Lions overpower Power in Koenen’s milestone match

BRISBANE has continued its march back towards premiership contention, winning a fourth straight game by overpowering Port Adelaide by 29 points at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday.

The 9.8 (62) to 4.9 (33) victory was the perfect celebration for skipper Bre Koenen’s 100th game, moving the Lions, temporarily at least, into fourth place.

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The seedlings of coach Craig Starcevich’s revamped gamestyle continued to sprout, with the home team using a high handball brand in the windy conditions to defeat last year’s preliminary finalists.

It was their best performance of 2025, with a defensive unit that was hard to penetrate, a midfield that worked tirelessly and a forward line that provided numerous options to score.

Port has now slipped to 3-6 and will need to win its final three games to have an outside hope of sneaking into finals.

Courtney Hodder put in a second straight best on ground performance with her 24 disposals, one outrageous goal, two assists and six tackles.

Continuing to spend more minutes in the middle of the ground, Hodder was involved in everything for the winners with her relentless pursuit of the footy.

Ally Anderson (25 disposals) worked hard for all four quarters, while Cathy Svarc (21) was a midfield brute, pummelling her opponents with and without the ball.

Koenen was magnificent in her milestone, while Nat Grider (13 intercepts) and Jade Ellenger (22 disposals) formed the nucleus of a terrific defensive outing.

Brisbane was able to match Port in tight and flourished on the outside,winning a whopping 87 more uncontested disposals.