Blog log from R20 of 2024: Gold Coast vs Brisbane

King marks on members wing, Hipwood is pinged for timewasting to bring the mark to 40m on a slight angle, King tugs it left. (Q1 1:17)
King is monstered by two Lions going for a long Graham kick to the top of the square after a Zorko kick clanger, no free so Long roves and misses. (Q1 2:59)
Brisbane rebounds coast to coast around outer wing, Ah Chee sets Cameron off to run down the flank ahead of Jeffrey to slot the first goal of the Q-Clash from 35m. (Q1 3:29)
Neale kicks a bit too centrally from the back pocket under pressure, Jeffrey intercepts in front of Cameron 45m out on a slight angle but leaves his kick narrow to the left. (Q1 5:49)
Rayner roves a Daniher speculator to the hotspot and gives inside to McCluggage for a floating snap off the left that falls inside the left post. (Q1 6:59)
Daniher marks 35m out on the flank, but kicks across the face and OOTF into a stiff breeze going straight up the ground to Gold Coast’s end in Q1. (Q1 8:59)
After a Brain brain explosion on outer wing, Johnston runs around to the HFF and centres with a wobbler to Long 40m out in front who converts. (Q1 9:25)
King leaps over Hipwood to mark a Humphrey pass to 30m on the flank, that was a bit too easy… but the set shot is a shocker, barely a behind to the right. (Q1 15:49)
Andrew gives away 50 in attack to bring Berry to the centre, long ball to Daniher who gets an obvious front-on contact free on Ballard but hits the post from 20m. (Q1 17:29)
Lukosius kicks across the face to the left from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 19:12)
Holman catches Rayner HTB on members wing, melee off the ball leads to a 50m penalty, Holman runs in past the man on the mark and swings in the goal from 30m on a slight angle. (Q1 24:45)
Bailey reefs out a clearance from the centre to Rayner who lopes away and goes long and low to the top of the square for Daniher to mark behind Collins and goal. (Q1 26:15)
King marks on a hard lead in front of Hipwood 40m out on the flank, his kick lands on the behind line where Witts marks over McInerney and goals. (Q2 1:24)
Dunkley gives inside after a stoppage on the HFF to Rayner who just avoids a smother attempt by Andrew to snap across the body off the left for a quality finish from 40m. (Q2 4:34)
Humphrey spins away from the chasing Starcevich and centres from the HFF to Flanders 40m out, who converts. (Q2 6:09)
Flanders intercepts a Neal kick from the centre, Lukosius kicks to the flank where King marks over Hipwood 30m out and misses near side right. (Q2 7:59)
McInerney marks a Zorko kick to the boundary in front of Moyle, he gives inside to McCluggage who curls in the goal from 20m. (Q2 9:09)
Morris receives from Cameron and bounces a pressured snap wide left from 30m. (Q2 10:16)
Lohmann gives inside to Berry who screws a left-foot snap wide right from 25m on a slight angle. (Q2 13:05)
Daniher punches a set shot drop punt straight through from 40m on a slight angle. (Q2 14:19)
Prior is pinged for a high tackle on Graham, who had his head over the footy 45m out on a slight angle. Graham delivers the set shot goal. (Q2 16:21)
Prior intercepts over Johnston at half forward and goes quickly inboard to Rayner 45m out on a slight angle, who just avoids the near left post for a goal. (Q2 21:36)
Neale to Zorko for the next centre clearance, Bailey has had a poor year but he receives from Morris for a goal from the hotspot after Rayner smothers Collins. (Q2 23:39)
Uwland catches Neale HTN trying to run into an open goal, fine play but the Suns are just going in Q2 red time. (Q2 30:22)
Starcevich runs free on a switch across CHF and launches from 45m… a pretty kick but just wide right. (Q2 31:06)
Daniher skids a 70m kick just across the face, disappointing a vocal crowd. (Q2 32:40)
Lohmann misses near side right from a touch set shot from the boundary 35m out with seconds to go to HT. (Q2 33:22)
Anderson scrubs a pressured kick from the centre but it bounces up and into the body of Hipwood back to Anderson, who handballs wide for Johnston to snap the goal from 20m. (Q3 0:33)
Humphrey gives wide to Swallow for a snap off a step from 50m on a slight angle but that one flies wide right and OOTF. (Q3 1:26)
Collins spoils from half back to CHB but straight to Zorko who shoots off a few steps… bounces wide right. (Q3 3:25)
Gold Coast has lifted in midfield in Q3 with a string of clearances and inside 50s, King leaps on the back of Lester to take a specky and finally kicks straight! (Q3 7:25)
Hipwood gets a 50m penalty for timewasting by his man King for a chance to kick one on him from defence, Eric kicks truly from 30m on a slight angle! (Q3 13:48)
Witts down to Humphrey at a ball up at the top of the square but the snap goes just wide right. (Q3 18:23)
Humphrey tries to capitalise on a clanger by Starcevich but can only blaze wide left from the hotspot. (Q3 21:11)
Johnston kicks short to Humphrey 35m out on the flank on the end of a switch through the centre. Humphrey has had a poor night on Zorko, Suns need this badly… shanked OOTF. (Q3 23:11)
Lohmann sharks the footy and feeds Morris for a snap off a step just before Uwland smothers from 20m on the flank… curls into the left post. (Q3 26:39)
Berry marks 40m out on the flank, his kick is wide, short and rushed by Collins. (Q3 27:54)
Repeat inside 50s for Brisbane, Ah Chee roves outside the hotspot and gives wide to Cameron who snaps off a step off the right… McInerney shepherds it through! (Q3 28:54)
Cameron receives from Lohmann, baulks a chaser and misses off the right shooting around the corner from 20m on a slight angle. (Q4 0:41)
Ah Chee roves in the pocket and gives to Dunkley who dribbles through the sealing goal from the boundary. Suns about to ruin their spotless home record in 2024. (Q4 1:25)
Ah, but a late review shows a spike on Edge, goal reversed! (Q4 2:42)
Rosas snaps his first goal from the pocket 20m out after roving behind a King contest. (Q4 4:47)
Long takes a link mark outside CHF and hits the lead of Lukosius 30m out on a slight angle in front of Starcevich… but Luko misses a relatively easy set shot. (Q4 9:07)
Daniher beats three Suns in a ground battle at half forward to set up a short pass by Smith to Morris who marks in front of Ballard 35m out on the flank… but misses. (Q4 11:27)
Andrew is unlucky not to get an arm chop free at the hotspot in a contest against Hipwood, crumb falls for Long who bounces a hurried snap wide left. (Q4 14:42)
Repeat inside 50s for Gold Coast now, Lukosius worries Starcevich off a ground ball at the hotspot, Long mops up and gives outside to Rowell who wobbles through the goal! (Q4 17:37)
The Lions have stopped to a walk, 7:49 to go and the Suns and sniffing the sea air. (Q4 18:12)
Rayner bursts away from a stoppage on the HFF and shoots from 40m… into the far right post. (Q4 20:24)
Lohmann throws the ball on the boot after roving a throw-in on the HFF, it’s a wobbler but it swerves through for a big goal! (Q4 21:42)
Swallow catches Neale high 30m out in the corridor after a stoppage, Choco drains the clock and converts. (Q4 26:37)
Gold Coast played some mature football in the second half but the damage had already been done on the scoreboard, and the Lions weren’t giving up this Q-Clash. (Q4 27:27)
Weller is incredulous after Ashcroft roves and ducks into a tackle 45m out near the boundary, ump got sucked in for that high free. Footy gods push the shot narrow to the left. (Q4 29:17)
Ah Chee centres for Dunkley 40m out in the corridor in the last minute, he puts another cherry on top after the final siren. (Q4 31:24)