Game Day Round 23, 2022 - Brisbane Lions vs. Melbourne

[ZoBlitz]

Moving house is very tiring.

 

[M Malice]

Yer I feel sorry for you high powered high flying moderators, you have my sympathies Zo.

 

[BrisVegasDru]

Wondered why i couldnt sleep! Go Lions, a win tonight will dangerously inflate all our expectations.

 

[mpal6]

Let's go boys !

Keep fighting at every contest and bring the heat tonight !

Lions by 3 goals !

 

[harvester]

Go Lions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This feels like a qualifying final.
Hopefully we got some surprises for the Dees.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Go Lions. Amazing sunrise in Brisbane at the moment and 25 C today! Hopefully a day to remember.

 

[Sproj]

This is such a big game for us. Win and anything is possible as we basically then know we can best anyone.

Lose as is more likely the case and it might just be this season done, it might not work with this current group and minor regeneration (and I stress minor) is needed.

 

[3KZ is Football]

No need to worry about the strength of our opponents or the magnitude of this game. The tea leaves say we win and win well. Melbourne are going to get belted.
Lions by 39 points

 

[lioninthesand]

Does not get any bigger in home and away.

Friday night, last years premier, perfect conditions - winner secures top 4, losers path becomes a lot harder.

We win this and I like our likely match up at the SCG vs the Swans.

Very excited and keen to see us defend our patch vs a team that have had the wood over us recently.

Our destiny is entirely in our hands, can we win a monster game at home?

Looking forward to this one.

 

[Viceregal]

Woohoo Game Day!!!!

Pre-empting the review thread ... Never in doubt

Approx what time does a 7:50 game finish at the Gabba (for planning pick up after the game arrangements)

 

[Quested]

Third game in 12 days is my big concern, but a sellout crowd should get the boys revved up. Going to be a fantastic atmosphere and looking forward to seeing the Lions at their best and protecting the home turf.
Looking forward to singing Country Road a few times and watching Zac Bailey

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Zac Bailey

Age

24

Ht

182cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

12.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

13.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

0.6

3star

and Cam Rayner light up.

 

[Mighty Lions]

Yer I feel sorry for you high powered high flying moderators, you have my sympathies Zo.

It's only manners to now set a date for the house warming gatho. Tomorrow after the win would be nice.

 

[Royboy1961]

Big night for the boys. I predict the Lions to win by 7 points and Lohman as the emergency. Mathieson on Oliver and Hunter on Neale. The main thing they need to do is stop the spread from contests as Melbourne will hurt us if they are allowed to run free.

 

[Squizz89]

Dunno why but nerves have kicked in and kicked in early for this one.

I think a lot of us haven’t really rated our chances at being a legitimate chance at the flag this year, but here we are in the final round and we have a massive opportunity to change some opinions, not just of the footy public but to also give the players some actual belief that we may be good enough just before finals.

Massive, massive game. Win this one and maybe just maybe we might all start to believe.

 

[M Malice]

Can not wait to get to Yoga then Frankie's Smokehouse and then lastly the Gabba today, humungous game. My last ladder predictor.

We win, finals week 1 >

Cats(1st) v Magpies(4th) @ MCG.

Demons(6th) v Tigers(7th) @ MCG.

Dockers(5th) v Bulldogs(8th) @ Optus.

Swans(2nd) v Lions(3rd) @ SCG.
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We lose, finals week 1 >

Cats(1st) v Magpies(4th) @ MCG.

Lions(6th) v Tigers(7th) @ Gabba.

Swans(2nd) v Demons(3rd) @ SCG.

Dockers(5th) v Bulldogs(8th) @ Optus.
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Lllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnssssssss!

 

[jonnobackpocket]

I love the excitement on here -but all I can think is can I put myself through it, knowing dam well I will. Bloody football.

 

[mpal6]

'I owed it to the VFL boys': The Beast returns bigger than ever

A dominant run of form in the VFL saw Rhys Mathieson recalled to the Lions' senior line-up, and he hasn't put a foot wrong since

www.afl.com.au

Hard to not feel extremely proud of having a teammate like Matho. He's just down to earth, humble, works hard and appreciates every opportunity that comes his way.

Go well Matho, I know you've mentioned Rich and Zorko being sent-off in the right way before they finish up, but I also want you to have a big game tonight and a big finals run to announce yourself to wider AFL. You totally deserve it.

 

[WheildonTheAxe]

I had so many stress dreams last night. The best one we win 100 to 98. And the Saints got up too.

There were other less optimistic ones but we won't worry about that.

Big game. Go lions!!

 

[Viceregal]

'I owed it to the VFL boys': The Beast returns bigger than ever

A dominant run of form in the VFL saw Rhys Mathieson recalled to the Lions' senior line-up, and he hasn't put a foot wrong since

www.afl.com.au

Hard to not feel extremely proud of having a teammate like Matho. He's just down to earth, humble, works hard and appreciates every opportunity that comes his way.

Go well Matho, I know you've mentioned Rich and Zorko being sent-off in the right way before they finish up, but I also want you to have a big game tonight and a big finals run to announce yourself to wider AFL. You totally deserve it.

Really enjoyed that article - thanks for posting it!

 

[Dalions]

Massive chance for our statement win for this season, on the eve of finals, no better time.
Go Lions
Lions by 21

 

[M Malice]

'I owed it to the VFL boys': The Beast returns bigger than ever

A dominant run of form in the VFL saw Rhys Mathieson recalled to the Lions' senior line-up, and he hasn't put a foot wrong since

www.afl.com.au

Hard to not feel extremely proud of having a teammate like Matho. He's just down to earth, humble, works hard and appreciates every opportunity that comes his way.

Go well Matho, I know you've mentioned Rich and Zorko being sent-off in the right way before they finish up, but I also want you to have a big game tonight and a big finals run to announce yourself to wider AFL. You totally deserve it.

A photo from that article has this caption -

Harris Andrews and Rhys Mathieson chat after Brisbane's Round 19 win over Gold Coast at The Gabba on July 23, 2022. Picture: AFL Photos.

 

[FeastOrFamine]

These are the games of footy we live for

Hopefully the lads embrace the occasion and bring it home. Lions by 15

 

[nup]

I just want to see the team win and don't get carried away with any niggle, just sharpen right up and keep it going right through September. Come on you bloody Lions!

 

[Jivlain]

Yer I feel sorry for you high powered high flying moderators, you have my sympathies Zo.

Just wait till you find out where I'm moving in a bit!

 

[M Malice]

Just wait till you find out where I'm moving in a bit!

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