Finals Week 1 Live Scores

[peterg]

Fev opens the account for the second with a miss
CAR 5.5 35
BRI 4.4 28

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A beautifully aimed kick from the skipper

CAR 6.5 41
BRI 4.4 28

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Polkinghorn meets Wilbur

BRI 4 . 4 28
CAR 6 . 4 40

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Fev from 70

Centres it

Blions get it out

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Sherman Sherman Sherman Sherman

BRI 5 . 4 34
CAR 6 . 4 40

that's his 2nd

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Thorton bends over to pick up the pill but Hooper bumps him and Brownie picks it up and snaps

BRI 6 . 4 40
CAR 6 . 4 40

[peterg]

Score adjustment - no real effect on the outcome

BRI 6 . 5 41
CAR 6 . 5 41

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Magical goal from Rusty

BRI 6 . 5 41
CAR 7 . 5 47

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Brownie takes the mark but might be down after a clash with Scotland's right shoulder

Johnstone is taking the kick coz Brownie is coming off under the blood rule

He'd really want to - good thing he does!

BRI 7 . 5 47
CAR 7 . 5 47

Wouldn't want to have missed that and have Brownie off side!!

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Garlett kicks for goal ... Fevola wants to shepherd it through but as Merritt was there he decides to mark it one-handed

And kicks it out of the ground!!

BRI 7 . 5 47
CAR 8 . 5 53

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Point to Hampson for the Blues

BRI 7 . 6 48
CAR 8 . 6 54

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Kreuzer touches it on the line as one of the Twin Towers bangs it from 55

BRI 7 . 7 49
CAR 8 . 6 54

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Twelve scorers for the Blues, and only one goal to the Fev

Seven scorers for the Blions: Sherman and Brown have two each

A total arm-wrestle at the Gabba - no goals for 12½ minutes ...

[peterg]

As Bradshaw levels it up

BRI 8 . 6 54
CAR 8 . 6 54
(missed Fev's point)

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Austin takes the Blions ahead by a point

BRI 8 . 8 56
CAR 8 . 7 55

and there's the siren for the half

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Stats summary

For the Blions
Scorers
"16 Jonathan Brown" 2 . 2
"36 Daniel Bradshaw" 2 . 1
10 Daniel Rich 0 . 1
"11 Justin Sherman" 2 . 0
30 Jack Redden 1 . 0
"31 James Polkinghorne" 0 . 1
" 4 Travis Johnstone" 1 . 0
"37 Matt Austin" 0 . 1

168 Possessions
S.Black 17
L.Power 14
T.Johnstone 12
A.McGrath, J.Roe, J.Sherman 9


For the Blues
"44 Andrew Carrazzo" 1 . 0
" 8 Matthew Kreuzer" 1 . 0
"28 Cameron Cloke" 0 . 1
"33 Ryan Houlihan" 1 . 0
" 1 Andrew Walker" 0 . 1
" 3 Marc Murphy" 0 . 1
38 Jeff Garlett 1 . 0
"19 Edward Betts" 1 . 0
" 5 Chris Judd" 1 . 1
" 2 Jordan Russell" 1 . 0
"25 Brendan Fevola" 1 . 1
"22 Shaun Hampson" 0 . 1

184 Possessions
C.Judd 15
R.Houlihan 14
A.Carrazzo, M.Murphy, K.Simpson 12
B.Gibbs 11
M.Kreuzer, H.Scotland 10

[magpie in the 80's]

any thoughts on the Judd incident Pete

[peterg]

GAME ON for the second half

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Murphy opens the account, crosses the 50 and rams it home
BRI 8 . 8 56
CAR 9 . 7 61


Unfortunately MIT80s I'm on delay here .. doesn't start on the tele for another 20min

[peterg]

Cloke has a ping, and puts it out on the full