Brisbane Lions (5-11, 13th) v Geelong (12-4, 2nd)
Saturday 24 July 2010
Skilled Stadium @ 2:10pm (local time)
2010 QAFL STATE LEAGUE SEASON: BYE ROUND
There are no QAFL matches scheduled for this weekend due to the Australian Country Football Championships being played in Canberra.
PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Friday 23 July: 4pm @ Skilled Stadium (walk-throughs only)
CURRENT INJURY LIST
Troy Selwood (glute) - TBC
Simon Black (ankle) - Test
Andrew Raines (quad) - 1-2 weeks
Jed Adcock (foot) - 2 weeks
Josh Drummond (knee) - 4 weeks
Jamie Charman (ankle) - Season
Callum Bartlett (knee) - Season
Mitch Golby (knee) - Season
Matt Austin (leg) - Season
Donald Barry (sinus) - Season
LIONS v GEELONG: HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won 13 of their 21 matches against Geelong for a winning percentage of 62%.
Biggest win: 69 points @ The Gabba in Round 13 2005.
Biggest loss: 93 points @ Skilled Stadium in Round 5 2009.
Most goals (for): Jonathan Brown (7) @ The Gabba in Round 6 2001 and
also in Round 22 2007.
Most goals (against): Steve Johnson (6) @ The Gabba in Round 8 2010.
RECENT HISTORY
2007: Round 12 - 5.5 (35) to 12.13 (85) @ Skilled Stadium - Lost by 50
2007: Round 22 - 15.13 (103) to 22.13 (145) @ The Gabba (N) - Lost by 42
2008: Round 7 - 11.12 (78) to 15.15 (105) @ Skilled Stadium - Lost by 27
2009: Round 5 - 5.3 (33) to 18.18 (126) @ Skilled Stadium - Lost by 93
2009: Round 15 - 16.12 (108) to 9.11 (65) @ The Gabba - Won by 43
2010: Round 8 - 10.14 (74) to 24.11 (155) @ The Gabba - Lost by 81
LAST TIME THEY MET
The Lions suffered their biggest ever home defeat at the hands of reigning premiers Geelong.
The Cats dominated from the outset, booting six goals to the Lions' one in the opening quarter before running away with an 81-point victory.
Justin Sherman and Jonathan Brown each kicked three goals for the Lions while young midfielder James Polkinghorne was the team's leading possession-winner with 29 disposals.
Steve Johnson led Geelong up forward with six majors while All-Australian midfielders Paul Chapman, Jimmy Bartel, Joel Selwood and Gary Ablett were all prominent.
FAST FOOTY FACTS
Lions Statistical Leaders:
Goals: 4th Brendan Fevola (47), =6th Jonathan Brown (38)
Contested Marks: =8th Jonathan Brown (28)
Marks Inside 50: =5th Brendan Fevola (42), 8th Jonathan Brown (42)
Hitouts: =6th Matthew Leuenberger (327)
Tackles: =9th Jack Redden (92)
The Lions have four former Geelong Falcons U18 players in skipper Jonathan Brown, Matt Maguire, Amon Buchanan and draftee Callum Bartlett.
The Lions were held to their lowest ever score since the 1997 merger when these two sides last met at Skilled Stadium in Round 5 last year. The Lions kicked only 5.3 (33) and eventually lost by 93 points. In fact, Geelong have held the Lions to their three lowest ever scores.
The Lions held an impressive win/loss ratio against the Cats after winning the first 10 encounters between these two teams following the Club's merger in 1997. However, Geelong has won seven of their past eight matches against the Lions.
The Lions have not defeated Geelong at Skilled Stadium since Round 6 of 2003. The Cats have won the past five encounters by an average of 55 points.
Geelong are currently the highest scoring team in the competition with 1,787 points from 16 matches (average of 111.7 points per game).
