Blog log from P1 of 2026: Brisbane vs Gold Coast

Anderson jets his way to half forward and slams through the opening goal after a one-two with Miller coming out the front of the first centre throw-up. (Q1 0:48)
Cameron gathers a ground ball on the HFF ahead of his man Bodhi Uwland, wheels and kicks to the teeth of goal… across the face but Gallop marks behind Collins and goals. (Q1 2:28)
Miller roves a crumb of a Zorko clanger kick off the head of Berry after a stoppage, and snaps an opportunist goal from the hotspot. (Q1 4:48)
Another centre clearance through Anderson, this results in a mark to Walter 35m out in front, another goal to the Gold Coast. (Q1 5:58)
Petracca is front and centre for a King contest in the pocket 20m but his quick snap is narrow to the right. (Q1 7:26)
Andrew is the victim of the first decision on the new version of the stand rule to bring Bailey from the HFF to the top of the square for an easy goal. (Q1 8:48)
Miller marks a short pass by Noble 40m out in front but hooks it left and OOTF. (Q1 11:38)
Lombard leaps in front of Coleman 20m out to mark and play on into the open goal. (Q1 12:50)
Cameron marks on the lead 35m out on the boundary but his drop punt is just narrow to the right. (Q1 17:26)
Collins kicks OOB on the HBF conceding a last touch free, Cameron marks Levi Ashcroft’s pass on the boundary 30m out and curls it too early for another behind. (Q1 20:18)
Levi Ashcroft stands up in a tackle after a stoppage deep in the pocket and chooses to shoot… nowhere near, barely a behind. (Q1 21:33)
McCarthy strokes through a textbook set shot from 40m in front. (Q1 24:39)
Walter stands up under contact from behind by Coleman to clunk a long ball up the guts by Powell to 45m, and converts with another booming set shot. (Q1 26:33)
Humphrey flies against two Lions on the goal line for a long bomb by Anderson, goal umpire rules a touched behind. (Q1 28:33)
Miller passes from wing to centre for Witts then runs to receive and darts a lovely pass to Ugle-Hagan 40m out in front, goal Suns. Simple game, footy. (Q2 1:15)
Humphries beats Gardiner to mark another quality kick inside 50 by the Suns, this one by Powell from the centre. His set shot is pus… Witts marks opposite pocket, he misses. (Q2 3:11)
Andrew is whistled for a hold plus 50m for umpire abuse to gift another goal to Morris. (Q2 4:39)
McCluggage snaps on the turn from just inside 50m on a slight angle after Morris wins a hard ground ball and reefs out a handball, that one just falls inside the left goalpost. (Q2 7:16)
Morris juggles a contested grab against Andrew 30m out on the flank and curls in a professional set shot. (Q2 8:52)
Long beats Coleman one-out 20m out in front to restore Gold Coast’s lead with his first goal. (Q2 10:16)
Bailey gets a contact free on Anderson at a ball up 30m out on a slight angle, but misses across the face to the left. (Q2 13:59)
Long centres after roving in the pocket for King at the top of the square, his first kick is a score as it often is… but it’s a shank to the left for a point. (Q2 16:02)
King sprints ahead of a pack on the HFF after a feed over the top by that man Long, he slots the goal on the run from 40m. (Q2 18:31)
Bailey roves Andrew’s big spoil near the hotspot but his hurried snap skews to the left under immediate pressure. (Q2 20:11)
Bailey receives from Cameron on the HFF, bounces his way around Bodhi Uwland and baulks inside for a nice finish from 25m in the pocket. (Q2 21:57)
Lombard baulks after roving at half forward and uses good vision to go across CHF to Zeke Uwland who passes short for Miller at the hotspot, he converts with a swerver. (Q2 24:07)
Brisbane rebounds from deep in defence with nary a Sun coming close to touching leather, Neale to Lohmann over Andrew to Morris for a soda from the square. (Q2 29:02)
Reville passes short to Levi Ashcroft in the pocket 25m out for a set shot after the HT siren to take the lead… he threads it! (Q2 31:17)
Morris boots goal number four early in Q3 to further foul up his opponent Andrew’s mood. (Q3 4:43)
McKenna snaps from mid-range to keep building Brisbane’s lead, just clearing Collins on the line. (Q3 9:47)
Long converts a set shot from 30m to keep the Suns in it. (Q3 11:11)
Gardiner smothers a King snap from point blank range for a behind. (Q3 14:22)
Lohmann leaps in front of Adams to take a contested grab at the top of the square for his first goal. (Q3 17:04)
Dunkley roves and snaps under a tackle but it skews left from 20m. (Q3 19:39)
Cameron screws in a goal from near the hotspot after the Lions apply frontal pressure at half forward to force a turnover. (Q3 23:04)
Humphrey takes a screamer on the back of Gardiner 15m out in front and converts. (Q3 24:59)
Lombard sets up Ugle-Hagan to goal from the hotspot after some frontal pressure by the Suns pays off. (Q3 28:04)
Curtin roves a long Berry ball in a pack in the square but his snap is off body for a behind. (Q4 1:27)
Gallop converts a set shot from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 4:00)
Cameron set up the last goal and delivers another pass to the pocket for McCarthy who also converts. (Q4 5:36)
Cameron is on the end of a Lohmann pass to run around Bodhi Uwland in the square for a goal of his own. (Q4 8:36)
Lohmann is the next Lion to be deepest for a mark from a long McKenna ball from the HFF to the square, Lions enjoying some high-percentage shots from right in front. (Q4 11:28)
Bailey misses a snap from the HFF. (Q4 16:26)
Jeffrey snaps a nice gaol from 35m on the flank, but the sting is out of this game if it was ever in it. (Q4 17:50)
Humphrey nicks the post with a tough set shot from wide on the HFF. (Q4 19:41)
McKenna kicks long over Farrar to Tunstill for another fast break goal. (Q4 21:11)
Lombard deserves another goal and gets his third with a mid-range snap. (Q4 22:41)
Curtin goes down as if shot in a clash with Farrar after a stoppage 40m out on the flank, miraculously recovers to take his free, but hooks it narrow to the left. (Q4 26:10)
Suns race the footy upfield but Gulbin misses the mid-range snap. (Q4 26:28)
Farrer gives away another contact free in a similar spot but Tunstill also hooks to the left. (Q4 27:57)
Davies is whistled on the kick in for high contact on Levi Ashcroft, plus a 50m for umpire abuse to ensure the charity goal. (Q4 28:27)
A lull as Wilmot is assessed post a bump by Farrer. (Q4 30:42)
Curtin’s chase pressure sets up Levi Ashcroft for a long-range snap which dribbles to the left. (Q4 31:31)
Lombard performs a party trick on the spin to checkside a goal from deep in the pocket 30m out. (Q4 33:27)