Brisbane – 18.11 (119)
Adelaide – 12.11 (83)
Brisbane pulled of a second half comeback to down Adelaide by 36 points at the Gabba on Saturday night. Adelaide looked to have the better of the home side in the first half but failed to bury the Lions in the second quarter kicking 2.3. and the Lions made the most of it closing the gap to just 10 points at half time. A stellar third quarter from Daniel Bradshaw, kicking 4 goals, set the Lions up for the rest of the game. The Lions kicked 7 goals to 2 in the third and went into the final change with a handy 22 point lead. When Brisbane kicked 4 out of the first 5 goals of the last term the game was out of reach for a disappointing Crows side.
Turning points of the match Bradshaw’s 4 goal burst in the third quarter, which stole the lead from Adelaide, to set up the rest of the game for the Lions. Key Players for Brisbane Justin Sherman – He had a cracker of a game kicking 3.4 from 35 touches and took 11 marks and 4 tackles. Daniel Bradshaw – Started the game slowly but kicked it into overdrive in the third quarter kicking the first 4 of his 5 goals. He also managed 8 marks. Simon Black – 28 possessions, 3 marks and a goal in a normal night out for him. Nothing spectacular but was important nonetheless. Key Players for Adelaide David Mackay – Started the game going head to head with Sherman but moved to Travis Johnstone in the second half. Racked up 30 disposals, 8 marks, 6 tackles and kicked 1.1. Jason Porplyzia – 17 touches with 9 marks and managed 2 goals. Simon Goodwin – Showed no real sign of that ankle injury that he picked up last week playing at half back. He ran free most of the night and collected 25 possessions with 7 marks and 3 tackles. Musings from the match · Bradshaw became the clubs all-time leading goal scorer overtaking Alistair Lynch. · Bradshaw was scoreless in the first half and finished the night with 5.2. · Adelaide had double the hit outs to Brisbane with 44 to 22. · Adelaide also had more possessions, both contested and uncontested. · There was a 1.48% difference between the teams effective disposals, slightly in favour of the Lions. · Lions had more inside 50’s, 58-46, but consequently the Crows had more rebound 50’s, 36-32. · Does anyone else think Travis Johnstone needs to shave off his beard? Supercoach news Daniel Rich – Scored 100 this week making anyone who traded him last week think they may have made a mistake. There could still be some value in this kid. Jed Adcock – Came off in the last quarter with a leg injury. Keep an eye on his progress if you have him. David Mackay – Scored 130 from the stats mentioned earlier, not bad for a $353,300 midfielder.
Tags: Daniel Bradshaw, Daniel Rich, David Mackay, Jason Porplyzia, Jed Adcock, Justin Sherman, Simon Black, Simon Goodwin
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