Brisbane defeated Adelaide by 22 points in a top-two tussle at Metricon Stadium on Friday night.

After a tight first quarter the Lions exploded with four unanswered goals in the second, overwhelming the Crows with unrelenting pressure and dynamic ball movement to win 8.5 (53) to 4.7 (31).

The Lions' victory was characterised by suffocating defensive pressure, giving Adelaide no time or space with the ball.

Then when they won it back, it was off to the races with Sophie Conway (15 disposals and two goals) and Orla O'Dwyer (15) tearing down the wings.

When Conway and Dakota Davidson added goals later in the term, Brisbane had surged to a 22-point lead at the main change.

But Adelaide never gave up, holding back a tidal wave of inside 50s against them in the third quarter to remain in touch at the final change.

Skipper Chelsea Randall (23 possessions and a goal) was ferocious all night, while Ebony Marinoff (33 disposals) ran herself ragged.

BRISBANE     1.1       5.2       5.5       8.5 (53)
ADELAIDE     1.4       1.4       2.6       4.7 (31)

GOALS
Brisbane: Conway 2, Wardlaw 2, Anderson, Bodey, Davidson, Hodder
Adelaide: Charlton, Newman, Ponter, Randall

BEST 
Brisbane: Conway, Dawes, Anderson, Bodey, Koenen, Grider
Adelaide: Randall, Biddell, Marinoff, Charlton, Hatchard

INJURIES 
Brisbane: Nil
Adelaide: Randall (ankle)