After a Will Ashcroft handball clanger, McStay marks a long Crisp kick from outer wing to 40m on the flank in a battle with Andrews, he kicks the first goal of the evening. (Q1 2:00)
Payne is pinged for a jumper tug on Cox in a pack at the hotspot but the big American veers wickedly to the right, as many of his countrymen are doing lately. (Q1 3:40)
Rayner leaves a free kick from 45m on the flank narrow to the left. (Q1 8:02)
McCluggage passes to Ah Chee on a quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in started by an Answerth spoil on Hill on centre wing. Ah Chee also misses to the left. (Q1 8:45)
Fletcher’s kick from outer wing down the flank is a helicopter by McInerney makes it look good by marking over Cameron 30m out for the goal. (Q1 12:41)
Nick Daicos beats Will Ashcroft to rove the next bounce, does a one-two with Pendlebury and burns off McCluggage to hit McStay who marks in front of a pack at the hotspot, goal. (Q1 14:50)
McStay can’t mark 35m out on a slight angle against two Lions but Mihocek is front and centre for a rover’s goal off the right despite a lunge by Andrews. (Q1 17:41)
Cameron takes a link mark on the HFF from Bailey’s clearance and hits the hotspot where Hipwood marks behind Frampton who went too early. Eric punches through the goal. (Q1 19:41)
Cameron touches through a running snap by Zorko from the HFF after Morris feeds him. (Q1 23:31)
Tunstill roves the long rebound after the kick in on outer wing and sets up Morris to pass to Ah Chee 40m out on the flank. Ah Chee hits the near left post. (Q1 24:12)
Josh Daicos is brought to just inside 50m on a slight angle on a 50m penalty, Bailey on the mark encroaches, ump would have paid another 50 but the kick sails through anyway. (Q1 26:17)
Ah Chee’s pressure forces an Elliott snap across the face to the right from the pocket 25m out. (Q1 27:15)
Hipwood marks near the boundary 45m out, his set shot drop punt is across the face and OOTF. (Q1 28:47)
Pendlebury releases that man Nick Daicos to run from the first bounce of Q2 and pass to Elliott to mark in front of Lester 45m out on the flank. Billy tugs it narrow left. (Q2 0:36)
Answerth passes to the pocket for Cameron 30m out on a switch started by Zorko from outer wing. Charlie also misses near side left. (Q2 2:54)
Neale gets involved in transition in a good sign for Brisbane, Rayner takes a pack mark 20m out on a slight angle and converts. (Q2 6:41)
Bailey beats Quaynor in a ground battle on outer wing following the next bounce, Moore is pinged for contact on Hipwood 45m out on the flank who hooks it near side right. (Q2 9:11)
Hill sprints up members wing with two Lions hot on his hammer, chaos ball inside 50, eventually Hill pokes a kick to the square, resulting in a goal to McStay and a big melee. (Q2 11:54)
The goal came from a pushing free to McStay on Andrews, paid and kicked in the square while the big fight happened at the hotspot. (Q2 12:55)
Temperatures high at the Gabba now, Bailey earns a high contact free on Josh Daicos 40m out on the flank, more aggro and afters then Bailey misses to the right. (Q2 13:44)
Nick Daicos runs down members wing and goes long over Lester to Hoskin-Elliott going back with the flight to mark on his chest 40m out on the flank. WHE slots the set shot. (Q2 14:37)
Day has the sit and is paid a mark from a Levi Ashcroft speculator up the flank to 30m, despite a late spoil by Maynard. Day kicks truly. (Q2 17:27)
Nick Daicos baulks through traffic on the HBF to start a rebound, Pendlebury goes to McCreery 50m out on a slight angle who launches a howitzer for the goal! (Q2 24:52)
Dunkley feeds Levi Ashcroft at a stoppage 35m out, snap off the right is very high, floats towards the square but falls short for Moore to rush. (Q2 27:43)
Crisp centres from the pocket to Long 30m out on a slight angle who shoots as the HT siren sounds, and converts. (Q2 30:42)
Berry scragging Nick Daicos off the ball draws De Goey to act as enforcer but he gets a contact free on Berry in the pocket 25m out… which he misses. (Q3 2:56)
Moore kicks across the backline to a contest and the Lions force a turnover, Answerth whose spoil it was ends up passing to McInerney 20m out on a slight angle, goal Brisbane. (Q3 6:38)
Cameron roves deep in the pocket 20m out but his low-percentage snap off the right hits the far left behind post and OOTF. (Q3 9:32)
Nick Daicos punishes Zorko’s kick clanger from half back under Hill’s chase pressure with a goal from the hotspot on the quick counter. (Q3 12:33)
Cox rises in a pack at the hotspot in front of Day to clunk the mark from a Sidebottom speculator from the centre, but again he sprays a gettable set shot to the right. (Q3 14:27)
Elliott roves 40m out on the flank and snaps off the right across the body, but that one flies across the face to the left. (Q3 17:23)
Repeat inside 50 for the Pies through Quaynor who kicks over Fletcher to Elliott 40m out on a slight angle. Elliott lines up in his 200th game, and gets the much-deserv3ed goal. (Q3 18:04)
Hoskin-Elliott marks 45m out on the flank, his set shot is a sack that wobbles into the far right goal post. (Q3 22:02)
Mihocek marks easily in front of the smaller Fletcher 45m out on a slight angle, he roosts through another one for the Pies who just about have a winning lead. (Q3 24:54)
Crisp roves on the last line and starts a rebound up the guts with strong run, McCreery goes to the pocket 15m out for McStay who misses a relatively easy one off the left. (Q3 28:08)
All it needs is one more for the Magpies and it’s that man Elliott who provides it with a snap from 40m in the corridor after a stoppage, goal assist give by McCreery. (Q3 29:49)
Morris gets a holding free at the top of the square on Howe but sprays it horribly. Review is almost because the umps can’t believe how bad that kick was. Confirmed behind. (Q4 1:29)
McCreery leaves Neale on the turf on a run around outer wing, he hits the hotspot where De Goey gets a contact free on Zorko and kicks the first goal of Q4 junk time. (Q4 3:44)
Hipwood marks a Bailey pass over Maynard 30m out on the flank reaching back with his right hand, he screws in the garbage time goal off the left. (Q4 10:13)
Hill roves McStay and snaps on the turn from 20m in the pocket for some cherries. (Q4 13:54)
Rayner has done bugger all tonight and through the start of this season, largely, but he marks over Perryman 40m out on the flank, kick is short and rushed by Cox. (Q4 16:40)
Pendlebury pokes a pass to De Goey just inside 50m out on a slight angle for another junk time goal. (Q4 18:58)
Cox catches Rayner around the neck as they chase the crumb from a Day contest at the hotspot that falls towards the pocket. Rayner gets more garbage from 20m. (Q4 21:45)
Hill plays on to advantage into the open goal after a free to Elliott. (Q4 26:43)
Berry misses a set shot from 40m on the flank in the last ten seconds. (Q4 30:28)
