2022 AFL Preliminary Final 1: Geelong v Brisbane Lions

This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 2022 between Geelong and Brisbane Lions in the first preliminary final of the 2022 AFL season. Geelong hosted Brisbane Lions at MCG. Joel Selwood captained the hosts. Dayne Zorko captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.

Geelong
Back: Z. Tuohy, S. De Koning, J. Bews
Half-back: J. Kolodjashnij, J. Henry, T. Stewart
Centre: I. Smith, M. Blicavs, M. Holmes
Half-forward: B. Close, J. Cameron, M. Duncan
Forward: T. Stengle, T. Hawkins, G. Rohan
Follower: R. Stanley, P. Dangerfield, C. Guthrie
Int.: T. Atkins, Z. Guthrie, G. Miers, J. Selwood (capt.)
Sub.: M. O'Connor

Brisbane Lions
Back: D. Gardiner, D. McStay, D. Rich
Half-back: B. Starcevich, H. Andrews, K. Coleman
Centre: Z. Bailey, J. Berry, C. Ah Chee
Half-forward: D. Zorko (capt.), E. Hipwood, D. Robertson
Forward: J. Payne, J. Daniher, C. Cameron
Follower: O. McInerney, L. Neale, H. McCluggage
Int.: N. Answerth, L. McCarthy, C. Rayner, D. Wilmot
Sub.: R. Mathieson

Geelong (18.12.120) defeated Brisbane Lions (7.7.49).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Hawkins (4), T. Stengle (3), P. Dangerfield (2), G. Miers (2), G. Rohan (2), J. Cameron, B. Close, Z. Guthrie, M. Holmes, J. Selwood
Brisbane Lions: E. Hipwood (2), C. Ah Chee, Z. Bailey, J. Berry, C. Cameron, L. McCarthy

As a result of this match, Geelong faced Sydney in the grand final and Brisbane Lions were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 2022 AFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Brisbane Lions
Date: Friday 16 September 2022
Time: 7:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 77,677

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Brisbane Lions
Score: 18.12.120 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 7 . 7 14 . 11 18 . 12 18 . 12 (120)
Brisbane Lions 2 . 0 3 . 1 5 . 2 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin GEEL by 14 GEEL by 30 GEEL by 63 GEEL by 71 GEEL by 71
Duration 32:13 28:01 33:15 30:54 2:04:23

Honour Roll

Coaches: Chris Scott (Geelong), Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions)
Captains: Joel Selwood (Geelong), Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions)

AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Patrick Dangerfield GEEL 35 10 2 0 0 0 0
Gryan Miers GEEL 32 8 0 2 0 0 0
Tom Hawkins GEEL 26 5 0 0 1 1 0
Jake Kolodjashnij GEEL 8 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Tom Stewart GEEL 44 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Darcy Gardiner BRIL 27 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
30 Atkins, Tom INT 67% 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 10 4 2 1 2 1 3
24 Bews, Jed BPR 83% 0 0 10 3 7 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0
46 Blicavs, Mark C 83% 0 0 19 5 14 2 20 7 5 5 0 1 3 2
5 Cameron, Jeremy CHF 89% 1 2 12 8 4 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
45 Close, Brad HFFL 82% 1 0 22 7 15 1 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 5
35 Dangerfield, Patrick RR 76% 2 2 28 22 6 9 0 1 8 5 1 3 1 7
16 De Koning, Sam FB 95% 0 0 7 4 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0
22 Duncan, Mitch HFFR 86% 0 0 26 15 11 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3
29 Guthrie, Cameron RO 63% 0 0 21 8 13 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2
39 Guthrie, Zach INT 80% 1 0 19 15 4 3 0 7 0 2 0 0 4 3
26 Hawkins, Tom FF 77% 4 3 14 10 4 5 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 1
38 Henry, Jack CHB 100% 0 0 14 10 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
9 Holmes, Max WR↓ 56% 1 1 12 8 4 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 3
8 Kolodjashnij, Jake HBFL 77% 0 0 23 13 10 9 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2
32 Miers, Gryan INT 77% 2 0 22 9 13 4 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 6
42 O'Connor, Mark SUB↑ 33% 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
23 Rohan, Gary FPR 86% 2 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5
14 Selwood, Joel (c) INT 68% 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 7 6 0 2 0 1 5
7 Smith, Isaac WL 89% 0 2 16 8 8 6 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 2
1 Stanley, Rhys RU 76% 0 0 9 5 4 2 18 3 1 3 0 2 3 1
18 Stengle, Tyson FPL 85% 3 0 10 7 3 1 0 4 2 3 1 3 0 3
44 Stewart, Tom HBFR 79% 0 0 15 14 1 5 0 4 0 5 0 4 10 0
2 Tuohy, Zach BPL 91% 0 0 24 14 10 10 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 3
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 18 12 361 209 152 102 41 65 37 55 13 22 38 59

M. O'Connor replaced M. Holmes during the third quarter.

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
4 Ah Chee, Callum WR 72% 1 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1
31 Andrews, Harris CHB 95% 0 0 9 5 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
43 Answerth, Noah INT 67% 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 4 1 3 0 1 1 1
33 Bailey, Zac WL 88% 1 2 19 13 6 7 0 5 0 6 1 1 2 5
7 Berry, Jarrod C 83% 1 0 19 13 6 5 0 7 3 5 4 2 2 4
23 Cameron, Charlie FPR 79% 1 1 8 4 4 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
18 Coleman, Keidean HBFR 79% 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 1
3 Daniher, Joe FF 87% 0 1 14 11 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 6
27 Gardiner, Darcy BPL 91% 0 0 16 14 2 11 0 0 2 3 1 2 5 1
30 Hipwood, Eric CHF 92% 2 1 9 9 0 6 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 5
36 Mathieson, Rhys SUB↑ 31% 0 0 13 4 9 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 1 2
11 McCarthy, Lincoln INT 80% 1 0 11 7 4 5 0 6 1 4 1 0 1 5
6 McCluggage, Hugh RO 77% 0 1 17 12 5 1 0 5 2 3 1 0 1 1
46 McInerney, Oscar RU 77% 0 0 10 7 3 1 39 6 8 2 1 1 0 1
25 McStay, Daniel FB 81% 0 0 10 5 5 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 2
9 Neale, Lachie RR 96% 0 0 20 10 10 2 0 3 6 0 3 0 1 3
40 Payne, Jack FPL 94% 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0
16 Rayner, Cam INT↓ 42% 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2
10 Rich, Daniel BPR 85% 0 1 17 15 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
2 Robertson, Deven HFFR 78% 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 10 0 3 2 1 2 4
37 Starcevich, Brandon HBFL 82% 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 1
44 Wilmot, Darcy INT 74% 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 3 2 1 0 1 3 0
15 Zorko, Dayne (c) HFFL 72% 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 5 2 2 0 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (23 players) 7 7 296 197 99 88 41 68 40 50 22 13 41 46

R. Mathieson replaced C. Rayner 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 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GEEL Patrick Dangerfield goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 00:53
BRIL Lincoln McCarthy goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 10:44
GEEL Tyson Stengle goal 2.0.12 - 1.0.6 19:25
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield goal 3.0.18 - 1.0.6 22:12
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 3.1.19 - 1.0.6 23:45
BRIL Callum Ah Chee goal 3.1.19 - 2.0.12 26:35
GEEL Isaac Smith behind 3.2.20 - 2.0.12 28:32
GEEL Max Holmes goal 4.2.26 - 2.0.12 32:10
Q2 BRIL Zac Bailey goal 4.2.26 - 3.0.18 04:20
GEEL Jeremy Cameron behind 4.3.27 - 3.0.18 07:03
GEEL Gary Rohan goal 5.3.33 - 3.0.18 10:35
BRIL Daniel Rich behind 5.3.33 - 3.1.19 12:17
GEEL Gryan Miers goal 6.3.39 - 3.1.19 13:43
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 6.4.40 - 3.1.19 17:23
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 7.4.46 - 3.1.19 19:37
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield behind 7.5.47 - 3.1.19 21:01
GEEL Rushed behind 7.6.48 - 3.1.19 23:21
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 7.7.49 - 3.1.19 24:27
Q3 GEEL Tyson Stengle goal 8.7.55 - 3.1.19 01:27
GEEL Max Holmes behind 8.8.56 - 3.1.19 03:11
BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 8.8.56 - 4.1.25 06:19
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 9.8.62 - 4.1.25 09:16
GEEL Isaac Smith behind 9.9.63 - 4.1.25 13:06
GEEL Gary Rohan goal 10.9.69 - 4.1.25 15:08
GEEL Patrick Dangerfield behind 10.10.70 - 4.1.25 17:27
BRIL Zac Bailey behind 10.10.70 - 4.2.26 18:46
GEEL Gryan Miers goal 11.10.76 - 4.2.26 20:20
GEEL Joel Selwood goal 12.10.82 - 4.2.26 22:09
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 13.10.88 - 4.2.26 24:51
GEEL Tyson Stengle goal 14.10.94 - 4.2.26 27:51
BRIL Jarrod Berry goal 14.10.94 - 5.2.32 29:53
GEEL Jeremy Cameron behind 14.11.95 - 5.2.32 31:58
Q4 GEEL Jeremy Cameron goal 15.11.101 - 5.2.32 02:01
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 16.11.107 - 5.2.32 04:46
BRIL Charlie Cameron behind 16.11.107 - 5.3.33 06:30
BRIL Joe Daniher behind 16.11.107 - 5.4.34 07:40
GEEL Brad Close goal 17.11.113 - 5.4.34 08:11
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 17.11.113 - 6.4.40 12:24
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 17.11.113 - 7.4.46 14:14
BRIL Zac Bailey behind 17.11.113 - 7.5.47 15:47
GEEL Rushed behind 17.12.114 - 7.5.47 20:40
BRIL Hugh McCluggage behind 17.12.114 - 7.6.48 24:14
GEEL Zach Guthrie goal 18.12.120 - 7.6.48 25:32
BRIL Eric Hipwood behind 18.12.120 - 7.7.49 27:48