{"id":77598,"date":"2026-08-21T22:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/77598\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T22:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:41:14","slug":"brisbane-lions-thrash-collingwood-as-logan-morris-bags-eight-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/77598\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane Lions thrash Collingwood as Logan Morris bags eight goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brisbane have handed themselves a September advantage with a 63-point percentage boosting win against Magpies at the MCG on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Star midfielder Lachie Neale was at his very best against the team he is heavily linked to join for 2027, racking up constant centre clearances, while key-forward Logan Morris was a continuous threat up forward with a career-best eight goals.<\/p>\n

The win puts Brisbane in pole position to nab third place heading into the finals after a 2.2 per cent percentage boost, with Hawthorn needing a win in their away trip against West Coast, on top of a massive 4.4 per cent boost in order to take third.<\/p>\n

The third place would give them an almost ideal path to the Grand Final and a possible three-peat, with the potential finish setting them up for an away qualifying final against a gutted Swans side amid their alleged sexual assault scandal.<\/p>\n

The only dampener on the Lions\u2019 win was potential MRO trouble for Ty Gallop, after he slammed Charlie West\u2019s head into the ground on the stroke of three quarter-time resulting in a dangerous tackle free-kick.<\/p>\n

Collingwood\u2019s loss was compounded by an injury to veteran midfielder Scott Pendlebury, who left the ground in the first-half with a reported knee bursa issue, casting an injury cloud over his availability for their away wildcard final next weekend.<\/p>\n

MCKENNA MAGIC<\/p>\n

The Lions entered the major break with a handy 22-point lead off the back of some magic from two of their Irish small-forward Conor McKenna.<\/p>\n

McKenna had just two touches in the first quarter but the Irishman got full bang for buck.<\/p>\n

He gave Brisbane the early lead which they held for the entire night, breaking the deadlock at the nine-minute mark.<\/p>\n

The Irishman then channelled his Gaelic touch for a strong goal of the year contender, swiping the ball off Sam Swadling while tight in the pocket, then throwing a boot at it from an impossible angle which incredibly floated over the goal umpire\u2019s hat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is ridiculous, that is a contender for goal of the year,\u201d Dwayne Russell told SEN<\/p>\n

He gave himself another chance at the lucrative forward\u2019s award in the third quarter, snapping the ball off a step from 45m out against all odds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Hollywood footy from the Lions at the moment, this is Harlem Globetrotters stuff,\u201d Russell said.<\/p>\n

WRAPPED IT UP<\/p>\n

Despite the demoralising loss, Collingwood star Nick Daicos looked a chance to have polled even more Brownlow votes in what is expected to be a record breaking season for Collingwood\u2019s champion.<\/p>\n

The experts have tipped this year\u2019s Brownlow Medal as a one-horse race, with some even expecting Daicos to break the 45-vote record or even crack the 50 mark.<\/p>\n

The crowd noise hiked to its peak for the evening on the stroke of quarter time, when Daicos found himself on the arc of the 50 on the break, with an open goal square staring him down.<\/p>\n

The Brownlow favourite launched the ball straight through the middle of the goals, igniting the Collingwood home crowd into a commanding roar.<\/p>\n

\u201cStill would have been a goal, if the posts were four inches apart,\u201d Russell told SEN.<\/p>\n

Collingwood Magpies: 3.3 6.5 8.6 15.6 (96)<\/p>\n

Brisbane Lions: 5.3 10.3 16.7 25.9 (159)<\/p>\n

GOALS<\/p>\n

Magpies: 3 West, 3 Anderson, 2 Membrey, 2 De Goey, Houston, Allan, Harrison, Daicos, Swadling<\/p>\n

Lions: 8 Morris, 4 McKenna, 4 Allen, 3 Hipwood, 2 Cameron, Rayner, Draper, Ashcroft, Bailey<\/p>\n

BEST<\/p>\n

Magpies: N Daicos, De Goey, Swadling, West<\/p>\n

Lions: Neale, McKenna, Morris, Ashcroft, Dunkley, Allen<\/p>\n

INJURIES:<\/p>\n

Magpies: Pendlebury (knee)<\/p>\n

Lions: N\/A<\/p>\n

CROWD<\/p>\n

66,846<\/p>\n

PLAYER OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n

3 L Neale<\/p>\n

2 C McKenna<\/p>\n

1 N Daicos<\/p>\n

McRae praises potential recruit<\/p>\n

Collingwood coach Craig McRae has applauded Lachie Neale\u2019s Friday night performance against his side as the Pies look to lure the star south.<\/p>\n

Neale dominated against Collingwood at the MCG with 16 clearances and 35 disposals as the Lions walked to a 63-point win to lock in a qualifying final in their bid for a three-peat.<\/p>\n

Neale admitted post game that it will be hard to leave the Lions.<\/p>\n

When asked about exiting the side, Neale laughed it off and said \u201cI know, I know, tell me about it\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been here nine years and I think this is the ninth year in a row we will play finals footy and I don\u2019t take it for granted and I can\u2019t wait to see what we can do,\u201d Neale told Fox Footy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time to be a Lion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neale toured the Pies\u2019 state of the art facilities earlier this month, with Collingwood widely reported as his most likely suitor. <\/p>\n

When McRae was asked post-game if his side was missing a \u201cNeale-type player\u201d after the midfielder\u2019s monster performance, the coach joked it was a \u201cpointed question\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s a great player,\u201d McRae said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone can see that on the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey (Brisbane) got many threats, that\u2019s why they\u2019re going to be really hard to beat from here on out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll take the lessons learned in history and try not to repeat them twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

McRae\u2019s side await Saturday\u2019s results to find out their opponent for next weekend\u2019s inaugural wildcard round, with the Pies heavily tipped to play their fixture on the Friday night.<\/p>\n

\u2018Head scratcher\u2019; Fagan on Swans scandal<\/p>\n

Brisbane head coach Chris Fagan has labelled Sydney\u2019s alleged sexual assault incident \u201ca bit of a head scratcher\u201d when asked about the matter post-game on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The Lions put themselves in pole position to claim third place after a big 63-point win against Collingwood.<\/p>\n

The third place would give them an almost ideal path to the Grand Final and a possible three-peat, with the potential finish setting Fagan\u2019s side up for an away qualifying final against a gutted Swans side, who are missing five key players amid their alleged scandal.<\/p>\n

Fagan said he didn\u2019t have a preferred opponent for their qualifying final, claiming the scandal could actually \u201cgalvanise\u201d the remaining Swans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really unfortunate for Sydney because they have been such a terrific club in that regard for a long long time,\u201d Fagan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a bit of a head scratcher, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just wonder what was going through people\u2019s heads for that to occur.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut with the guys that do get to play just might go that much harder and be that much more difficult to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fagan\u2019s side awaits Sunday\u2019s West Coast v Hawthorn result to find out their week one finals opponent, with the Hawks requiring a 90 to 100 point win in Perth to jump Brisbane and swipe third.<\/p>\n

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