2021 AFL Season Round 1: Brisbane Lions v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 20 March 2021 between the Brisbane Lions and Sydney during round one of the 2021 season of the Australian Football League.
The Brisbane Lions hosted Sydney at the Gabba.
Dayne Zorko captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by John Longmire.
The Brisbane Lions (14.10.94) were defeated by Sydney (19.11.125).
Match Details
Season:
2021 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 20 March 2021
Time:
6:45 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
22,762
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def. by
Sydney
Score:
14.10.94 - 19.11.125
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Brisbane Lions | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Sydney | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 6 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Margin | BRIL by 5 | level | SYDN by 41 | SYDN by 31 | SYDN by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 28:21 | 35:32 | 34:29 | 32:05 | 2:10:27 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Brisbane Lions) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Sydney) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Brisbane Lions
Captain: Dayne ZorkoCoach: Chris Fagan
Sydney
Captain: unknownCoach: John Longmire
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
N. Brown (#13)L. Fisher (#3)
H. Gavine (#14)
E: J. Strybos (#41)
Goal Umpires
J. BairdA. Meldrum
E: M. Bridges
Boundary Umpires
P. BockC. Delany
D. Kowalski
N. Swanson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Mills | SYDN | 14 | 3 |
| Errol Gulden | SYDN | 21 | 2 |
| Tom Hickey | SYDN | 31 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Mills | SYDN | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Gulden | SYDN | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hickey | SYDN | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Heeney | SYDN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dayne Zorko | BRIL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Cunningham | SYDN | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | INT | 87% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | FB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | HFFL | 76% | 3 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 78% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Birchall, Grant | HBFR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | FPR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Coleman, Keidean | INT | 64% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Daniher, Joe | CHF | 91% | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fullarton, Tom | FPL | 74% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | FF | 92% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | CHB | 76% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lyons, Jarryd | INT | 80% | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | Mathieson, Rhys | SUB | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | McCarthy, Lincoln | HFFR | 82% | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | WL | 86% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | RU | 80% | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 84% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | BPR | 93% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Rich, Daniel | BPL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 5 | Robinson, Mitch | RR | 73% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Sharp, Harry | INT | 81% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Starcevich, Brandon | HBFL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne (c) | C | 82% | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 14 | 10 | 305 | 195 | 110 | 64 | 26 | 41 | 32 | 65 | 22 | 30 | 38 | 57 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Blakey, Nick | WL | 87% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Campbell, Braeden | INT | 75% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Cunningham, Harry | HBFL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Dawson, Jordan | BPL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Florent, Oliver | WR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Gulden, Errol | FPL | 81% | 3 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Hayward, Will | SUB | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Heeney, Isaac | FPR | 85% | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Hewett, George | BPR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Hickey, Tom | RU | 82% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Kennedy, Josh | INT | 72% | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Lloyd, Jake | HBFR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 30 | McCartin, Tom | FB | 87% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | McDonald, Logan | INT | 72% | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | McLean, Hayden | FF | 92% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Mills, Callum | RR | 84% | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Papley, Tom | RO | 83% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | C | 74% | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Rampe, Dane | CHB | 95% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | Reid, Sam | CHF | 84% | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Rowbottom, James | HFFR | 62% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Warner, Chad | INT | 76% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 45 | Wicks, Sam | HFFL | 85% | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 19 | 11 | 368 | 229 | 139 | 89 | 30 | 51 | 30 | 63 | 30 | 22 | 42 | 59 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
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| 34 | J. Dawson | 30 | T. McCartin | 29 | G. Hewett | 46 | O. McInerney | 4 | C. Ah Chee | ||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 30 | E. Hipwood | 21 | T. Fullarton | 5 | M. Robinson | 18 | K. Coleman | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | L. Neale | 17 | J. Lyons | |||||||||||
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| 7 | H. Cunningham | 24 | D. Rampe | 44 | J. Lloyd |
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| 11 | L. McCarthy | 3 | J. Daniher | 33 | Z. Bailey |
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| 22 | N. Blakey | 26 | L. Parker | 13 | O. Florent |
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| 7 | J. Berry | 15 | D. Zorko (c) | 6 | H. McCluggage | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 31 | T. Hickey | 16 | B. Campbell | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 14 | C. Mills | 12 | J. Kennedy | |||||||||||
| 45 | S. Wicks | 20 | S. Reid | 8 | J. Rowbottom | 11 | T. Papley | 6 | L. McDonald | ||||||
| 14 | G. Birchall | 35 | R. Lester | 37 | B. Starcevich |
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| 21 | E. Gulden | 41 | H. McLean | 5 | I. Heeney |
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| 40 | J. Payne | 31 | H. Andrews | 10 | D. Rich |
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| Sydney | Coach: John Longmire | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:40 |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:49 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher goal | 3.0.18 | - | 0.0.0 | 05:11 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 3.1.19 | - | 0.0.0 | 08:21 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney behind | 3.1.19 | - | 0.1.1 | 09:43 | |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald goal | 3.1.19 | - | 1.1.7 | 11:10 | |
| SYDN | Sam Reid behind | 3.1.19 | - | 1.2.8 | 15:12 | |
| SYDN | Josh Kennedy behind | 3.1.19 | - | 1.3.9 | 18:02 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher behind | 3.2.20 | - | 1.3.9 | 22:01 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 3.2.20 | - | 2.3.15 | 23:10 | |
| BRIL | Oscar McInerney behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.3.15 | 25:03 | |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.4.16 | 27:20 | |
| Q2 | SYDN | Callum Mills goal | 3.3.21 | - | 3.4.22 | 00:46 |
| SYDN | Errol Gulden goal | 3.3.21 | - | 4.4.28 | 03:55 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 3.3.21 | - | 5.4.34 | 08:28 | |
| SYDN | Errol Gulden goal | 3.3.21 | - | 6.4.40 | 10:41 | |
| SYDN | Sam Wicks goal | 3.3.21 | - | 7.4.46 | 12:03 | |
| BRIL | Jarryd Lyons goal | 4.3.27 | - | 7.4.46 | 14:24 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher goal | 5.3.33 | - | 7.4.46 | 16:26 | |
| BRIL | Keidean Coleman goal | 6.3.39 | - | 7.4.46 | 21:50 | |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy goal | 7.3.45 | - | 7.4.46 | 23:04 | |
| BRIL | Oscar McInerney goal | 8.3.51 | - | 7.4.46 | 26:19 | |
| SYDN | Sam Reid goal | 8.3.51 | - | 8.4.52 | 31:02 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher behind | 8.4.52 | - | 8.4.52 | 33:53 | |
| Q3 | SYDN | Nick Blakey goal | 8.4.52 | - | 9.4.58 | 01:15 |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 9.4.58 | - | 9.4.58 | 02:25 | |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald goal | 9.4.58 | - | 10.4.64 | 07:52 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley behind | 9.4.58 | - | 10.5.65 | 11:28 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 9.4.58 | - | 11.5.71 | 14:06 | |
| BRIL | Keidean Coleman behind | 9.5.59 | - | 11.5.71 | 15:14 | |
| SYDN | Callum Mills goal | 9.5.59 | - | 12.5.77 | 17:23 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 9.6.60 | - | 12.5.77 | 19:21 | |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald goal | 9.6.60 | - | 13.5.83 | 20:40 | |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 9.6.60 | - | 13.6.84 | 22:56 | |
| SYDN | Sam Reid goal | 9.6.60 | - | 14.6.90 | 24:35 | |
| BRIL | Dayne Zorko behind | 9.7.61 | - | 14.6.90 | 25:49 | |
| BRIL | Jarrod Berry goal | 10.7.67 | - | 14.6.90 | 26:19 | |
| SYDN | Sam Wicks goal | 10.7.67 | - | 15.6.96 | 27:34 | |
| SYDN | Errol Gulden goal | 10.7.67 | - | 16.6.102 | 29:54 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 10.7.67 | - | 17.6.108 | 34:27 | |
| Q4 | SYDN | Rushed behind | 10.7.67 | - | 17.7.109 | 06:22 |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy goal | 11.7.73 | - | 17.7.109 | 07:22 | |
| SYDN | Luke Parker goal | 11.7.73 | - | 18.7.115 | 10:57 | |
| SYDN | Errol Gulden behind | 11.7.73 | - | 18.8.116 | 14:28 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney behind | 11.7.73 | - | 18.9.117 | 14:56 | |
| SYDN | Luke Parker goal | 11.7.73 | - | 19.9.123 | 16:10 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 11.8.74 | - | 19.9.123 | 19:35 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 12.8.80 | - | 19.9.123 | 20:39 | |
| SYDN | Josh Kennedy behind | 12.8.80 | - | 19.10.124 | 23:05 | |
| BRIL | Dayne Zorko behind | 12.9.81 | - | 19.10.124 | 24:45 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 13.9.87 | - | 19.10.124 | 25:31 | |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 13.9.87 | - | 19.11.125 | 27:55 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 13.10.88 | - | 19.11.125 | 29:16 | |
| BRIL | Dayne Zorko goal | 14.10.94 | - | 19.11.125 | 30:58 | |