Geelong vs Brisbane AFL LIVE: Lions stun Cats with dominant start in Dangerfield's 350th

Sydney Morning Herald

20-06-2025

Loading
Key posts
7.27pm Cats follow Penn State's 'whiteout'
7.16pm Gardiner out sick but Andrews backs Lions to stand up
7.12pm AFL score involvement leaders
6.53pm Emotional Betts pays tribute to Stengle
6.46pm Lions lose defender in late change
6.37pm The Danger Man: Why Dangerfield is the most influential player of his generation
6.32pm Interactive: The road to the finals
Hide key posts
Go to latest
The Danger Man: Why Dangerfield is the most influential player of his generation
Chris Scott has never made any secret of his belief that recruiting Patrick Dangerfield in 2016 transformed the Cats.
On the field, he helped restore a superb team into being a great team once again, leading a new generation into a new way.
Off the field, he set a tone that allowed the people within the club to be themselves. Surfing could be part of a player's routine, or fishing, or herding cows. They could shrug after a loss, and laugh heading into a match.
A competitive beast, Dangerfield recognises that winning all the time is impossible, while still chasing a premiership as hard as the most steely eyed AFL players.
It opened the eyes of the skipper Joel Selwood – the then-Crow's arrival helping him loosen up. The captain's generosity was complemented by Dangerfield's sense of fun and perspective.
8.30pm
Cameron strikes for Cats
Jeremy Cameron has leapt across the pack and pulled in a mark before going back and kicking his first major of the night.
The Cats need a big night from Jez and he's up and running now.
That was his 100th goal at Geelong according to Fox Footy.
Two Camerons, two Henrys, two Ashcrofts and two Neales playing tonight as Charlie Cameron concedes a 50-metre penalty and Jeremy Cameron kicked the goal.
Lions 32, Cats 16 with 13 mins to go in Q2.
8.24pm
Dangerfield misses chances
It's Dangerfield's big night but he's missed his first two set shots at goal.
He just won a free kick within reach of goal and decided to run around and snap the ball, but his kick was wayward.
Lions 26, Cats 10 with 17 mins to go in Q2.
8.19pm
The Cats must lift like Atkins, Henry did
Brisbane have thrown the first punch, and it landed, with the Lions kicking the first four goals of the match.
The Cats steadied late but they are lucky to only be 17 points behind at the first break.
Jarrod Berry, Josh Dunkley, Cam Rayner and Will Ashcroft dominated out of the middle to have 18 inside 50s to Geelong's 10.
The Cats were fortunate Jack Henry held up down back and Tom Atkins lifted in the second half.
The Lions are chasing their first win at the venue since 2003 and have had exactly the start they hoped for with the crowd stunned.
8.16pm
The quarter-time stats
8.14pm
QT: Brisbane 4.2 (26) to Geelong 1.3 (9)
The Lions kicked four goals without reply – only a 50-metre penalty has gifted the Cats a goal.
They were slightly better in the final minutes, but Lions won that term in almost every way you could imagine.
The Cats must lift.
8.10pm
Cats gifted their first goal
Dayne Zorko is both fuming and shocked. He thought he was outside the protected area. The umpire thought differently, but he was well clear of the kick.
He's been called for encroachment and it gifted Shannon Neale a 50-metre penalty and he booted the goal.
Lions 26, Cats 9 with two mins to go in Q1.
8.03pm
Lions are dominating the clearances
None of Brisbane's first three goalkickers were born when the Lions last won down here at GMHBA Stadium.
Cam Rayner broke that sequence with the fourth goal.
They are killing them at stoppages, have won centre clearances 4-0 and inside 50s 15-3 in a rapid start. So much for it being a fortress.
Lions 26, Cats 2 with five mins to go in Q1.
8.01pm
Lions go four goals ahead
Darcy Wilmot has intercepted an errant Cats kick and goaled on the run. He was so excited he almost did a lap of the ground.
Then from the centre bounce the Lions won the footy and Cam Rayner snapped their fourth goal.
The Cats are stunned. The Lions are fired up.
Will the Cats wake up? If they don't do so soon, the Lions will be gone far into the distance.
Lions 26, Cats 1 with seven mins to go in Q1.
7.56pm
'Inexcusable': Smith's 50m penalty
Fox Footy's Jason Dunstall said Bailey Smith's 50-metre penalty was 'inexcusable'.
The Lions would have had a 30-metre shot for goal, one they could have missed by Smith's remonstrations after a free kick saw the ball advanced to the goal line.
Kai Lohmann has followed up with a goal from the boundary, and now the Lions are firing.
7.54pm
Lions miss early but are now on the board
Goalkicking accuracy was the issue Chris Fagan identified as their biggest issue in the past two matches.
The Lions did not start well with 0.2 to start the game, but now they are on the board through Levi Ashcroft.
The Lions have kicked the first goal after a 50-metre penalty on Bailey Smith gave them a shot from the goal square.
Lions 8, Cats 1 with 10 mins to go in Q1.