Blog log from R8 of 2024: Brisbane vs Gold Coast

King takes a contested grab 30m out on a slight angle for the first goal. (Q1 1:50)
Daniher marks a high McCluggage speculator in front of Lukosius at the hotspot but tugs the drop punt into the right goalpost. (Q1 4:14)
Daniher runs down Fiorini to force an OOTF kick 50m out he boots a trademark long goal from the free kick! Classic Joe, can’t kick straight from the hotspot but gold from there. (Q1 9:53)
Gardiner sails through a set shot from 50m on a slight angle, goal umpire loses his hat but signals the goal despite the ball flirting with the right goalpost. (Q1 10:51)
Sharp bombs long to the square, Powell can’t mark, crumb over the back for Gardiner to kick his second goal. (Q1 13:31)
Lohmann hits the post after marking on the boundary 25m out. (Q1 16:42)
Read feeds Miller to run to CHF, has Berry running back to the square but misses him with the pass, ball bounces wide right for a point. Opportunity burned. (Q1 19:54)
Zorko kicks over Collins to Jarrod Berry 35m out on the flank on the end of a rebound engineered by Zorko. Berry goals. (Q1 21:21)
Morris marks in front of Ballard at the hotspot but hangs his first senior kick to the right. (Q1 23:37)
King gets a contact free in a marking contest at the top of the square for his second goal, obvious arms around the belly by Payne. (Q1 25:49)
Reville delivers a lovely long pass from the centre to Dunkley 40m out near the boundary, who misses near side left. (Q1 28:29)
Lohmann marks 45m out in the corridor and sails through a lovely set shot. Brisbane certainly starting this game better than last week, albeit losing soldiers at a fair clip. (Q1 31:37)
Sharp roves a loose ball 30m out on the flank, gets challenged and tries a low-percentage checkside off a step from the right boot… it curls in, cracking goal! (Q2 0:57)
Hipwood gathers McCluggage’s centre clearance on the HFF ahead of Andrew and centres for Daniher to mark in front of Collins… but Joe plays on and shanks OOTF! Oh dear. (Q2 1:57)
Daniher marks a repeat inside 50 kick by Neale over Ballard in the square and gets some Bronx cheers for kicking the goal. (Q2 2:50)
Holman intercepts Jarrod Berry in the centre to start a counter attack, Walter is over the back of Lester to mark 25m out in the pocket. Lions crowd is flat, they hoot the poster. (Q2 12:40)
Rayner marks 40m out in the corridor and misses to the left. (Q2 16:23)
The Q Clash always looks like men playing against boys, but this is one of the best chances Gold Coast will have to put one over the teachers. (Q2 17:28)
Morris roves in the pocket and skids through his first senior goal from 25m! (Q2 21:55)
Lukosius snaps wide left from a stoppage 30m out on the flank. (Q2 24:29)
Zorko shanks a rebound kick straight to Miller 45m out on a slight angle and hangs his head. Touk misses to the left, disappointingly. (Q2 27:15)
Zorko tumbles a snap wide from 40m on the flank. (Q2 29:36)
Tom Berry roves a throw in on the boundary 15m out and gets caught high by Wilmot, but his free kick is shanked across the face and OOTF. (Q3 3:33)
Lukosius hits Long running behind the Brisbane defence to mark 20m out on a slight angle. for his first goal after coming off the subs bench. (Q3 5:32)
Dunkley catches Rowell HTB on members wing, McCluggage plays on to advantage and bounces to 40m on the flank but shanks the snap, as he tends to do. Just a point. (Q3 8:15)
Holman receives from Flanders on a fast break around outer wing, runs to the HFF and decides on a short pass to King 35m out in the corridor for goal number three. (Q3 10:31)
McKenna sets up Morris for a curling snap off a step from 30m on the flank but it doesn’t quite curl enough off the right. (Q3 14:03)
Morris marks a very high McInerney kick over Swallow 20m out in front but his kick skews wide right. (Q3 15:33)
Neale hits the lead of Cameron 40m out wide on the flank, his set shot is a shank but a contact free to Dunkley on Ainsworth at the hotspot… for a miss. (Q3 20:33)
Daniher roves a Witts contest in the centre and lets fly to an empty square from 60m… skids to the right for a point. (Q3 26:13)
Brisbane are fast running out of petrol tickets but the Suns don’t have many ideas of how to cut this lead down quickly enough. (Q3 26:36)
McCluggage hits the lead of Lohmann in front of Clohesy 40m out on the flank. One of these will hit at some point for the Lions… not this one. (Q3 27:28)
Neale gives behind a stoppage for Zorko to let fly from 45m on a slight angle off a step… drifts to the right. (Q3 28:34)
Walter gets a front-on contact free on Andrews just inside 50m on a slight angle, fair as the Lion wasn’t looking at the ball. The set shot is a boomer! (Q4 2:05)
After a Flanders clanger at half back, Wilmot feeds Zorko for another running snap from near CHF, this one also skews left. (Q4 6:42)
Gold Coast finally hits a target inside 50, Collins feeds Fiorini who goes to the lead of Lukosius 45m out in front. This has to go through… tugged left. Poor. (Q4 9:33)
Anderson baulks clear and shoots from 45m on a slight angle, Andrews spoils Lukosius in the square for a point. Gold Coast just not anywhere near good enough. (Q4 11:48)
Ainsworth roves a King contest in the pocket, baulks and goals. 10 minutes left, four kicks in it, still a lot of time against a visibly tiring Lions outfit. (Q4 13:40)
Rayner kicks long to a pack 20m out in the pocket on a slow play, crumb falls over the back for Cameron to pounce and kick the sealer. Take the four points home, Charlie! (Q4 18:06)
Dunkley kicks off junk time with a HTB free on Ainsworth and goal from 30m on a slight angle, the Lions are running on fumes but they mob him after the score. (Q4 20:11)
Atkins snaps wide from the HFF as the Lions fans do the wave. It’s garbage time, or party time if you’re a Brisbane tragic. (Q4 25:07)
McInerney claims a pack mark just inside 50m on the flank, Andrew is livid as he had first hands on it. The set shot falls on the line to be rushed. (Q4 26:06)