Slippery Geelong forward Steve Johnson bagged six goals as the Cats completed an 81 point rout of injury-depleted Brisbane at the Gabba on Saturday night.

Geelong's 24.11 (155) to 10.14 (74) win was more like a training drill.

The reigning premiers ran the ball freely from one end to the other, hit open targets and scored with easy regularity.

Johnson's haul was equal to his round four return against the Power and has kept his record of scoring a goal in each game this season intact.

Not only did Johnson party at the expense of an inexperienced and undermanned Lions defence, he also had a hand in several goals and was too much for his starting opponent, Andrew Raines.

Geelong's supremacy in midfield was highlighted by Paul Chapman, Jimmy Bartel, Joel Selwood and Gary Ablett all gaining more than 30 disposals.

Brisbane midfielder Simon Black worked tirelessly to keep the Lions at least competitive on the scoreboard and Daniel Rich ran out the second half well.

Lions forward Brendan Fevola kicked the 600th goal of his career on a night he'd most likely rather forget.

It was his only goal and came courtesy of a free kick while his other two disposals resulted in behinds, having been clearly outpointed by the Cats' peerless full back Matthew Scarlett.

Geelong small forward Mathew Stokes, playing his first game this season after missing the start of the season because of a club ban, had a very respectable 22 touches to justify his immediate return to the side.

Geelong coach Mark Thompson said despite leading by six goals at the long break, he was dissatisfied with the Cats' first half.

"I wasn't particularly happy with our first half, I was more happy with the second half - for us it's not about the score sometimes, it's about how we're playing," Thompson told reporters.

"The opposition clearly let us play a certain way and we took that opportunity, but we sort of really didn't want to play that way.

"The second half was more our style, that's when we really squeezed them and played the game in a bit more pressure.

"That's how we like to play and that's the sort of play that is played in big games - I thought the first half was a bit too open for our liking."

Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss said losses of this magnitude could have a long-lasting yet positive effect on players and he hoped that was the case for his side.

He said sides could learn from playing against quality opposition.

"You get a chance to have a look at where we are at against a top team," Voss said.

"They (big losses) always burn in your memory.

"I hope it burns in the memory of us in years to come."

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