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Gold Coast<\/h5>
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TALKING POINTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The game was over by half time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The win was so dominant by Brisbane that the game was over by half time. The Lions had kicked six goals in the first half, whereas all Gold Coast had kicked was a mere two behinds. The Lions just kept building from there in the second half and we all saw how that turned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Short break? No worries say the Lions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Short breaks between matches are always a talking point in the AFLW, and going into the Q-Clash Brisbane was coming off a four day break after its win over St Kilda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only that, but the Lions had to battle the travel factor, after they came home as the game was played in Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite all this, the Lions certainly did not look like a side that had come off such a short break, proving that a four day break is nothing more then a number for some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The gap between the top six and the rest is stark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If the Q-Clash taught us nothing else, it\u2019s that the gap in quality between the teams currently in the top six (Adelaide, Brisbane, Collingwood, Fremantle, Melbourne and North Melbourne) and the rest of the competition is huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Carlton beat Brisbane in the 2020 semi final, one of those top six sides has only lost to one of the other eight twice \u2013 Melbourne when they lost to the Dogs last year, and Adelaide when they lost to the Dogs last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the same time period, those top six have beaten the remaining 12 sides 51 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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No Davidson? Again, no worries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
One of the big talking points coming into the match was how Brisbane would be missing key forward Dakota Davidson<\/a> due to concussion protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n