Harris Andrews will face a familiar foe at the Gabba on Friday night, and the All-Australian full-back has consulted a trusty companion to prepare.
That companion is his opposition notebook.
Since his debut for Brisbane in 2015, Andrews has compiled a dossier on opposition forwards he turns to on a weekly basis.
This week's homework has been Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch.
Andrews and Lynch have been going toe-to-toe since the Lion's debut season, following his switch from the forward line to defence after a handful of games.
Aside from countless pre-season matches when Lynch still played for Gold Coast, they've lined up alongside each other eight times at AFL level.
"He's an incredible player, Tom," Andrews said.
"His ability to compete really hard in the air and follow up at ground level is the reason he's won a couple of premierships in the last couple of years and been an All-Australian.
"Just the size of him and his ability to take the ball at its highest point and take the contested marks, it's a real challenge against him."
"He certainly had the wood over me early on.
"The last couple of times I feel I've been able to get physically a bit big and stronger and match it a little more with him.
"He's extremely smart. I've got to take away his run-and-jump because when he gets a fly at it, he's so dangerous."
With both teams missing key personnel elsewhere on the field, the winner of the next instalment of Andrews v Lynch might go some way to determining the winner of Friday night's clash.
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