The key observations from Thursday’s Brisbane v Gold Coast practice match
Brisbane comfortably accounted for Gold Coast in a practice match on Thursday night. The Lions ran away 47-point winners - 15.12 (102) to 8.7 (55) - in hot, humid and windy conditions at Springfield. Both clubs sent out fairly strong teams from the beginning before Damien Hardwick introduced a large group of Suns VFL players for the final quarter, while Chris Fagan’s Lions remained largely senior. The game did continue on into six periods with VFL, fringe and younger players getting their chance...