The Lions have showed they’re still serious premiership contenders, slicing and dicing a sluggish Greater Western Sydney outfit up in a 64-point victory at the Gabba on Saturday afternoon.

Charlie Cameron didn’t take long to strike, booting Brisbane’s first goal in the opening 22 seconds and setting a scintillating tone for the 19.15 (129) to 10.5 (65) victory.

GWS’s injury-riddled backline had no answer for the Lions’ tall forwards early, with Brisbane kicking six goals in the opening term.

The pressure abated as the game wore on, but the Lions’ red-hot start laid the foundation for a resounding victory.

GWS’s day was summed up in an embarrassing passage of play that saw two Giants players colliding when going for a mark before Dayne Zorko cruised through the wreckage to collect the ball and slot a dribbling goal.

Brisbane’s Mitch Robinson was in red-hot form, booting four goals to go with his 30 disposals and 12 marks.

Lions captain Dayne Zorko racked up 35 disposals and two goals, while GWS midfielder Tim Taranto was prolific for the Giants with 36 disposals.

Robbo turning back the clock
It didn't seem that long ago Mitch Robinson was fighting for his spot in Brisbane's team – not any more. The hard-as-nails wingman had a slow start to the season, gathering 10 and 12 disposals in the opening fortnight, but like so many of his teammates has got better and better as the weeks have worn on. Robinson was spectacular against the Giants, crashing packs, flying for marks and kicking a career-high four goals. He flew headlong into Marcus Adams during a marking contest, barrelled into Jaxon Prior for a ground ball and brought the Gabba down with a 52m bomb after the three-quarter time siren.

Giants' backline punches above its weight
Aside from Brisbane's early haymakers, the undersized, unheralded GWS backline can be proud of itself. Missing tall timber Sam Taylor (ankle), Phil Davis (calf) and Lachie Keeffe (knee), they held up well. Jack Buckley was strong on Joe Daniher, Matt Buntine did well against Dan McStay after a slow start, and Nick Haynes fought hard against Eric Hipwood. Sam Reid had the unenviable task of chasing Charlie Cameron. Brisbane kicked 19 goals, but it wasn't from a loss of one-on-one battles inside their defensive 50.

Something new from The Magician
Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko has been in brilliant form the past six weeks and pulled something new from his bag of tricks in the opening quarter. After a couple of Giants collided in a marking contest 30m from goal, Zorko swooped, toeing the ball off the ground, and then watched it tumble end over end straight through the posts. Even the mercurial midfielder couldn't believe his luck.

BRISBANE                                      6.4       10.7     14.10    19.15 (129)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY       1.0       4.1       5.3       10.5 (65)

GOALS  
Brisbane: Robinson 4, McStay 2, McCarthy 2, Zorko 2, Bailey, Cameron, Coleman, Daniher, Hipwood, McInerney, McCluggage, Prior, Rich
Greater Western Sydney: Kelly 2, Ward 2, Hill 2, Sproule, Flynn, Finlayson, Hopper

BEST  
Brisbane: Robinson, Zorko, Adams, Mathieson, Lyons, Andrews, McInerney
Greater Western Sydney: Ward, Hopper, Taranto, Kelly, Buckley

INJURIES  
Brisbane: Nil
Greater Western Sydney: Nil

SUBSTITUTES  
Brisbane: Tom Berry (unused)
Greater Western Sydney: Callum Brown (unused)

Crowd: 22,038 at the Gabba