Brisbane hang on in thriller
A LATE Adelaide onslaught had threatened to spoil their day but Brisbane have held firm to claim a one-point AFL win over the Crows at the Gabba.
The Lions led by 26 points at one stage in the final quarter before an Adelaide charge in the final eight minutes.
Eddie Betts’ goal just before the siren yesterday made the scores 13.15 (93) to 13.14 (92) and the Lions celebrated a hard-fought win.
Coach Chris Fagan said the match was finals-like in its nature between two evenly matched teams and would stand his team in good stead for the future despite the nailbiting finish.
“It’ll be interesting to have a look at the tape of the last seven or eight minutes,” Fagan said.
“I think we’ll get a great deal of learning out of that but you need to play in those sorts of games to learn how to play in them.
“There’ll be some things there that we’ll all shake our heads at but, at the end of the day, we did enough right to come away with the points.”
Midfield pair Lachie Neale and Dayne Zorko were the sparks for the home team. Neale ended with a game-high 39 disposals. BRISBANE ADELAIDE