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CibbuanoLions move into top four
May 30th 2009 07:32
BRISBANE has moved into the top four with an 18-point win over North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Lions led at every change and eventually prevailed 15.9 (99) to 12.9 (81) in a hard-fought contest.
The most pleasing aspect of the win for Brisbane was the fact that star forwards Jonathan Brown and Daniel Bradshaw managed just three goals between them.
The result sees the Lions improve to a 6-4 win-loss record while the Roos are slowly slipping out of finals contention having won just four of their first ten matches.
Jed Adcock was damaging off half-back with a team-high 30 possessions, 11 marks and one goal while Daniel Rich did his chances of winning the NAB Rising Star award no harm with 25 quality disposals and one major.
Mitch Clark battled hard in the ruck and finished with 29 hit outs and 21 touches while Rhan Hooper kicked four goals.
For North, ruckman Hamish McIntosh continued his impressive start to the season with 32 hit outs and 23 possessions while former skipper Adam Simpson racked up a game-high 37 touches.
Josh Gibson kept Brown to just two goals while promising youngster Ben Warren kicked four majors.
Both teams had six scoring shots in an even opening term but it was the Lions who went into quarter-time with their noses in front thanks to a late goal from Cheynee Stiller which gave his side a five-point lead at the first change.
Early goals from Lindsay Thomas and Warren saw the Kangaroos open up a seven-point advantage in the second term.
The Lions responded and went into half-time with a handy 13-point buffer after Brown and Bradshaw got their names on the scoresheet late in the first half.
David Hale kicked the crucial first goal of the third term but with Simon Black exerting his influence in the middle after a quiet first half the Lions were able to break the game open and skipped out to a 25-point lead on the back of majors from Hooper and James Polkinghorne.
Drew Petrie gave his side a glimmer of hope heading into the final change, kicking truly after the siren to reduce the deficit to just 19 points.
It was all the Lions early in the final stanza with Hooper kicking his fourth in the opening minute before Black slotted one home from outside 50 three minutes later to give his side a match-winning 31-point buffer.
NORTH MELBOURNE: 3.3, 6.5, 9.7, 12.9 (81)
BRISBANE LIONS: 4.2, 8.6, 12.8, 15.9 (99)
GOALS: North Melbourne: Warren 4, Hale 2, Petrie 2, Thomas, Harris, McMahon, Wells
Brisbane Lions: Hooper 4, Sherman 2, Brown 2, Polkinghorne 2, Bradshaw, Stiller, Adcock, Black, Rich
BEST: North Melbourne: Simpson, McIntosh, Warren, Gibson, Harding
Brisbane Lions: Adcock, Rich, Rischitelli, Clark, Drummond, Black
INJURIES: North Melbourne: Nil
Brisbane Lions: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Daniel Harris replaced Nathan Grima in the North Melbourne selected side
UMPIRES: Kennedy, M Nicholls, Hay
CROWD: 21,583 at Etihad Stadium
The Lions led at every change and eventually prevailed 15.9 (99) to 12.9 (81) in a hard-fought contest.
The most pleasing aspect of the win for Brisbane was the fact that star forwards Jonathan Brown and Daniel Bradshaw managed just three goals between them.
The result sees the Lions improve to a 6-4 win-loss record while the Roos are slowly slipping out of finals contention having won just four of their first ten matches.
Jed Adcock was damaging off half-back with a team-high 30 possessions, 11 marks and one goal while Daniel Rich did his chances of winning the NAB Rising Star award no harm with 25 quality disposals and one major.
Mitch Clark battled hard in the ruck and finished with 29 hit outs and 21 touches while Rhan Hooper kicked four goals.
For North, ruckman Hamish McIntosh continued his impressive start to the season with 32 hit outs and 23 possessions while former skipper Adam Simpson racked up a game-high 37 touches.
Josh Gibson kept Brown to just two goals while promising youngster Ben Warren kicked four majors.
Both teams had six scoring shots in an even opening term but it was the Lions who went into quarter-time with their noses in front thanks to a late goal from Cheynee Stiller which gave his side a five-point lead at the first change.
Early goals from Lindsay Thomas and Warren saw the Kangaroos open up a seven-point advantage in the second term.
The Lions responded and went into half-time with a handy 13-point buffer after Brown and Bradshaw got their names on the scoresheet late in the first half.
David Hale kicked the crucial first goal of the third term but with Simon Black exerting his influence in the middle after a quiet first half the Lions were able to break the game open and skipped out to a 25-point lead on the back of majors from Hooper and James Polkinghorne.
Drew Petrie gave his side a glimmer of hope heading into the final change, kicking truly after the siren to reduce the deficit to just 19 points.
It was all the Lions early in the final stanza with Hooper kicking his fourth in the opening minute before Black slotted one home from outside 50 three minutes later to give his side a match-winning 31-point buffer.
NORTH MELBOURNE: 3.3, 6.5, 9.7, 12.9 (81)
BRISBANE LIONS: 4.2, 8.6, 12.8, 15.9 (99)
GOALS: North Melbourne: Warren 4, Hale 2, Petrie 2, Thomas, Harris, McMahon, Wells
Brisbane Lions: Hooper 4, Sherman 2, Brown 2, Polkinghorne 2, Bradshaw, Stiller, Adcock, Black, Rich
BEST: North Melbourne: Simpson, McIntosh, Warren, Gibson, Harding
Brisbane Lions: Adcock, Rich, Rischitelli, Clark, Drummond, Black
INJURIES: North Melbourne: Nil
Brisbane Lions: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Daniel Harris replaced Nathan Grima in the North Melbourne selected side
UMPIRES: Kennedy, M Nicholls, Hay
CROWD: 21,583 at Etihad Stadium
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