Blog log from R16 of 2024: Brisbane vs Melbourne

Petty gives away 50 for smashing Lester after a mark on members wing, long ball to the Lions hotspot where Rayner marks for the first goal. (Q1 2:28)
A loose ball comes off the knee of McInerney and dribbles through the goals from 15m shepherded by May, review confirms Bruiser didn’t turn into a muppet, just a point. (Q1 5:57)
Ashcroft’s first touch of the night is a rove and snap from 45m on the flank, crowd rises then subsides as it goes narrow to the left. (Q1 7:24)
Dunkley catches Windsor HTB at CHB to stop what looked a certain turnover from an Andrews kick, eventually Cameron marks 45m out on a slight angle for his first goal. (Q1 9:06)
Andrews spoils Turner and roves but gets caught in a chicken wing tackle by Pickett for the HTB free and goal from 15m out in front. (Q1 11:36)
Multiple smothers by desperate Lions defenders near the hotspot, ball squirts out to Windsor who snaps wide from 40m. (Q1 13:15)
Andrews engages with Fritsch 25m out, ball hits the turf for Fritsch to rove but his grubber off the left is narrow from the pocket. (Q1 13:44)
Tholstrup roves a throw-in on the HFF and tumbles a quick snap, it flies over the head of Starcevich acting as goalkeeper but skids across the face for a behind. (Q1 18:17)
Pickett misses a running snap from the HFF. (Q1 19:17)
McKenna overcommits on outer wing and leaves Turner to gather and kick long to the pocket where Pickett marks behind Starcevich and misses again from 30m. (Q1 21:25)
Rayner kicks long and quick up the guts from the centre, Morris provides the crumb for Cameron over the back for his second goal. (Q1 22:23)
Not a lot of stoppages so far tonight but Neale exits the next bounce to hit Hipwood leading in front of May to 30m in front, who misses. (Q1 24:08)
Petty beats Starcevich to mark 50m out on a slight angle, he chooses a pass to van Rooyen leading to the boundary 30m out. Roo checksides OOTRF near side right. (Q1 25:29)
Lohmann gets up from a heavy hit from May on outer wing to rove at the hotspot half a minute later, but his snap is wide right. (Q1 26:40)
Woewodin feeds Rivers who runs from members wing to true CHF and bangs through a big snap… but the ump pulls him up for running too far, no score! (Q1 27:30)
Zorko sets up the Lions to rebound up the corridor from that free, McInerney marks 20m out and also tugs his set shot left. (Q1 28:17)
Viney trots through the centre on a rebound and goes long over Andrews to van Rooyen at the top of the square for the first goal of Q2. (Q2 2:11)
Ah Chee spoils an ill-advised short kick across defence by McDonald in front of McVee to set up Hipwood to goal from 25m. (Q2 5:02)
Viney passes from the HFF to the pocket for van Rooyen who beats Joyce on a lead to mark 25m out and boots goal number two. (Q2 9:47)
Daniher hooks a set shot from 50m on the flank too the right for no score. (Q2 11:32)
Starcevich goes to ground in a battle with Pickett to allow the mark 30m out on the flank, Kozzie marks and curls in the goal. Demons on the comeback! (Q2 12:32)
Dees dominating clearances now and another one from the next bounce, Oliver sets up Fristch to put them in the lead with a snap from 30m in front! (Q2 14:17)
van Rooyen tries to juggle a mark in the pocket around the back of Joyce, ump says play on so Chandler roves and rolls through a nice finish from 20m! (Q2 19:47)
Viney wants a ground ball more than Zorko in the centre to start another attack, Pickett marks a McVee pass 45m out on a slight angle for another one, his third goal! (Q2 21:02)
Bailey is pinged for encroachment to bring Oliver from members wing to 45m on a slight angle, he sails through another one, six in a row now for Melbourne! (Q2 24:56)
Daniher marks a quick short kick by Hipwood who received outside a pack on outer wing and kicked down the flank to 45m. This drop punt is a peach, Lions stop the rot. (Q2 27:40)
Neal-Bullen feeds Pickett who curls through another goal from 40m in front, four for him! (Q2 29:40)
Berry is pinged for OOTF 20m out but Petty’s curling shot is narrow off the left boot. (Q2 32:48)
Zorko gives away a downfield free for dropping Kolstrup after a kick to the pocket, but Fritsch’s screwing set shot stays left from 35m. (Q3 2:08)
Brisbane has three forwards over the back on a fast break, Daniher is targeted at half forward but drops it and slips over, almost stuffs it but soccers it through anyway. (Q3 7:20)
The Demons handball around members wing through traffic ending with a Sparrow kick over Lester to Turner 25m out on the flank. Disco kicks straight. (Q3 9:05)
Ah Chee tumbles through a snap from a stoppage hard in the pocket for a point. (Q3 11:01)
The Demons rebound from a stoppage on the HBF, Pickett centres for Langdon 40m out on a slight angle who misses to the left. (Q3 12:47)
Bailey turns and shoots off the right boot from 35m on a slight angle but tugs it to the left. (Q3 14:08)
Ashcroft passes long from outside CHF to the boundary for Ah Chee 30m out, whose drop punt hits the far right post. (Q3 16:31)
Fritsch spoils a rebound kick by Fletcher to Andrews on the HFF, butters up and passes to Petty at the hotspot… who sprays it wide right. (Q3 18:06)
Bailey’s set shot from left of CHF falls near the behind line but the crumb comes off Hipwood to the square for Rayner to volley home! (Q3 19:56)
Neal-Bullen snaps narrow from a pack 15m out deep in the pocket. (Q3 22:44)
McInerney snaps a roller across the face from the pocket 20m out. (Q3 24:30)
Oliver lurches through traffic at half forward but coughs up a handball, Brisbane whips upfield with Hipwood going low and hard to the top of the square for Ah Chee to goal. (Q3 26:18)
Pickett roves at full pace at CHF, bounces off a challenge by Lester like a pinball and bounces through a sensational finish off the left for goal number five! (Q3 28:51)
Fletcher tumbles a snap wide from a pack near the hotspot. (Q3 30:38)
Pickett runs from the centre to the HFF to rove and pass to Petty 45m out near the boundary, who tugs his drop punt narrow to the left. (Q4 0:35)
Ah Chee misses a tough snap from the boundary 25m out. (Q4 5:43)
Reville feeds Dunkley for a quick snap from 40m in front but that one flies wide right. (Q4 7:01)
Fletcher nicks the post from a set shot from deep in the pocket. (Q4 8:37)
Hipwood has Lohmann over the top for a Joe the Goose but McDonald flies across to distract him and send the handball over his head for a behind! (Q4 10:33)
Somehow there are multiple Lions over the back yet again but Daniher’s pass to Cameron isn’t marked and the Dee cavalry descends, another chance spurned! (Q4 12:38)
Tholstrup gives to Langdon who rather hurries what didn’t need to be such a quick snap across the body, he misses badly to the right from 40m. (Q4 13:37)
Dunkley links up at half forward on the next rebound and feeds Berry steaming past, he has more than enough juice to ram that one home from 40m! (Q4 14:11)
Melbourne are just hanging on here, all the play in Brisbane’s half as they are pushing with great force. (Q4 14:36)
Neal-Bullen gives to Oliver for another hurried snap across the body from 45m, this one just curls to the left. (Q4 15:53)
Another Brisbane attack that looked a certain goal but Viney soars in like Superman to tackle Bailey and prevent the score! (Q4 16:50)
Sparrow storms around outer wing, this is a shoot out now, but he blazes OOTF from 55m on a slight angle. (Q4 17:35)
Neale marks a Reville pass on the HFF, waits and draws Daniher to lead up from the square to the hotspot ahead of Tomlinson to mark… but his drop punt hooks right. (Q4 19:02)
Repeat inside 50 kick by McKenna to the pocket, Lohmann marks 25m out and screws in the goal! Lions only a point behind now! (Q4 19:33)
McInerney roves his own ruck tap at the hotspot and feeds Ashcroft whose left-foot snap wobbles into the post, scores level! (Q4 23:01)
Melbourne rebounds, ball out for a throw in on their HFF line, 1:57 to go, a point each and they’d be level. (Q4 23:37)
Ashcroft moves the ball forward down members wing, Reville passes to Hipwood, McDonald spoils but soccers OOTF, Bailey has the ball with 1:26 to go… (Q4 24:22)
No mark to the long ball to the pocket by Bailey but Neal-Bullen scores a rugby-style try and is pinged for insufficient intent… McCluggage kicks the goal from 30m! (Q4 25:18)
Ball back to the middle for the bounce and it’s still anyone’s with 1:11 to play, advantage Brisbane. (Q4 25:36)
Rivers clears from the bounce, Fritsch roves and snaps off the left on the turn from 45m… doesn’t curl enough, stays to the left. 53 seconds to go. (Q4 26:32)
Zorko goes long to outer wing, Lever gets an arm chop free, Dees go round the arc, Rivers again kicking inside 50… (Q4 27:11)
Cameron roves and surges outside defensive 50, that will be the ball game, Lions get up at the death! (Q4 27:39)