Brisbane star Charlie Cameron faces a nervous wait after his crunching tackle concussed an opponent during his team's 13-point win over West Coast at Optus Stadium.
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On a day when the Eagles farewelled premiership coach Adam Simpson with an emotional pre-match ceremony, Brisbane star Lachie Neale tallied 34 disposals, 13 clearances and two goals to lift his side to the 16.10 (106) to 14.9 (93) win.
Brisbane's sixth win on the trot lifted them into fourth spot on the ladder, with the result marking a losing start to the tenure of West Coast interim coach Jarrad Schofield.
All attention will now turn to whether Cameron has a case to answer for his driving tackle that concussed West Coast co-captain Liam Duggan.
Cameron ran in and trapped Duggan before driving the Eagles defender backwards.
The duo fell down, with the back of Duggan's head hitting the ground with force.
Cameron's head may have also crashed into Duggan's as they hit the ground.
Duggan was clearly dazed by the incident and was subbed out of the game.
It marked his second concussion of the season.
West Coast subbed Tyler Brockman into the game, but his afternoon was over in the third quarter when he injured his left ankle.
Brisbane led by 28 points early in the final quarter, but their nerves were jangling when the Eagles closed the margin to 12 points midway through the term.
Two goals to Lions excitement machine Kai Lohmann and a late major to Neale ensured West Coast's late charge fell short.
Simpson received a standing ovation from the 41,489-strong crowd before the match, with the 2018 premiership coach thanking the fans for their support during his 11-year stint as coach.
Brisbane won the clearance battle 15-4 in the opening term, but it wasn't until the dying minutes of the quarter that they were able to pull away from the Eagles.
A 50m penalty against Harley Reid for encroaching on the protected zone gifted Cameron a goal from point-blank range, and Eric Hipwood made it two in the space of a minute to give the Lions an eight-point lead at quarter-time.
Eagles players immediately showed concern for Duggan when he was driven into the ground by Cameron early in the second term.
Reid and Dayne Zorko engaged in a spiteful wrestle in the middle of the ground minutes later, with both sides kicking three goals apiece in an even quarter.
Brisbane kicked the opening two goals of the third quarter to extend the margin to 22 points, with the centre clearances reading a worrying 13-1 in favour of the Lions at that point.
The margin was still 22 points at the final change, and then 28 when Cameron kicked a goal early in the fourth.
West Coast got on top of the clearance battle from that point, and three goals to Oscar Allen gave the home side hope of pulling off a miracle, before Lohmann and Neale slammed the door shut.
Australian Associated Press
