Round 10 – Brisbane v Geelong: A Haiku Review
Round 10
Brisbane v Geelong
Thursday 14 May 2026
‘Gabba, Brisbane
A Haiku review of the game at the Gabba
Geelong faced Brisbane
In the Grand Final rematch
A wet Gabba night
The Cats started well
The Lions responded hard
But ran out of steam
The Cats turned the tide
Seven goals either side of
half time broke the wall
Bailey Smith was hot?
Mannagh was even hotter
Mullin ran both ways
Jack Henry’s decoy
Kept Harris Andrews at bay
Neale took advantage
Jezza had both arms
Tom Stewart had a mission
Bruhn was free to play
By night’s end Geelong
Were forty one points the good
No flag but great win
Sydney Swans are next
Top of the ladder battle
Knock them off too Cats
Marcus Holt wrote this
He loves writing poetry
But loves the Cats more
BRISBANE 2.1 7.3 10.6 11.10 (76)
GEELONG 5.5 8.9 14.11 17.15 (117)
GOALS
Brisbane: Cameron 3, Morris 2, Rayner, McKenna, Draper, Curtin, Bailey, L.Ashcroft
Geelong: Mannagh 5, Cameron 3, Neale 2, Smith 2, O.Henry 2, Mullin, Dangerfield, Close
BEST
Brisbane: Dunkley, Cameron, Wilmot, Reville
Geelong: Mannagh, Stewart, Smith, Holmes, Cameron, Bruhn
INJURIES
Brisbane: Nil
Geelong: Stewart (corked calf)
LATE CHANGES
Brisbane: Dayne Zorko (managed) replaced by James Tunstill
Geelong: Nil
Crowd: 29,221 at the Gabba
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About Marcus Holt
Born in 61, alive in 63, first broken heart in 67, followed by 89, 92, 94, 95. There because of a minor miracle in 07. Back in 09 which cost me my job. Shared 11 with my youngest son. Shared 22 with my eldest. In my other life, late career change teacher, father of 4, Grandfather of 3 so far.
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