31:33)
