Blog log from R12 of 2025: Brisbane vs Essendon

Laverde comes in hot after a mark paid to Cameron 40m out on the flank claiming it wasn’t far enough, 50m penalty and first goal. (Q1 4:32)
Guelfi roves at half forward and gives over his man Zorko to Martin in the pocket, Martin curls in a quality finish off the left from 20m. (Q1 6:40)
Gardiner gives to Ah Chee after roving near the hotspot, he has Fletcher flashing past from half back for the outside give and goal off the right. (Q1 9:00)
Dunkley soccers from the next centre bounce, Rayner roves and wheels onto his right for a screwing snap from 30m, that one goes through as well. (Q1 10:30)
Will Ashcroft wobbles a kick to the top of the square, big pack there but it lands for Ah Chee to mark in front of Roberts, he joins the early party. (Q1 12:31)
Morris passes from outer wing to Bailey 40m out on the flank, rebounds are way too easy for the Lions already. However, Bailey misses near side left. (Q1 15:31)
Berry marks in the centre, storms through traffic to 50m and lets fly… but it goes to the right. (Q1 15:55)
Kako marks deep in the pocket 20m out but his curling set shot is well narrow to the left. (Q1 16:58)
Morris leaps in front of Laverde for a contested grab near the boundary 40m out, but his drop punt is OOTF near side right. (Q1 19:44)
Wilmot sails through a goal from 50m on a slight angle, way too much space for the half back as Essendon have already given up. (Q1 21:11)
Ah Chee handballs to the square from the pocket for Lohmann to soccer his first goal of the 2025 season. (Q1 28:49)
Payne holds the arm of Wright to concede a free 20m out on a slight angle, Wright curls in the goal with ease off the right. (Q2 1:38)
Bailey wrestles with McGrath and marks against McGrath 40m out on a slight angle from a Lohmann pass, but he misses again. (Q2 4:41)
Fort marks in the pocket and hits the near left post from 20m. (Q2 7:57)
Clarke kicks to the pocket for Wright to mark and goal again from 25m. (Q2 9:25)
Martin misses from half forward after a centre clearance. (Q2 10:57)
Answerth kicks to a pack 30m out on the flank for Morris to mark but the set shot is across the face to the left. (Q2 14:45)
Durham, who has shifted forward due to injury, roves Wright contest in the square for his first goal of the night. (Q2 16:07)
McCluggage snaps narrow to the left from the HFF. (Q2 18:29)
Rayner feeds Zorko for a running snap from just inside CHF but that one skids to the right. (Q2 20:52)
Laverde touches through another long snap by the Lions, this one from Neale. (Q2 23:03)
Gresham marks a Martin pass on the HFF, turns and wheels for the quick shot but Fletcher gets back to shop it off for no score. (Q2 25:28)
Morris marks behind Laverde 40m out on the boundary, plays on inside and provides some finish quality off his right boot. (Q2 26:26)
Caldwell kicks long to the hotspot from members wing after the first bounce of Q3, Caddy leaps over Payne to clunk a contested grab and the goal. (Q3 0:57)
Caldwell snaps the next goal from a ball up 20m out on a slight angle, Essendon making a challenge! (Q3 2:59)
Roberts catches Rayner HTB just inside 50m on a slight angle after the next bounce, his set shot falls on the goal line to be rushed by Fort. (Q3 4:39)
Gresham marks on the boundary 20m out and misses near side right off his left. (Q3 6:35)
Caddy drifts across a pack to mark a long Gresham speculator to 20m, plays on but dribbles across the face! Opportunity butchered. (Q3 8:37)
Roberts is involved in a midfield role in Q3, he is part of a rebound around outer wing that ends with Martin receiving from Wright to snap the goal from 20m in the pocket! (Q3 10:51)
Gardiner marks over Redman 30m out on a slight angle and restores some equilibrium for Brisbane with a rare goal. (Q3 14:51)
Morris misses to the left from a tough set shot from 40m on the boundary. (Q3 17:38)
Hobbs has a set shot on the boundary from long range, slow play but he finds Setterfield in a phone box near the hotspot, who converts. (Q3 20:44)
Gresham roves the next centre bounce hard in the pocket near the behind post, scrubs a left-foot kick across the goalsquare for Caddy to mop up and goal over his head! (Q3 21:59)
Essendon are shocking the world with pressure and clearance wins against the premiership holders, who are admittedly coming off a five-day break. (Q3 22:30)
Lohmann marks 40m out on a slight angle and steers through his second goal. (Q3 24:15)
Payne intercepts at half back and counters through the middle, Hipwood runs forward of Redman to the pocket for a McCluggage pass to 25m, he converts. (Q3 28:27)
Gresham snaps the first goal of Q4 from half forward after yet another centre clearance win for the Bombers, whose challenge has come on the back of them. (Q4 0:33)
Durham centres from the pocket for Goldstein to mark unopposed on the fat side 30m out on a slight angle. This to level the scores again… Goldie goals! (Q4 1:58)
Hobbs gets low to rove 45m out in front, Zorko catches him high, free kick but in the rain it’s a shank for no score. (Q4 5:34)
Zorko panics under pressure and kick a shank at half back, Dons have all the composure, Roberts passes to the flank for Wright 40m out, kick falls on the line, Fort rushes. (Q4 7:09)
Dons now lead by that point. (Q4 7:09)
Morris roves his own contest with Redman to a Will Ashcroft clearance from the HFF next to the behind post, he gathers and restore Brisbane’s lead with a goal from the line. (Q4 10:04)
Essendon rebounds through traffic through Kako and Guelfi, Tsatas passes to Roberts 30m out on a slight angle who misses to the right. (Q4 12:34)
Will Ashcroft roves a greasy ball in a pack near the hotspot and snaps off the left but it skews to the right. (Q4 14:04)
McCluggage beats Tsatas to clear from a stoppage on the HFF, his dinky kick is marked by Morris 30m out on the flank who misses across the face to the right. (Q4 15:24)
Merrett tries a diagonal kick from the HBF to the centre, turns over, Fort feeds Lohman who skids through the heartbreaker from 55m. (Q4 16:12)
Robertson stumbles at CHF but gives wide to Answerth who runs to 50m and bangs through the sealer. (Q4 25:05)