2023 AFL Round 2: Brisbane Lions v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 March 2023 between Brisbane Lions and Melbourne during round 2 of the 2023 AFL season. Brisbane Lions hosted Melbourne at Gabba. With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Simon Goodwin.

Brisbane Lions
Back: B. Starcevich, J. Payne, D. Rich
Half-back: C. McKenna, H. Andrews, D. Zorko
Centre: W. Ashcroft, Z. Bailey, J. Berry
Half-forward: C. Cameron, J. Gunston, H. McCluggage
Forward: D. Joyce, J. Daniher, E. Hipwood
Follower: O. McInerney, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.: D. Fort, L. McCarthy, C. Rayner, D. Wilmot
Sub.: D. Robertson

Melbourne
Back: T. Rivers, A. Tomlinson, J. McVee
Half-back: J. Lever, H. Petty, L. Hunter
Centre: A. Brayshaw, C. Oliver, E. Langdon
Half-forward: C. Spargo, T. McDonald, K. Chandler
Forward: A. Neal-Bullen, B. Brown, C. Petracca
Follower: M. Gawn, J. Harmes, J. Viney
Int.: J. Bowey, B. Fritsch, B. Grundy, T. Sparrow
Sub.: J. Melksham

Brisbane Lions (14.9.93) defeated Melbourne (13.4.82).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: J. Daniher (4), Z. Bailey (2), C. Cameron (2), D. Zorko (2), W. Ashcroft, J. Berry, L. McCarthy, O. McInerney
Melbourne: B. Brown (4), B. Fritsch (3), K. Chandler, L. Hunter, T. McDonald, A. Neal-Bullen, C. Oliver, C. Petracca

As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions were then 12th on the ladder (up from 15th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2023 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Brisbane Lions v Melbourne
Date: Friday 24 March 2023
Time: 6:55 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 30,047

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Lions def. Melbourne
Score: 14.9.93 - 13.4.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Lions 6 . 2 8 . 4 13 . 5 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 2 7 . 3 13 . 4 13 . 4 (82)
Margin BRIL by 25 BRIL by 20 BRIL by 38 BRIL by 11 BRIL by 11
Duration 33:01 32:54 33:10 31:54 2:10:59

Honour Roll

Coaches: Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions), Simon Goodwin (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Brisbane Lions), unknown (Melbourne)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Will Ashcroft BRIL 8 3
Lachie Neale BRIL 9 2
Joe Daniher BRIL 3 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Dayne Zorko BRIL 15 10 2 0 0 0 0
Will Ashcroft BRIL 8 8 0 2 0 0 0
Harris Andrews BRIL 31 6 0 0 2 0 0
Josh Dunkley BRIL 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
Jake Lever MELB 8 2 0 0 0 1 0
Charlie Cameron BRIL 23 1 0 0 0 0 1
Clayton Oliver MELB 13 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
31 Andrews, Harris CHB 100% 0 0 22 18 4 10 0 2 0 6 0 2 3 2
8 Ashcroft, Will WL 81% 1 1 31 14 17 0 0 1 9 2 3 0 2 2
33 Bailey, Zac C 87% 2 0 10 4 6 0 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 2
7 Berry, Jarrod WR 81% 1 0 17 11 6 3 0 6 5 2 1 0 2 4
23 Cameron, Charlie HFFL 67% 2 0 12 9 3 1 0 5 1 4 0 1 0 5
3 Daniher, Joe FF 88% 4 2 12 12 0 4 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 1
5 Dunkley, Josh RR 69% 0 1 26 14 12 3 0 5 9 0 1 0 5 3
32 Fort, Darcy INT 82% 0 0 12 7 5 2 17 1 2 6 0 3 1 2
19 Gunston, Jack CHF 68% 0 1 13 12 1 7 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 5
30 Hipwood, Eric FPR 95% 0 0 7 7 0 6 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 3
41 Joyce, Darragh FPL 93% 0 0 9 7 2 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
11 McCarthy, Lincoln INT 84% 1 0 10 5 5 3 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 1
6 McCluggage, Hugh HFFR 83% 0 0 21 14 7 3 0 1 6 6 0 0 2 2
46 McInerney, Oscar RU 75% 1 0 9 6 3 2 25 2 4 2 0 0 3 3
26 McKenna, Conor HBFL 84% 0 1 15 11 4 3 0 3 1 3 2 0 2 1
9 Neale, Lachie RO 84% 0 1 27 17 10 8 0 0 8 3 1 1 1 5
40 Payne, Jack FB 94% 0 0 11 11 0 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 1
16 Rayner, Cam INT 73% 0 0 16 13 3 4 0 1 4 6 0 2 3 3
10 Rich, Daniel BPR 67% 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1
2 Robertson, Deven SUB↑ 31% 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
37 Starcevich, Brandon BPL 89% 0 0 8 7 1 5 0 4 0 4 0 2 1 1
44 Wilmot, Darcy INT 70% 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 3 2 3 2 0 2 3
15 Zorko, Dayne HBFR↓ 54% 2 0 22 16 6 9 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 8
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 14 9 338 238 100 92 43 49 60 69 18 17 39 59

D. Robertson replaced D. Zorko.

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
17 Bowey, Jake INT 67% 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 4 4
10 Brayshaw, Angus WL 88% 0 0 27 18 9 6 0 2 2 7 0 4 5 1
50 Brown, Ben FF 91% 4 0 15 12 3 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
37 Chandler, Kade HFFR 63% 1 0 12 8 4 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 4
31 Fritsch, Bayley INT 87% 3 1 13 10 3 6 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 2
11 Gawn, Max RU↓ 3% 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
6 Grundy, Brodie INT 86% 0 0 12 3 9 0 45 5 3 3 3 0 1 3
4 Harmes, James RR 57% 0 0 10 3 7 0 0 2 2 5 0 4 0 0
12 Hunter, Lachie HBFR 94% 1 0 22 15 7 6 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 5
15 Langdon, Ed WR 93% 0 0 18 9 9 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1
8 Lever, Jake HBFL 100% 0 0 20 14 6 8 0 1 0 2 1 1 5 1
25 McDonald, Tom CHF 58% 1 0 10 5 5 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
41 McVee, Judd BPR 79% 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
18 Melksham, Jake SUB↑ 70% 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
30 Neal-Bullen, Alex FPL 81% 1 0 13 8 5 6 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 3
13 Oliver, Clayton C 89% 1 1 37 22 15 4 0 9 5 8 1 1 4 11
5 Petracca, Christian FPR 86% 1 0 24 11 13 1 0 6 5 5 1 1 2 6
35 Petty, Harry CHB 94% 0 0 8 1 7 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 0 0
24 Rivers, Trent BPL 79% 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 6 2
9 Spargo, Charlie HFFL 74% 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 6 0 3 1 1 1 1
32 Sparrow, Tom INT 83% 0 1 21 7 14 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 4
20 Tomlinson, Adam FB 100% 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 1
7 Viney, Jack RO 76% 0 0 19 8 11 0 0 6 6 3 2 1 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 13 4 350 201 149 69 52 66 32 57 17 18 44 54

J. Melksham replaced M. Gawn.

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

Player Line-Up

Brisbane Lions Coach: Chris Fagan
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
24 T. Rivers 20 A. Tomlinson 41 J. McVee 46 O. McInerney 32 D. Fort
30 E. Hipwood 3 J. Daniher 41 D. Joyce 5 J. Dunkley 11 L. McCarthy
FORWARD 9 L. Neale 16 C. Rayner
HALF-BACK

44 D. Wilmot
8 J. Lever 35 H. Petty 12 L. Hunter

2 D. Robertson
6 H. McCluggage 19 J. Gunston 23 C. Cameron



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



10 A. Brayshaw 13 C. Oliver 15 E. Langdon



7 J. Berry 33 Z. Bailey 8 W. Ashcroft FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 11 M. Gawn 17 J. Bowey
HALF-FORWARD 4 J. Harmes 31 B. Fritsch
9 C. Spargo 25 T. McDonald 37 K. Chandler 7 J. Viney 6 B. Grundy
15 D. Zorko 31 H. Andrews 26 C. McKenna

32 T. Sparrow
HALF-BACK

18 J. Melksham
FORWARD



30 A. Neal-Bullen 50 B. Brown 5 C. Petracca



10 D. Rich 40 J. Payne 37 B. Starcevich



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 BRIL Zac Bailey goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 01:36
MELB Tom McDonald goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 04:01
BRIL Jarrod Berry goal 2.0.12 - 1.0.6 05:18
MELB Clayton Oliver behind 2.0.12 - 1.1.7 09:37
MELB Christian Petracca goal 2.0.12 - 2.1.13 11:59
BRIL Rushed behind 2.1.13 - 2.1.13 15:47
BRIL Conor McKenna behind 2.2.14 - 2.1.13 18:34
BRIL Dayne Zorko goal 3.2.20 - 2.1.13 21:23
BRIL Will Ashcroft goal 4.2.26 - 2.1.13 24:30
BRIL Oscar McInerney goal 5.2.32 - 2.1.13 26:25
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 6.2.38 - 2.1.13 27:57
Q2 MELB Rushed behind 6.2.38 - 2.2.14 07:45
BRIL Jack Gunston behind 6.3.39 - 2.2.14 09:26
MELB Ben Brown goal 6.3.39 - 3.2.20 12:52
BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 7.3.45 - 3.2.20 17:46
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 8.3.51 - 3.2.20 19:18
BRIL Lachie Neale behind 8.4.52 - 3.2.20 21:01
MELB Ben Brown goal 8.4.52 - 4.2.26 22:14
MELB Bayley Fritsch goal 8.4.52 - 5.2.32 31:26
Q3 BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 9.4.58 - 5.2.32 01:11
BRIL Zac Bailey goal 10.4.64 - 5.2.32 03:14
BRIL Will Ashcroft behind 10.5.65 - 5.2.32 05:58
BRIL Dayne Zorko goal 11.5.71 - 5.2.32 08:29
MELB Bayley Fritsch goal 11.5.71 - 6.2.38 12:11
MELB Tom Sparrow behind 11.5.71 - 6.3.39 16:00
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen goal 11.5.71 - 7.3.45 25:39
BRIL Lincoln McCarthy goal 12.5.77 - 7.3.45 29:08
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 13.5.83 - 7.3.45 30:49
Q4 BRIL Joe Daniher goal 14.5.89 - 7.3.45 03:59
BRIL Joe Daniher behind 14.6.90 - 7.3.45 05:44
BRIL Joe Daniher behind 14.7.91 - 7.3.45 07:08
MELB Lachie Hunter goal 14.7.91 - 8.3.51 09:48
MELB Bayley Fritsch goal 14.7.91 - 9.3.57 15:42
BRIL Josh Dunkley behind 14.8.92 - 9.3.57 16:22
BRIL Rushed behind 14.9.93 - 9.3.57 22:56
MELB Ben Brown goal 14.9.93 - 10.3.63 23:22
MELB Kade Chandler goal 14.9.93 - 11.3.69 24:33
MELB Clayton Oliver goal 14.9.93 - 12.3.75 27:03
MELB Ben Brown goal 14.9.93 - 13.3.81 28:46
MELB Bayley Fritsch behind 14.9.93 - 13.4.82 31:45