Blog log from SF of 2024: Western Sydney vs Brisbane

Ashcroft roves a throw-in near the hotspot but his left-foot snap bounces wide right. (Q1 1:56)
Daniher marks near the behind post behind Himmelberg from a nice Ah Chee pass from the HFF but he misses near side to the right off his left. (Q1 3:31)
Bedford does a one-two with Kelly to start the tsunami from half back, Greene with the link mark and Cadman to mark behind Lester 20m out for the first goal! (Q1 5:29)
Daniels marks on the boundary 20m out but tries an inboard pass to Greene that Wilmot spoils to prevent a score. (Q1 8:41)
Starcevich is pinged for some rather soft contact on Greene at a ball up 25m out on a slight angle. footy gods push the set shot left across the face. (Q1 11:28)
Ah Chee rolls a kick from a stoppage on the HFF towards goal but Taylor and Daniher watch it pass over the behind line. (Q1 15:15)
Brisbane just keep banging the ball in on repeat inside 50s, Daniher wrestles with Taylor 20m out but the ball lands behind them and sits up in the square for Joe to volley home! (Q1 16:34)
Daniher catches Briggs high at the next bounce, Greene contests the long ball 30m out then receives back from the roving Keeffe to wobble through the goal! (Q1 17:49)
Another inside 50 over the head for the Lions, this one by McCluggage for Cameron who is corralled in the pocket 25m out and misses. (Q1 20:10)
GWS goes coast to coast from the kick in at lightning pace, Zorko’s spoil at half back falls for Peatling who screws through the goal from the hotspot. Quick game! (Q1 20:39)
There is a wind at the Showground, going across ground mostly towards a pocket but favouring the Giants’ end in Q1. (Q1 21:27)
Greene hits up the lead of Keeffe well ahead of Andrews 40m out on the flank, but he tugs his kick across the face and left OOTF. (Q1 22:57)
Another crumb falls for Peatling after a stoppage in the pocket, he snaps his second goal from 15m out! (Q1 24:09)
Kelly clears after the next bounce to the hotspot with a give from Callaghan, Hogan takes a classic pack mark for his first goal, GWS building a wind-assisted lead! (Q1 25:54)
Buckley spoils Rayner’s centre clearance at CHB but straight to Berry who feeds Ah Chee for a quality finish from 35m. (Q1 27:24)
Coniglio roves at the hotspot but bounces a left-foot snap wide right. (Q1 28:28)
Cumming gets a contact free 20m out from the Lions goal and goes off his line then complains about encroachment, ump pings him for HTB under Daniher’s tackle, goal Lions. (Q1 29:54)
Ruck free to McInerney in the centre plus a technical 50m penalty against Daniels for timewasting but the Big O kicks a big behind from 25m. (Q1 31:40)
Cadman marks in front of Andrews on the boundary 40m out, after Coniglio trudges off Cadman misses across the face to the left. (Q1 36:55)
Ashcroft rides a triple tackle after chasing a loose footy in the pocket and frees his arms for a give over the top of them all to the square for Lohmann to goal! (Q2 0:50)
Wilmot roves a throw-in 20m out and tries to free his arms but Cumming catches him HTB… but hits the post! (Q2 3:12)
Daniels kicks from a pack at half forward to the fat side for Ward who goes on quickly to Bedford 45m out in front. Goalkicking an issue for both sides early… he misses as well. (Q2 4:42)
McCluggage bounces twice and baulks twice around outer wing, is in about seven minds as to what to do with it, then finds McInerney 45m out on a slight angle, another miss. (Q2 5:54)
Himmelberg fluffs a rebound kick straight to Fletcher who gives to Ah Chee for a quick snap from 35m… flies wide left. (Q2 7:25)
Taylor is just a moment too late to prevent a Hipwood mark 45m out on the flank, the kick is a pass that doesn’t work. (Q2 11:11)
GWS exits a stoppage on members wing via Green, Daniels with the dash and pass over Starcevich to O’Halloran 35m out on a slight angle, who also misses. (Q2 13:08)
Contact on Peatling by Zorko off the ball is punished with a turnover on outer wing, long ball to the pocket roved by Daniels who sets up Hogan to snap goal number two! (Q2 14:39)
O’Halloran passes to the dive of Hogan who marks in front of Payne on the end of another quick attack by the Giants into the wind. Hogan tugs it left from 20m on the flank. (Q2 17:30)
Andrews turns the ball over by foot at half back, Greene bounces off Zorko’s rather limp challenge and checksides from 45m on a slight angle… dribbles through! (Q2 18:21)
Ashcroft sharks a pressured Ash handball and shoots quickly from 30m in the pocket but it’s across the face to the left. (Q2 19:55)
Ah Chee takes a circus catch of a mark over Whitfield 45m out on a slight angle, his kick lands in the square to be rushed. (Q2 21:13)
After a Bailey turnover in midfield, Hogan marks at the hotspot and boots his third goal. Giants going further in front against the breeze in Q2 red time. (Q2 30:19)
Briggs down to Bedford at a stoppage 35m out on the flank, given back to Briggs who curls through a rare goal! Grim signs for the Lions now. (Q3 5:16)
Dunkley intercepts a Perryman dump kick to the HFF and gives off to Daniher who sprays it OOTF. (Q3 9:44)
O’Halloran scrubs a chaos ball to the hotspot from the HFF, Payne attacks it but it clean bowls him and sits up for his man Hogan to boot goal number four. That’s the game. (Q3 10:56)
McInerney wobbles a kick from half forward to the hotspot where Hipwood storms up from the top of the square to clunk a strong mark in front of Buckley, he shanks it left. (Q3 12:46)
Green wobbles through another dagger for the Giants from a pack 30m out on a slight angle, that is the herald of junk time in this one, Lions all out of gas. (Q3 15:21)
Scores were GWS 5.3 to Lions 4.5 with that Lohmann goal in the first minute of Q2, since then 6.5 to 0.6. (Q3 15:56)
Ward sprints to the centre from a stoppage on members wing with Berry unable to catch him, give across half forward to Ash who goals from 45m! (Q3 18:41)
Lohmann baulks past the man on the mark for a goal from near the behind line. (Q3 20:02)
McInerney catches the ball out of ruck at a throw-in and snaps a goal from 25m. (Q3 22:16)
Neale misses a snap from the HFF. (Q3 24:03)
Buckley is pinged for a block on Lohmann on the HFF, long ball to the top of the square, Ashcroft gets a snap off that lands on the line for Cameron to volley through! (Q3 26:17)
Out of nowhere, Brisbane have clawed their way back within touch with plenty of time to go. Outrageous that they are this close after being belted all game. (Q3 26:37)
Another centre clearance to the Lions, Lohmann can’t mark but Bailey jinks and snaps another one from 40m in front! What is happening?! (Q3 27:27)
It looked like it was Joever but we are so back. (Q3 27:57)
Zorko is given a rather soft free for a push in the back after Daniher contests 20m out on the flank, he curls in another one for the Lions! (Q3 29:25)
Five goals in nine minutes have turned the game on its head! (Q3 30:30)
Daniels clears from a stoppage on members wing to 30m on the flank where Hogan takes a big contested grab and goes quickly to the top of the square for O’Halloran for a settler. (Q3 32:12)
Long centre clearance to the hotspot by Daniels where Hogan marks over Payne for his fifth goal. (Q3 34:17)
Starcevich gets back just in time to spoils Greene’s contest to a Daniels kick to the teeth of goal, Andrews arrives but can’t prevent Greene gathering for the goal. (Q4 2:18)
Ah Chee roves Hipwood’s contest 20m out but his snap is a dud, the ball dribbles to Hipwood who kicks the goal. (Q4 3:17)
Ah Chee roves Daniher’s contest 20m out on the flank and turns for a left-foot curler but it doesn’t suit his angles and he can’t bend it right. (Q4 6:40)
After a 50m penalty for timewasting against Daniels at half back, Ah Chee feeds Cameron to ram through his second goal from 30m on a slight angle. (Q4 9:23)
Daniels misses from point blank range after playing on to advantage from a free 15m out in front! Will that prove costly? (Q4 10:41)
McInerney is pinged for a hold on the arm of Keeffe at the hotspot, who tugs it way left for a point. (Q4 14:53)
Ah Chee fights for a crumb in the square after a Daniher contest, the crumb sits up for Zorko to volley a goal! (Q4 18:23)
McCluggage releases Fletcher on yet another repeat inside 50, he slots the running goal from 40m on a slight angle, margin back to single figures with 6:27 to go! (Q4 22:08)
McCluggage baulks past two Lions and shoots off the left from 35m on the flank… across the face and off hands for a behind. 5:18 at the kick in, seven points. (Q4 24:35)
Cameron’s pressure in the pocket forced a cough up by Idun, Daniher’s pressure forces Taylor to tap OOB, pinged for insufficient intent… Joe threads it from 40m! (Q4 27:39)
A point the difference now with 3:37 to play, it was so Joever and we are so back, the mirac is almost complete! (Q4 28:04)
Berry bursts from a stoppage at half back, crumb falls for Lohmann who goes to the pocket where Daniher beats Taylor to clunk a huge mark 20m out! (Q4 29:39)
Joe for the lead or tie from 20m… drop punt is straight as a die, Brisbane hits the lead with 2:26 to play! GWS would be having major flashbacks to last week. (Q4 30:24)
Bedford tackles Ah Chee after the next bounce, secondary ball up in the centre, 2:16. (Q4 31:06)
Zorko clears from half back but Idun intercepts at CHB for GWS, two minutes to go… (Q4 31:23)
Idun runs a long way, no free so he bombs to the HFF, Zorko forces a stoppage, 1:45… (Q4 31:55)
Green tumbles a kick to the pocket for a throw in 20m out, 1:38 to go, a goal for the lead for the Giants… (Q4 32:24)
Berry reefs a handball to the HFF from the throw-in, another stoppage 50m out, 1:27… (Q4 32:39)
CUmming to O’Halloran to Peatling for a kick to the pocket where Bailey intercepts, short to Ashcroft who dumps a long one to the wing, out for a throw in 55m out, 51 seconds… (Q4 33:40)
Ball up on point of centre square 55m out for GWS, 35 seconds… (Q4 34:11)
Answerth bombs but Taylor picks him off at half back, Cumming can’t mark, ball up 60m out for GWS, 16 seconds…. (Q4 34:39)
Ashcroft wobbles a clearance, Daniher kicks to grass at half forward, siren, Brisbane back from the death holds on, GWS disaster two weeks running! (Final Siren)