Blog log from R14 of 2024: Brisbane vs St Kilda

Schoenmaker receives on outer wing for his first kick, it’s a lovely long pass to Butler to mark in front of McKenna 45m out on a slight angle, who hits the near left post. (Q1 2:37)
Rayner leaps over Battle to clunk a long Reville kick up the flank to 20m, but his curling set shot stays way too left. (Q1 3:47)
Daniher has the sit on Cordy for a specky on the boundary 30m out from a long Lohmann kick from outer wing. The drop punt is a peach for the first goal of the night. (Q1 7:06)
Free to McInerney at the next bounce, quick long ball up the guts, Morris marks in front of Schoenmakers at the hotspot for another one inside a minute. (Q1 8:37)
Ah Chee marks at exactly the same spot as Daniher’s attempt, he tries a curling set shot instead of the drop punt for the same result. Brisbane has the jump! (Q1 12:07)
Steele kicks up the guts from the next centre bounce, Owens marks 45m out in front of Lester and delivers a professional set shot. (Q1 13:02)
King can’t mark a pass to the hotspot but Starcevich catches Owens over the shoulder as they chase the crumb. Owens boots his second goal. (Q1 17:23)
Zorko releases Reville to pass to Lohmann 45m out on the flank, his drop punt is another quality finish. It’s a shoot out compared to St Kilda’s game last week! (Q1 19:23)
Zorko roves on the HBF under pressure but turns it over by hand, Henry centres for King to mark in front of Payne 45m out but the kick is wide left and OOTF. (Q1 21:05)
McKenna intercepts a dump kick from a stoppage by Ross 50m out on the flank over Butler, his set shot just stays to the right. (Q1 23:08)
Butler is reported for tripping Lester who was in full flight up the centre, long kick to the hotspot is marked in front of the pack by Rayner, who goals. (Q1 25:53)
Bailey centres from the pocket to the top of the square, Reville provides the crumb for McCluggage to zoom into the open goal. (Q1 29:53)
McCluggage marks at half forward after the next bounce, his man Bonner overcommits so he can turn and run to 45m to ram through another one! (Q1 31:38)
If Ross Lyon’s plan tonight was to win seven goals to six, the Lions have blown it to the shizenhousen. (Qtr Time)
Wood drops a long King snap from the HFF to the teeth of goal, the ball dribbles over the line for a point. (Q2 0:20)
Wood is over the back for a long ball to the square but it pitches in front of him and eludes his attempt to tap it onto his boot, Wood smashes himself into the goalpost as well! (Q2 2:52)
Dunkley is pinged for a slam tackle on Windhager at half forward, 50m penalty ensues, King marks 40m out on a slight angle for a goal for the Saints. (Q2 4:09)
The Lions feed by hand inside forward 50 trying to find an open man, Fletcher gives to Starcevich who punches through the goal from 25m. (Q2 6:01)
Daniher marks a long speculator by McCluggage from outer wing to a huge pack 40m out on a slight angle, but leaves the set shot near side right. (Q2 7:54)
Rayner roves his own contest at the hotspot but screws a snap off the right across the face. (Q2 8:52)
Higgins runs inside playing on to advantage from a stoppage in the pocket but misses off the right from 20m, disappointingly. (Q2 10:37)
Daniher marks in the pocket, plays on and curls in the goal off his left from 20m. (Q2 11:21)
McKenna is under pressure in possession after an Owens kick to the square and can only toepoke it to Higgins who snaps the goal. (Q2 14:39)
Higgins converts a longer set shot after marking on a short lead to 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 18:36)
Berry squirts out of the next bounce from the front, Daniher keeps his feet after contesting 20m out to gather the crumb in the square for the quick reply. (Q2 19:21)
Higgins wobbles through his third goal for the quarter from another set shot from 40m on a slight angle! (Q2 22:18)
Cameron marks on the lead 45m out on the flank, his kick is a wobbler for no direct score. (Q2 28:24)
Cameron roves 20m out, has a moment to choose and decides to give off to McCluggage who is in as much traffic as Charlie, snap over the shoulder is wide. (Q2 29:22)
Morris drops Owens after a kick inside 50, free plus 50m penalty gifts Bonner the set shot from 20m in front which he sprays way to the right, much to the home fans’ delight. (Q2 30:37)
Hipwood marks in a contest with Wilkie 40m out in the corridor for the first goal of Q3. (Q3 0:45)
Rayner baulks after the next bounce and delivers a lovely low pass to Hipwood at much the same spot, who misses this one. (Q3 2:45)
Caminiti is pinged for a push on Hipwood in a pack 20m out, Rayner had marked it but Hipwood accepts the goal. (Q3 5:16)
Higgins curls in his fourth goal from a set shot 20m out in the pocket. (Q3 10:01)
Bailey feeds Reville for a snap from a pack 30m out on the flank that just stays to the left. (Q3 13:00)
King converts a set shot from near the hotspot. Saints kind of keeping in touch but not really threatening. Once you get five goals ahead of a Lyon side, you’re usually fine. (Q3 15:46)
McKenna drops a relatively easy mark in defence, Wood roves and snaps on the turn for the goal from the hotspot! (Q3 17:11)
Rayner snaps from the HFF but Wilkie touches it through on the line. (Q3 19:16)
Wilmot sends a high repeat inside 50 ball back to the hotspot, Marshall is pinged for some rather soft contact on McInerney, goal Brisbane. (Q3 21:56)
Owens marks just inside 50m on a slight angle but hits the near left post. (Q3 23:26)
A free against Jones for bumping Neale off the ball leads to another one for Morris getting caught high next to the goalsquare for another one for Brisbane. (Q3 24:56)
Daniher marks a high Wilmot kick from the HFF near the hotspot for another red time special of a goal. (Q3 29:31)
Marshall wins a hard footy in a pack in the pocket and kicks towards the square for King to mark over Payne 10m out for the goal. (Q4 4:49)
St Kilda have put in maximum effort after half time, and they are cutting the gap, but it is painfully slow and energy-intensive. (Q4 5:19)
Zorko tries a diagonal kick from the HBF to the centre but Henry anticipates, he runs to 35m on a slight angle for the goal! (Q4 7:04)
Campbell roves his own contest to a long speculator to a pack 20m out, he gives to Wilson for the dribble goal! (Q4 9:19)
Schoenmaker is dispossessed on the flank 40m out, Lohmann kicks a goal on the run from 25m. (Q4 11:19)
Fletcher it was with the big tackle to set up that goal. (Q4 11:49)
Higgins feeds Butler for a running snap from 45m on a slight angle, that one flies through as well! It’s a shoot out again! (Q4 13:21)
Payne turns the ball over by foot at half back, Wood gets a snap off on the turn from the left boot from 40m… fades to the left. (Q4 14:53)
Saints getting a lot of repeat inside 50s now, Higgins draws a blocking free on Wilmot 45m out on a slight angle, he boots goal number five! (Q4 16:05)
Hill roves on the outer wing and has Henry gliding past like Hill himself used to do in his prime, Henry reaches 40m and bounces through another one! Saints on FIYAH! (Q4 17:59)
Windhager is pinged under the stand rule to bring Morris from the centre to the hotspot, Brisbane need a steadier all of a sudden… the kid delivers! (Q4 21:19)
Daniher gives to Neale who trots to 45m and shoots… falls on the line to be rushed. (Q4 23:39)
Clock ticks under 5:00, that last goal might have halted the Saints’ late run. (Q4 24:30)
Neale passes to Daniher to mark in front of Caminiti 45m out near the boundary, the drop punt is a Joe classic, that’s the official sealer! (Q4 25:53)
Cameron marks the next kick from the centre by Dunkley to 45m on a slight angle for the first goal of junk time. (Q4 27:39)
Wilkie is unlucky that a loose ball comes off his shin just below the knee and OOTF 25m out, Hipwood misses anyway. (Q4 29:19)
Lester tries to rush a long ball to the goalsquare but the ball lands in the lap of Butler right on the line for some junk. (Q4 30:19)