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| ROUND 22 MATCHES (Michael Shillito’s tips in bold – Season to Date 108/168) Friday 29th August Fremantle v Collingwood (8:40pm, Subiaco Oval) Saturday 30th August Kangaroos v Port Adelaide (1:10pm, MCG) Geelong v West Coast (2:10pm, Skilled Stadium) Adelaide v Western Bulldogs (4:10pm, AAMI Stadium) Carlton v Hawthorn (7:10pm, Telstra Dome) Sydney v Brisbane (7:10pm, SCG) Sunday 31st August Melbourne v Richmond (2:10pm, MCG) Essendon v St Kilda (4:40pm, Telstra Dome) All times shown are Sydney time. |
The Kangaroos had an opportunity to wrap up a top-4 berth, but despite an 8-goal haul from David
Hale were unable to keep up with a red-hot Geelong outfit at Skilled Stadium.
North made the early front-running, and led by a goal at quarter time, but were powerless to stop the
Geelong juggernaut in the second term as the Cats ran through 7 goals to 2 to set up a 26-point half-
time lead. And although the Kangaroos paced the Cats goal for goal in the second half, the deficit was
too much to overcome and the Cats went on to complete a 33-point victory.
As has been the case through so much of Geelong’s winning streak, their midfield was again
dominant. Jimmy Bartel did his chances of a second Brownlow no harm at all, while Gary Ablett’s
hopes of achieving an individual award his illustrious father never achieved received another boost.
Paul Chapman and Jason Mooney each kicked 4; while for the Kangaroos David Hale played a lone
hand with an 8-goal haul to prevent a blow-out.
The Kangaroos, with this loss, haven’t yet wrapped up a top-4 position; but should still get there as
long as they can defeat struggling Port Adelaide at home next week. Geelong remain top of the table,
with only 1 loss for the season; and comparisons with the all-conquering Essendon side of 2000
continue.
Geelong 3.3 10.6 13.10 17.13 (115)
Kangaroos 4.3 6.4 9.4 13.4 (82)
Goals : Geelong - Chapman 4, Mooney 4, Ottens 3, Johnson 2, Ling 2, Lonergan, Rooke. Kangaroos -
Hale 8, Thomas 2, Harris, Jones, McIntosh.
Best : Geelong – Bartel, Ling, Corey, Mooney, Ottens, Chapman, Ablett. Kangaroos – Hale, Pratt,
Wells, Firrito.
Injuries : Geelong - Stokes (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Varcoe. Kelly (general
soreness) replaced in selected side by Prismall. Kangaroos - Thompson (ankle) replaced in selected
side by Thompson. Campbell (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Sinclair.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - James, M Nicholls, McInerney.
Crowd - 24,288 at Skilled Stadium.
It may have been winning ugly, and the size of the margin may not have been enough to bridge the
percentage gap between the teams, but St Kilda’s 48-point win over Adelaide was good enough to
book the Saints a berth in this year’s finals campaign.
Trailing by 12 points at quarter time, the Saints took control in the second quarter, a 6 goals to 1 burst
putting them 19 points clear at the long break; and after an even third term the Crows were unable to
score a goal in the last quarter, further extending the margin.
In veteran Robert Harvey’s last home game, the famous number 35 jumper was displayed hanging
from the roof of the Dome; while a guard of honour by many of Harvey’s former team-mates greeted
the Saints as they entered the arena. And Harvey lived up to the occasion, being among the Saints’
best. It was a big afternoon for the Saints, although the game never reached any great heights. And
being half a game behind 4th placed North Melbourne, and with an inferior percentage to both
Collingwood and Adelaide, the Saints will need a big win over Essendon in the final round and be
depending on 3 other results to get the double chance.
St Kilda 1.4 7.6 9.11 13.17 (95)
Adelaide 3.4 4.5 6.9 6.11 (47)
Goals : St Kilda - Riewoldt 3, Milne 2, Schneider 2, Gardiner, Harvey, Goddard, Hayes, Gram, Goddard.
Adelaide - Thompson 2, Stevens, Knights, Johncock, Douglas.
Best : St Kilda - Montagna, S. Fisher, Harvey, Milne, Hayes, Gram, Riewoldt. Adelaide - McLeod, Bock,
Symes, Edwards.
Injuries : St Kilda - McQualter (stomach virus) replaced in selected side by Birss. Adelaide - Nil
Reports : Adelaide - Knights for head high contact on Birss in the fourth quarter.
Umpires - McBurney, Stevic, Chamberlain
Crowd - 33,811 at Telstra Dome .
Hawthorn were expected to be far too good for West Coast when the Hawks travelled to Subiaco, and
that’s exactly how it turned out as the Hawks cruised to a 71-point victory. The main interest in the
game was whether Lance Franklin would kick his 100th goal for the season, but his 4-goal haul left
him 2 short; leaving the likelihood that Buddy will achieve the milestone in Melbourne in front of a
greater contingent of Hawks fans.
The Hawks led from the outset, and although West Coast were competitive early the margin was 21
points at the long break. But a 9 goals to 3 third term ended any hope of an Eagle revival and ensured
the Hawks would remain ahead of the Bulldogs in second place. Franklin and Campbell Brown each
kicked 4 for the Hawks, while Ben McKinley contributed 3 for the Eagles; who will miss the finals for
only the 5th time in the club’s illustrious history.
Hawthorn 4.4 7.6 16.10 19.19 (133)
West Coast 1.1 4.3 7.6 9.8 (62)
Goals : Hawthorn - Franklin 4, Brown 4, Williams 3,Young 2, Roughead 2, Birchall, Sewell, Bateman,
Stokes. West Coast - McKinley 3, Davis 2, Armstrong, Lynch Seaby, Embley.
Best : Hawthorn - Lewis, Guerra, Mitchell, Birchall, Rioli, Williams, Sewell. West Coast - Glass,
Priddis, Fletcher, Cox, Mackenzie.
Injuries : Hawthorn – Nil. West Coast – Nil.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Ryan, Wenn, Armstrong.
Crowd - 37,040 at Subiaco Oval.
Hale were unable to keep up with a red-hot Geelong outfit at Skilled Stadium.
North made the early front-running, and led by a goal at quarter time, but were powerless to stop the
Geelong juggernaut in the second term as the Cats ran through 7 goals to 2 to set up a 26-point half-
time lead. And although the Kangaroos paced the Cats goal for goal in the second half, the deficit was
too much to overcome and the Cats went on to complete a 33-point victory.
As has been the case through so much of Geelong’s winning streak, their midfield was again
dominant. Jimmy Bartel did his chances of a second Brownlow no harm at all, while Gary Ablett’s
hopes of achieving an individual award his illustrious father never achieved received another boost.
Paul Chapman and Jason Mooney each kicked 4; while for the Kangaroos David Hale played a lone
hand with an 8-goal haul to prevent a blow-out.
The Kangaroos, with this loss, haven’t yet wrapped up a top-4 position; but should still get there as
long as they can defeat struggling Port Adelaide at home next week. Geelong remain top of the table,
with only 1 loss for the season; and comparisons with the all-conquering Essendon side of 2000
continue.
Geelong 3.3 10.6 13.10 17.13 (115)
Kangaroos 4.3 6.4 9.4 13.4 (82)
Goals : Geelong - Chapman 4, Mooney 4, Ottens 3, Johnson 2, Ling 2, Lonergan, Rooke. Kangaroos -
Hale 8, Thomas 2, Harris, Jones, McIntosh.
Best : Geelong – Bartel, Ling, Corey, Mooney, Ottens, Chapman, Ablett. Kangaroos – Hale, Pratt,
Wells, Firrito.
Injuries : Geelong - Stokes (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Varcoe. Kelly (general
soreness) replaced in selected side by Prismall. Kangaroos - Thompson (ankle) replaced in selected
side by Thompson. Campbell (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Sinclair.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - James, M Nicholls, McInerney.
Crowd - 24,288 at Skilled Stadium.
It may have been winning ugly, and the size of the margin may not have been enough to bridge the
percentage gap between the teams, but St Kilda’s 48-point win over Adelaide was good enough to
book the Saints a berth in this year’s finals campaign.
Trailing by 12 points at quarter time, the Saints took control in the second quarter, a 6 goals to 1 burst
putting them 19 points clear at the long break; and after an even third term the Crows were unable to
score a goal in the last quarter, further extending the margin.
In veteran Robert Harvey’s last home game, the famous number 35 jumper was displayed hanging
from the roof of the Dome; while a guard of honour by many of Harvey’s former team-mates greeted
the Saints as they entered the arena. And Harvey lived up to the occasion, being among the Saints’
best. It was a big afternoon for the Saints, although the game never reached any great heights. And
being half a game behind 4th placed North Melbourne, and with an inferior percentage to both
Collingwood and Adelaide, the Saints will need a big win over Essendon in the final round and be
depending on 3 other results to get the double chance.
St Kilda 1.4 7.6 9.11 13.17 (95)
Adelaide 3.4 4.5 6.9 6.11 (47)
Goals : St Kilda - Riewoldt 3, Milne 2, Schneider 2, Gardiner, Harvey, Goddard, Hayes, Gram, Goddard.
Adelaide - Thompson 2, Stevens, Knights, Johncock, Douglas.
Best : St Kilda - Montagna, S. Fisher, Harvey, Milne, Hayes, Gram, Riewoldt. Adelaide - McLeod, Bock,
Symes, Edwards.
Injuries : St Kilda - McQualter (stomach virus) replaced in selected side by Birss. Adelaide - Nil
Reports : Adelaide - Knights for head high contact on Birss in the fourth quarter.
Umpires - McBurney, Stevic, Chamberlain
Crowd - 33,811 at Telstra Dome .
Hawthorn were expected to be far too good for West Coast when the Hawks travelled to Subiaco, and
that’s exactly how it turned out as the Hawks cruised to a 71-point victory. The main interest in the
game was whether Lance Franklin would kick his 100th goal for the season, but his 4-goal haul left
him 2 short; leaving the likelihood that Buddy will achieve the milestone in Melbourne in front of a
greater contingent of Hawks fans.
The Hawks led from the outset, and although West Coast were competitive early the margin was 21
points at the long break. But a 9 goals to 3 third term ended any hope of an Eagle revival and ensured
the Hawks would remain ahead of the Bulldogs in second place. Franklin and Campbell Brown each
kicked 4 for the Hawks, while Ben McKinley contributed 3 for the Eagles; who will miss the finals for
only the 5th time in the club’s illustrious history.
Hawthorn 4.4 7.6 16.10 19.19 (133)
West Coast 1.1 4.3 7.6 9.8 (62)
Goals : Hawthorn - Franklin 4, Brown 4, Williams 3,Young 2, Roughead 2, Birchall, Sewell, Bateman,
Stokes. West Coast - McKinley 3, Davis 2, Armstrong, Lynch Seaby, Embley.
Best : Hawthorn - Lewis, Guerra, Mitchell, Birchall, Rioli, Williams, Sewell. West Coast - Glass,
Priddis, Fletcher, Cox, Mackenzie.
Injuries : Hawthorn – Nil. West Coast – Nil.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Ryan, Wenn, Armstrong.
Crowd - 37,040 at Subiaco Oval.
The Western Bulldogs had won just 1 of their last 5 games, but in the leadup to the finals regained
some of their form with a 46-point win over Essendon at Telstra Dome.
After an even first quarter, a 7 goals to 2 second term, followed up by a 9 goals to 4 third quarter put the
result beyond doubt. By the last change the margin was out to 57 points; and although Essendon won
the last quarter, it was too little too late for the Bombers. Another disappointing season for Essendon,
their 4th in a row in which they will not participate in the finals, ends next week although the Bombers
for significant parts of this match appeared to have already clocked off for their end of season.
But this was the Bulldogs’ night. Snapping out of some recent poor form, some of their bigger name
players regained their touch. Mitchell Hahn was the dominant force, kicking 6 in a best-on-ground
performance, while Adam Cooney showed himself to be a Brownlow prospect with another strong
game and former Brownlow winner Jason Akermanis was also prominent.
Western Bulldogs 3.3 10.6 19.8 23.13 (151)
Essendon 3.4 5.8 9.11 15.15 (105)
Goals : Bulldogs - Hahn 6, Johnson 4, Akermanis 4, Minson 2, Welsh 2, Harbrow, Eagleton, Murphy,
Cooney, Boyd. Essendon - Lloyd 4, Michael 2, Stanton 2, McVeigh, Lonergan, Monfries, Lovett-Murray,
McPhee, Nash, Dyson
Best : Bulldogs - Hahn, Cooney, Lake, Minson, Cross, Giansiracusa, Akermanis. Essendon - Stanton,
Lloyd, McVeigh, Johnson, Monfries.
Injuries : Bulldogs - Gilbee (flu) replaced in selected side by Everitt, Ray (flu) replaced in selected side
by Higgins. Essendon - Welsh (hamstring), Watson (ankle).
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Donlon, McLaren, Hendrie.
Crowd - 37,294 at Telstra Dome.
Neither Richmond nor Fremantle will participate in this year’s finals, but the Tigers helped to ensure
their 2008 campaign would gain some form of momentum to carry into 2009 with a come-from-behind
7 point win over Fremantle at the MCG.
Making the early front-running, the Dockers led by 12 points at half-time, and by 5 points at the last
change. But it took just seconds in the last quarter for Matthew Richardson to crumb the pack and
snap a goal through to put the Tigers in front. An long bomb to Chris Newman then a lead, mark and
goal to Richardson put the Tigers 13 points clear within 5 minutes of the start of the last quarter; and
the Tigers were then able to shut down the remainder of the game to take out victory. It was the 8th
time this season the Dockers have lost a match by a single-figure margin, the Dockers languishing in
the lower reaches of the ladder when they could so easily have been finals contenders this season.
Richmond 3.6 8.8 11.12 15.15 (105)
Fremantle 5.1 10.3 13.5 15.8 (98)
Goals : Richmond - Morton 3, Richardson 2, Tuck 2, Deledio 2, Jackson, Simmonds, Connors, Foley,
Schultz, Newman. Fremantle - Mark Johnson 3, Murphy 2, Bradley 2, Campbell, Mundy, Palmer, Drum,
Headland, Thornton, Carr, Peake.
Best : Richmond - Tuck, Deledio, Jackson, Edwards, Simmonds, Foley, Connors. Fremantle - Hayden,
Palmer, McPharlin, Duffield, Campbell.
Injuries : Richmond – Nil. Fremantle – Nil.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Schmitt, Ellis, Mollinson.
Crowd - 24,881 at the MCG.
Melbourne haven’t won at AAMI Stadium since 2000, and that losing streak didn’t look like being
threatened as Port Adelaide demolished the hapless Demons by 78 points; a result that for one day
only made Port look like the side that made it through to the grand final and gave some hope to their
supporters after a dismal season, but one that condemned Melbourne to the wooden spoon.
From the outset Port were dominant, leading by 36 points at quarter time. Despite Melbourne holding
Port to just one goal at the last change, the margin was still 45 points and a Power surge in the last
quarter blew the margin out. Daniel Motlop kicked 5 for the Power, while the Burgoyne brothers and
Dominic Cassisi dominated the midfield.
Port Adelaide 6.6 9.10 10.17 18.21 (129)
Melbourne 1.0 2.4 4.8 7.9 (51)
Goals : Port Adelaide - D Motlop 5, J Westhoff 2, M Westhoff 2, Lade 2, P Burgoyne 2, Pearce 2, Rodan,
Cassisi, Boak. Melbourne - Miller 2, Bruce, Bate, Wonaeamirri, Jamar, Newton.
Best : Port Adelaide - P Burgoyne, S Burgoyne, Cassisi, D Motlop, Logan, Brogan, Pearce. Melbourne
- Wheatley, Buckley, McDonald, Garland, Morton.
Injuries : Port Adelaide - Chaplin (knee). Melbourne – Nil.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Margetts, Head, Keating.
Crowd - 18,875 at AAMI Stadium.
A wildly fluctuating, high-scoring contest at the Gabba saw Carlton come from 32 points down at three-
quarter time to beat Brisbane by 6 points; a result that ends Brisbane’s finals hopes after for so much
of the season it was looking like the Lions’ finals drought would come to and end this year.
Carlton came racing out of the blocks with 7 first quarter goals to lead by 22 points at quarter time and
at half time the Blues led by 18 points. But after the long break it was the Lions who came out
swinging, booting 9 goals to 1 for the quarter to take the lead and have a 32-point advantage at the last
change. Daniel Bradshaw was looking unstoppable, on his way to a 6-goal haul; while Jonathan
Brown and Simon Black were also in impressive form.
But the Lions stopped to a walk in the final term, while Carlton looked fitter and ran out the match,
taking the lead back in the dying minutes to stun the locals with a close-fought 6-point win. While the
Lions’ midfield was visibly tired and unable to keep up, Nick Stevens and Chris Judd were racking up
possessions at will. Although Carlton will miss the finals for the 7th straight season, the second half of
this season creates hopes for the Blues that their run of outs should come to an end in 2009.
Carlton 7.2 11.3 12.4 18.7 (115)
Brisbane 3.4 7.9 16.12 16.13 (109)
Goals : Carlton - Cloke 4, Fisher 3, Houlihan 3, Fevola 2, Murphy 2, Waite 2, Stevens, Walker. Brisbane
- Bradshaw 6, Brown 4, Corrie 2, Power 2, Hooper, Rischitelli.
Best : Carlton - Stevens, Judd, Cloke, Murphy, Houlihan. Brisbane - Brennan, Black, Dalziell, Brown,
Bradshaw.
Injuries : Carlton – Nil. Brisbane - Adcock (head), Charman (head).
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Stewart, Meredith, Ryan.
Crowd - 34,327 at the Gabba.
A blistering first quarter from Collingwood ensured the Magpies were never threatened by a
disappointing Sydney in front of a blockbuster crowd at Telstra Dome on Saturday night. The Magpies
got off to a flying start, kicking 5 unanswered goals in the first 12 minutes of the game; and already the
contest looked out of reach. The margin had blown out to 45 points by half time, and when
Collingwood kicked the first 3 goals of the second half the result was not in doubt; and although
Sydney won the last quarter the damage was already done.
Travis Cloke kicked 5 for Collingwood, while Leon Davis accumulated well over 30 possessions in a
best-on-ground performance. The result ensures that Collingwood will be participating in 2008’s finals
series. The Swans had already wrapped up their finals berth; but the Magpies have far superior
momentum than the Swans, who have looked unimpressive in recent weeks. And should Collingwood
and Sydney have a rematch in the finals, it would take a remarkable turnaround in form for the result to
be anything other than a replay of last year’s Elimination Final result.
Collingwood 8.3 11.6 15.8 18.10 (118)
Sydney 2.3 4.3 6.7 10.13 (73)
Goals : Collingwood - T Cloke 5, L Davis 2, J Anthony 2, S O'Bree, P Medhurst, J McCarthy, S
Pendlebury, S Cox, T Goldsack, T Lockyer, D Swan, M Clarke. Sydney - B Hall 3, J Moore 3, D Jolly, P
Veszpremi, K Jack, A Goodes.
Best : Colllingwood - L Davis, D Swan, T Cloke, S Cox, S Pendlebury, H O'Brien, T Goldsack, S O'Bree.
Sydney - J Bolton, B Hall, M Mattner, B Kirk.
Injuries : Collingwood – N Brown (soreness) replaced in selected side by S Cox. Sydney – Nil.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - S Jeffery B Rosebury M Vozzo.
Crowd - 45,570 at Telstra Dome.
some of their form with a 46-point win over Essendon at Telstra Dome.
After an even first quarter, a 7 goals to 2 second term, followed up by a 9 goals to 4 third quarter put the
result beyond doubt. By the last change the margin was out to 57 points; and although Essendon won
the last quarter, it was too little too late for the Bombers. Another disappointing season for Essendon,
their 4th in a row in which they will not participate in the finals, ends next week although the Bombers
for significant parts of this match appeared to have already clocked off for their end of season.
But this was the Bulldogs’ night. Snapping out of some recent poor form, some of their bigger name
players regained their touch. Mitchell Hahn was the dominant force, kicking 6 in a best-on-ground
performance, while Adam Cooney showed himself to be a Brownlow prospect with another strong
game and former Brownlow winner Jason Akermanis was also prominent.
Western Bulldogs 3.3 10.6 19.8 23.13 (151)
Essendon 3.4 5.8 9.11 15.15 (105)
Goals : Bulldogs - Hahn 6, Johnson 4, Akermanis 4, Minson 2, Welsh 2, Harbrow, Eagleton, Murphy,
Cooney, Boyd. Essendon - Lloyd 4, Michael 2, Stanton 2, McVeigh, Lonergan, Monfries, Lovett-Murray,
McPhee, Nash, Dyson
Best : Bulldogs - Hahn, Cooney, Lake, Minson, Cross, Giansiracusa, Akermanis. Essendon - Stanton,
Lloyd, McVeigh, Johnson, Monfries.
Injuries : Bulldogs - Gilbee (flu) replaced in selected side by Everitt, Ray (flu) replaced in selected side
by Higgins. Essendon - Welsh (hamstring), Watson (ankle).
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Donlon, McLaren, Hendrie.
Crowd - 37,294 at Telstra Dome.
Neither Richmond nor Fremantle will participate in this year’s finals, but the Tigers helped to ensure
their 2008 campaign would gain some form of momentum to carry into 2009 with a come-from-behind
7 point win over Fremantle at the MCG.
Making the early front-running, the Dockers led by 12 points at half-time, and by 5 points at the last
change. But it took just seconds in the last quarter for Matthew Richardson to crumb the pack and
snap a goal through to put the Tigers in front. An long bomb to Chris Newman then a lead, mark and
goal to Richardson put the Tigers 13 points clear within 5 minutes of the start of the last quarter; and
the Tigers were then able to shut down the remainder of the game to take out victory. It was the 8th
time this season the Dockers have lost a match by a single-figure margin, the Dockers languishing in
the lower reaches of the ladder when they could so easily have been finals contenders this season.
Richmond 3.6 8.8 11.12 15.15 (105)
Fremantle 5.1 10.3 13.5 15.8 (98)
Goals : Richmond - Morton 3, Richardson 2, Tuck 2, Deledio 2, Jackson, Simmonds, Connors, Foley,
Schultz, Newman. Fremantle - Mark Johnson 3, Murphy 2, Bradley 2, Campbell, Mundy, Palmer, Drum,
Headland, Thornton, Carr, Peake.
Best : Richmond - Tuck, Deledio, Jackson, Edwards, Simmonds, Foley, Connors. Fremantle - Hayden,
Palmer, McPharlin, Duffield, Campbell.
Injuries : Richmond – Nil. Fremantle – Nil.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Schmitt, Ellis, Mollinson.
Crowd - 24,881 at the MCG.
Melbourne haven’t won at AAMI Stadium since 2000, and that losing streak didn’t look like being
threatened as Port Adelaide demolished the hapless Demons by 78 points; a result that for one day
only made Port look like the side that made it through to the grand final and gave some hope to their
supporters after a dismal season, but one that condemned Melbourne to the wooden spoon.
From the outset Port were dominant, leading by 36 points at quarter time. Despite Melbourne holding
Port to just one goal at the last change, the margin was still 45 points and a Power surge in the last
quarter blew the margin out. Daniel Motlop kicked 5 for the Power, while the Burgoyne brothers and
Dominic Cassisi dominated the midfield.
Port Adelaide 6.6 9.10 10.17 18.21 (129)
Melbourne 1.0 2.4 4.8 7.9 (51)
Goals : Port Adelaide - D Motlop 5, J Westhoff 2, M Westhoff 2, Lade 2, P Burgoyne 2, Pearce 2, Rodan,
Cassisi, Boak. Melbourne - Miller 2, Bruce, Bate, Wonaeamirri, Jamar, Newton.
Best : Port Adelaide - P Burgoyne, S Burgoyne, Cassisi, D Motlop, Logan, Brogan, Pearce. Melbourne
- Wheatley, Buckley, McDonald, Garland, Morton.
Injuries : Port Adelaide - Chaplin (knee). Melbourne – Nil.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Margetts, Head, Keating.
Crowd - 18,875 at AAMI Stadium.
A wildly fluctuating, high-scoring contest at the Gabba saw Carlton come from 32 points down at three-
quarter time to beat Brisbane by 6 points; a result that ends Brisbane’s finals hopes after for so much
of the season it was looking like the Lions’ finals drought would come to and end this year.
Carlton came racing out of the blocks with 7 first quarter goals to lead by 22 points at quarter time and
at half time the Blues led by 18 points. But after the long break it was the Lions who came out
swinging, booting 9 goals to 1 for the quarter to take the lead and have a 32-point advantage at the last
change. Daniel Bradshaw was looking unstoppable, on his way to a 6-goal haul; while Jonathan
Brown and Simon Black were also in impressive form.
But the Lions stopped to a walk in the final term, while Carlton looked fitter and ran out the match,
taking the lead back in the dying minutes to stun the locals with a close-fought 6-point win. While the
Lions’ midfield was visibly tired and unable to keep up, Nick Stevens and Chris Judd were racking up
possessions at will. Although Carlton will miss the finals for the 7th straight season, the second half of
this season creates hopes for the Blues that their run of outs should come to an end in 2009.
Carlton 7.2 11.3 12.4 18.7 (115)
Brisbane 3.4 7.9 16.12 16.13 (109)
Goals : Carlton - Cloke 4, Fisher 3, Houlihan 3, Fevola 2, Murphy 2, Waite 2, Stevens, Walker. Brisbane
- Bradshaw 6, Brown 4, Corrie 2, Power 2, Hooper, Rischitelli.
Best : Carlton - Stevens, Judd, Cloke, Murphy, Houlihan. Brisbane - Brennan, Black, Dalziell, Brown,
Bradshaw.
Injuries : Carlton – Nil. Brisbane - Adcock (head), Charman (head).
Reports – Nil. Umpires - Stewart, Meredith, Ryan.
Crowd - 34,327 at the Gabba.
A blistering first quarter from Collingwood ensured the Magpies were never threatened by a
disappointing Sydney in front of a blockbuster crowd at Telstra Dome on Saturday night. The Magpies
got off to a flying start, kicking 5 unanswered goals in the first 12 minutes of the game; and already the
contest looked out of reach. The margin had blown out to 45 points by half time, and when
Collingwood kicked the first 3 goals of the second half the result was not in doubt; and although
Sydney won the last quarter the damage was already done.
Travis Cloke kicked 5 for Collingwood, while Leon Davis accumulated well over 30 possessions in a
best-on-ground performance. The result ensures that Collingwood will be participating in 2008’s finals
series. The Swans had already wrapped up their finals berth; but the Magpies have far superior
momentum than the Swans, who have looked unimpressive in recent weeks. And should Collingwood
and Sydney have a rematch in the finals, it would take a remarkable turnaround in form for the result to
be anything other than a replay of last year’s Elimination Final result.
Collingwood 8.3 11.6 15.8 18.10 (118)
Sydney 2.3 4.3 6.7 10.13 (73)
Goals : Collingwood - T Cloke 5, L Davis 2, J Anthony 2, S O'Bree, P Medhurst, J McCarthy, S
Pendlebury, S Cox, T Goldsack, T Lockyer, D Swan, M Clarke. Sydney - B Hall 3, J Moore 3, D Jolly, P
Veszpremi, K Jack, A Goodes.
Best : Colllingwood - L Davis, D Swan, T Cloke, S Cox, S Pendlebury, H O'Brien, T Goldsack, S O'Bree.
Sydney - J Bolton, B Hall, M Mattner, B Kirk.
Injuries : Collingwood – N Brown (soreness) replaced in selected side by S Cox. Sydney – Nil.
Reports – Nil. Umpires - S Jeffery B Rosebury M Vozzo.
Crowd - 45,570 at Telstra Dome.
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