2021 AFL Season Semi Final 1: Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 2021 between the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs in the first semi final of the 2021 season of the Australian Football League.
The Brisbane Lions hosted the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba.
Dayne Zorko captained the hosts.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.
The Brisbane Lions (11.12.78) were defeated by the Western Bulldogs (11.13.79).
Match Details
Season:
2021 AFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Saturday 4 September 2021
Time:
7:20 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
30,647
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def. by
Western Bulldogs
Score:
11.12.78 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Brisbane Lions | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Western Bulldogs | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | BRIL by 11 | WBUL by 1 | BRIL by 10 | WBUL by 1 | WBUL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 35:08 | 30:36 | 34:37 | 35:03 | 2:15:24 | |||||||||||
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 (Western Bulldogs) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Brisbane Lions
Captain: Dayne ZorkoCoach: Chris Fagan
Western Bulldogs
Captain: Marcus BontempelliCoach: Luke Beveridge
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
R. Findlay (#23)M. Stevic (#9)
N. Williamson (#22)
E: B. Rosebury (#8)
Goal Umpires
S. WalshS. Williams
E: S. Axon
Boundary Umpires
J. AndrewsC. Bull
A. Coote
M. Tomkins
AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Macrae | WBUL | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Smith | WBUL | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BRIL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Daniel | WBUL | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WBUL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Cameron | BRIL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Liberatore | WBUL | 21 | 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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| 24 | Adams, Marcus | BPL | 94% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 92% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | HFFR | 92% | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | INT | 31% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Birchall, Grant | HBFL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | FPR | 96% | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cockatoo, Nakia | INT | 72% | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Coleman, Keidean | FPL | 91% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Daniher, Joe | FF | 100% | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Fullarton, Tom | CHF | 79% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | SUB↑ | 38% | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Lyons, Jarryd | RR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | McCarthy, Lincoln | HFFL | 79% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | WL | 92% | 1 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | RU | 89% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 88% | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | FB↓ | 28% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rich, Daniel | HBFR | 80% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | Robertson, Deven | INT | 63% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Robinson, Mitch | WR | 88% | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 37 | Starcevich, Brandon | BPR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne (c) | C | 86% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 12 | 351 | 211 | 140 | 79 | 45 | 67 | 37 | 69 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 68 | |||
R. Lester replaced J. Payne during the second quarter.
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 4 | Bontempelli, Marcus (c) | RO | 84% | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 35 | Daniel, Caleb | HBFL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | INT | 80% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Duryea, Taylor | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 44 | English, Tim | FF | 85% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 43 | Gardner, Ryan | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Hannan, Mitch | HFFL | 83% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hunter, Lachie | WR | 93% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | SUB↑ | 43% | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Keath, Alex | FB | 100% | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom | FPL | 75% | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Macrae, Jack | RR | 81% | 1 | 0 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | CHF | 93% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Schache, Josh | INT | 72% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Smith, Bailey | HFFR | 81% | 3 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 37 | Smith, Roarke | C | 83% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Treloar, Adam | WL | 72% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | INT | 76% | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Weightman, Cody | FPR↓ | 40% | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | BPR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Wood, Easton | BPL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Young, Lewis | RU | 53% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 13 | 352 | 223 | 129 | 65 | 32 | 64 | 47 | 59 | 28 | 19 | 57 | 54 | |||
J. Johannisen replaced C. Weightman during the third quarter.
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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| 10 | E. Wood | 42 | A. Keath | 34 | B. Williams | 46 | O. McInerney | 7 | J. Berry | ||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 3 | J. Daniher | 18 | K. Coleman | 17 | J. Lyons | 12 | N. Cockatoo | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | L. Neale | 27 | D. Gardiner | |||||||||||
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| 35 | C. Daniel | 43 | R. Gardner | 31 | B. Dale |
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| 33 | Z. Bailey | 21 | T. Fullarton | 11 | L. McCarthy |
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| 1 | A. Treloar | 37 | R. Smith | 7 | L. Hunter |
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| 5 | M. Robinson | 15 | D. Zorko (c) | 6 | H. McCluggage | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 2 | L. Young | 5 | J. Dunkley | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 11 | J. Macrae | 15 | T. Duryea | |||||||||||
| 29 | M. Hannan | 33 | A. Naughton | 6 | B. Smith | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 13 | J. Schache | ||||||
| 10 | D. Rich | 31 | H. Andrews | 14 | G. Birchall |
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| 21 | T. Liberatore | 44 | T. English | 19 | C. Weightman |
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| 37 | B. Starcevich | 40 | J. Payne | 24 | M. Adams |
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| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | WBUL | Tom Liberatore goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:05 |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.1.7 | 08:13 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.1.7 | 09:31 | |
| WBUL | Laitham Vandermeer behind | 1.0.6 | - | 1.2.8 | 11:19 | |
| WBUL | Tom Liberatore goal | 1.0.6 | - | 2.2.14 | 13:07 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 1.1.7 | - | 2.2.14 | 15:20 | |
| BRIL | Nakia Cockatoo behind | 1.2.8 | - | 2.2.14 | 16:33 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 1.3.9 | - | 2.2.14 | 17:22 | |
| WBUL | Roarke Smith behind | 1.3.9 | - | 2.3.15 | 19:30 | |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy goal | 2.3.15 | - | 2.3.15 | 22:08 | |
| BRIL | Joe Daniher goal | 3.3.21 | - | 2.3.15 | 23:20 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 4.3.27 | - | 2.3.15 | 24:33 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Smith goal | 4.3.27 | - | 3.3.21 | 26:45 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 5.3.33 | - | 3.3.21 | 28:01 | |
| WBUL | Cody Weightman behind | 5.3.33 | - | 3.4.22 | 29:51 | |
| Q2 | BRIL | Rushed behind | 5.4.34 | - | 3.4.22 | 03:02 |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 5.4.34 | - | 4.4.28 | 04:34 | |
| WBUL | Mitch Hannan goal | 5.4.34 | - | 5.4.34 | 16:56 | |
| WBUL | Cody Weightman goal | 5.4.34 | - | 6.4.40 | 19:33 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli behind | 5.4.34 | - | 6.5.41 | 21:19 | |
| BRIL | Mitch Robinson goal | 6.4.40 | - | 6.5.41 | 23:58 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 6.5.41 | - | 6.5.41 | 25:09 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli behind | 6.5.41 | - | 6.6.42 | 30:28 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Josh Dunkley behind | 6.5.41 | - | 6.7.43 | 03:22 |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 7.5.47 | - | 6.7.43 | 05:36 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage behind | 7.6.48 | - | 6.7.43 | 11:03 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage behind | 7.7.49 | - | 6.7.43 | 12:05 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 8.7.55 | - | 6.7.43 | 13:43 | |
| WBUL | Mitch Hannan behind | 8.7.55 | - | 6.8.44 | 17:17 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 8.8.56 | - | 6.8.44 | 19:34 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli behind | 8.8.56 | - | 6.9.45 | 21:47 | |
| BRIL | Daniel Rich behind | 8.9.57 | - | 6.9.45 | 24:13 | |
| BRIL | Ryan Lester goal | 9.9.63 | - | 6.9.45 | 25:13 | |
| WBUL | Jason Johannisen goal | 9.9.63 | - | 7.9.51 | 27:33 | |
| WBUL | Alex Keath behind | 9.9.63 | - | 7.10.52 | 30:33 | |
| WBUL | Jason Johannisen behind | 9.9.63 | - | 7.11.53 | 34:33 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Jack Macrae goal | 9.9.63 | - | 8.11.59 | 01:02 |
| WBUL | Josh Schache goal | 9.9.63 | - | 9.11.65 | 06:21 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Smith goal | 9.9.63 | - | 10.11.71 | 08:16 | |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy behind | 9.10.64 | - | 10.11.71 | 14:14 | |
| BRIL | Tom Fullarton goal | 10.10.70 | - | 10.11.71 | 17:30 | |
| BRIL | Harris Andrews behind | 10.11.71 | - | 10.11.71 | 19:25 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 10.11.71 | - | 10.12.72 | 24:24 | |
| BRIL | Lachie Neale behind | 10.12.72 | - | 10.12.72 | 25:49 | |
| WBUL | Bailey Smith goal | 10.12.72 | - | 11.12.78 | 30:00 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 11.12.78 | - | 11.12.78 | 32:08 | |
| WBUL | Laitham Vandermeer behind | 11.12.78 | - | 11.13.79 | 33:26 | |