Lions keep control of second spot with Blues win, but lose defender

The Lions roll on, with their twelfth win of the season – and that useful draw means they maintain their spot for an additional spherical.

For the Blues, the losses proceed however there have been positives to take from the sport.

We’ll be again once more tomorrow evening with a mouth-watering matchup between Gold Coast and Collingwood at a sold-out Carrara.

The Magpies will go in as deserved favourites, however the Suns will fancy their probabilities in a recreation being tagged by some as an important within the membership’s historical past.

Be a part of us on the weblog for that one, however within the meantime, that is Andrew McGarry saying good evening.

Michael Voss has spoken to the media after the sport, and was centered on the internals of his workforce quite than the surface noise.

Requested concerning the stress on his place, he stated:

“The stress solely comes from my very own expectations of how we need to play and being dialled in to what that appears like for our gamers.

“The eyes are nicely and actually in,” he stated.

“We have a job to do for subsequent six or seven weeks that is what we intend to do.”

Voss stated that errors had value his facet.

“There was an intent to begin the sport nicely, in the principle we did.

“Within the first half it was errors and inefficiency that value us.

“While you give a workforce like that that a lot time on the ball and territory, the inevitable often occurs.”

Carlton’s horror run has continued with a 37-point loss to the Brisbane Lions as embattled coach Michael Voss desperately seeks to launch a stress valve.

The Blues went goalless for a 40-minute interval from late within the second quarter and the reigning premiers romped to a 15.13 (103) to 9.12 (66) victory at Docklands on Thursday evening.

Brisbane’s Josh Dunkley (28 disposals, 13 tackles) was awarded the inaugural Robert Partitions Medal, struck in honour of the dual-club nice, who died in Might.

The one sore level for the Lions (12-4-1) was Noah Answerth’s left achilles damage, which led to the defender’s substitution earlier than halftime.

Lachie Neale (31 disposals), Dayne Zorko (28) and Will Ashcroft (28) have been all influential and Charlie Cameron (three majors) led a bunch of 11 Brisbane goal-kickers.

A fourth straight loss poured extra warmth on Carlton and Voss in a tricky interval for the under-fire coach, who was the topic of a dying menace final week.

The Blues trailed 20-0 after simply 9 minutes in a poor begin headlined by one comical passage of play.

A Nick Haynes kick fell in Cam Rayner’s lap when goal Lachie Cowan collided with umpire Andrew Heffernan, and Rayner arrange a Charlie Cameron aim.

The within-50 depend at one level was 14-2 in Brisbane’s favour earlier than the Blues labored their manner into the competition.

Marc Pittonet gave them a carry with a 60-metre barrel that sailed by means of after the quarter-time siren, and the Lions led 5.4 to three.3.

Pittonet was then a part of the defence that bizarrely failed to the touch a Will Ashcroft shot on the aim line within the second time period, however responded by kicking his second main.

That and a 50-metre penalty towards Zac Bailey, which gifted Patrick Cripps a aim, helped the Blues trim the margin to 12 factors.

However defender Matt Carroll was twice caught in possession, straight resulting in a pair of Brisbane objectives, as they widened the hole within the blink of an eye fixed.

A 30-point buffer at halftime grew to 52 by the ultimate change because the Blues misplaced Orazio Fantasia to a hamstring damage and conceded a run of seven consecutive objectives.

Carlton captain Cripps (26 disposals, 9 clearances) and George Hewett (33, 9) battled towards the tide, whereas spearhead Charlie Curnow went goalless for a fourth straight week.

Tom De Koning, who’s weighing up an enormous contract provide from St Kilda, obtained Bronx cheers from Blues followers and completed with one aim from 14 disposals taking part in predominantly in assault.

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The Brisbane Lions have given an brisk rendition of the membership track within the rooms, preceded by a loud cry of “Queenslander!”.

Maybe there are a number of guys who watched that spectacular State of Origin win by the Maroons final evening!

One of the best-on-ground award is known as in honour of the late former Carlton and Brisbane coach Robert Partitions Medal.