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CibbuanoLions overrun Crows
May 16th 2009 13:37
BRISBANE has overcome a sluggish start to down Adelaide by 36 points at the Gabba on Saturday night.
The Lions trailed by 25 points early in the second term but got themselves back in the contest with two late goals before slamming on 12 goals to five in the second half to prevail 18.11 (119) to 12.11 (83) victory.
The win is Brisbane’s third in a row while the Crows have now lost their past three to slip to 12th place on the ladder with a 3-5 win-loss record.
Brisbane forward Daniel Bradshaw booted five goals to become the club’s leading goal scorer with 463 goals.
The Lions veteran is also fourth on the Fitzroy/Brisbane Lions all-time list behind Lynch (633), Jack Moriarty (626) and Bernie Quinlan (576).
Justin Sherman played his best game for the club, finishing the match with a game-high 35 possessions and three goals while Travis Johnstone was also influential in the middle with 34 disposals.
For the Crows, Tyson Edwards and David Mackay tried hard all night, racking up 30-plus possessions.
Bernie Vince also won plenty of the football while Ben Rutten kept Brisbane skipper Jonathan Brown to just two goals.
Adelaide dominated the opening term, winning the football at the stoppages and moving it quickly through the middle of the ground.
But despite their dominance they led by just 13 points at quarter-time after booting a wasteful 5.5.
Mackay kicked the first goal of the second term after just 17 seconds of play and when Jason Porplyzia kicked truly the margin had blown out to 25 points.
The Crows looked set to run away with the contest but the Lions hung tough and responded with majors from Brown and Sherman who slotted one home after the siren to reduce the deficit to just 10 points at half-time.
Brisbane regained the lead for the first time in the match since the opening minutes of the first quarter thanks to goals from Bradshaw and Sherman.
The Crows hit back through Brent Reilly and Patrick Dangerfield but the rest of the term belonged to the Lions.
Bradshaw was simply unstoppable, booting three unanswered goals before majors from Albert Proud and Mitch Clark gave Brisbane a 22-point lead at three-quarter time.
Brisbane kicked the first goal of the final stanza through impressive youngster Daniel Rich at the two-minute mark but the Crows responded through Chris Knights to remain within striking distance.
Any hopes of a last quarter fight back from Adelaide was quashed by the Lions who kicked four of the last six goals of the match to seal their fifth win of the season.
BRISBANE LIONS: 3.4, 6.4, 13.7, 18.11 (119)
ADELAIDE: 5.5, 7.8, 9.9, 12.11 (83)
GOALS: Brisbane Lions: Bradshaw 5, Sherman 3, Brown 2, Polkinghorne 2,
Proud 2, Clark, Rich, Harding, Black
Adelaide: Porplyzia 2, Walker 2, Knights 2, Tippett, Moran, Edwards, Mackay, Reilly, Dangerfield
BEST: Brisbane Lions: Sherman, Bradshaw, Johnstone, Black, Drummond, Rich
Adelaide: Edwards, Vince, Goodwin, Rutten, Mackay, McLeod
INJURIES: Brisbane Lions: Merrett (ankle), Adcock (leg), Patfull (jaw)
Adelaide: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Ryan, Armstrong
CROWD: 27,767 at the Gabba
The Lions trailed by 25 points early in the second term but got themselves back in the contest with two late goals before slamming on 12 goals to five in the second half to prevail 18.11 (119) to 12.11 (83) victory.
The win is Brisbane’s third in a row while the Crows have now lost their past three to slip to 12th place on the ladder with a 3-5 win-loss record.
Brisbane forward Daniel Bradshaw booted five goals to become the club’s leading goal scorer with 463 goals.
Justin Sherman played his best game for the club, finishing the match with a game-high 35 possessions and three goals while Travis Johnstone was also influential in the middle with 34 disposals.
For the Crows, Tyson Edwards and David Mackay tried hard all night, racking up 30-plus possessions.
Bernie Vince also won plenty of the football while Ben Rutten kept Brisbane skipper Jonathan Brown to just two goals.
Adelaide dominated the opening term, winning the football at the stoppages and moving it quickly through the middle of the ground.
But despite their dominance they led by just 13 points at quarter-time after booting a wasteful 5.5.
Mackay kicked the first goal of the second term after just 17 seconds of play and when Jason Porplyzia kicked truly the margin had blown out to 25 points.
The Crows looked set to run away with the contest but the Lions hung tough and responded with majors from Brown and Sherman who slotted one home after the siren to reduce the deficit to just 10 points at half-time.
Brisbane regained the lead for the first time in the match since the opening minutes of the first quarter thanks to goals from Bradshaw and Sherman.
The Crows hit back through Brent Reilly and Patrick Dangerfield but the rest of the term belonged to the Lions.
Bradshaw was simply unstoppable, booting three unanswered goals before majors from Albert Proud and Mitch Clark gave Brisbane a 22-point lead at three-quarter time.
Brisbane kicked the first goal of the final stanza through impressive youngster Daniel Rich at the two-minute mark but the Crows responded through Chris Knights to remain within striking distance.
Any hopes of a last quarter fight back from Adelaide was quashed by the Lions who kicked four of the last six goals of the match to seal their fifth win of the season.
BRISBANE LIONS: 3.4, 6.4, 13.7, 18.11 (119)
ADELAIDE: 5.5, 7.8, 9.9, 12.11 (83)
GOALS: Brisbane Lions: Bradshaw 5, Sherman 3, Brown 2, Polkinghorne 2,
Proud 2, Clark, Rich, Harding, Black
Adelaide: Porplyzia 2, Walker 2, Knights 2, Tippett, Moran, Edwards, Mackay, Reilly, Dangerfield
BEST: Brisbane Lions: Sherman, Bradshaw, Johnstone, Black, Drummond, Rich
Adelaide: Edwards, Vince, Goodwin, Rutten, Mackay, McLeod
INJURIES: Brisbane Lions: Merrett (ankle), Adcock (leg), Patfull (jaw)
Adelaide: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Ryan, Armstrong
CROWD: 27,767 at the Gabba
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