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March 27th 2010 13:11
BRISBANE has turned it on in the final quarter to record a 32-point win over West Coast at the Gabba on Saturday night
The Lions trailed at every change before booting the first six goals of the final stanza to set up a 16.18 (114) to 12.10 (82) victory.
Some of the gloss was taken off the win for Brisbane with Jed Adcock sustaining an ankle injury while former Swan Amon Buchanan suffered a broken thumb.
Lions skipper Jonathan Brown led from the front with five goals - three of which came in the last quarter while star recruit Brendan Fevola was lively but failed to make the most of his chances, booting a wasteful 3.7.
The former Carlton spearhead also managed to spray one out of bounds on the full.
Jared Brennan was influential with a game-high 31 possesions and one goal while Luke Power chipped in with three majors.
For the Eagles, Adam Selwood collected 31 disposals, Matt Priddis (28) and Daniel Kerr (27) were also prolific while Luke Shuey kicked two goals on debut.
West Coast started brightly, moving the football well through the middle of the ground as they booted four of the first five goals of the match.
Todd Banfield's first goal in AFL football in the dying seconds of the opening stanza cut West Coast's advantage to eight points at quarter-time.
The Lions could have been in front at the quarter-time but they let themselves down in front of goal, booting six behinds for the term.
Back-to-back goals from Brown saw Brisbane hit the front in the second quarter before Nic Naitanui goaled on the run and then set up one for Patrick McGinnity with a clever ruck tap.
As was the case in the first term - Brisbane was able to get a goal just before the siren - this time through Power to close to within two points at half-time.
The Eagles dominated possession early in the third quarter and managed goals through Josh Kennedy and Quinten Lynch to open up a 15-point lead.
It appeared as if West Coast would run away with the contest but Fevola's second major and Power's third - which came after the siren - ensured Brisbane trailed by less than one straight kick at three-quarter time.
A long bomb from Brennan put the Lions in front early in the last term.
It was all one-way traffic from that moment on as Brisbane added five goals without reply with a freakish soccer goal from Fevola a highlight.
BRISBANE: 2.6, 6.10, 9.12, 16.18 (114)
WEST COAST: 4.2, 7.6, 10.8, 12.10 (82)
GOALS: Brisbane: Brown 5, Fevola 3, Power 3, Brennan, Sherman, Staker, Drummond, Banfield, Brennan
West Coast: Shuey 2, Kennedy 2, Lynch 2, Cox, Waters, Embley, Kennedy, Ebert, Lynch, LeCras, Naitanu, McGinnity
BEST: Brisbane: Brown, Brennan, Power, Rischitelli, Black, Banfield
West Coast: Selwood, Priddis, Kerr, Embley, McGinnity
INJURIES: Brisbane: Adcock (ankle), Buchanan (hand)
West Coast:
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Hay, Wenn, Jeffery
CROWD: 29,201 at the Gabba
The Lions trailed at every change before booting the first six goals of the final stanza to set up a 16.18 (114) to 12.10 (82) victory.
Some of the gloss was taken off the win for Brisbane with Jed Adcock sustaining an ankle injury while former Swan Amon Buchanan suffered a broken thumb.
Lions skipper Jonathan Brown led from the front with five goals - three of which came in the last quarter while star recruit Brendan Fevola was lively but failed to make the most of his chances, booting a wasteful 3.7.
The former Carlton spearhead also managed to spray one out of bounds on the full.
Jared Brennan was influential with a game-high 31 possesions and one goal while Luke Power chipped in with three majors.
For the Eagles, Adam Selwood collected 31 disposals, Matt Priddis (28) and Daniel Kerr (27) were also prolific while Luke Shuey kicked two goals on debut.
West Coast started brightly, moving the football well through the middle of the ground as they booted four of the first five goals of the match.
Todd Banfield's first goal in AFL football in the dying seconds of the opening stanza cut West Coast's advantage to eight points at quarter-time.
The Lions could have been in front at the quarter-time but they let themselves down in front of goal, booting six behinds for the term.
Back-to-back goals from Brown saw Brisbane hit the front in the second quarter before Nic Naitanui goaled on the run and then set up one for Patrick McGinnity with a clever ruck tap.
As was the case in the first term - Brisbane was able to get a goal just before the siren - this time through Power to close to within two points at half-time.
The Eagles dominated possession early in the third quarter and managed goals through Josh Kennedy and Quinten Lynch to open up a 15-point lead.
It appeared as if West Coast would run away with the contest but Fevola's second major and Power's third - which came after the siren - ensured Brisbane trailed by less than one straight kick at three-quarter time.
A long bomb from Brennan put the Lions in front early in the last term.
It was all one-way traffic from that moment on as Brisbane added five goals without reply with a freakish soccer goal from Fevola a highlight.
BRISBANE: 2.6, 6.10, 9.12, 16.18 (114)
WEST COAST: 4.2, 7.6, 10.8, 12.10 (82)
GOALS: Brisbane: Brown 5, Fevola 3, Power 3, Brennan, Sherman, Staker, Drummond, Banfield, Brennan
West Coast: Shuey 2, Kennedy 2, Lynch 2, Cox, Waters, Embley, Kennedy, Ebert, Lynch, LeCras, Naitanu, McGinnity
BEST: Brisbane: Brown, Brennan, Power, Rischitelli, Black, Banfield
West Coast: Selwood, Priddis, Kerr, Embley, McGinnity
INJURIES: Brisbane: Adcock (ankle), Buchanan (hand)
West Coast:
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Hay, Wenn, Jeffery
CROWD: 29,201 at the Gabba
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