In Round 7 of the 2024 AFL season, Nat Fyfe returned to his devastating best, an experienced Tiger and fringe Bomber made catastrophic mistakes, while the entire Brisbane Lions Football Club continued its freefall.
Stocks up: Rory Laird racked up 34 possessions (20 contested), 13 clearances, six tackles, seven inside 50s, and 13 score involvements against the Kangaroos in what was clearly his best performance of the season, so far.
His efforts culminated in 23.2 rating points — more than any other player on the ground. Give him the three votes!
Stocks down: It’s been harped on about, but just how much will the Crows rue their poor start to the season? Make no mistake, a win over this struggling North Melbourne team should not be seen as the catalyst for a potential shift in fortunes, as most teams will be putting them to the sword, but a few close losses and a tight win over premiership fancy Carlton isn’t too disastrous, despite what their 2-5 record suggests. Massive Showdown coming up.
Stocks up: There were very few winners for the Lions on
after falling to GWS by 54 points, but someone that did play their role was Josh Dunkley.
The 2016 Bulldogs premiership player had 20 disposals, nine tackles, half a dozen score involvements, and never stopped trying, despite the game blowing out not long after halftime.
Stocks down: At the risk of this stating the bleeding obvious, the entire Brisbane Lions Football Club is heading in the wrong direction.
So close to a premiership last season and now 2-5 (one of those wins coming against the abysmal Kangaroos).
There’s off field issues plaguing the club, and, on field, things just aren’t clicking between the midfield and forward line. It’s going to take some fixing to turn things around.
