INTENSITY HITS LIONS IN RIVAL’S BOILOVER
BRISBANE coach Craig Starcevich admits his AFLW side was not able to match the intensity of rivals Fremantle yesterday.
The Lions, featuring a host of Gold Coast talents including Lauren Bella, suffered an upset 27-point loss.
In the first of their conference crossover matches, the 2018 grand finalists were given a shock at Fremantle Oval, losing 10.7 (67) to 6.4 (40) to the dominant Dockers.
Brisbane came out firing, claiming the first two goals through Nat Exon and Jess Wuetschner, but let slip the 13point lead they established.
Starcevich said it was the third quarter where Brisbane really lost their chance to win, as they allowed Fremantle to run rampant.
“We couldn’t match their intensity,” he said.
“They were terrific after quarter time, which made it really hard for us when we had our chances and we didn’t capitalise.
“They were really intense, which made it hard for us to generate anything in that third term.”