Brisbane run riot in shock result as Geelong go down by 41 points on Patrick Dangerfield’s 350th

The Brisbane Lions have stunned Geelong by 41 points to claim their first win at GMHBA Stadium in 22 years and spoil Patrick Dangerfield’s 350th AFL game.

The Lions reeled off the first four goals and never looked back, cruising to a 14.8 (92) to 6.15 (51) win to leapfrog Geelong into second place on the ladder.

In claiming Brisbane’s first win in Geelong since 2003, coach Chris Fagan ticked off the last “hoodoo’‘ broken under his tenure, which previously included losing streaks at the MCG and against Richmond and Sydney.

Brisbane snapped a two-game losing run and ended Geelong’s five-game winning run in the process.

Geelong gave away free white T-shirts to the entire crowd of 35,367 fans to produce a “white-out” effect, ramping up the atmosphere for when captain Dangerfield led Geelong’s players out.

But the Lions defied the build-up and exploded out of the blocks to silence the parochial crowd and kick off a milestone game to forget for Dangerfield and 100-gamer Tyson Stengle.

Brisbane were as ruthless as Geelong were poor, picking off the Cats’ errors and slicing them up at will.

Young key forward Logan Morris kicked five goals, while Cam Rayner (three goals, 16 disposals) was dynamic as ever.

Harris Andrews dominated Shannon Neale, while Dangerfield was blanketed by Brandon Starcevich.

With Lachie Neale well held by Tom Atkins, midfielders Hugh McCluggage (22 disposals), Josh Dunkley (30 disposals), Will Ashcroft (28 disposals) and Jarrod Berry (26 disposals) were excellent.

With Lions defender Darcy Gardiner a late withdrawal, Jeremy Cameron kicked four goals, while defenders Jack Henry and Tom Stewart worked hard.

Bailey Smith (28 disposals) and Max Holmes (23) weren’t as influential as they have been, with Atkins (20 disposals, eight clearances) Geelong’s best midfielder.

Of Brisbane’s first three goalkickers, Levi Ashcroft, Kai Lohmann and Darcy Wilmot, not one was born the last time the Lions won in Geelong.

With his second for the match, Lohmann cheekily waved goodbye to the Geelong crowd, summing up the hosts’ misery for the night.

The crowd were shellshocked when Rayner snapped Brisbane’s fourth.

The second quarter proved an arm-wrestle, but the Lions took a 24-point lead into the main break.

Geelong’s hopes were flattened when Rayner kicked off another run of four unanswered goals at the start of the third term.

When Morris dobbed his third goal, the chant of “Lions” echoed around the ground, before his fourth nudged Brisbane out to a 45-point lead.

Geelong trailed by 32 points at the final change, but a minute into the fourth quarter Rayner smacked home his third goal to seal the Cats’ nightmare.

Both teams now have the bye, before Geelong return to action against Richmond on July 5 and Brisbane host Port Adelaide the same night.