Blog log from R3 of 2024: Brisbane vs Collingwood

Hill outmarks Zorko 25m out on a slight angle on the end of a rebound started by Moore and slots the first goal of the evening. (Q1 1:55)
Moore is pinged for deliberate OOB on the HBF, Berry hits the square with the kick, McInerney provides the crumb for Rayner who snaps over his shoulder for the goal from 10m. (Q1 4:57)
Neale roves a ball up on the HFF and tries his luck from 45… narrow to the right. (Q1 7:20)
Collingwood are obviously hitting the corridor at every opportunity on rebound early doors, with mixed results. (Q1 8:29)
Cox tries to emulate Rayner up the other end from a mid-range stoppage but misses. (Q1 9:13)
Cameron burns the footy by foot straight to De Goey on the wing, kick to grass but Payne strips Mihocek in a fantastic tackle to prevent what should have been a score. (Q1 10:15)
McCreery is favoured by the bounce after a ball up in the pocket, he feeds Elliott who snaps the goal from 15m. Way too easy in the end, albeit it was a bit lucky. (Q1 11:44)
Ah Chee’s second intercept in the centre square from aggressive Magpie kicks almost leads to a goal but Howe spoils Daniher in the square, hold and arm chop, no free. (Q1 14:13)
Turnovers are mounting up in this game like late replacements at Geelong, eventually McInnes shows a bit of finishing quality from the hotspot after roving. (Q1 18:04)
McCreery shows scintillating skills roving a pack on the flank 45m but he blazes across the face. (Q1 20:17)
Rayner roves a Hipwood contest in the pocket 25m out and tries a dribbler, but Hoskin-Elliott comes off the opposite side like a good wingman should to rush it. (Q1 22:12)
Hill catches Fort HTB in a rather soft tackle 20m out in the pocket, more of a throw than anything. He screws through the goal off the left. (Q1 27:24)
Noble swerves through traffic at half forward and goes long to the square over Andrews, Hill keeps his feet and leaves Answerth sprawling on the turf, third goal of Q1 for Bobby! (Q1 29:16)
Daniher gathers a bouncing inside 50 kick by Rayner to the pocket and tries a left-foot drop punt snap around the corner… doesn’t bend, just a point from 30m. (Q1 30:48)
Rayner passes to Neale on his own in the pocket 35m out. Brisbane owning territory early in Q2 for no reward so far, as they did a fair bit in Q1. Choco slots the goal. (Q2 5:11)
Fort feeds McCluggage on the HFF who baulks inside 50 and shoots from 40m… tails away to the left and across the face. (Q2 7:13)
Cameron snaps across the body from the pocket 20m out, doesn’t suit his right boot and curls across the face. (Q2 10:00)
McCarthy kicks intelligently from pocket to pocket for Charlie Cameron to mark 25m out, he finally pops through his first major. Take me home, country road! (Q2 20:04)
McCarthy tries to volley from a stoppage 20m out, skews out and sits up for Charlie Cameron who misses off the left. Lions with all the play in Q2. (Q2 23:56)
Just too many repeat inside 50s for Brisbane, McCluggage with another long speculator to the pocket, crumb worked by hand to Fletcher who snaps the goal from 30m. (Q2 24:55)
Neale roves a stoppage on the HFF and goes long to the teeth of goal, Maynard spoils Charlie Cameron but straight to Fletcher who blazes wide from 15m. (Q2 28:52)
Robertson intercepts a Pendlebury handball at half forward and soccers inside 50, Darcy Cameron roves but then fumbles and is caught HTB by Rayner 40m out. Rayner kicks it on HT! (Q2 30:42)
That was a painful watch, both sides turning it over with poor skills and pressure for much of the half, but the Lions eventually put the screws on and wrested the lead back. (Half Time)
Moore intercepts at half back and uses the corridor on the rebound as the Pies have been trying all night, this one comes off with McCreery on the end of the chain, goal from CHF. (Q3 2:03)
Zorko passes to Daniher on the paint of 50 on the flank. Joe hasn’t had much luck today, not a night for tall forwards so far. He passes but it’s broken up, no score. (Q3 5:06)
Another repeat inside 50 for the Lions, McInerney clunks this one in front of a pack 30m out on the boundary. Big O kicks to the opposite pocket where it’s rebounded. (Q3 6:26)
Andrews is pinged for arms around Mihocek in the pocket going for an Elliott pass 25m out, rather red hot that, Checkers screws through the goal. (Q3 9:02)
Turnover count in this game is still high, finally Daniher gets free of Frampton for a pass by McCluggage to 35m on a slight angle, he hoofs through the goal. (Q3 13:36)
Schultz roves an Andrews drop at the hotspot but Zorko worries him off it, crumbed by Hill who snaps wide from 20m. (Q3 17:25)
Collingwood works the ball around members wing on the boundary, Hill passes short to Lipinski 20m out but his screwing left-foot set shot is narrow. (Q3 18:40)
Mihocek dives in front of Andrews to claim a mark on the behind line from an errant Schultz snap, line ball decision on review goes the Pies’ way, Checkers curls it in! (Q3 20:42)
McCreery bursts through a stoppage 45om out on the flank and gets caught over the shoulder by Wilmot in a tackle, he converts with a professional set shot. (Q3 26:15)
Collingwood handballs around members wing after the next bounce, Elliott on the end of the chain and he slots the running kick from 30m on the flank! (Q3 27:52)
McCluggage sets up Charlie Cameron for a left-foot snap across the body from 35m on a slight angle but it wobbles wide left. (Q3 31:27)
Hipwood has had a Barry Crocker tonight but he provides an important crumb for McInerney to deliver a no-look handball to Bailey for the goal from 15m. (Q4 2:11)
Schultz drops low to rove a Payne drop 40m out on a slight angle and is lucky to get a high contact free on Payne. His set shot skews right and into the post. Footy gods smile. (Q4 4:16)
Andrews is out of position for a long ball to the pocket for McInnes but is a touch unlucky to be pinged for contact, he complains that he got all ball. Reef misses from 30m. (Q4 6:29)
The Lions go coast to coast from the kick in around outer wing, Charlie Cameron releases McCluggage to run to 20m and ram through another one! (Q4 7:22)
Berry shovels towards Neale on the HBF, looked throw-ish but no whistle, but a crumb falls for Crisp who tumbles through a big goal from 45m! (Q4 8:47)
Lohmann’s pressure forces a handball clanger after the next bounce, Bailey passes to McCarthy 45m out on a slight angle who clunks the set shot. It’s a shoot out all of a sudden! (Q4 10:02)
Zorko spins after roving a stoppage on the HBF but doesn’t have a backman’s sense of danger and gets monstered by Elliott 40m out to concede a HTB free. Billy goals. (Q4 12:37)
Rayner taps a crumb to McCarthy who props near the hotspot to snap across the body off the right peg… curls too far for a behind. (Q4 14:38)
Hoskin-Elliott gathers a dump kick by Lester and delivers a lovely touch pass to Elliott 35m out in the pocket, Billy plays on and curls in another fabulous finish! (Q4 16:10)
Nick Daicos baulks clear at half forward and goes to the square where Zorko can’t stop Mihocek taking the grab… but then he kicks into the man on the mark, no score! (Q4 18:42)
Mihocek gets another chance on the boundary 30m out, he curls this one in with no problem. (Q4 19:32)
Hoskin-Elliott roves in the pocket, gets corralled and goes backwards to Mihocek 40m out near the boundary, who shoots to the left. (Q4 22:40)
Fort takes a link mark on the HFF and pokes a pass down the flank to Lohmann who draws a holding free on Noble 35m out and converts. (Q4 23:47)
Dunkley releases Ah Chee forward of a stoppage on members wing, McCarthy marks 30m out on the flank and misses. (Q4 28:17)