AFL Finals 2024 Live: Geelong Cats host Brisbane Lions at the MCG in second preliminary final
Geelong are coming off a rest, Brisbane are coming off the high of an almighty comeback against GWS only one will get the chance to take on the Swans in next week’s grand final.
The Lions are running hot but it’s been 20 years since they took down the Cats in a final who present a massive challenge even if they’ve swapped their traditional home for the MCG.
Despite the best efforts of the AFL’s equalisation methods the Cats continue to be a constant prescence in September and it will take something special (and better accuracy in front of goal) for the Lions to stop their run.
Follow all the action in our live blog!
Holmes is back on the ground
Good news for him at the Cats, Brisbane hit the front after Lohman kicks a behind.
One-point in it
A low ball inside 50 spills from the contest it falls to Ah Chee who handballs to Zac Bailey who finally takes his moment to straighten up and goals. A rushed behind shortly afterwards has the scores level at 68 a-peice,
Max Holmes in some trouble
He’s been on the bench for 13 minutes as the docs have been working hard on his hamstrings. He missed out on the 2022 grand final with a hamstring injury and he’ll be desperate to get back out there.
Raynor has his first
Lohman is having some quarter here as he combines with Starcevich to keep the ball alive on the wing before they find Cam Raynor who has the composure to straighten up and goal from 40m.
Blicavs goals!
That’s a big goal to put the pressure back on the Lions. Ah Chee gave away a free on the wing and the Cats went up the wing before Blicavs snapped aourn the body to put the margin abck to 14.
Three in a row
Kai Lohman has another for Brisbane, the Lions’ pressure has lifted to another level and Tom Stewart handballs straight to Lohman who snaps a goal. Confirmation form McInerney he’s done McKenna is on. Joe Daniher will have to ruck.
McInerney is done
He’s down in serious pain again and it looks like his shoulder is out again. Regardless his day is surely done.
The Lions have another
Mannagh dribbles at the other end isntead of having the set shot. The Lions go quick out of defence depsite some rangy handballs work it forward to Neale who centres to Charlie Cameron. He sneaks it through and the margin is abck to 14 points.
Callum Ah Chee with an importatn goal
Breaks the streak of four stirght to the Cats. It’s a wonderful finsih from Ah Chee who curls it through after cleaning up the spillage from the contest. Patrick Dangerfield is sore behind play after a contest with Harris Andrews.
Danger zone for Brisbane
Dayne Zorko turns it voer at half back with a poor kick that MAx Holmes cuts off and then kicks to Dangerfield in the goal square as he gets a goal.
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