Geelong Cats vs Brisbane Lions Prediction: Lions remain final day candidate

In the semifinal round of the Australian Football League, Geelong Cats will play Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Cats won on the road in the last meeting between these two sides. Can the Lions make it to the final?

The previous time out in the league, the Geelong Cats played the Port Adelaide Power and pulled off a decisive win. In that encounter, Geelong Cats started with a 22-25 win and then won the second quarter 21-38. In the meantime, the Geelong Cats conceded only two points in the third quarter and 9 in the fourth quarter while scoring 37 and 38 points in those quarters. Heading into this game, the Geelong Cats have won five of their last six matches, the lone defeat coming against St Kilda Saints.

The Brisbane Lions will hope things go their way in this semifinal encounter after a hard-fought victory in the q quarterfinal encounter. Against the GWS Giants in the quarterfinals, the Brisbane Lions were the underdogs and needed a solid final quarter win to make this semifinal match. In the first three quarters, however, Brisbane Lions lost all, but an 8-38 fourth-quarter win was enough to overturn the deficit. Heading into this game, Brisbane Lions have three wins, two others against the Essendon Bombers and Carlton Blues in their last three matches. 

These are two strong sides with top performances in the regular season, and we can expect high-level play and focus on winning from them in this game. While the Geelong Cats are favorites, the Brisbane Lions have been decent in recent matches. With the two teams expected to be very strong, I expect an offensive match while Brisbane Lions, as underdogs, cover the spread.