Lions go top of ladder after beating Cats at the Gabba

AFL 2019 round 21 Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats, Ben Jensen BRISBANE has shot to the top of the AFL ladder after defeating Geelong by just one point in their battle at the Gabba on Saturday. With just over two minutes left former Cat Lincoln McCarthey in his fiftieth game took a hanger of a mark 25m from goal, coolly going back to slot the winning goal.

AFL 2019 – ROUND 22
BRISBANE LIONS V GEELONG CATS
SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019, 14:10 AEST
GABBA (BRISBANE) MATCH PREVIEW

BRISBANE LIONS: 1.3, 4.8, 6.12, 10.15 (75) DEFEATED
GEELONG CATS: 2.2, 7.7, 8.9, 10.14 (74)

GOALS
BRISBANE LIONS: Cameron 5, McCluggage, Zorko, Neale, Lyons, McCarthy
GEELONG CATS: Miers 2, Ratugolea 2, Dahlhaus, Guthrie, Duncan, Bews, Narkle, Dangerfield

BEST
BRISBANE LIONS: Adams, Cameron, Neale, Lyons, McCluggage, Andrews
GEELONG CATS: Dangerfield, Stewart, Kelly, Ablett, Atkins, Duncan

INJURIES
BRISBANE LIONS: Allen Christensen (hamstring)
GEELONG CATS: –

CHANGES
BRISBANE LIONS: –
GEELONG CATS: –

REPORTS
BRISBANE LIONS: –
GEELONG CATS : –

CROWD: 35,608 at the Gabba, Brisbane

UMPIRES
FIELD: Donlon, Foot, Hosking

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Zach Tuohy, Gary Rohan
OUT: Harry Taylor (managed), James Parsons
B: Jack Henry, Mark Blicavs, Jake Kolodjashnij
HB: Mark O’Connor, Zach Tuohy, Tom Stewart
C: Jordan Clark, Patrick Dangerfield, Scott Selwood
HF: Gary Ablett, Esava Ratugolea, Mitch Duncan
F: Gary Rohan, Tom Hawkins, Tom Atkins
FOLL: Zac Smith, Joel Selwood, Tim Kelly
INT: Gryan Miers, Jed Bews, Cameron Guthrie, Luke Dahlhaus
EMER: Rhys Stanley, James Parsons, Lachie Henderson, Sam Menegola

BRISBANE LIONS TEAM
IN:
OUT:
B: Luke Hodge, Harris Andrews, Marcus Adams
HB: Alex Witherden, Darcy Gardiner, Daniel Rich
C: Lincoln McCarthy, Dayne Zorko, Mitch Robinson
HF: Charles Cameron, Eric Hipwood, Hugh McCluggage
F: Oscar McInerney, Daniel McStay, Jarrod Berry
FOLL: Stefan Martin, Lachie Neale, Jarryd Lyons
INT: Allen Christensen, Cam Rayner, Zac Bailey, Noah Answerth
EMER: Josh Walker, Cedric Cox, Ryan Lester, Corey Lyons

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