Review Elimination Final, 2024 - Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton

Who were your five best players against Carlton?


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All that matters for the rest of the year is being in front at the final siren.
But we have just allowed some terrible habits to creep into our game
That's my feeling too.

There are mental lapses that sometimes develop into a confidence letdown for periods of games and you just can't afford that against good teams
 

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Great win.
Unfortunate Payne injured again. He is just very unlucky or injury prone.
Would have been great to have him next week v Giants
I need to watch the replay before i could comment on anything.
So, foxsports player ratings will have to do. Bedtime now.

1. Kai Lohmann
Two goals among seven score involvements in his first final as a bright spot for Chris Fagan’s side. Kicked the Lions’ third goal on the night to really get the Gabba rocking. You sense will be a great September showman in the years to come. 6

3. Joe Daniher

Kicked two of their first four goals on the night to help set the tone. It included Daniher catching his opponent, Jacob Weitering, napping with an easy one out the back to kick Brisbane’s fourth and really send panic through the Carlton camp. Also had seven score involvements. 6

4. Callum Ah Chee

Not his best night, but importantly ended the Lions’ goals drought in the third quarter after Carlton had kicked five in a row. Helped changed the momentum. 4

5. Josh Dunkley

Relatively quiet all game, with 10 handballs from his 15 disposals, but did have seven score involvements and a game-high 33 pressure acts. 5

6. Hugh McCluggage

Absolutely scintillating early. So much better than anyone in a dominant first quarter (10 disposals, six tackles, three marks) to set up the win. Ended with 24 touches — 17 by foot — eight tackles, six clearances, six inside 50s and six score involvements. Point to prove after not even making the All-Australian squad? 8
7. Jarrod Berry

Had Sam Docherty for company on the wing and probably got the better of the returning Blues veteran. Had 19 touches and eight marks. 7

8. Will Ashcroft

Quiet early but worked his way into the game. Was busy in the trenches as usual with 20 disposals at 95 per cent efficiency and nine score involvements. 7

9. Lachie Neale

Didn’t feel like the dual Brownlow medallist’s best game, but he still had a team-high 14 contested possessions and nine clearances from his 27 disposals with seven score involvements. Appeared to have Adam Cerra following him around early, but didn’t get that much attention for the most part. 8

13. Logan Morris

Didn’t look daunted at all on the big stage playing in his first final. Kicked 2.2 among seven score involvements, so it could’ve been a bigger night. 6

15. Dayne Zorko

Probably best on ground, with the evergreen 35-year old Zorko, coming off his second All-Australian honour, ageing like a fine wine. A particularly prolific first half (19 disposals) with razor sharp kicking in the opening term to set up ample off Lions chains. It prompted Michael Voss to move Ollie Hollands on the Lions veteran in the second half. Finished with a team-high 29 touches — 24 by foot — eight score involvements, 611 metres gained and seven intercepts — the third-most on the ground. “I don’t think you can let Zorko play like he did in the first half and have it all on his terms. You’ve got to have someone capable of either getting inside his space or capable of getting into a dangerous spot,” Demons legend Garry Lyon said on Fox Footy. 8

16. Cam Rayner

One of his best finals as one of many forward threats in the Lions’ potent forward line. Had some big moments as always, ending with three goals, eight score involvements, three contested marks, eight contested possessions from his 12 touches. 7

23. Charlie Cameron

Some electric moment but far from his best night. Still booted two goals. 6

26. Conor McKenna

Came on as the sub late in the second term for Jack Payne (knee). Had seven disposals, five by foot. 4

28. Jaspa Fletcher

Quiet showing for the second-year Lion, finishing with just nine touches. Was matched up on Ollie Hollands on the wing. 3

30. Eric Hipwood


Looked active and dangerous early, and while he didn’t hit the scoreboard himself, had two goal assists from his 15 touches and seven marks. 5

31. Harris Andrews

Played on Brodie Kemp, and as always, was a rock solid human wall in defence including gathering seven intercepts and a game-highs in one percenters (nine) with spoils (eight). 7
33. Zac Bailey

Dangerous as always inside 50 even if he only finished with 1.1 among seven score involvements. Came to life with eight of his 18 disposals in the third term to help swing back momentum Brisbane’s way. 6

35. Ryan Lester

Brisbane’s third tall defender switching on multiple opponents. Didn’t have much of the ball but did his job. 5

37. Brandon Starcevich

Probably Brisbane’s best defender on the night and rarely loses one-on-ones. Particularly great start to really set the tone for the Lions defensively as a wall Carlton struggled to get through. Had six disposals of his 14 disposals in the first term and also finished with five marks and a game-high 10 intercepts. 7

40. Jack Payne

A knee injury ended his night early, with the Lions defender subbed off just before half-time. Had the assignment on Harry McKay, and like all the other Blues forwards, kept him quiet early. N/A

43. Noah Answerth

Kept Carlton’s small forwards at bay on another reliable performance from the defender. 6

44. Darcy Wilmot

Strong start to Wilmot including eight first-quarter disposals. Provided valuable run and carry across half back all night with 21 touches — 18 by foot — and game highs in metres gained (645) and inside 50s (seven). 7

46. Oscar McInerney

One of Brisbane’s best, helping control the game from the ruck with 14 disposals, 11 contested possessions, seven tackles and 30 hit-outs. He had the better of Pittonet in general and more presence throughout the night. 8
 
Was there ever any mention he was concussed ? He had a small gash on his lip but nothing really mentioned in the commentary. Went limp, kinda reminded me of Mitch Lewis
Don't think he's gone limp there, he's going for his knee right the way down. Controls his body to rotate and not faceplant.
 

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BRISBANE is optimistic it could have Jack Payne for next Saturday's semi-final against Greater Western Sydney despite the key defender suffering a knee injury in the win over Carlton.

Payne was subbed out of the 28-point triumph after entering a marking contest awkwardly during the second quarter.

He was playing his first senior game in seven weeks, having overcome a foot injury and proving his fitness in the VFL a week earlier.

Speaking in his post-match press conference, Brisbane coach Chris Fagan said he had a "level of optimism" about Payne's prospects.

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Brisbane suffers an injury blow late in the second quarter with key defender Jack Payne appearing to hurt his knee in this heavy contest
"It's not necessarily all bad," Fagan said.

"If we had to put him back out there, we could have tried to, but there probably wasn't any point in doing that.

"We'll get some scans and see how it is."

The Lions and Blues clash in the first elimination final
Payne was having a big influence in his return, matched up against Harry McKay and gathering five intercept possessions of his own.

Brisbane led 47-0 when he left the field.

The lead grew to 60 before Carlton surged with five consecutive goals either side of half-time to, at least momentarily, make a game of things.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1213991
 
I think they just said on Fox Brisbane are hopefully that Payne may be ok next week, and at worst the week after if we make it that far. But they will need to wait for scans to be sure. Massive for us if true.
We sat right above the Coaches box, they had Payne strapped up to come back on, he did some runs throughs to get ready but half time came and he walked off with the team - not to be seen again. At 3Qtr time he was changed and out in the huddle, strapping above the knee, maybe 1 band below the knee but nothing like a blown knee and he was walking without any limp or perceived discomfort and had no ice packs.
 
I hate to say this about the great man, but playing TDK as sub and Doc with no match fitness 6 months after an ACL is full crazy vossy. Electing to make your sub halfway through the second is an admission you stuffed up match selection.
 

Robbo needs to grow up. I mean really, we're meant to believe that Fages/the club are at fault because the club didn't give him a retirement game, didn't offer to play with the VFL team after being delisted, or offer him any role in the footy club post-retirement?

Cry me a river.

Footy moved past him, which is why he was delisted + we have better AFL mids that were coming in ahead of him [Ashy, Dunks, Dev Rob].
 
The Logan miss was bizarre. It was like he didn’t realise where the mark was. He went so far back and then tried to kick it the ball into orbit
 
Been out of the loop for a while and had to settle for the AFL app to follow the game (in France). We get to suit up for another week but the Giants will be hard to beat. GO LIONS.
 

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Review Elimination Final, 2024 - Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton

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