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| FINALS WEEK 1 MATCHES (Michael Shillito’s tips in bold – Season to Date 114/176) Friday 5th September 2nd Qualifying Final - Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs (7:40pm, MCG) Saturday 6th September 1st Elimination Final - Adelaide v Collingwood (3:10pm, AAMI Stadium) 2nd Elimination Final - Sydney v Kangaroos (7:10pm, ANZ Stadium) Sunday 7th September 1st Qualifying Final - Geelong v St Kilda (2:10pm, MCG) All times shown are Sydney time. |
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After early disappointments, Richmond have finished the 2008 season with a wet sail, their 3-match
winning streak in the final 3 rounds creating real hope that their long-suffering fans will finally see
some success next season. Leaving the best until last, the Tigers were far too good for Melbourne,
cruising to a comfortable 80-point win.
The Tigers took control in the second quarter, with 6 goals to 1 tilting the match firmly in their favour.
Going on with the job in the second half, the Tigers scored 8 goals to 3 turn the game into a one-sided
affair. Brett Deledio kicked 4 and Joel Bowden 3, while Shane Tuck and Chris Newman were among
the Tigers' best. Although the Tigers miss out on finals action, finishing in 9th position, hopes are high
that they could finally break through next year. The match concluded a dismal season for Melbourne,
with the Demons taking out the wooden spoon, in financial trouble and racked by internal turmoil.
Richmond 2.5 8.9 12.10 18.13 (121)
Melbourne 2.1 3.1 4.4 6.5 (41)
Goals : Richmond - Deledio 4, Bowden 3, Jackson 2, Riewoldt 2, Connors, Foley, McMahon, Morton,
Tivendale, Tuck, White. Melbourne - White 2, Green, Holland, Sylvia, Whelan.
Best : Richmond - Bowden, Tuck, Newman, Deledio, Foley, McGuane, Johnson, McMahon. Melbourne
- Yze, Whelan, Bruce, Warnock, Garland.
Injuries : Richmond - Connors replaced Pattison in selected side. Melbourne - Sylvia (ankle), Petterd
(hamstring).
Reports : Richmond - Morton for wrestling Miller in the second quarter. Melbourne - Miller for wrestling
Morton in the second quarter.
Umpires - Margetts, Ryan, Ellis.
Crowd - 37,046 at MCG.
St Kilda went into their match against Essendon knowing it was mathematically possible to go ahead
of Adelaide into 4th spot and the double change; but the more the Saints dominated a dismal
Essendon in the final home & away match for 2008 the more the mathematical chance became a
genuine possibility. In the end, the Saints' 21 goals to 5 win, thrashing the Bombers by 108 points,
was just enough to get the Saints to edge out the Crows and qualify for the double-chance.
Stephen Milne kicked 7 for the Saints and Nick Riewoldt 4, but it was a solid team effort against
minimal resistance that saw the Saints clearly superior in all facets of the game. As the calculators
went into overdrive during the last quarter, every score calculating the difference in percentage
between St Kilda and Adelaide, the Saints put in their best quarter with 7 unanswered goals which
was enough to get them ahead.
With the win, St Kilda qualify for the double-chance and a meeting with Geelong. Adelaide find
themselves in sudden-death territory, with a match against Collingwood at AAMI Stadium next week
and needing a win to keep their 2008 season going.
St Kilda 5.5 8.12 14.15 21.21 (147)
Essendon 2.3 2.6 5.8 5.9 (39)
Goals : St Kilda - Milne 7, Riewoldt 4, Gram 3, Schneider 2, Eddy, Gardiner, Goddard, King, Montagna.
Essendon - Johnson, Lloyd, Magin, Ryder, Watson
Best : St Kilda - Milne, Gram, Riewoldt, Goddard, Koschitzke, Hayes, Fisher. Essendon -
Ramanauskas, Peverill, Lonergan, Watson.
Injuries : St Kilda - Dempster (knee), Schneider (cork), Riewoldt (knee). Essendon - Lloyd (hamstring).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - Nicholls, Head, Keating.
Crowd - 46,161 at Telstra Dome.
winning streak in the final 3 rounds creating real hope that their long-suffering fans will finally see
some success next season. Leaving the best until last, the Tigers were far too good for Melbourne,
cruising to a comfortable 80-point win.
The Tigers took control in the second quarter, with 6 goals to 1 tilting the match firmly in their favour.
Going on with the job in the second half, the Tigers scored 8 goals to 3 turn the game into a one-sided
affair. Brett Deledio kicked 4 and Joel Bowden 3, while Shane Tuck and Chris Newman were among
the Tigers' best. Although the Tigers miss out on finals action, finishing in 9th position, hopes are high
that they could finally break through next year. The match concluded a dismal season for Melbourne,
with the Demons taking out the wooden spoon, in financial trouble and racked by internal turmoil.
Richmond 2.5 8.9 12.10 18.13 (121)
Melbourne 2.1 3.1 4.4 6.5 (41)
Goals : Richmond - Deledio 4, Bowden 3, Jackson 2, Riewoldt 2, Connors, Foley, McMahon, Morton,
Tivendale, Tuck, White. Melbourne - White 2, Green, Holland, Sylvia, Whelan.
Best : Richmond - Bowden, Tuck, Newman, Deledio, Foley, McGuane, Johnson, McMahon. Melbourne
- Yze, Whelan, Bruce, Warnock, Garland.
Injuries : Richmond - Connors replaced Pattison in selected side. Melbourne - Sylvia (ankle), Petterd
(hamstring).
Reports : Richmond - Morton for wrestling Miller in the second quarter. Melbourne - Miller for wrestling
Morton in the second quarter.
Umpires - Margetts, Ryan, Ellis.
Crowd - 37,046 at MCG.
St Kilda went into their match against Essendon knowing it was mathematically possible to go ahead
of Adelaide into 4th spot and the double change; but the more the Saints dominated a dismal
Essendon in the final home & away match for 2008 the more the mathematical chance became a
genuine possibility. In the end, the Saints' 21 goals to 5 win, thrashing the Bombers by 108 points,
was just enough to get the Saints to edge out the Crows and qualify for the double-chance.
Stephen Milne kicked 7 for the Saints and Nick Riewoldt 4, but it was a solid team effort against
minimal resistance that saw the Saints clearly superior in all facets of the game. As the calculators
went into overdrive during the last quarter, every score calculating the difference in percentage
between St Kilda and Adelaide, the Saints put in their best quarter with 7 unanswered goals which
was enough to get them ahead.
With the win, St Kilda qualify for the double-chance and a meeting with Geelong. Adelaide find
themselves in sudden-death territory, with a match against Collingwood at AAMI Stadium next week
and needing a win to keep their 2008 season going.
St Kilda 5.5 8.12 14.15 21.21 (147)
Essendon 2.3 2.6 5.8 5.9 (39)
Goals : St Kilda - Milne 7, Riewoldt 4, Gram 3, Schneider 2, Eddy, Gardiner, Goddard, King, Montagna.
Essendon - Johnson, Lloyd, Magin, Ryder, Watson
Best : St Kilda - Milne, Gram, Riewoldt, Goddard, Koschitzke, Hayes, Fisher. Essendon -
Ramanauskas, Peverill, Lonergan, Watson.
Injuries : St Kilda - Dempster (knee), Schneider (cork), Riewoldt (knee). Essendon - Lloyd (hamstring).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - Nicholls, Head, Keating.
Crowd - 46,161 at Telstra Dome.
No finals football for Fremantle this year, but the Dockers at least finished 2008 on a good note with a
24-point win over Collingwood at Subiaco. After John Anthony kicked the opening goal of the game for
Collingwood, a 5-goal burst by the Dockers opened up what would turn out to be a match-winning
break; one that Collingwood never looked like recovering from.
Jeff Farmer, in what is likely to be his last game, kicked 3 goals; the out-of-contract forward putting in a
claim for a new deal with a solid performance. Kepler Bradley also kicked 3 for the Dockers, while
Rhys Palmer and Byron Schammer were among their best. In a disappointing night for Collingwood,
Leon Davis tried hard all night but too few of his team-mates made a meaningful contribution.
The result ensures Fremantle will at least finish 2008 in a positive frame of mind; and for local pride
ensured they would finish ahead of arch-rivals West Coast. But for Collingwood the loss costs them
any chance of qualifying for the top 4, and with the possibility of having to travel interstate for a sudden-
death final.
Fremantle 5.0 7.1 9.7 12.8 (80)
Collingwood 1.4 4.5 6.6 8.8 (56)
Goals : Fremantle - Farmer 3, Bradley 3, Duffield, Carr, Palmer, Headland, Schammer, Campbell.
Collingwood - Cloke 2, Anthony 2, Clarke, Fraser, Davis, Goldsack.
Best : Fremantle - Palmer, Schammer, McPharlin, Bradley, Farmer, Browne, Drum. Collingwood -
Davis, Pendlebury, Cox, Fraser, Prestigiacomo.
Injuries : Fremantle - Nil. Collingwood - Nil.
Reports - Nil. Umpires - Donlon, Rosebury, Ryan.
Crowd - 35,106 at Subiaco Oval.
North Melbourne, looking comfortable for a top-4 position just 2 weeks ago, now find themselves
having to go through sudden-death finals after the Kangaroos, at home against non-finallists Port
Adelaide, were thrashed by 76 points.
The Kangaroos led by 5 points at the first change; but the Power, playing with a passion and intensity
so often missing during a disappointing season, banged through 20 goals to 6 over the remainder of
the game to run out convincing winners. David Rodan kicked 5 and Daniel Motlop 3 for Port, while the
Burgoyne brothers were sensational, accumulating a glut of possession. After their record loss in last
year's grand final, Port have had a season to forget in 2008, and although finishing the season on a
high, the result poses the question of why they couldn't have played like that all season. For the
Kangaroos, a sudden-death final next week awaits
Port Adelaide 3.4 10.5 18.8 23.10 (148)
Kangaroos 4.3 7.4 9.10 10.12 (72)
Goals : Port Adelaide - Rodan 5, D Motlop 3, Gray 3, Thurstans 3, Cassisi 2, Logan, S Burgoyne,
Pearce, Lade, P Burgoyne, Stewart, M Motlop. Kangaroos - Hale 4, Grant 2, Jones, Campbell, Harding,
Pratt.
Best : Port Adelaide - P Burgoyne, Rodan, S Burgoyne, K Cornes, Brogan, Pearce, Logan. Kangaroos
- Hale, Petrie, Rawlings, Harvey.
Injuries : Port Adelaide - Boak (ill) replaced in selected side by Lonie. Kangaroos - Harding (knee),
Wells (ankle).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - Farmer, Schmitt, Mollison.
Crowd - 22,144 at MCG.
Geelong matched the record of the all-conquering Essendon side of 2000, the Cats winning their 21st
game of the home & away season when they demolished West Coast by 99 points at Skilled Stadium.
After an even first quarter, the Cats blew the game away in the second term with an 8 goals to 2 quarter
and continued the romp in the second half, kicking 12 goals to 4. So dominant were the Cats that they
accumulated more than double the number of possessions than their outclassed opponents.
Steven Johnson kicked 6 for the Cats in a best-on-ground performance, while Tom Longeran kicked 4,
Brad Ottens beat Dean Cox in the ruck and Jimmy Bartel was collecting possessions at will. In a
disappointing day for the Eagles, Mark LeCras and Ben McKinley each kicked 2.
The result consolidates Geelong's position on top of the ladder, sending a message to their
opponents that they will again be the team to beat during the 2008 finals. For West Coast, a disastrous
season comes to an end with the club in second last position, the worst finish in their history.
Geelong 4.3 12.9 18.12 24.20 (164)
West Coast 4.3 6.3 9.5 10.5 (65)
Goals : Geelong - S.Johnson 6, Lonergan 4, Mooney 2, Prismall 2, Stokes 2, G.Ablett, Byrnes, Gamble,
Hunt, Ottens, Taylor, Varcoe, Enright. West Coast - LeCras 2, McKinley 2, Embley, Fletcher, Hansen,
McNamara, Priddis, A.Selwood.
Best : Geelong - S.Johnson, Ottens, Bartel, Selwood, Ling, Taylor, Corey, Lonergan, G.Ablett. West
Coast - Glass, Lynch, Cox, Butler, A.Selwood, Priddis
Injuries : Geelong - Mackie (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Byrnes. West Coast - Nil.
Reports : Geelong - Stokes for striking Fletcher in the third quarter.
Umpires - Stewart, Armstrong, Jeffrey.
Crowd - 21,752 at Skilled Stadium.
Adelaide moved into 4th place with a hard-fought 9-point win over the Western Bulldogs on a wet
Saturday night at AAMI Stadium. The match was a low-scoring slog, but the closeness of the scores all
night kept the interest up. Scores were level at the last change, but Jason Porplyzia soon put the home
side in front after a scramble on the goal line was soccered through. A mark and goal to Kurt Tippett
extended the margin. But the Bulldogs weren't beaten yet, goals to Scott Welsh and Ryan Griffen
cutting the margin back to 2 points before Tyson Edwards' 3rd goal gave the Crows a match-winning
buffer. The result puts Adelaide in 4th place, while despite this loss the Bulldogs were already locked
in 3rd place and will play off against Hawthorn next week for direct entry to the preliminary final.
Adelaide 3.1 4.10 7.12 10.16 (76)
Western Bulldogs 4.3 5.8 7.12 9.13 (67)
Goals : Adelaide - Edwards 3, Van Berlo 2, Porplyzia 2, Thompson, Stevens, Tippett. Bulldogs -
Harbrow, Higgins, Giansiracusa, Gilbee, Eagleton, Murphy, Akermanis, Welsh, Griffen.
Best : Adelaide - Van Berlo, Edwards, Doughty, Thompson, Symes, Maric, Stevens, McLeod. Bulldogs
- Cross, Giansiracusa, Eagleton, Gilbee, Akermanis.
Injuries : Adelaide - Nil. Bulldogs - Johnson (cut head) .
Reports : Bulldogs - Lake for high contact on Stevens.
Umpires - Vozzo, Meredith, McInerney.
Crowd - 37,545 at AAMI Stadium.
With Hawthorn having already wrapped up second place on the ladder, and with Carlton out of the
finals race, the interest heading into the Saturday night match at the Dome was in the key forwards.
Lance Franklin went into the match with 98 goals for the season and Brendan Fevola on 92.
Buddy Franklin's milestone took just 25 minutes to come, as the big Hawk twice marked and goaled.
The crowd invaded the arena for the traditional 100 goal celebration and play was delayed for 10
minutes. The Hawks were looking dominant, and as the game continued they would extend their lead
in every quarter to round out a convincing 78-point win..
Fevola was held goal-less in the first half and it looked like his quest for the ton was over. But 3 goals
in the third term revived his hopes, and by the time he was paid a free at the 25-minute mark of the
final term and goaled, he had brought up his 99th goal with still a few minutes left on the clock. The
Blues continued to press, and Fevola twice could have been paid a free within kicking rance, but the
umpires' whistles remained unblown; with Hawthorn's defence tightening to deny the Carlton
spearhead his milestone.
Hawthorn 6.4 10.7 16.13 24.15 (159)
Carlton 2.3 4.5 8.6 12.9 (81)
Goals : Hawthorn - Roughead 5, Franklin 4, Williams 3, Brown 3, Osborne 3, Rioli, Lewis, Hodge,
Campbell, Sewell, Bateman. Carlton - Fevola 7, Gibbs 2, Cloke, Judd, Russell.
Best : Hawthorn - Hodge, Mitchell, Lewis, Sewell, Birchall, Brown, Roughead. Carlton - Judd, Murphy,
Gibbs, Fevola, Thornton, Walker, Bentick.
Injuries : Hawthorn - Stokes (gastro) replaced in selected side by Ellis, Williams (hip). Carlton -
Scotland (hip), Carrazzo (knee) replaced in selected side by Austin.
Reports : Hawthorn - Bateman for wrestling Stevens in the third quarter. Carlton - Stevens for
wrestling Bateman in the thid quarter.
Umpires - Kennedy, Stevic, McLaren.
Crowd - 49,057 at Telstra Dome.
Sydney's form had been less than convincing going into their round 22 match against Brisbane Lions
at the SCG, winning just 2 of their previous 8 games; but the Swans' 61-point win signalled a welcome
return to form and ensured the Swans would qualify for a home final next week.
Without Michael O'Loughlin, Ryan O'Keefa and Adam Goodes, the Swans found a way to lift and
produce some of the football they had shown earlier on the season, with a coherent running game,
tight defence and sufficient attacking options to post a competitive score. Jarred Moore and Patrick
Veszpremi each kicked 4 for the Swans, while defenders Lewis Roberts-Thompson and Nick Malceski
were among their best. For Brisbane, a season that was looking promising half-way through the
season again sees them fail to qualify for the finals, but with a platform to build some future success.
The Swans live to fight another day.
Sydney 3.3 7.8 12.9 17.12 (114)
Brisbane 1.6 3.9 5.13 6.17 (53)
Goals : Sydney - Moore 4, Veszpremi 4, Jack 2, McVeigh 2, Everitt, Malceski, Bird, Richards, Hall.
Brisbane - Bradshaw 2, Selwood, Clouston, Henderson, Charman.
Best : Sydney - Moore, Roberts-Thomson, Malceski, McVeigh, Barry, Veszpremi, Richards. Brisbane -
Dalziell, Black, Brennan, Merrett, Power.
Injuries : Sydney - O’Keefe (flu) replaced in selected side by Veszpremi. Brisbane - Nil.
Reports : Sydney - J Bolton for rough conduct on Proud in the fourth quarter.
Umpires - McBurney, James, Chamberlain
Crowd - 24,076 at SCG.
24-point win over Collingwood at Subiaco. After John Anthony kicked the opening goal of the game for
Collingwood, a 5-goal burst by the Dockers opened up what would turn out to be a match-winning
break; one that Collingwood never looked like recovering from.
Jeff Farmer, in what is likely to be his last game, kicked 3 goals; the out-of-contract forward putting in a
claim for a new deal with a solid performance. Kepler Bradley also kicked 3 for the Dockers, while
Rhys Palmer and Byron Schammer were among their best. In a disappointing night for Collingwood,
Leon Davis tried hard all night but too few of his team-mates made a meaningful contribution.
The result ensures Fremantle will at least finish 2008 in a positive frame of mind; and for local pride
ensured they would finish ahead of arch-rivals West Coast. But for Collingwood the loss costs them
any chance of qualifying for the top 4, and with the possibility of having to travel interstate for a sudden-
death final.
Fremantle 5.0 7.1 9.7 12.8 (80)
Collingwood 1.4 4.5 6.6 8.8 (56)
Goals : Fremantle - Farmer 3, Bradley 3, Duffield, Carr, Palmer, Headland, Schammer, Campbell.
Collingwood - Cloke 2, Anthony 2, Clarke, Fraser, Davis, Goldsack.
Best : Fremantle - Palmer, Schammer, McPharlin, Bradley, Farmer, Browne, Drum. Collingwood -
Davis, Pendlebury, Cox, Fraser, Prestigiacomo.
Injuries : Fremantle - Nil. Collingwood - Nil.
Reports - Nil. Umpires - Donlon, Rosebury, Ryan.
Crowd - 35,106 at Subiaco Oval.
North Melbourne, looking comfortable for a top-4 position just 2 weeks ago, now find themselves
having to go through sudden-death finals after the Kangaroos, at home against non-finallists Port
Adelaide, were thrashed by 76 points.
The Kangaroos led by 5 points at the first change; but the Power, playing with a passion and intensity
so often missing during a disappointing season, banged through 20 goals to 6 over the remainder of
the game to run out convincing winners. David Rodan kicked 5 and Daniel Motlop 3 for Port, while the
Burgoyne brothers were sensational, accumulating a glut of possession. After their record loss in last
year's grand final, Port have had a season to forget in 2008, and although finishing the season on a
high, the result poses the question of why they couldn't have played like that all season. For the
Kangaroos, a sudden-death final next week awaits
Port Adelaide 3.4 10.5 18.8 23.10 (148)
Kangaroos 4.3 7.4 9.10 10.12 (72)
Goals : Port Adelaide - Rodan 5, D Motlop 3, Gray 3, Thurstans 3, Cassisi 2, Logan, S Burgoyne,
Pearce, Lade, P Burgoyne, Stewart, M Motlop. Kangaroos - Hale 4, Grant 2, Jones, Campbell, Harding,
Pratt.
Best : Port Adelaide - P Burgoyne, Rodan, S Burgoyne, K Cornes, Brogan, Pearce, Logan. Kangaroos
- Hale, Petrie, Rawlings, Harvey.
Injuries : Port Adelaide - Boak (ill) replaced in selected side by Lonie. Kangaroos - Harding (knee),
Wells (ankle).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - Farmer, Schmitt, Mollison.
Crowd - 22,144 at MCG.
Geelong matched the record of the all-conquering Essendon side of 2000, the Cats winning their 21st
game of the home & away season when they demolished West Coast by 99 points at Skilled Stadium.
After an even first quarter, the Cats blew the game away in the second term with an 8 goals to 2 quarter
and continued the romp in the second half, kicking 12 goals to 4. So dominant were the Cats that they
accumulated more than double the number of possessions than their outclassed opponents.
Steven Johnson kicked 6 for the Cats in a best-on-ground performance, while Tom Longeran kicked 4,
Brad Ottens beat Dean Cox in the ruck and Jimmy Bartel was collecting possessions at will. In a
disappointing day for the Eagles, Mark LeCras and Ben McKinley each kicked 2.
The result consolidates Geelong's position on top of the ladder, sending a message to their
opponents that they will again be the team to beat during the 2008 finals. For West Coast, a disastrous
season comes to an end with the club in second last position, the worst finish in their history.
Geelong 4.3 12.9 18.12 24.20 (164)
West Coast 4.3 6.3 9.5 10.5 (65)
Goals : Geelong - S.Johnson 6, Lonergan 4, Mooney 2, Prismall 2, Stokes 2, G.Ablett, Byrnes, Gamble,
Hunt, Ottens, Taylor, Varcoe, Enright. West Coast - LeCras 2, McKinley 2, Embley, Fletcher, Hansen,
McNamara, Priddis, A.Selwood.
Best : Geelong - S.Johnson, Ottens, Bartel, Selwood, Ling, Taylor, Corey, Lonergan, G.Ablett. West
Coast - Glass, Lynch, Cox, Butler, A.Selwood, Priddis
Injuries : Geelong - Mackie (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Byrnes. West Coast - Nil.
Reports : Geelong - Stokes for striking Fletcher in the third quarter.
Umpires - Stewart, Armstrong, Jeffrey.
Crowd - 21,752 at Skilled Stadium.
Adelaide moved into 4th place with a hard-fought 9-point win over the Western Bulldogs on a wet
Saturday night at AAMI Stadium. The match was a low-scoring slog, but the closeness of the scores all
night kept the interest up. Scores were level at the last change, but Jason Porplyzia soon put the home
side in front after a scramble on the goal line was soccered through. A mark and goal to Kurt Tippett
extended the margin. But the Bulldogs weren't beaten yet, goals to Scott Welsh and Ryan Griffen
cutting the margin back to 2 points before Tyson Edwards' 3rd goal gave the Crows a match-winning
buffer. The result puts Adelaide in 4th place, while despite this loss the Bulldogs were already locked
in 3rd place and will play off against Hawthorn next week for direct entry to the preliminary final.
Adelaide 3.1 4.10 7.12 10.16 (76)
Western Bulldogs 4.3 5.8 7.12 9.13 (67)
Goals : Adelaide - Edwards 3, Van Berlo 2, Porplyzia 2, Thompson, Stevens, Tippett. Bulldogs -
Harbrow, Higgins, Giansiracusa, Gilbee, Eagleton, Murphy, Akermanis, Welsh, Griffen.
Best : Adelaide - Van Berlo, Edwards, Doughty, Thompson, Symes, Maric, Stevens, McLeod. Bulldogs
- Cross, Giansiracusa, Eagleton, Gilbee, Akermanis.
Injuries : Adelaide - Nil. Bulldogs - Johnson (cut head) .
Reports : Bulldogs - Lake for high contact on Stevens.
Umpires - Vozzo, Meredith, McInerney.
Crowd - 37,545 at AAMI Stadium.
With Hawthorn having already wrapped up second place on the ladder, and with Carlton out of the
finals race, the interest heading into the Saturday night match at the Dome was in the key forwards.
Lance Franklin went into the match with 98 goals for the season and Brendan Fevola on 92.
Buddy Franklin's milestone took just 25 minutes to come, as the big Hawk twice marked and goaled.
The crowd invaded the arena for the traditional 100 goal celebration and play was delayed for 10
minutes. The Hawks were looking dominant, and as the game continued they would extend their lead
in every quarter to round out a convincing 78-point win..
Fevola was held goal-less in the first half and it looked like his quest for the ton was over. But 3 goals
in the third term revived his hopes, and by the time he was paid a free at the 25-minute mark of the
final term and goaled, he had brought up his 99th goal with still a few minutes left on the clock. The
Blues continued to press, and Fevola twice could have been paid a free within kicking rance, but the
umpires' whistles remained unblown; with Hawthorn's defence tightening to deny the Carlton
spearhead his milestone.
Hawthorn 6.4 10.7 16.13 24.15 (159)
Carlton 2.3 4.5 8.6 12.9 (81)
Goals : Hawthorn - Roughead 5, Franklin 4, Williams 3, Brown 3, Osborne 3, Rioli, Lewis, Hodge,
Campbell, Sewell, Bateman. Carlton - Fevola 7, Gibbs 2, Cloke, Judd, Russell.
Best : Hawthorn - Hodge, Mitchell, Lewis, Sewell, Birchall, Brown, Roughead. Carlton - Judd, Murphy,
Gibbs, Fevola, Thornton, Walker, Bentick.
Injuries : Hawthorn - Stokes (gastro) replaced in selected side by Ellis, Williams (hip). Carlton -
Scotland (hip), Carrazzo (knee) replaced in selected side by Austin.
Reports : Hawthorn - Bateman for wrestling Stevens in the third quarter. Carlton - Stevens for
wrestling Bateman in the thid quarter.
Umpires - Kennedy, Stevic, McLaren.
Crowd - 49,057 at Telstra Dome.
Sydney's form had been less than convincing going into their round 22 match against Brisbane Lions
at the SCG, winning just 2 of their previous 8 games; but the Swans' 61-point win signalled a welcome
return to form and ensured the Swans would qualify for a home final next week.
Without Michael O'Loughlin, Ryan O'Keefa and Adam Goodes, the Swans found a way to lift and
produce some of the football they had shown earlier on the season, with a coherent running game,
tight defence and sufficient attacking options to post a competitive score. Jarred Moore and Patrick
Veszpremi each kicked 4 for the Swans, while defenders Lewis Roberts-Thompson and Nick Malceski
were among their best. For Brisbane, a season that was looking promising half-way through the
season again sees them fail to qualify for the finals, but with a platform to build some future success.
The Swans live to fight another day.
Sydney 3.3 7.8 12.9 17.12 (114)
Brisbane 1.6 3.9 5.13 6.17 (53)
Goals : Sydney - Moore 4, Veszpremi 4, Jack 2, McVeigh 2, Everitt, Malceski, Bird, Richards, Hall.
Brisbane - Bradshaw 2, Selwood, Clouston, Henderson, Charman.
Best : Sydney - Moore, Roberts-Thomson, Malceski, McVeigh, Barry, Veszpremi, Richards. Brisbane -
Dalziell, Black, Brennan, Merrett, Power.
Injuries : Sydney - O’Keefe (flu) replaced in selected side by Veszpremi. Brisbane - Nil.
Reports : Sydney - J Bolton for rough conduct on Proud in the fourth quarter.
Umpires - McBurney, James, Chamberlain
Crowd - 24,076 at SCG.
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