Lions maul Kangaroos in Adelaide Hills cakewalk

Brisbane have shoved the North Melbourne blueprint for AFL success down the Kangaroos’ throats with a 75-point mauling within the Adelaide Hills.

Star Lions midfielder Lachie Neale, key forwards Joe Daniher and Eric Hipwood and goalsneak Charlie Cameron all ran amuck on Saturday afternoon at Mt Barker within the 22.20 (152) to 12.5 (77) cakewalk.

It’s Brisbane’s highest rating since spherical three final season, when additionally they thrashed North, and the primary time this 12 months they’ve loved consecutive wins.

For North, it was a brutal reminder of the extent of what’s wanted as they rebuild below Alastair Clarkson.

The Kangaroos had been stable this season with two wins and two hard-fought losses, however Collect Spherical introduced an unravelling of their recreation.

“I stated to the gamers after the sport, the place Brisbane are actually is the place we need to be,” Clarkson stated.

“The place they had been 4 or 5 years in the past is the place we are actually.”

Including to a grim afternoon, North co-captain Jy Simpkin was subbed out at halftime with a suspected damaged hand.

“It would not look good for us,” Clarkson stated.

For Brisbane coach Chris Fagan, the large win was an additional step ahead after a foul round-one loss to Port Adelaide and a few constructing of type since.

“It does lots for confidence and the perfect groups are essentially the most linked groups. Our boys are a extremely shut group they usually performed that method at the moment, which was thrilling to observe,” he stated.

“It is just early days, however good indicators.”

Neale racked up 37 disposals, whereas Daniher kicked 5 targets – together with a second-term bomb from contained in the centre sq..

Hipwood kicked 4 targets and Cameron additionally contributed 4 after halftime.

For Cameron, his glorious recreation got here after per week the place he was amongst a number of AFL gamers who suffered on-line racism.

North began properly sufficient, main by three targets within the first time period, however scores had been degree on the first change and the Lions had the sport below management with a 23-point lead at halftime.

Then they lower free, kicking seven targets to 2 within the third time period.

Clarkson was left rueing Brisbane’s capacity to intercept their handballs and drive turnovers by the midfield.

“It was in all probability, all day, the benefit with which they received targets out the again,” he stated.

“It finally ends up simply breaking your spirit a little bit bit, at totally different phases.”

The large rating gave the Lions a much-needed share increase and stunned Fagan, given the windy situations.

Fagan and Clarkson heaped reward on the bottom, which was a paddock solely a few years in the past.

It was one other success in Collect Spherical, with the sellout crowd of 7329 having fun with the nation footy ambiance.