2025 AFL Season Qualifying Final 2: Geelong v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 2025 between Geelong and the Brisbane Lions in the second qualifying final of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League.
Geelong hosted the Brisbane Lions at the MCG.
Patrick Dangerfield captained the hosts with Tom Stewart as vice-captain.
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 visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.
Geelong (16.16.112) defeated the Brisbane Lions (11.8.74).
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Second Qualifying Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Friday 5 September 2025
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
86,364
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Brisbane Lions
Score:
16.16.112 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Brisbane Lions | 3 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 38 | GEEL by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:32 | 34:20 | 31:05 | 31:18 | 2:07:15 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Geelong) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Brisbane Lions) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Patrick DangerfieldVice-Captain: Tom Stewart
Coach: Chris Scott
Brisbane Lions
Captain: unknownCoach: Chris Fagan
AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Dempsey | GEEL | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Stewart | GEEL | 44 | 7 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 |
| Mark Blicavs | GEEL | 46 | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Tom Atkins | GEEL | 30 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Max Holmes | GEEL | 9 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Josh Dunkley | BRIL | 5 | 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 |
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| 30 | Atkins, Tom | RO | 77% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 46 | Blicavs, Mark | HBFR | 80% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Bowes, Jack | INT | 76% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Cameron, Jeremy | FF | 90% | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Clark, Jhye | SUB↑ | 2% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Close, Brad | HFFL | 80% | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | Dangerfield, Patrick (c) | FPR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | De Koning, Sam | RU | 76% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Dempsey, Oliver | WR | 80% | 3 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Guthrie, Zach | BPL | 80% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 38 | Henry, Jack | FB | 91% | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Holmes, Max | C | 85% | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Humphries, Lawson | HBFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Mannagh, Shaun | CHF | 84% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Martin, Jack | INT↓ | 67% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Miers, Gryan | WL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Mullin, Oisin | INT | 77% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Neale, Shannon | FPL | 94% | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | O'Connor, Mark | BPR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | O'Sullivan, Connor | INT | 85% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Smith, Bailey | RR | 85% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Stengle, Tyson | HFFR | 83% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 44 | Stewart, Tom (vc) | CHB | 86% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Rushed | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 16 | 16 | 336 | 225 | 111 | 100 | 39 | 80 | 38 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 60 | |||
J. Clark replaced J. Martin.
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | FPR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 95% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | WL↓ | 52% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | C | 88% | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 81% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 78% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Day, Sam | CHF | 70% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 83% | 1 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | HBFL | 74% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | RU | 89% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Gallop, Ty | INT | 71% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | FB | 89% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | HFFR | 77% | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Marshall, Sam | SUB↑ | 22% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | RO | 81% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FF | 83% | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | INT | 72% | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 82% | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 37 | Starcevich, Brandon | HBFR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 88% | 0 | 1 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 8 | 376 | 215 | 161 | 90 | 60 | 64 | 37 | 70 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 47 | |||
S. Marshall replaced L. Ashcroft.
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
| Geelong | Coach: Chris Scott | ||||||||||||||
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| 15 | D. Zorko | 27 | D. Gardiner | 35 | R. Lester | 16 | S. De Koning | 12 | J. Bowes | ||||||
| 35 | P. Dangerfield (c) | 5 | J. Cameron | 33 | S. Neale | 3 | B. Smith | 19 | J. Martin | ||||||
| FORWARD | 30 | T. Atkins | 34 | O. Mullin | |||||||||||
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| 3 | J. Fletcher | 31 | H. Andrews | 37 | B. Starcevich |
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| 18 | T. Stengle | 7 | S. Mannagh | 45 | B. Close |
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| 10 | L. Ashcroft | 33 | Z. Bailey | 7 | J. Berry |
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| 28 | O. Dempsey | 9 | M. Holmes | 32 | G. Miers | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 32 | D. Fort | 8 | W. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | J. Dunkley | 22 | T. Gallop | |||||||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 14 | S. Day | 1 | K. Lohmann | 6 | H. McCluggage | 9 | L. Neale | ||||||
| 46 | M. Blicavs | 44 | T. Stewart (vc) | 17 | L. Humphries |
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| 16 | C. Rayner | 13 | L. Morris | 4 | C. Ah Chee |
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| 42 | M. O'Connor | 38 | J. Henry | 39 | Z. Guthrie |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 01:38 |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:15 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 1.1.7 | - | 1.0.6 | 05:05 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.0.6 | 06:53 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 2.2.14 | - | 1.0.6 | 09:03 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 3.2.20 | - | 1.0.6 | 11:29 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.0.6 | 12:40 | |
| BRIL | Jaspa Fletcher goal | 3.3.21 | - | 2.0.12 | 15:23 | |
| GEEL | Jack Henry behind | 3.4.22 | - | 2.0.12 | 18:11 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 3.4.22 | - | 3.0.18 | 19:42 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 3.5.23 | - | 3.0.18 | 23:25 | |
| GEEL | Oisin Mullin goal | 4.5.29 | - | 3.0.18 | 24:44 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron behind | 4.6.30 | - | 3.0.18 | 26:35 | |
| Q2 | BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 4.6.30 | - | 4.0.24 | 00:44 |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 4.6.30 | - | 4.1.25 | 02:08 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close behind | 4.7.31 | - | 4.1.25 | 04:24 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 4.8.32 | - | 4.1.25 | 05:31 | |
| BRIL | Jarrod Berry goal | 4.8.32 | - | 5.1.31 | 07:29 | |
| GEEL | Max Holmes behind | 4.9.33 | - | 5.1.31 | 08:46 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 4.10.34 | - | 5.1.31 | 09:45 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 4.11.35 | - | 5.1.31 | 14:17 | |
| BRIL | Josh Dunkley behind | 4.11.35 | - | 5.2.32 | 19:06 | |
| GEEL | Sam De Koning goal | 5.11.41 | - | 5.2.32 | 22:16 | |
| GEEL | Jack Bowes goal | 6.11.47 | - | 5.2.32 | 24:17 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 7.11.53 | - | 5.2.32 | 25:55 | |
| GEEL | Tom Stewart goal | 8.11.59 | - | 5.2.32 | 27:27 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 8.11.59 | - | 6.2.38 | 29:14 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 8.11.59 | - | 7.2.44 | 30:15 | |
| Q3 | GEEL | Rushed behind | 8.12.60 | - | 7.2.44 | 00:52 |
| GEEL | Mark Blicavs goal | 9.12.66 | - | 7.2.44 | 04:26 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 9.12.66 | - | 8.2.50 | 06:22 | |
| GEEL | Bailey Smith goal | 10.12.72 | - | 8.2.50 | 14:00 | |
| GEEL | Max Holmes goal | 11.12.78 | - | 8.2.50 | 18:13 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 11.12.78 | - | 8.3.51 | 19:46 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 11.12.78 | - | 8.4.52 | 20:38 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 11.12.78 | - | 8.5.53 | 22:33 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 11.12.78 | - | 9.5.59 | 24:32 | |
| GEEL | Jack Martin goal | 12.12.84 | - | 9.5.59 | 28:10 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 13.12.90 | - | 9.5.59 | 29:39 | |
| Q4 | GEEL | Shannon Neale goal | 14.12.96 | - | 9.5.59 | 04:26 |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale behind | 14.13.97 | - | 9.5.59 | 08:09 | |
| GEEL | Shaun Mannagh behind | 14.14.98 | - | 9.5.59 | 10:27 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 14.14.98 | - | 9.6.60 | 13:46 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 14.14.98 | - | 10.6.66 | 14:16 | |
| BRIL | Josh Dunkley goal | 14.14.98 | - | 11.6.72 | 17:46 | |
| BRIL | Dayne Zorko behind | 14.14.98 | - | 11.7.73 | 19:58 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 14.14.98 | - | 11.8.74 | 21:09 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 14.15.99 | - | 11.8.74 | 23:11 | |
| GEEL | Tom Atkins goal | 15.15.105 | - | 11.8.74 | 24:04 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close goal | 16.15.111 | - | 11.8.74 | 28:52 | |
| GEEL | Tyson Stengle behind | 16.16.112 | - | 11.8.74 | 30:21 | |