WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

[Mantis]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

Really strong performance after an indifferent start. Bar the goal kicking accuracy in the 3rd that was as good a quarter as we can play.

Still carrying a few, but sets us up to have a crack at the best team so far in 2019 at their dump... $100 for the first one to run over the top of the motovated one.

[EasternWest]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

I thought both teams would be happy. The game turned into a bit of a slog so the rotation lost early for Brisbane meant less, but they would be happy with how they played out the game given they were two down for the last quarter.

Our boys defended their run really well from 45-50 minutes into the game. Really excellent to see us adjust to the conditions as well, I was dreading a handball fest for some reason, but glad to say it didn't eventuate even if we did overuse it from time to time.

Still plenty of improvement in us which is good, but a massive challenge for us next week at a ground we've traditionally sucked at.

Brisbane are a pretty decent team, and not far off being a good team. All in all a pretty good game and result.

[Eastdog]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

Great to win again. Was tough going in that first half but in the second half we got our skates on and the team lifted. Naughton great in the 2nd half.

[Funke disco]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

Good win in trying conditions. Take the 4 points and focus on beating Geelong and make it 2 in a row vs them. Lets become their bogey team

[GVGjr]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

How many people wrote us off at the mid way mark of the 2nd quarter?
Brisbane just refused to play direct football even in the last quarter.

[Eastdog]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

A classic gutsy win!

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

How many people wrote us off at the mid way mark of the 2nd quarter?
Brisbane just refused to play direct football even in the last quarter.

I thought we were toast.

[Remi Moses]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

Only seen the first half , but I thought we were gonners.
Hipwoods miss was critical , and Mccluggage murdered us . I thought Josh Dunkley was our only decent mid in the first half

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

Only seen the first half , but I thought we were gonners.
Hipwoods miss was critical , and Mccluggage murdered us . I thought Josh Dunkley was our only decent mid in the first half

McCluggage is a ripper. I think he is looking like the best player from that draft. I think Essendon missed a trick choosing McGrath over him. I can understand GWS overlooking him given the talent on their books in the midfield, but the Bombers would be a better side with McCluggage in their side.
McGrath is good but McCluggage has real game changing abilities and excellent size.

[GVGjr]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

I was very impressed with Caleb Daniels game today even though it was probably a quiet one for him from a possessions point of view.
He's having a great season.

[lemmon]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

What'd we think of Roberts' game? Think he slipped back in pretty seamlessly and did a good job when Brisbane had dominance in the second term.

[LostDoggy]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

How many people wrote us off at the mid way mark of the 2nd quarter?
Brisbane just refused to play direct football even in the last quarter.

We didn’t appear to be playing for the jumper, their players seemed to have a lot of separation and we weren’t playing to the conditions, the logical conclusion of that path was a loss. We would have been very happy to snatch the lead at half time and that put us in a great position to tweak our game which was executed very nicely in that 3rd qtr. I’m not sure any team can be written off in our game. They had their chance in the last qtr but we choked them out.

[The bulldog tragician]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

Dunkley 29 disposals very good game. Hasn’t been the best lately.

Apart from last week when he dominated!!

[chef]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

How many people wrote us off at the mid way mark of the 2nd quarter?
Brisbane just refused to play direct football even in the last quarter.

Me. I thought we'd crumble and happy to wear that egg on my face.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: WB Game Day V Brisbane Lions R8 2019

I was very impressed with Caleb Daniels game today even though it was probably a quiet one for him from a possessions point of view.
He's having a great season.

I thought he was very poor in the first half, fumbly, and seemed more reactive than usual.
Was pivotal after that point.