Round 7: Geelong v Brisbane Lions

[TheGrimReaper]

Jonathon Brown, Simon Black and Gary Ablett are all late withdrawals for the Cats and the Lions. Interesting....

[TheGrimReaper]

Mathew Stokes has been reported for striking Michael Rischitelli.

[TheGrimReaper]

At quarter time, the Brisbane Lions have done a great job leading by 11 points.

Brisbane: 5.6.36
Geelong: 4.1.25

Goals for Brisbane:
1: Scott Harding, Justin Sherman, Anthony Corrie, Michael Rischitelli and Daniel Bradshaw

Goals for Geelong:
1: Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Ryan Gamble and Tom Hawkins

Best for Brisbane:
Tim Notting, Jed Adcock, Jared Brennan, Justin Sherman and Michael Rischitelli

Best for Geelong:
Jimmy Bartel, Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor, Joel Corey and James Kelly

Good game of Football this one.

[TheGrimReaper]

At half-time, the Cats fought back hard after tralling by 19 points at one stage in the 2nd quarter, in a great game of Football that has great defensive pressure. The Cats have all the momentum and could run away with the game in the 2nd half however.

Geelong: 7.6.48
Brisbane: 6.8.44

Goals for Geelong:
2: Mathew Stokes, 1: Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Ryan Gamble, Cameron Mooney and Tom Hawkins

Goals for Brisbane:
1: Mitchell Clark, Scott Harding, Justin Sherman, Anthony Corrie, Michael Rischitelli and Daniel Bradshaw

Best for Geelong:
James Kelly, Andrew Mackie, Joel Corey, Jimmy Bartel and Mathew Stokes

Best for Brisbane:
Tim Notting, Joel Macdonald, Jared Brennan, Justin Sherman and Michael Rischitelli

Brisbane are missing Jonathon Brown and Simon Black more than what Geelong is missing Gary Ablett at this stage.

[TheGrimReaper]

The Lions have been real gutsy today, and they only trail the Cats by 5 points at 3 quarter time. This game could go either way.

Geelong: 11.8.74
Brisbane: 10.9.69

Goals for Geelong:
2: Jimmy Bartel, Ryan Gamble, Mathew Stokes, 1: Joel Corey, Steven Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Tom Hawkins and Max Rooke

Goals for Brisbane:
2: Mitchell Clark, Luke Power, 1: Scott Harding, Justin Sherman, Anthony Corrie, Rhan Hooper, Michael Rischitelli and Daniel Bradshaw

Best for Geelong:
James Kelly, Andrew Mackie, Joel Corey, Jimmy Bartel and Cameron Ling

Best for Brisbane:
Justin Sherman, Joel Macdonald, Tim Notting, Jared Brennan and Jed Adcock.

6 lead changes in that term, and I'm really enjoying this game. Anybodies ball game now.

[Bloody Hell]

They're travelling very well considering no Brown.

Interesting to see if the Cats do to Brisbane what they did to us.

[Bloody Hell]

That said - seems the Cats miss Ablett more than the Lions miss Brown - Ablett being a chief architect in our being thumped.

[TheGrimReaper]

DETAILS
Geelong 4.1 7.6 11.8 15.15 (105)
Brisbane Lions 5.6 6.8 10.9 11.12 (78)

GOALS
Geelong: Bartel 2 Gamble 2 Stokes 2 Johnson 2 Corey Rooke Hawkins Mooney Mackie Chapman Milburn
Brisbane Lions: Clark 3 Power 2 Corrie Bradshaw Rischitelli Harding Patfull Hooper

BEST
Geelong: Kelly, Corey, Scarlett, Mackie, Wojcinski, Bartel
Brisbane Lions: Macdonald, Notting, Patfull, Brennan, Adcock, Clark

INJURIES
Geelong: Bartel (cut head), Ablett (calf) replaced in selected side by Rooke.
Brisbane Lions: Brown (quad) replaced in selected side by Henderson. Black (groin) replaced in selected side by Harding.

Reports: Stokes (Geel) reported by umpire Vozzo for striking Rischitelli (Bris) in the first quarter

Umpires: Vozzo, Kamolins, Meredith
Official crowd: 23,388 at Skilled Stadium

[RogueSwan]

Interesting to see if the Cats do to Brisbane what they did to us.

It appears they can.