"As for the Lions, they're in some strife. They got absolutely belted by Geelong last week: even after being given three gift goals by the umpires, they only mustered 74 points, and a stack of those came in the fourth quarter once the Cats had put the cue in the rack. After an arm wrestle until halfway through the second quarter, Brisbane got blitzed by three-quarter time. And in the process they lost their star Lachie Neale with a calf injury."
"It'll be tough going. That said, they're the team that has been here before and will be less consumed by the emotion of it, where you could imagine Gold Coast players being so affected by the adrenaline of last week that they might struggle to refocus for week two. Perhaps. Their coach Damien Hardwick will have worked to squash the risk of that, given that he at least is somebody who has seen everything September has to offer, as a player and as Richmond coach."
Brisbane's selected lineup includes Dayne Zorko, Darcy Gardiner, Ryan Lester, Darcy Wilmot, Harris Andrews, Brandon Starcevich, Sam Marshall, Hugh McCluggage, Jarrod Berry, Charlie Cameron, Logan Morris, Zac Bailey, Oscar McInerney, Cam Rayner, Callum Ah Chee, rucks Darcy Fort, Josh Dunkley and Kai Lohmann, and bench Jaspa Fletcher, Will Ashcroft, Levi Ashcroft and Ty Gallop. Gold Coast's listed side includes Wil Powell, Bodhi Uwland, Sam Collins, John Noble, Mac Andrew, Daniel Rioli, Lachie Weller, Matt Rowell, Brayden Fiorini, Touk Miller, Ben Ainsworth, Bailey Humphrey, Ben Long, Ben King, Jy Farrar, rucks Jarrod Witts, Alex Davies and Noah Anderson, with bench Sam Flanders, Ethan Read, Connor Budarick and Joel Jeffrey. Brisbane were heavily defeated by Geelong, mustering 74 points despite receiving three goals from the umpires, and conceded most scoring late in the game. Brisbane also lost Lachie Neale to a calf injury. Gold Coast may face a challenge refocusing after last week's adrenaline, while coach Damien Hardwick brings extensive September experience.
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