Brisbane midfielder Brent Moloney in action against Sydney., Picture: Getty Source: Bradley Kanaris / Getty Images
HIS numbers made beautiful reading but Brisbane on-baller Brent Moloney was more impressed by how the Lions midfield unit fought the good fight against a star-studded Sydney in the club's final practice match at Burpengary on Saturday.
Moloney was clearly Brisbane's best in the 27-point loss to the Swans, finishing with an equal game-high 34 disposals, eight clearances, eight inside 50 entries and one goal.
Apart from Adam Goodes and Luke Parker, Sydney fielded its strongest possible midfield against the Lions with Jarrad McVeigh, Josh Kennedy, Kieren Jack, Ryan O'Keefe, Tom Mitchell and Daniel Hannebery among the Bloods' best.
However, Brisbane did not take a backward step against their vaunted opponents with Moloney, Daniel Rich, Jack Redden, Ryan Lester, James Aish and Sam Mayes doing well for Brisbane.
Moloney was encouraged by what he saw, especially after the main break.
"We were competitive the whole day in the middle. We just couldn't get the points on the board in the first half. In the second half we started to see some reward for the effort,'' Moloney said.
"We can take some confidence out of that because we were good with the contested ball and stoppages which are real strengths of Sydney and we will need to be good again when we play Hawthorn in Round 1.
"If you are going to be a good side, you need a contribution from everyone. We got that against one of the best midfields in the AFL so that's a real positive for us as a group.''
Fellow midfielder Claye Beams will have scans today after suffering a foot injury against the Swans. Brisbane hope the scans will determine if he has bone or ligament damage.
Any time spent on the sidelines would be a cruel blow for Beams given he missed most of 2013 with a knee reconstruction.
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