Brisbane Lions (6-7, 12th) v Sydney (10-3, 2nd)
Saturday 7 July 2012
SCG @ 4:40pm (local time)
NEAFL - BRISBANE LIONS RESERVES
Brisbane Lions Reserves (10-2, 1st)* v Sydney Swans Reserves (9-3, 1st)*
Saturday 7 July 2012
SCG @ 1pm (local time)
*Cross conference match. The Lions are 1st on the ladder in the Northern Conference, while the Swans are 1st in the Eastern Conference.
LIONS v SYDNEY HEAD TO HEAD
The Lions have won 11 and drawn one of their 28 matches against the Swans for a winning percentage of 39%.
Biggest win: 44 points @ Telstra Stadium in the 2003 Preliminary Final.
Biggest loss: 84 points @ Telstra Stadium in Round 20 2005.
Most goals (for): Alastair Lynch (7) @ The Gabba in Round 16 2002.
Most goals (against): Tony Lockett (7) @ The Gabba in Round 17 1998.
RECENT HISTORY
2008: Round 22 - 6.17 (53) to 17.12 (114) @ The SCG (N) - Lost by 61
2009: Round 3 - 15.10 (100) to 9.13 (67) @ The Gabba (N) - Won by 33
2009: Round 22 - 15.10 (100) to 14.8 (92) @ The SCG (N) - Won by 8
2010: Round 6 - 13.9 (87) to 16.11 (107) @ The SCG (N) - Lost by 20
2010: Round 22 - 10.8 (68) to 16.10 (106) @ The Gabba (N) - Lost by 38
2011: Round 11 - 7.9 (51) to 17.14 (116) @ The Gabba (N) - Lost by 65
2011: Round 24 - 9.13 (67) to 18.11 (119) @ The SCG - Lost by 52
LAST TIME THEY MET
The Lions finished off the 2011 season with a trip to Sydney in Round 24 to take on the highly-rated Swans.
Although the first quarter was competitive on both sides, a dominant second term from the Swans blew the game open with eight goals for the home team and just two for the Lions.
The Lions stemmed the flow after the main break but weren’t able to stop the onslaught altogether, trailing by 30 points at three-quarter time and finally conceding a final margin of 52 points to a classy Swans outfit.
Tom Rockliff was best on ground for the Lions with 23 possessions and 14 tackles, while Swans skipper Adam Goodes amassed 29 disposals and four goals to lead his team to victory.
Brownlow Medal votes: 3. A Goodes (Syd), 2. J Kennedy (Syd), 1. R O’Keefe (Syd).
FAST FOOTY FACTS
Lions Statistical Leaders (AFL Top Ten)
Disposals: 10th Tom Rockliff (355)
Handballs: 4th Tom Rockliff (183), 10th Jack Redden (175)
Marks: 6th Jonathan Brown (92)
Tackles: =10th Jack Redden (76)
Rebound 50s: =4th Matt Maguire (52)
One percenters: 2nd Matt Maguire (136), 3rd Joel Patfull (129)
The Lions claimed their first set of back-to-back wins in the past two weeks against Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs since Round 10 of 2011.
The Lions are 2nd in the AFL for Scoring Accuracy Percentage (61.7%) - second only to the Sydney Swans (63.4%). At the other end of the ground, the Lions are also leading the league in Spoils, with 541.
Jack Redden collected an equal career-high 32 disposals in the Lions’ Round 14 victory over Melbourne, while young defender Ryan Harwood also achieved a career-best with 29 possessions.
The Brisbane Lions Reserves enjoyed a 173-point win on the weekend, with standout performances from Aaron Cornelius (seven goals), Jordan Lisle (four goals), Claye Beams (five goals), Patrick Karnezis (44 disposals), and former Swan Amon Buchanan (39 disposals). Todd Banfield also got through his second game back after injury with 23 disposals and seven tackles.
