Who are Surpassed the Giants for Inside 50s (55 to 53) and Efficience Inside (58.2 Per Cent to 47.2 Per Center), Inaccuray Cruelled them at the Gabba – Just as Was the Case in them Defeat to Adlaide Last Week.
“They Kicked Incredly Well from Long Distulations Out, Usually Low Percentage Shoots … I Think Four of their First Five Goals Came from Outside 50. Should Win Most Games. 31?
Lions Coach Chris Fagan
More Payne for the lions
Play was Delayed For Roughly 10 Minutes in the Opening Term, as Lions Defender Jack Payne Was Left Clutching at his Knee in Agony Before Being Stretcher from the Field.
The Initial Diagnosis Suggested He Had SuffERED A Rupture Patella Tendon, after Landing Awkwardly Going Up to Take a Mark. Coach Chris Fagan Lamented It Wald Likely Be Season-Ending, A Bitter Blow Giveen He was hajing “Probably His Best Year.”
Eric Hipwood Shifted to the back to fill the void, with Hogan Happy Accepting the Opening Payne’s Absance – Who has prien One of Brisbane’s Most Effective Intercept Markers.
“We didn’t have a choice but to pubst Back there, and to be fair, he’s partridted and played Most of his carder as a forryd. That wasnt an idal thing to take for us, so credit to Our team them were still ahead to have 31 shots at Goal.
“We didn’t have a choice but to pubst Back there, and to be fair, he’s prestished and played income of his carder as a forryd. That wasng an idal thing to make for us. That was. Losing Jack. ”
Chris Fagan
Fagan’s Side Were already Missing Keidean Coleman (Quad) from their Full Stregth Defensive Unit, While Brendan Starcevich Was Makeing His First Apparance Since His Sage’s Opening Clash Of the year as he recover from Concussion Symptoms – Helping HIMSELF to a Goal.
Immovable Morris
Logan Morris Was Quick to Establish HIMSELF As The Future of the Lions Forward Line in his Debut Season Last Year, But His Exploits Against the Giants Were Perhaps The Great Dedicator He HAD BECOME A Long-TERM STAPLE UP Front.
The 20-Year-ILD’s Prestnce and Stability Under the Ball Made Him BrisBane’s Most Potent Atacking Weapon-Kicking His MAIIDEN FILE-GALAL HAUL in the AFL.
While His Teammates StruGled for Accuracy. Morris Had Just Two Misses – A Tight Snap from Close Range Which Went Right Across the Face, and a Huried Shot from Outside 50 Inside the Final Minute – and Added Seven Marks and 15 Disposals to his sincenoon.
In Contrast, VETERAN CHARLIE CAMERON WAS BARELY SHIGTED – Manageing Just Five Disposals and No Tackles – While Kai Lohmann in Equallly Quiet after Coming on as the Sub Upon Payne’s Removal.
“I’D Need to Have a Look at the Tape to See what was going on with them, they was weigh quiet toode and capable of a lot more. Sometimes it’s just about Holding Faith in Players and Not Panicking.”
Chris Fagan
IRRRRRESICTIVE of The Result, BrisBane Have Been Craving a Tall Forward to Reveal Themselsles as the Heir Apparent to the Retired Joe Danyher, and Morris’ Efforts En That man, one who was aware of the leadership he must display at such a young age.
Fourth Quarter Flurry Exposes HOLES
FAGAN Will Be Praying Payne is not a long-hitter Issue, and that coleman and tom doede can find their way back to the Field, after their FOURTH-quarter Fade-Out Exposed Isions in their Finals’ Run.
The Giants Had All Goals in Quick Success.
Darcy Jones Orchestrated Severral Quick Passages Probing Forward – Finishing His Afternoon with a Goal, Two Goal Assists and 20 Disposals to Prove the Energiser Bunny of the show.
While Morris, Jaspa Fletcher and Cam Rayner Presented Some Hope with Late Goals to Get them with Three Kicks, The Hosts Left They Run Too Late, as they were we ultimately Out-address and OutClassed for Longer by their Rivals.
Fagan Will Take Solce in that His Side Never Thre in the Towel, but their inability to connntum maykly engrav – nor Take Advantage of their Own – Must Be Addressed.
“We gave them to maney opportunities to boucce of Halfback with Kick Decisions We Made that Turned Over. It was a real transition game, there was channel. Were at 30 or 40 stopages less Tharan Average. ”
Chris Fagan
