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W| Brownlow Medal | 3 Dan Hannebery (SYD) | 2 Jarrad McVeigh (SYD) | 1 Josh Kennedy (SYD) |
Match Report
Sydney has moved into the top eight for the first time this season after the Swans comfortably accounted for an undermanned Brisbane at the Gabba on Saturday night. The Lions, already severely hit by injury in 2014, rested key forward Jonathan Brown, with regular backman Daniel Merrett shifting up the ground to take on a target role. The Swans were also without their marquee key forward, Lance Franklin, but made up for that with a far more experienced line-up than that of the Lions.
The Swans kicked the first three goals of the match, two of them to Adam Goodes in his first full match back from injury, and were never headed from that point. Only inaccuracy prevented them from being further than 12 points ahead at the first break, as they took a 3.6 to 2.0 lead into the huddle.
They straightened up in the second quarter, booting 5.2 to 1.5 to lead by 33 points at the long break. There was little improvement from the inexperienced Lions in the third term, as Sydney added a further 6.3 for the quarter while Brisbane managed just 2.1.
Rounding out a strong four-quarter performance, the Swans added another 4.4 in the last term, restricting Brisbane to just 1.2. The final margin of 79 points was probably a true reflection of the current difference between the two teams.
Jarrad McVeigh was magnificent for the victors, collecting 235 touches and pulling in seven marks, while Josh Kennedy (34 disposals and two goals) and Luke Parker (25 possessions, two goals) also made significant contributions. For the Lions Tom Rockliff (11 tackles and 30 disposals) put in a fantastic four-quarter effort, and Marco Paparone (nine marks, 18 possessions) and Nick Robertson, who laid seven tackles and had 16 disposals in just his fourth AFL game, were also good.
For the Swans, the win was a nice lead in to a huge game at Stadium Australia next Friday night when Buddy Franklin, assuming he's fit, will take on his old team Hawthorn. A win in that match would see Sydney pushing for a top-four spot. Brisbane meanwhile will return to the Gabba on Friday night to face Essendon, as the Lions look for a second win in 2014.
GOALS
Brisbane: Paparone 2; Lester, Rockliff, Green, Cutler
Sydney: Goodes 3; K Jack, Kennedy, Parker, B Jack 2; Derickx, Cunningham, Reid, McVeigh, Shaw, Lloyd, Jetta
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Brisbane: Rockliff, Mayes, Adcock, Green, Paparone, Robertson
Sydney: McVeigh, K Jack, Kennedy, Parker, Richards, Shaw
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Brisbane: Mayes, Adcock, Rockliff, Green, Paparone, Robertson
Sydney: K Jack, McVeigh, Kennedy, Parker, Richards, Shaw
INJURIES
Brisbane: Nil
Sydney: Pyke (hamstring)
SUBSTITUTES
Brisbane: Mitch Golby on for Rohan Bewick in the third quarter
Sydney: Brandon Jack on for Mike Pyke in the second quarter
UMPIRES: Fleer, Stevic, Stephens
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Fox Footy
COMMENTATORS: Matthew Campbell, Tony Shaw, Alastair Lynch
Source
Match Report by Andrew GigaczFootnotes
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of AFL Media.
Match stats
| Brisbane | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
| 7 | Adcock, Jed | 14 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28y 169d | 170 | 39 |
| 4 | Aish, James | 13 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18y 176d | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Bewick, Rohan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24y 205d | 51 | 42 |
| 42 | Clarke, Justin | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20y 166d | 21 | 1 |
| 26 | Cutler, Tom | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19y 72d | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18y 223d | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Golby, Mitchell | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22y 212d | 45 | 6 |
| 6 | Green, Josh | 9 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21y 252d | 39 | 43 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | 10 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21y 250d | 44 | 11 |
| 32 | Mayes, Sam | 11 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19y 348d | 25 | 20 |
| 1 | McGuane, Luke | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27y 80d | 108 | 39 |
| 21 | Merrett, Daniel | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29y 142d | 157 | 58 |
| 22 | Paparone, Marco | 12 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19y 242d | 12 | 9 |
| 24 | Patfull, Joel | 8 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29y 147d | 168 | 22 |
| 31 | Polkinghorne, James | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25y 102d | 94 | 53 |
| 29 | Raines, Andrew | 12 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28y 56d | 121 | 15 |
| 30 | Redden, Jack | 9 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23y 145d | 105 | 47 |
| 18 | Robertson, Nick | 11 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18y 334d | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Rockliff, Tom | 12 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24y 70d | 89 | 48 |
| 28 | Taylor, Lewis | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19y 75d | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | West, Trent | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26y 198d | 61 | 27 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25y 83d | 45 | 45 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 179 | 95 | 141 | 320 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 49 | 14 | 17 | 23y 104d | 1380 | 533 | |
| Sydney | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
| 14 | Bird, Craig | 12 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25y 102d | 115 | 48 |
| 7 | Cunningham, Harry | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20y 148d | 13 | 11 |
| 19 | Derickx, Tom | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26y 147d | 8 | 2 |
| 37 | Goodes, Adam | 11 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 34y 115d | 333 | 412 |
| 39 | Grundy, Heath | 9 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27y 335d | 146 | 23 |
| 4 | Hannebery, Dan | 16 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23y 68d | 108 | 47 |
| 33 | Jack, Brandon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19y 343d | 11 | 10 |
| 15 | Jack, Kieren | 17 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26y 309d | 145 | 109 |
| 32 | Jetta, Lewis | 17 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24y 364d | 85 | 75 |
| 12 | Kennedy, Josh | 14 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25y 317d | 118 | 71 |
| 11 | Laidler, Jeremy | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24y 271d | 32 | 5 |
| 44 | Lloyd, Jake | 15 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20y 225d | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Malceski, Nick | 15 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29y 261d | 158 | 61 |
| 21 | McGlynn, Ben | 8 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28y 270d | 132 | 148 |
| 3 | McVeigh, Jarrad | 16 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29y 26d | 226 | 161 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | 8 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21y 190d | 64 | 43 |
| 38 | Pyke, Mike | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30y 40d | 78 | 42 |
| 24 | Rampe, Dane | 18 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23y 335d | 30 | 2 |
| 20 | Reid, Sam | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22y 127d | 59 | 64 |
| 25 | Richards, Ted | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31y 112d | 213 | 32 |
| 2 | Shaw, Rhyce | 17 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32y 199d | 200 | 43 |
| 40 | Smith, Nick | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25y 325d | 105 | 9 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 235 | 112 | 193 | 428 | 18 | 15 | 36 | 59 | 17 | 14 | 26y 61d | 2382 | 1419 | |
Match highlights
Josh Kennedy had 20 handballs for Sydney vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)Tom Rockliff had 11 tackles for Brisbane vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Rhyce Shaw played his 200th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
James Polkinghorne played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)