Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 31-Mar-2012 1:45 PM (12:45 PM)·M.C.G.·33,473 att.
Melbourne
11.12 (78)
vs
Brisbane Lions
17.17 (119)
Brisbane Lions won by 41

Brisbane Lions defeated Melbourne 119–78, by 41 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Brisbane Lions outscored Melbourne 41–10; Brisbane Lions won disposals 385–298 and inside-50s 56–48.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.3 (21)7.4 (46)8.8 (56)11.12 (78)11.12 (78)
Brisbane Lions1.4 (10)7.8 (50)13.13 (91)17.17 (119)17.17 (119)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Tom Rockliff
Brisbane Lions
23 disposals, 3 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 95
2
Simon Black
Brisbane Lions
30 disposals, 10 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 93
3
Jed Adcock
Brisbane Lions
29 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 81
4
Jack Trengove
Melbourne
17 disposals, 1 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 73
5
James Polkinghorne
Brisbane Lions
16 disposals, 3 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 70
6
Pearce Hanley
Brisbane Lions
23 disposals, 2 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 68

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#9 Jack Trengove116176811—2391—8073
#49 James Magner131023442——3410426264
#40 Mark Jamar661234—1271192—7954
#13 Jordie McKenzie1241616———42101—7152
#28 Joel Macdonald1361932———4293—9651
#2 Nathan Jones1372044—1—3494—7949
#34 Stefan Martin538541—114151—7747
#4 Jack Watts12618531———241—8646
#8 James Frawley1341742———2—63—10045
#18 Brad Green11314511——6—7——9445
#11 Mitch Clark91104221—2—63—9440
#16 Jack Grimes1141534———1—51—9040
#22 Brent Moloney7613—2———359——8238
#36 Aaron Davey6511—511—1283—8037
#20 Colin Garland12—1232———3161—9436
#44 Rohan Bail5712—6———2—93—8636
#46 Josh Tynan1131421———3483—7735
#38 Jeremy Howe82105221——145—9534
#3 Clint Bartram871531———1—42—9628
#27 Jared Rivers34723—————72—10026
Matthew Bate64102——1—2253—2217
Sam Blease3251——3—1—3——6012

Brisbane Lions — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#38 Tom Rockliff1672310535—32123—8695
#20 Simon Black171330310———4913137593
#7 Jed Adcock181129941——9—72—8681
#31 James Polkinghorne115164731—26103—7970
#11 Pearce Hanley17623962——2244—8668
#22 Ben Hudson5121713——19—5152—8157
#21 Daniel Merrett115165421—4—74—9956
#30 Jack Redden7111847—1—3573—8454
#17 Claye Beams12132515———5594—7754
#23 Matthew Leuenberger369231—221261—8553
#32 Cheynee Stiller11819104———1—41—8552
#41 Mitch Golby1282081————162—8947
#36 Matt Maguire1131492———1—2——9747
#24 Joel Patfull6101642—————111—9846
#40 Niall McKeever135187——————6219646
#10 Daniel Rich13112412—1—4394—7945
#18 Todd Banfield82102231—3151—8044
#4 Jared Polec810186———11261—8237
#9 Ashley McGrath93123311—6124—9332
Rohan Bewick561152———3142—5829
#35 Ryan Lester931232—2—4131—7929
Sam Sheldon4151211———22—2417