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The Big Issue - That Giants' 3rd Quarter... | The Means Test with Adam Simpson! (25.05.26)
24 May 2026
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Chapter 1: What happened in the Giants versus Lions third quarter?
The big issue, that third quarter, Giants versus Lions. Yeah, yeah. Act of God, not quite sure, Gerard. I've got four pages of detailed notes. I've seen your detail there, mate. I've got data here that sort of suggests that there's a bit more than just God that's getting in the way of Brisbane just yet. I think the ā Yeah, there's a few.
You know, no one knows how to really correct what's happening at Brisbane except for maybe Clarkson, who's had a three-peat, Lee Matthews. Like, for us to critique what Brisbane need to do right now, they're in rare air. You know, when you're going for a three-peat, there's not many people you can lean on if you're Chris Fagan in terms of how to deal with a mid-season slump that's probably...
bigger than the last couple of years when they've slumped a little and have that quarter, regardless of whether it's just an aberration or not. There's a bit going on there, isn't there? So if you dig in on that third quarter, it was 14 goals to three points. Inside 50s, 25 to 10.
Chapter 2: What are the underlying issues facing Brisbane's performance?
But they lost the tackle count 27 to 11. The pressure factor from the Giants was 230. So the heat was on. Um, they kicked 11 goals from the front half. So this wasn't really the tsunami. There was a couple of, this is a front half domination, which is not the Giants go, but they do struggle against the Giants. There's no doubt about that.
So yeah, there's a, there's a, there's a bit there to worry about if you're Brisbane. I wonder, we speak a lot about system and strategy and the strategy now is, seems to be the modern Geelong. We can touch on them later. And that's not really Brisbane, is it? They just play their way. We do our thing. Good luck beating us. Yeah.
Chapter 3: How does Brisbane's strategy compare to other teams?
So I just wonder what's next for Brisbane. Do they just continue to talk about attitude, effort, where are we at? This is why it's so hard to talk about because we've never been there. Um, you know, is it our personnel or is it, geez, the game's moved a little bit. Do we need to, how do we get back to being the hunters? That would be a question.
And to do that, do we need to strategize a little bit more than normal? Do we look at our offense? Because their front half games, not as good as it used to be. So it's spring lighting out of their forward half too easy. So there's lots of stuff there they're going to work on. Where do you reckon he'll start? What's number one priority?
I was going to ask you the open question from his press conferences, whether he would put it in front of them or not. Is it just too destructive?
Chapter 4: What specific changes does Brisbane need to make?
Is it too random to put in front of them? Or do you want to choose the two or three things? So that was the first coaching challenge that Fags identified. And he said, I don't know how I feel about it yet.
Yeah. There's a fair chance they won't even look at it. They'll just go, right, the season starts today. Who's in? Let's go. And there's a fair chance you'll do that. There's too much to look at that third quarter. You'll demoralize. It'll be the old Essendon demoralized feeling if you go too hard. Yeah, and then do you put it on senior players? Do you drop senior players?
Chapter 5: How does Adam Kingsley view the Giants' recent performances?
All these things would be in his mind. I think in the end, he'll just lean in on what's worked in the past, won't he? I don't think there's a time for a radical change for Brisbane. I still think there's another kick in them. And, you know, personnel's been a bit of an issue this year and then form's been a bit of an issue.
But the underlining bit is maybe there's a bit of system there that they need to look at. But I don't really know. It's going to be fascinating to see what's next.
So that makes Saturday... It's the, what do they have it left in them to answer the call? Or is this the time they don't answer the eight count? That's the open question.
Yeah.
And it's for them to answer. Yep.
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Chapter 6: What tactical adjustments could improve Brisbane's game?
And we'll get it. It's almost perfect. They play the latter leader. At the Gabba on Saturday. So there's no excuses around motivation or energies that hopefully they get a couple of players back and you go, okay, so show us.
Yeah.
Prove. So the week will be spent theorizing and you can guess right or wrong. You can guess that that was the end of the reign. Or this is the moment that might get them going. And then we'll just all look and see on Saturday what the answer is.
You got to dial in on a couple of things though. Like from a, there's the, there's the attitude and all those availability and form, but then there's, let's get better at this. And I think you've spoken about scores against is just an issue for them against good sides in particular this year. But how, what, what are you going to do?
Chapter 7: What are the implications of Brisbane's current form for their future?
Is it our board member we need to adjust? Is it our, let's get deeper entries. There's some little things you can coach throughout the week. And then there's, how are we going to beat Freo? Are we just going to play and see how we go? I wonder if there's a bit more strategy as well. But this is a guess because I've never been, it's rare to be in this position. End of an era? I'm not quite sure.
Even if they fall this year, there's so much talent coming through. It might be end of a... ball control here or style of play and then it'll be, oh, we're going to change things up, you know, reinvent our system a little bit and then they'll go again. I just don't know if it's, that doesn't need to happen this week, does it?
No.
You might as well go down the way you want to go down.
Chapter 8: What can we expect from the upcoming match against Freo?
I don't think anyone believes that when they, if they dip this year, that that will be the last we see of the Lions. Yeah.
Um,
Yeah, so it's so interesting. And then on the giant side of things, is this why Adam Kingsley was- It's so casual. It'll come. This is what we do.
Anyone who didn't listen to Kingsley's press conference last week, they get beaten- by West Coast over there. Well, you know, we've got Brisbane next week. We'll get going. And then we'll make a run at it. And it was just so casual. So behind closed doors, there must have been some concerns. You lose Whitfield before the game. Buckley goes out with another hamstring.
And then, like, they had 968 metres gained by hand on the weekend. So he's got his system. He's got his confidence. And the old duck's on a pond. He just looks really calm above water. I'm not sure what it's like behind closed doors, but... What a, what a good validation for backing in your system this week. So. Yes. Fascinating game.
It's just, yeah, it was that I had to watch that quarter twice to fully understand it or not, not to fully understand it, to fully appreciate it and. Um, cause we haven't seen one like that.
No, we have. Well, it was, uh, we did a little bit with Adelaide did it to North a few weeks ago. So there's these teams. No, but it was, I think it was 10. It was a 10. So yeah. Remarkable. It won't happen again. You wouldn't have thought. And, but what, what does it mean for, for both sides? I mean, Brisbane, have they got many, much coming back in coming weeks? Probably not.
So they got to get to the buy, which is, you know, conveniently it's there in, I think three games. So yeah. Maybe it's not all this week for Brisbane, but there's definitely some stuff there they're going to work on.
All right. You've got a little bit of Adam Kingsley here, just on the tactical side of things.
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