NEAFL Round 3
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns
South Pine Sports Complex, 12pm
Sunday, 22 April
Head to Lions NEAFL Twitter account for score updates and player stats throughout the match.
After an impressive 50-point victory over the Sydney Swans last weekend, the Lions NEAFL side will be looking to add another win to their tally this Sunday when they take on the Gold Coast Suns.
Last time the two sides met Gold Coast upstaged the Lions at the Gabba with a narrow seven-point victory.
A 26-man squad has been named with Mitch Hinge returning to the backline, after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Sam Mayes, Rohan Bewick, Jake Barrett, Rhys Mathieson, Josh Walker and Zac Bailey will join the 8-man interchange, with the final team to be decided following the finalised Senior team announcement.
Squad Announcement
| B | #42 - Mitch Hinge | #45 - Jack Frost | #24 - Liam Dawson |
| HB | #20 - Cedric Cox | #41 - Matt Eagles | #22 - Marco Paparone |
| C | #36 - Rhys Mathieson | #39 - Corey Lyons | #32 - Sam Mayes |
| HF | #17 - Claye Beams | #55 - Ben Sloan | #37 - Brandon Starcevich |
| F | #53 - Daniel Fleming | #38 - Connor Ballenden | #50 - Jai Kennealy |
| FOL | #44 - Archie Smith | #1 - Ben Keays | #7 - Tom Bell |
| INT | #4 - Ryan Bastinac | #8 - Rohan Bewick | #14 - Josh Walker |
| #19 - Jacob Allison | #33 - Zac Bailey | #35 - Ryan Lester | |
| #43 - Jake Barrett | #46 - Oscar McInerney | ||
| EMER | #48 - Jack Tomkinson | #51 - Nick Smith | #54 - Billy Johnson |
| #56 - Johan Farry |
IN: 42. Mitch Hinge, 32. Sam Mayes, 8. Rohan Bewick, 43. Jake Barrett, 36. Rhys Mathieson, 14. Josh Walker, 33. Zac Bailey.
OUT: 48. Jack Tomkinson (Academy), 51. Nick Smith (Academy), 25. Dan McStay (AFL)
Recent encounters
Round 20, 2017: Gold Coast 16.15 (111) d Brisbane 16.8 (104) at the Gabba.
Round 11, 2017: Brisbane 12.13 (85) d Gold Coast 11.14 (80) at SPSC.
Round 4, 2017: Brisbane 16.13 (109) d Gold Coast 9.10 (64) at Metricon Stadium.
