2025 AFL Round 16: Geelong v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 2025 between Geelong and Brisbane Lions during round 16 of the 2025 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Brisbane Lions at GMHBA Stadium.
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:
C. O'Sullivan, J. Henry, M. Blicavs
Half-back:
T. Stewart (vice-capt.), Z. Guthrie, O. Mullin
Centre:
J. Martin, M. Holmes, O. Dempsey
Half-forward:
B. Close, S. Mannagh, T. Stengle
Forward:
P. Dangerfield (capt.), J. Cameron, S. Neale
Follower:
R. Stanley, B. Smith, T. Atkins
Int.:
M. Duncan, L. Humphries, G. Miers, M. O'Connor
Sub.:
O. Henry
Brisbane Lions
Back:
D. Zorko, J. Fletcher, R. Lester
Half-back:
N. Answerth, H. Andrews, B. Starcevich
Centre:
Z. Bailey, H. McCluggage, J. Berry
Half-forward:
C. Cameron, E. Hipwood, S. Day
Forward:
C. Rayner, L. Morris, K. Lohmann
Follower:
D. Fort, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.:
L. Ashcroft, W. Ashcroft, W. McLachlan, D. Wilmot
Sub.:
B. Reville
Geelong (6.15.51) were defeated by Brisbane Lions (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Cameron (4), G. Miers, S. Neale
Brisbane Lions: L. Morris (5), C. Rayner (3), K. Lohmann (2), L. Ashcroft, W. Ashcroft, H. McCluggage, D. Wilmot
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Brisbane Lions were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Friday 20 June 2025
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
GMHBA Stadium
Attendance:
35,367
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Brisbane Lions
Score:
6.15.51 - 14.8.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Brisbane Lions | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | BRIL by 17 | BRIL by 23 | BRIL by 32 | BRIL by 41 | BRIL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 31:54 | 32:37 | 30:24 | 29:11 | 2:04:06 | |||||||||||
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)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayne Zorko | BRIL | 15 | 3 |
| Cam Rayner | BRIL | 16 | 2 |
| Harris Andrews | BRIL | 31 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Atkins, Tom | RO | 85% | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 46 | Blicavs, Mark | BPR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Cameron, Jeremy | FF | 88% | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Close, Brad | HFFL | 92% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Dangerfield, Patrick (c) | FPL | 80% | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Dempsey, Oliver | WR | 89% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Duncan, Mitch | INT↓ | 47% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Guthrie, Zach | CHB | 80% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Henry, Jack | FB | 89% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Henry, Ollie | SUB↑ | 31% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Holmes, Max | C | 73% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Humphries, Lawson | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Mannagh, Shaun | CHF | 82% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Martin, Jack | WL | 66% | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Miers, Gryan | INT | 81% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Mullin, Oisin | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Neale, Shannon | FPR | 90% | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | O'Connor, Mark | INT | 68% | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | O'Sullivan, Connor | BPL | 95% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Smith, Bailey | RR | 84% | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Stanley, Rhys | RU | 76% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Stengle, Tyson | HFFR | 85% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Stewart, Tom (vc) | HBFL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 6 | 15 | 314 | 203 | 111 | 81 | 36 | 50 | 36 | 67 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 51 | |||
O. Henry replaced M. Duncan.
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Answerth, Noah | HBFL | 92% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | INT | 78% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 81% | 1 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | WL | 81% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 81% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Day, Sam | HFFR | 73% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | FB | 81% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | RU | 83% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 83% | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 92% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | FPR | 82% | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | C | 78% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | McLachlan, Will | INT | 76% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FF | 78% | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 80% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 84% | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Reville, Bruce | SUB↑ | 13% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Starcevich, Brandon | HBFR↓ | 60% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 80% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 14 | 8 | 378 | 236 | 142 | 110 | 39 | 61 | 37 | 67 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 58 | |||
B. Reville replaced B. Starcevich.
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 | 3 | J. Fletcher | 35 | R. Lester | 1 | R. Stanley | 22 | M. Duncan | ||||||
| 33 | S. Neale | 5 | J. Cameron | 35 | P. Dangerfield (c) | 3 | B. Smith | 17 | L. Humphries | ||||||
| FORWARD | 30 | T. Atkins | 32 | G. Miers | |||||||||||
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| 43 | N. Answerth | 31 | H. Andrews | 37 | B. Starcevich |
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| 18 | T. Stengle | 7 | S. Mannagh | 45 | B. Close |
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| 33 | Z. Bailey | 6 | H. McCluggage | 7 | J. Berry |
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| 28 | O. Dempsey | 9 | M. Holmes | 19 | J. Martin | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 32 | D. Fort | 10 | L. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | J. Dunkley | 8 | W. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 30 | E. Hipwood | 14 | S. Day | 9 | L. Neale | 28 | W. McLachlan | ||||||
| 34 | O. Mullin | 39 | Z. Guthrie | 44 | T. Stewart (vc) |
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| 16 | C. Rayner | 13 | L. Morris | 1 | K. Lohmann |
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| 46 | M. Blicavs | 38 | J. Henry | 14 | C. O'Sullivan |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GEEL | Tyson Stengle behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 06:27 |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.1.1 | 08:17 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.2.2 | 09:58 | |
| BRIL | Levi Ashcroft goal | 0.1.1 | - | 1.2.8 | 11:44 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 0.1.1 | - | 2.2.14 | 13:59 | |
| BRIL | Darcy Wilmot goal | 0.1.1 | - | 3.2.20 | 16:14 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 0.1.1 | - | 4.2.26 | 17:30 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey behind | 0.2.2 | - | 4.2.26 | 20:27 | |
| GEEL | Tom Atkins behind | 0.3.3 | - | 4.2.26 | 23:34 | |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale goal | 1.3.9 | - | 4.2.26 | 26:12 | |
| Q2 | GEEL | Patrick Dangerfield behind | 1.4.10 | - | 4.2.26 | 01:29 |
| BRIL | Will Ashcroft goal | 1.4.10 | - | 5.2.32 | 04:06 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 2.4.16 | - | 5.2.32 | 08:45 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 2.4.16 | - | 6.2.38 | 17:59 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 2.4.16 | - | 6.3.39 | 23:35 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 3.4.22 | - | 6.3.39 | 28:40 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 3.4.22 | - | 6.4.40 | 30:12 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 3.4.22 | - | 7.4.46 | 30:54 | |
| GEEL | Mark O'Connor behind | 3.5.23 | - | 7.4.46 | 32:35 | |
| Q3 | BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 3.5.23 | - | 8.4.52 | 01:13 |
| GEEL | Jack Martin behind | 3.6.24 | - | 8.4.52 | 03:38 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 3.6.24 | - | 9.4.58 | 07:39 | |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale behind | 3.7.25 | - | 9.4.58 | 09:25 | |
| GEEL | Patrick Dangerfield behind | 3.8.26 | - | 9.4.58 | 11:04 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 3.8.26 | - | 10.4.64 | 11:59 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 3.8.26 | - | 10.5.65 | 15:15 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 3.8.26 | - | 11.5.71 | 17:44 | |
| GEEL | Gryan Miers goal | 4.8.32 | - | 11.5.71 | 20:18 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 4.9.33 | - | 11.5.71 | 23:11 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 4.10.34 | - | 11.5.71 | 24:05 | |
| BRIL | Jarrod Berry behind | 4.10.34 | - | 11.6.72 | 26:17 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 5.10.40 | - | 11.6.72 | 27:37 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 5.10.40 | - | 12.6.78 | 00:59 |
| BRIL | Logan Morris goal | 5.10.40 | - | 13.6.84 | 03:44 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 6.10.46 | - | 13.6.84 | 05:23 | |
| GEEL | Gryan Miers behind | 6.11.47 | - | 13.6.84 | 10:25 | |
| GEEL | Patrick Dangerfield behind | 6.12.48 | - | 13.6.84 | 11:30 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 6.12.48 | - | 13.7.85 | 13:00 | |
| GEEL | Jack Martin behind | 6.13.49 | - | 13.7.85 | 16:09 | |
| GEEL | Bailey Smith behind | 6.14.50 | - | 13.7.85 | 17:41 | |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale behind | 6.15.51 | - | 13.7.85 | 19:21 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 6.15.51 | - | 13.8.86 | 23:14 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 6.15.51 | - | 14.8.92 | 24:31 | |