Blog log from R20 of 2024: Gold Coast vs Brisbane

Blog log for Gold Coast vs Brisbane, R20 of 2024

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)