2025 AFL Qualifying Final 2: Geelong v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 2025 between Geelong and Brisbane Lions in the second qualifying final of the 2025 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Brisbane Lions at 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
Back:
Z. Guthrie, J. Henry, M. O'Connor
Half-back:
L. Humphries, T. Stewart (vice-capt.), M. Blicavs
Centre:
G. Miers, M. Holmes, O. Dempsey
Half-forward:
B. Close, S. Mannagh, T. Stengle
Forward:
S. Neale, J. Cameron, P. Dangerfield (capt.)
Follower:
S. De Koning, B. Smith, T. Atkins
Int.:
J. Bowes, J. Martin, O. Mullin, C. O'Sullivan
Sub.:
J. Clark
Brisbane Lions
Back:
D. Zorko, D. Gardiner, R. Lester
Half-back:
J. Fletcher, H. Andrews, B. Starcevich
Centre:
L. Ashcroft, Z. Bailey, J. Berry
Half-forward:
C. Cameron, S. Day, K. Lohmann
Forward:
C. Rayner, L. Morris, C. Ah Chee
Follower:
D. Fort, J. Dunkley, H. McCluggage
Int.:
W. Ashcroft, T. Gallop, L. Neale, D. Wilmot
Sub.:
S. Marshall
Geelong (16.16.112) defeated Brisbane Lions (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Geelong: O. Dempsey (3), J. Cameron (2), T. Atkins, M. Blicavs, J. Bowes, B. Close, S. De Koning, M. Holmes, J. Martin, O. Mullin, S. Neale, B. Smith, T. Stewart
Brisbane Lions: C. Rayner (3), K. Lohmann (2), Z. Bailey, J. Berry, C. Cameron, J. Dunkley, J. Fletcher, L. Morris
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Hawthorn in the second preliminary final and Brisbane Lions faced Gold Coast in the second semi final.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final 2
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 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Chris Scott
(Geelong),
Chris Fagan
(Brisbane Lions)
Captains:
Patrick Dangerfield
(Geelong),
unknown
(Brisbane Lions)
Vice-Captains:
Tom Stewart
(Geelong),
unknown
(Brisbane Lions)
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 |
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| 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 | |