5.07pmBailey, Cameron stands up for LionsBy Zac Bailey has goaled on the run and given the home crowd a boost.With halftime fast approaching, the Lions need something to give them some juice.“They need some goals, they need the music, they need Country Roads,” Dal Santo said on Kayo Sports.Charlie Cameron chases the ball against Fremantle.AFL Photos via Getty ImagesWithin two minutes of that comment, Charlie Cameron kicked a goal with a tight snap.The Lions are fighting back.Freo 42, Lions 23 with 10 mins to go in Q2.,5.04pmDockers in commandBy Fremantle’s lead has grown with Jye Amiss snapping a goal from the left pocket and Sam Switkowski has booted a goal after it.The Dockers dominance isn’t completely reflected in the scoreboard but the Lions are making such a limited impact in attack that it isn’t hurting them yet.Andrew Brayshaw is pressured by the defence of Hugh McCluggage.Getty Images“Four goals, six behinds doesn’t do justice to how much they have dominated this game,” Nick Dal Santo said on Kayo Sports.“I think they’ve got the Lions exactly where they want them,” Adam Simpson said on Kayo.Freo 42, Lions 11 with 12 mins to go in Q2.4.53pmColeman out with hamstring injuryBy Shocking news for the Lions with Kayo Sports reporting that star defender Keidean Coleman is out for the match with a hamstring injury.Coleman has battled back from a knee reconstruction and his long kicking and rebound skills will be missed.Freo 23, Lions 11 with 18 mins to go in Q2.4.47pmQuarter time statsBy Check out Freo’s lead in handballs? They’ve had more than double what the Lions have had.4.45pmQT: Fremantle 3.5 (23) to Brisbane 1.4 (10)By The Dockers have hit the ground running and look comfortable on the unfamiliar confines of the Gabba.Josh Treacy has looked strong in the forward line and Murphy Reid has been stellar in midfield.The Lions need to get hold of them or this could be a painful loss.Corey Wagner of the Dockers and Zac Bailey of the Lions challenge for the ball.Getty Images4.40pmTreacy goals for FreoBy Josh Treacy is now on the board after kicking a goal following a mark.The Dockers move this ball so smoothly, Adam Simpson described the Dockers as having the best system of play for going forward in the AFL right now.Freo 22, Lions 9 with four mins to go in QT.Patrick Voss of the Dockers celebrates a goal with Josh Treacy.AFL Photos via Getty Images4.35pmAshcroft goals for LionsBy Will Ashcroft has kicked the first goal of the match for the Lions and the home crowd loved that one.That blue paint has struck again too with half of Ashcroft’s upper body blue from landing in saint paint, as Mark Howard on Kayo Sports joked, he looks like Mel Gibson in Braveheart.Can still kick a goal regardless.Freo 16, Lions 9 with seven mins to go in Q1.4.30pmSatisfaction demanded? Johnson appears to slap NealeBy We will need to get some more context around this but a replay just showed that Freo’s Matthew Johnson slapped Lachie Neale across the face as the pair grappled for position before a ball-up.Neale was given a free kick and shown rubbing his reddened face.Patrick Voss kicks the ball.Getty ImagesGiven that the AFL is cracking down on tummy punches, will they also cite Johnson for a face slap? Time will tell on that one but it was rather wild to see that on the replay.In the meantime, Patrick Voss has bobbed up and kicked a goal from the pocket. The Dockers are flying.Freo 15, Lions 3 with 10 mins to go in Q1.4.22pmDudley puts Freo aheadBy Isaiah Dudley has marked and nailed his first set shot of the day to give the Dockers the perfect start.Murphy Reid with a no look handball led an attack through the corridor and it ended with Shai Bolton finding Dudley in space.The pressure has been red hot but that move was pure class from the Dockers.Freo 7, Lions 2 with 15 mins to go in Q1.Murphy Reid of the Dockers.AFL Photos via Getty Images4.15pm‘Not just here to pick up the cones’: DaniherBy Lions coach Chris Fagan has again paid tribute to Neale Daniher, the man he credited with giving him his chance at AFL level when he signed him as an assistant coach at Melbourne.“He told me the first day I was at Melbourne training that ‘you are not just here to pick up the cones’,” Fagan told Kayo Sports pregame.He wants his Lions to win the contested ball early, if they do that, they should be up for the challenge of beating the Dockers.1 of 2
AFL LIVE: Lions lose Coleman to injury as Dockers lead at Gabba
Defending premiers Brisbane Lions’ aura took a battering last week when they conceded a record 14 goals during the third quarter of their 78-point loss to GWS. Today they face top-of-the-ladder Fremantle. At night match, the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood clash.












