Review Round 19, 2025 - Brisbane Lions vs. Western Bulldogs

[JasRulz63]

If we need to play one of Reville or Marshall this year, I'd like to see how the latter does in the starting 22.

Reville has struggled to have much of an impact when he has to play a large chunk of the game this year.

Marshall did some nice things. Found himself in the right spots and made the right decisions.

 

[Bobby Beecroft]

Please more Sam Marshall.
Was clever & clean in the real heat when given his opportunity.

 

[wattoxi]

Career high contested possessions for Mccluggage tonight.

 

[twhowler]

THE GOOD

Will Aschcroft always does some weird things - his mid-air jackie chan kicks were not working - but damn he is a gun. 3 snags is a fair effort

Oscar - just looked way better. I would be playing him next week and Day in for Fort. It's unlucky but every ruck knows the deal. Fort is first back-up and has a prem medal already

Dunks - just about our best player at the moment.

Lester - really stepped up when needed. Wasn't at the game but came across like he just read the play really well as well.

Harris - got a bit lost a couple of times but clamped down on Darcy pretty well, apart from the fact Darcy got 5 free kicks! Next best... Naughton with 3. Darcy was getting some really marginal stuff.

Fletcher - just has so much poise. Will be a complete gun

Hippy - hear me out. Had a poor game overall. His kicking was woeful. But he keeps trying. Doesn't drop his head. and is always team oriented. Little taps he does often lead to goals. He is what he is, he has hot patches and then goes missing a bit. but he is a handful to match up on

THE BAD

Fort / Oscar whacking it on the boot - several times tonight they had clear handball options. It killed us. Cost us 2 goals from turnover alone

Goals out the back - gee they kill us. They just looked so stoppable tonight - we were there, had players there, but nobody would kill it. I think starce looked better at times tonight but did allow a couple

THE UGLY

Goalkicking - no point dwelling on it but it could cost us this year, it's not happening every week but it's happening too much

Our use of the sub - i will say it every week if i have to. It's deplorable. The dogs were getting uncontested marks on the wing early in the last getting back in to the game IMAGINE if the best runner at your club was sitting as an unused sub?!? and the swanny says fagan hates the sub because Marshall didn't get a run YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PUT THEM ON EARLIER LADS rant over

 

[Nathan Barley]

Watching the highlights, Hippy played a part in a lot of our goals.

Just needs to kick straight

 

[martinson]

Why is Danny Daly getting celebrated?

250th tonight

 

[M Malice]

Froggy was back to his best tonight, took on the intercept and spoiling roll from Harris who had to look after the beanstalk and Harris blanketed him, if it wasn't for the free kicks Darcy would have hardly had a touch.

It had the feel of a comfortable win at the ground for most of the night, just could not put them totally away because of inaccuracy.

Fab 5- Lester, Ashcroft, Ashcroft, Dunkley, McCluggage.

 

[luthor]

Lester and Zoko are marvels.

They get better and better

Cue "fine wine" cliche

Frog is the most glamorous un-glamorous player in the AFL. He defuses threatening situations for fun.

Equal BOG with Washy

 

[M Malice]

Our game stands up on the G, maybe better than anywhere. I reckon we will roll them.

Yes we like the open spaces, more scope for our elite kicking game.

 

[Mr Ripper]

A lot of tap-ons tonight. Big fan.

 

[twhowler]

Froggy was back to his best tonight, took on the intercept and spoiling roll from Harris who had to look after the beanstalk and Harris blanketed him, if it wasn't for the free kicks Darcy would have hardly had a touch.

It had the feel of a comfortable win at the ground for most of the night, just could not put them totally away because of inaccuracy.

Fab 5- Lester, Ashcroft, Ashcroft, Dunkley, McCluggage.

Darcy had 13 disposals, 5 marks, 5 free kicks. Probably 2-3 were there. So yeah without an arm chair ride 10 disposals is not much

They didn't seem to go to him or isolate him as much as the Norwood game. I get Naughton is in decent form, but they seemed to underutilise Darcy close to goal

 

[luthor]

A lot of tap-ons tonight. Big fan.

Agree wholeheartedly.

Clearly demonstrating that "non-possessions" are often more important than possessions.

Tap-ons to advantage deserve a statistical category of their own

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I really hope Sam Marshall gets some decent opportunities and game time.
He is class. 19 yo, 2nd game, comes on in a high pressure, high stakes situation with the game on the line and nailed his moments.

 

[Elixuh]

Get in here 3KZ is Football because I’m giving votes to your boy. Two HUGE defensive efforts by the Frog late in the game. Dare I say it, match winning moments.

 

[M Malice]

I thought Big O showed a lot of improvement tonight, looked a lot more mobile around the ground and clunked a couple of good marks early in the F50.

One brain fade had me pulling my hair out in the 3rd quarter though, got the ball on our attacking 50 arc and blasted it forward straight to a Bulldogs player... he had 2-3 Lions free running towards goal and ignored them.

 

[StevoJenkins]

Umpires get paid way too much. The Umps, commentary and AFL all wanted the Dogs to win.

Liked this game. The scoreboard was misleading. If Morris and Hipwood hit their shots that game, the game looks very different.

Next week, we take the Omac or Fort out. Was funny against a worse team last week, but this week it stood out like a sore thumb. I know some posters don't like Day, but he is important for our structure.

Please give Marshall a shot at some point coaches, that kid is the future. Would've rather have him subbed off for Bruce.

Also, get used to Gardiner and his brainfades. He was good tonight, but needs to stop being cute with his kicks.

 

[M Malice]

I really hope Sam Marshall gets some decent opportunities and game time.
He is class. 19 yo, 2nd game, comes on in a high pressure, high stakes situation with the game on the line and nailed his moments.

Sam Marshall strikes me as one of those unique players that plays better as he progresses up the levels of footy.

Wrong sub again tonight IMO, Marshall is an endurance freak so can run out a full game, Reville is a burst impact player, perfect sub.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Umpires get paid way too much. The Umps, commentary and AFL all wanted the Dogs to win.

Liked this game. The scoreboard was misleading. If Morris and Hipwood hit their shots that game, the game looks very different.

Next week, we take the Omac or Fort out. Was funny against a worse team last week, but this week it stood out like a sore thumb. I know some posters don't like Day, but he is important for our structure.

Please give Marshall a shot at some point coaches, that kid is the future. Would've rather have him subbed off for Bruce.

Also, get used to Gardiner and his brainfades. He was good tonight, but needs to stop being cute with his kicks.

The first quarter they were really good. Thought we had something going on. Fell apart quick. Fort was caught out of position and Oscar went back to hitting it straight to the opposition in very dangerous positions.

 

[Tom14]

I thought Big O showed a lot of improvement tonight, looked a lot more mobile around the ground and clunked a couple of good marks early in the F50.

One brain fade had me pulling my hair out in the 3rd quarter though, got the ball on our attacking 50 arc and blasted it forward straight to a Bulldogs player... he had 2-3 Lions free running towards goal and ignored them.

Big O grabbing the ball out of the ruck in the last minute and knowing that he could get tackled and not be pinged because it doesn't count as prior opportunity

 

[lioninthesand]

We were good. Proud of that effort bar the usual Gabba Butchery/wastage.

Should have been 40 points, Dogs super overrated.

Oh and you are literally not allowed to to touch Sam Darcy!?

Go boys!

 

[Brizzys Squizzy]

GO the mighty LIONS... Grass cutter Lyon can get STUFFED !!

 

[twhowler]

Sam Marshall strikes me as one of those unique players that plays better as he progresses up the levels of footy.

Wrong sub again tonight IMO, Marshall is an endurance freak so can run out a full game, Reville is a burst impact player, perfect sub.

Bruce - proven effective sub who can impact a game with great kicking, but struggles to run out games
Marshall - best runner at the club in a week we are missing Bailey and Fletcher is needed at half back

Lions MC - so Marshall the sub yeah?

 

[Gadzorks]

Whatever Cal didn't do all night what he did at that last centre clearance was worth its weight in gold.

He isn't shining with the weight of the leaving decision hanging over his head.

Before finals he should just come out and say I'm leaving but I'll give you my everything before i go. Might set him up for another best in finals performance.

 

[Gadzorks]

Bruce looked out of his depth

 

[Nathan Barley]

Bruce looked out of his depth

His contested ball is very poor