Blog log from R9 of 2024: Adelaide vs Brisbane

Fogarty gathers at half forward and feeds Laird who snaps wide from 40m. (Q1 1:50)
Dunkley clears from a stoppage at half forward to Daniher one out with Keane at the top of the square, spoil to the front where Cameron leads Michalanney to volley the first goal. (Q1 4:21)
Fogarty’s snap is smothered 40m out but the crumb falls to Himmelberg who snaps the opener for Adelaide. (Q1 5:35)
Berry feeds Daniher who screws a snap off the left on the turn from 35m on the flank, which just curls into the far right goalpost. (Q1 6:51)
Rankine roves Walker at a throw in to the pocket, two Lions chasing so he tries a grubber from 20m but it skids across the face. (Q1 11:48)
Morris and Curtin compete for a Lohmann kick to the pocket, ball pitches behind them and Morris beats Curtin to the crumb to waltz into the open goal! (Q1 14:31)
Curtin misses a rebound kick to O’Brien in the centre, McCluggage passes up the guts to Ah Chee 35m out who misses to the right. (Q1 15:31)
Daniher fluffs an uncontested mark on members wing, eventually Himmelberg snaps from the flank 40m out but misses near side right. (Q1 16:57)
Himmelberg marks a Laird pass and passes from the centre to Rankine 45m out on a slight angle. Rankine’s run in is crooked but his kick is straight and long enough. (Q1 18:02)
Fogarty intercepts on members wing and goes to Cameron on the HFF, he wheels and goes to Ah Chee who marks over Curtin at the hotspot, this time he kicks straight. (Q1 21:02)
Jones tugs a set shot left from 50m on the flank. (Q1 23:43)
Ah Chee receives from McInerney at a throw in next to the behind post and goals from 15m, leading his man Curtin to the footy again. (Q1 26:02)
Fogarty plays on to advantage for a low-percentage snap from deep in the pocket 20m out but slots it! Coach might have a word with the Fog about that decision at QT. (Q1 29:02)
After a Dunkley cough up on outer wing, Rankine handballs wide of congestion near the hotspot to Rachele who checksides the goal off the right. (Q2 7:08)
Rankine bounces away from the next centre bounce and shoots from true CHF, Dawson rises in the square to mark, Andrews spoils, Dawson demands a free but no dice, just a point. (Q2 8:39)
Cameron marks a left-foot pass by McCluggage from the centre to 40m on the flank. Crow fans hoot then sheer as he shanks… but Morris roves and goals! (Q2 10:04)
Keane intercepts on the HBF but it’s Curtin again who gives away the free for a hold on Hipwood to reverse it, Eric slots the goal from 45m. Curtin having an all-time mare. (Q2 13:30)
Sharp bursts away from the next bounce and passes to Hipwood who takes a contested grab against Keane at the same spot. This kick is narrow to the left. (Q2 15:09)
Repeat inside 50 kick by Zorko lands 45m out on a slight angle, Hipwood pushes Keane out to mark on his chest, ump ticks it off dubiously, footy gods push it wide left. (Q2 16:39)
Walker skews a snap across the face from 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 18:17)
McHenry marks a Crouch kick from the HFF near the behind line but misses what these days is considered an easy shot from the tight angle. (Q2 20:44)
Dawson picks off a McCluggage diagonal kick from wing to half forward and starts a fast break, Rankine runs to half forward and passes to Keays who gives Walker a Joe the Goose. (Q2 21:34)
Worrell is pinged for a hold in the pocket 35m out on Morris, who just misses near side left. (Q2 26:46)
Sholl converts a mid-range set shot to restore Adelaide’s lead. (Q2 28:10)
Keays misses from a similar spot after the HT siren. (Q2 30:08)
Zorko passes to Lohmann who marks in front of Nankervis 40m out in front and kicks straight. (Q3 1:36)
Payne intercepts deep in defence but his quick rebound kick is picked off by Sholl 40m out on the flank, who misses across the face to the right. (Q3 7:22)
Zorko turns the ball over by foot on the HBF kicking to a contest in the centre, Dawson roves and hits Fogarty 40m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q3 8:06)
Rayner marks in front of a pack in the pocket 20m out and hits the post. (Q3 12:49)
Walker marks a Fogarty kick over Payne 45m out on a slight angle, the Texan’s sort of range and he booms the set shot for his second goal. (Q3 16:06)
Cameron sets up Berry to snap over his shoulder from 25m on a slight angle but it’s narrow to the right. (Q3 21:52)
Keays’ pressure forces Andrews to skew a kick from the last line straight to Rankine who baulks and goals! (Q3 26:40)
Keays snaps from a stoppage in the pocket but it’s across the face for no score. (Q3 28:36)
Reville passes short to Cameron 45m out on the end of a fast break, Charlie goes across goal to McCluggage at the same distance. Clug not a noted straight kick… dobs this one! (Q3 30:07)
Cameron bounces a pass towards Daniher 40m out after the next bounce, Joe roves and ducks through Keane’s tackle to snap the goal to level the scores! My word that was good! (Q3 31:37)
Fogarty flies over a pack for a speccy 40m out in front, no mark paid but an arm chop free against Lester. The Fog shoots just after the 3QT siren, wide left. (Q3 33:09)
Himmelberg marks on the boundary 40m out but shanks it OOTF. (Q4 0:47)
Cameron misses a free kick against Smith on the boundary 15m out. (Q4 3:42)
Brain intercepts on outer wing, Berry marks his pass and sails through a huge set shot from 50m on a slight angle, just over the fingertips of Keane on the line! (Q4 4:57)
Ah Chee snaps his third goal after receiving from Neale 40m out on a slight angle, Lions fighting for their season! (Q4 6:07)
Rayner’s handball goes to ground at the Lions hotspot but Dunkley zooms in to soccer another one for Brisbane! Crow crowd chuntering about free kicks but their side is losing. (Q4 13:07)
Himmelberg is over the back for a crumb from the next centre clearance by Dawson, he turns and grubbers the goal. (Q4 14:12)
Walker buffets Payne off the crumb to their contest in the pocket, he centres over McKenna for Rankine to waltz into the open goal! (Q4 18:12)
Himmelberg roves, jinks and has a moment to scan the field, then passes across half forward to Fogarty 25m out on a slight angle, he goals to level the scores again! (Q4 21:11)
Rankine’s pressure on the mark forces McKenna’s rebound kick to turn over to Dawson, who passes to Fogarty in the pocket 25m out. This for any sort of lead… the Fog slots it! (Q4 25:13)
Lester almost fluffs a kick across half back by Payne but butters up and feeds Hipwood who wobbles a torpedo up the guts for Ah Chee to mark 40m out and goal! (Q4 27:58)
Payne takes a huge intercept mark in defence over Walker to prevent a Crow score, he starts a rebound around members wing… Sharp misses from 40m in front, Lions lead! (Q4 30:20)
2:22 left at the kick in. (Q4 30:20)
Adelaide switched through Dawson, Fogarty marks over Lester 55m out on a slight angle, he goes long… past Walker and bounces into the behind post, no score! 1:50… (Q4 30:58)
Fletcher dumps a kick to half back, Dawson roves and snaps off the left but it’s wide, scores level against, 1:34 to play! (Q4 31:58)
Zorko to Ah Chee on the HBF, he goes longo to the wing, oligo spoils McCluggage, throw in, 1:15, scores still tied. (Q4 32:14)
Berry sharks Crouch and scrubs a kick to the HFF for Brisbane, throw in, 1:02. (Q4 32:42)
Rankine sharks Neale and kicks to outer wing, McCluggage roves and goes back to the HFF, another throw in, 41 seconds. Draw is very much on! (Q4 33:16)
Crouch clears to no one, Zorko mops up and goes to the HFF, pack forms, ball up, 23 seconds! (Q4 33:44)
Daniher kicks to the hotspot, pack forms but no Lion can get a handle, cleared to members wing, Brain kicks back inside 50 but the siren sounds, it’s a draw! (Q4 34:12)