2025 AFL Round 1: Brisbane Lions v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 2025 between Brisbane Lions and Geelong during round 1 of the 2025 AFL season.
Brisbane Lions hosted Geelong 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.
Patrick Dangerfield captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Chris Scott.
Brisbane Lions
Back:
D. Zorko, J. Payne, R. Lester
Half-back:
N. Answerth, H. Andrews, D. Wilmot
Centre:
C. Ah Chee, Z. Bailey, J. Berry
Half-forward:
C. Cameron, E. Hipwood, H. McCluggage
Forward:
C. Rayner, S. Day, L. Morris
Follower:
D. Fort, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.:
L. Ashcroft, W. Ashcroft, J. Fletcher, K. Lohmann
Sub.:
B. Reville
Geelong
Back:
C. O'Sullivan, J. Henry, M. Blicavs
Half-back:
M. O'Connor, Z. Guthrie, O. Mullin
Centre:
B. Close, P. Dangerfield (capt.), O. Dempsey
Half-forward:
B. Smith, G. Miers, T. Stengle
Forward:
S. Neale, J. Cameron, O. Henry
Follower:
S. De Koning, M. Holmes, T. Atkins
Int.:
J. Bowes, J. Clark, T. Clohesy, L. Humphries
Sub.:
M. Knevitt
Brisbane Lions (10.10.70) defeated Geelong (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: L. Ashcroft, W. Ashcroft, Z. Bailey, J. Berry, C. Cameron, E. Hipwood, L. Morris, C. Rayner, B. Reville, D. Zorko
Geelong: P. Dangerfield (2), M. Blicavs, J. Cameron, J. Clark, B. Close, O. Dempsey, O. Henry, M. Holmes
As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 March 2025
Time:
6:35 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
27,966
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def.
Geelong
Score:
10.10.70 - 9.7.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 26 | BRIL by 1 | BRIL by 9 | BRIL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:02 | 31:45 | 28:58 | 32:45 | 2:05:30 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Chris Fagan
(Brisbane Lions),
Chris Scott
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(Brisbane Lions),
Patrick Dangerfield
(Geelong)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayne Zorko | BRIL | 15 | 3 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BRIL | 6 | 2 |
| Jack Payne | BRIL | 40 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | WL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 43 | Answerth, Noah | HBFL | 78% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | INT | 79% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 85% | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | C | 82% | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 71% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 87% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Day, Sam | FF | 74% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 81% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | RU | 82% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 82% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 97% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | INT↓ | 54% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | HFFR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FPR | 75% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 84% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | FB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 73% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 38 | Reville, Bruce | SUB↑ | 32% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | HBFR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 86% | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 10 | 347 | 232 | 115 | 93 | 48 | 69 | 45 | 69 | 24 | 16 | 38 | 67 | |||
B. Reville replaced K. Lohmann.
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Atkins, Tom | RO | 84% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Blicavs, Mark | BPR | 79% | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Bowes, Jack | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Cameron, Jeremy | FF | 92% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Clark, Jhye | INT | 65% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Clohesy, Ted | INT | 67% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Close, Brad | WL | 78% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Dangerfield, Patrick (c) | C | 75% | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | De Koning, Sam | RU↓ | 68% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Dempsey, Oliver | WR | 81% | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Guthrie, Zach | CHB | 82% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Henry, Jack | FB | 91% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | Henry, Ollie | FPR | 81% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Holmes, Max | RR | 79% | 1 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | Humphries, Lawson | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Knevitt, Mitch | SUB↑ | 19% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Miers, Gryan | CHF | 88% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | Mullin, Oisin | HBFR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Neale, Shannon | FPL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | O'Connor, Mark | HBFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | O'Sullivan, Connor | BPL | 93% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Smith, Bailey | HFFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Stengle, Tyson | HFFR | 80% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 7 | 320 | 219 | 101 | 77 | 39 | 77 | 43 | 77 | 16 | 24 | 56 | 48 | |||
M. Knevitt replaced S. De Koning.
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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| 14 | C. O'Sullivan | 38 | J. Henry | 46 | M. Blicavs | 32 | D. Fort | 10 | L. Ashcroft | ||||||
| 13 | L. Morris | 14 | S. Day | 16 | C. Rayner | 5 | J. Dunkley | 8 | W. Ashcroft | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | L. Neale | 3 | J. Fletcher | |||||||||||
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| 42 | M. O'Connor | 39 | Z. Guthrie | 34 | O. Mullin |
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| 6 | H. McCluggage | 30 | E. Hipwood | 23 | C. Cameron |
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| 45 | B. Close | 35 | P. Dangerfield (c) | 28 | O. Dempsey |
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| 7 | J. Berry | 33 | Z. Bailey | 4 | C. Ah Chee | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 16 | S. De Koning | 12 | J. Bowes | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 9 | M. Holmes | 13 | J. Clark | |||||||||||
| 3 | B. Smith | 32 | G. Miers | 18 | T. Stengle | 30 | T. Atkins | 40 | T. Clohesy | ||||||
| 44 | D. Wilmot | 31 | H. Andrews | 43 | N. Answerth |
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| 33 | S. Neale | 5 | J. Cameron | 36 | O. Henry |
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| 35 | R. Lester | 40 | J. Payne | 15 | D. Zorko |
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| Geelong | Coach: Chris Scott | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GEEL | Ollie Henry goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 01:48 |
| BRIL | Darcy Fort behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:15 | |
| GEEL | Gryan Miers behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.1.7 | 05:43 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 0.1.1 | - | 2.1.13 | 07:08 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.2.2 | - | 2.1.13 | 11:36 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 1.2.8 | - | 2.1.13 | 12:21 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey behind | 1.2.8 | - | 2.2.14 | 15:49 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 2.2.14 | - | 2.2.14 | 17:04 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 2.2.14 | - | 2.3.15 | 18:20 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 2.2.14 | - | 3.3.21 | 25:44 | |
| GEEL | Patrick Dangerfield behind | 2.2.14 | - | 3.4.22 | 31:24 | |
| Q2 | BRIL | Rushed behind | 2.3.15 | - | 3.4.22 | 01:14 |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 2.3.15 | - | 3.5.23 | 02:49 | |
| GEEL | Tyson Stengle behind | 2.3.15 | - | 3.6.24 | 04:20 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 2.4.16 | - | 3.6.24 | 13:20 | |
| GEEL | Mark Blicavs goal | 2.4.16 | - | 4.6.30 | 15:31 | |
| GEEL | Patrick Dangerfield goal | 2.4.16 | - | 5.6.36 | 20:50 | |
| GEEL | Max Holmes goal | 2.4.16 | - | 6.6.42 | 25:35 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close goal | 2.4.16 | - | 7.6.48 | 28:05 | |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft goal | 3.4.22 | - | 7.6.48 | 30:25 | |
| Q3 | BRIL | Lachie Neale behind | 3.5.23 | - | 7.6.48 | 02:25 |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 3.6.24 | - | 7.6.48 | 07:42 | |
| BRIL | Levi Ashcroft goal | 4.6.30 | - | 7.6.48 | 09:37 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 4.7.31 | - | 7.6.48 | 12:29 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 5.7.37 | - | 7.6.48 | 15:30 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 6.7.43 | - | 7.6.48 | 23:21 | |
| BRIL | Bruce Reville goal | 7.7.49 | - | 7.6.48 | 26:09 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Josh Dunkley behind | 7.8.50 | - | 7.6.48 | 00:39 |
| GEEL | Patrick Dangerfield goal | 7.8.50 | - | 8.6.54 | 03:46 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 7.9.51 | - | 8.6.54 | 06:29 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 8.9.57 | - | 8.6.54 | 09:24 | |
| GEEL | Mark Blicavs behind | 8.9.57 | - | 8.7.55 | 18:15 | |
| BRIL | Noah Answerth behind | 8.10.58 | - | 8.7.55 | 20:19 | |
| BRIL | Dayne Zorko goal | 9.10.64 | - | 8.7.55 | 22:00 | |
| BRIL | Jarrod Berry goal | 10.10.70 | - | 8.7.55 | 26:20 | |
| GEEL | Jhye Clark goal | 10.10.70 | - | 9.7.61 | 28:33 | |