Brisbane skipper Jonathan Brown booted four goals as the Lions steamrolled Port Adelaide for an 11-point win in Saturday’s AFL match.
The Lions finished with a wet sail on a sodden AAMI Stadium, kicking the final five goals of the match to prevail 16.8 (104) to 14.9 (93).
Brown’s attacking skills were supported by rising talents Josh Green and Dayne Zorko capping their influential games with three goals each.
Fellow Lion cub Claye Beams snared two and emerging James Polkinghore was prominent as Brisbane posted consecutive wins for the second time this season.
Port’s caretaker coach Garry Hocking remains winless in three games since replacing the sacked Matthew Primus.
The Power, with onballers Brad Ebert and Matthew Broadbent (three goals) dominant, created a three-goal break late in the third term.
But Brisbane slipped within 12 points with Zorko’s second major on the three-quarter time siren, and then unleashed a final-term flurry of four unanswered goals to be rewarded with their ninth victory of the season.
Brisbane kicked the initial two goals of the game to stun Port’s home crowd of 13,953 spectators – the club’s second lowest on record, just eclipsing last week’s all-time low of 13,683 fans.
But after the slow start, Port’s diehard fans were rewarded when their team kicked five goals in an unheralded six-minute scoring spree.
And the Power appeared on track for their sixth win of the season after taking control in the third term, kicking six goals to two.
But the home side went goalless as Brisbane overran them in the final term.