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Round: 14 Venue: Kardinia Park Date: Sat, 29-06-2013 7:40 pm Crowd: 26,743 | |||||
Geelong | 3.4.22 | 5.7.37 | 7.16.58 | 11.19.85 | C: Chris Scott |
Fremantle | 0.2.2 | 4.2.26 | 4.2.26 | 7.2.44 | C: Ross Lyon |
GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 41 |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Allen Christensen (GEEL) | 2 Harry Taylor (GEEL) | 1 Mitch Duncan (GEEL) |
Geelong has bounced back from its shock loss to Brisbane at the Gabba last week, easily accounting for Fremantle in front of nearly 27,000 fans at Kardinia Park on Saturday night.
The Cats beat the Dockers at Fremantle coach Ross Lyon's own game, allowing his team just nine scoring shots at goal. Had it not been for Fremantle's accuracy - the Dockers kicked 7.2 - and Geelong's inaccuracy (11.19), the margin would have been far greater than the 41 points it was when the final siren sounded.
The win was a resounding response to Geelong's unexpected loss to the Lions last week, in which they surrendered a 52-point third-quarter lead. The Cats ensured there was no such comeback from Fremantle today, as they restricted the Dockers to just three scoring shots in the entire second half, while adding 6.12 to there own total.
Allen Christensen was dominant for Geelong, collecting the ball almost at will. He finished with a game-high 36 touches. Harry Taylor (28 disposals) and Andrew Mackie (27 possessions) provided good support. For Fremantle, Ryan Crowley stood out, restricting Cat captain Joel Selwood to just 1et disposals while gathering 15 touches of his own. Danyle Pearce (19 touches) and Tendai Mzungu (19 disposals and a goal) were also very good.
Geelong, who are a game clear of Essendon in second place on the ladder, will face up to top side Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday night in what could be a Grand Final preview. The two sides have had some classic encounters in recent years but the Hawks have not beaten the Cats since the 2008 Grand Final.
Despite the loss, Fremantle coach Ross Lyon was not overly concerned, saying that the Dockers were still well placed and were looking forward to the imminent return of several key players, including captain Matthew Pavlich and number one ruckman Aaron Sandilands. The Dockers place St Kilda at home next Saturday night, before a round 16 derby match against West Coast.
GOALS
Geelong: Hawkins, Motlop, Corey 2; Bartel, T.Hunt, Podsiadly, Murdoch, Simpson
Fremantle: Walters 3; Mzungu, Sheridan, Taberner, Mayne
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Geelong: Taylor, Bartel, Christensen, Hunt, Mackie, Duncan
Fremantle: Crowley, Fyfe, D.Pearce, Mzungu
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Geelong: Christensen, Mackie, Taylor, Enright, Bartel, Duncan
Fremantle: Crowley, McPharlin, D. Pearce, Mzungu, Ibbotson
INJURIES
Geelong: Josh Hunt (ill)
Fremantle: Lee Spurr (ill) replaced in selected side by Viv Michie; Paul Duffield (calf)
SUBSTITUTES
Geelong: Jordan Murdoch replaced Josh Hunt in thethird quarter
Fremantle: Viv Michie replaced Paul Duffield in the second quarter
UMPIRES: Stewart, Nicholls, Meredith
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of AFL Media.
Geelong | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
3 | Bartel, Jimmy | 17 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29y 207d | 238 | 160 |
46 | Blicavs, Mark | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22y 93d | 12 | 5 |
23 | Caddy, Josh | 9 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20y 274d | 31 | 18 |
28 | Christensen, Allen | 19 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22y 41d | 49 | 44 |
11 | Corey, Joel | 7 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31y 132d | 265 | 77 |
22 | Duncan, Mitch | 11 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22y 19d | 64 | 58 |
44 | Enright, Corey | 19 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31y 288d | 257 | 54 |
29 | Guthrie, Cameron | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20y 314d | 29 | 4 |
26 | Hawkins, Tom | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24y 343d | 113 | 203 |
8 | Hunt, Josh | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31y 107d | 192 | 29 |
19 | Hunt, Taylor | 8 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22y 236d | 50 | 15 |
9 | Kelly, James | 14 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29y 182d | 221 | 79 |
13 | Lonergan, Tom | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29y 43d | 110 | 50 |
4 | Mackie, Andrew | 17 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28y 326d | 186 | 84 |
32 | Motlop, Steven | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22y 109d | 39 | 49 |
21 | Murdoch, Jordan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21y 98d | 14 | 10 |
31 | Podsiadly, James | 9 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31y 292d | 72 | 155 |
14 | Selwood, Joel | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25y 34d | 148 | 71 |
16 | Simpson, Dawson | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24y 132d | 7 | 1 |
27 | Stokes, Mathew | 17 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 28y 219d | 144 | 189 |
41 | Stringer, Jesse | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22y 87d | 11 | 4 |
7 | Taylor, Harry | 18 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27y 17d | 124 | 32 |
Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 224 | 85 | 194 | 418 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 80 | 18 | 19 | 25y 329d | 2376 | 1391 |
Fremantle | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
1 | Ballantyne, Hayden | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25y 348d | 77 | 111 |
30 | Clarke, Zac | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23y 93d | 42 | 22 |
15 | Crowley, Ryan | 9 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29y 116d | 152 | 103 |
17 | Crozier, Hayden | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19y 187d | 11 | 9 |
3 | Dawson, Zac | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27y 127d | 108 | 6 |
9 | de Boer, Matt | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23y 111d | 89 | 34 |
41 | Duffield, Paul | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28y 144d | 123 | 25 |
7 | Fyfe, Nat | 11 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21y 284d | 61 | 44 |
38 | Hannath, Jack | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21y 355d | 9 | 5 |
32 | Hill, Stephen | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23y 59d | 98 | 56 |
5 | Ibbotson, Garrick | 13 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25y 106d | 111 | 21 |
37 | Johnson, Michael | 12 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 28y 252d | 162 | 58 |
23 | Mayne, Chris | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24y 239d | 94 | 122 |
18 | McPharlin, Luke | 17 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31y 210d | 221 | 114 |
20 | Michie, Viv | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21y 126d | 1 | 0 |
13 | Mzungu, Tendai | 14 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27y 121d | 51 | 31 |
46 | Pearce, Clancee | 9 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22y 249d | 63 | 31 |
6 | Pearce, Danyle | 16 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27y 83d | 167 | 81 |
11 | Sheridan, Tommy | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19y 244d | 2 | 1 |
8 | Suban, Nick | 9 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23y 51d | 75 | 28 |
42 | Taberner, Matt | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20y 12d | 2 | 1 |
10 | Walters, Michael | 9 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22y 173d | 31 | 59 |
Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 191 | 86 | 125 | 316 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 82 | 19 | 18 | 24y 168d | 1750 | 962 |