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Round: 5 Venue: Manuka Oval Date: Sat, 28-04-2012 1:40 pm Crowd: 9,128 | |||||
Greater Western Sydney | 2.4.16 | 5.5.35 | 8.6.54 | 9.8.62 | C: Kevin Sheedy |
Western Bulldogs | 0.5.5 | 8.9.57 | 12.12.84 | 15.14.104 | C: Brendan McCartney |
GWS by 11 | WBULL by 22 | WBULL by 30 | WBULL by 42 |
Brownlow Medal | 3 Matthew Boyd (WBULL) | 2 Ryan Griffen (WBULL) | 1 Luke Power (GWS) |
The AFL’s newest side, Greater Western Sydney, continued its steady improvement with a fighting effort against the Western Bulldogs. Playing for the inaugural Prime Minister’s Cup in Canberra, the Giants started in brilliant fashion, taking a 11-point lead into quarter time. Israel Folau was energetic early for GWS, taking several great grabs, before a heavy knock in the second quarter limited his influence for the remainder of the afternoon. Young Giants forward Jeremy Cameron again showed why he will be a star, kicking five goals to be GWS’ best player, while Tom Bugg was damaging in the midfield. The Bulldogs’ experience and class shone through after quarter time - booting eight goals in the second term - as they scrapped their way to a 42-point win. It was a low-quality contest, but Dogs stars Ryan Griffen (37 possessions) and Matthew Boyd (35) did their best to lift the standard. The victory lifted the Bulldogs to a 2-3 win-losss record after a highly disappointing opening three games of the season. The Giants will play a number of games in Canberra every year in an attempt to grow their supporter base in the nation’s capital.
GOALS:
GWS: Cameron 5, Hampton 2, Bruce, T Adams
Western Bulldogs: Higgins 2, Cooney 2, Dahlhaus 2, Cordy, Djerrkura, Boyd, Griffen, Jones, Sherman, Wallis, Picken, Grant
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GWS: Cameron, Bugg, Power, Greene, Davis, Townsend
Western Bulldogs: Griffen, Cross, Picken, Boyd, Higgins, Cooney
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GWS: Power, Cameron, Townsend, Davis, Hombsch
Western Bulldogs: Griffen, Boyd, Higgins, Cordy
COACHES COMMENTS
Kevin Sheedy (GWS): I never went crook at them, but we turned the ball over by kicking the ball away and handballing. We're just going to have to take that risk and come into the corridor. Eventually you have to test your skills in an AFL game by moving the ball to anywhere in the field without fear of failure.
Brendan McCartney (WB): Even when you've got a young team, their young players have a lot of talent. Physically they're not at the level yet, but they will be quite soon, but they know how to play the game. That's why a lot of them were taken so early in the draft.
Umpires: Fleer, Leppard, Grun
Greater Western Sydney | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
30 | Adams, Taylor | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18y 221d | 1 | 1 |
47 | Bruce, Josh | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19y 325d | 1 | 1 |
14 | Bugg, Tomas | 12 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19y 23d | 5 | 1 |
18 | Cameron, Jeremy | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19y 27d | 4 | 9 |
3 | Coniglio, Stephen | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18y 135d | 4 | 0 |
1 | Davis, Phil | 11 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21y 242d | 23 | 2 |
22 | Edwards, Shaun | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18y 137d | 2 | 1 |
4 | Folau, Israel | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23y 25d | 5 | 1 |
26 | Giles, Jonathan | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24y 111d | 5 | 6 |
35 | Greene, Toby | 11 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18y 216d | 4 | 0 |
2 | Hampton, Curtly | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19y 49d | 5 | 5 |
36 | Hombsch, Jack | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19y 52d | 5 | 0 |
54 | McDonald, James | 12 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35y 206d | 254 | 57 |
6 | Power, Luke | 17 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32y 111d | 286 | 226 |
23 | Reid, Sam | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22y 173d | 11 | 1 |
9 | Scully, Tom | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20y 349d | 35 | 6 |
5 | Shiel, Dylan | 13 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19y 50d | 5 | 0 |
34 | Smith, Devon | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18y 344d | 5 | 1 |
20 | Tomlinson, Adam | 8 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18y 262d | 4 | 1 |
31 | Townsend, Jacob | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18y 313d | 5 | 1 |
17 | Treloar, Adam | 11 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19y 50d | 3 | 1 |
8 | Ward, Callan | 12 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 22y 18d | 65 | 36 |
Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 189 | 88 | 179 | 368 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 24 | 21 | 21y 90d | 737 | 357 |
Western Bulldogs | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
22 | Addison, Dylan | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24y 204d | 64 | 11 |
47 | Austin, Mark | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23y 64d | 17 | 1 |
5 | Boyd, Matthew | 16 | 3 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29y 245d | 190 | 68 |
17 | Cooney, Adam | 12 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26y 211d | 173 | 151 |
49 | Cordy, Ayce | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21y 266d | 5 | 1 |
4 | Cross, Daniel | 9 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 29y 29d | 185 | 27 |
40 | Dahlhaus, Luke | 9 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19y 251d | 16 | 16 |
33 | Djerrkura, Nathan | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23y 222d | 16 | 8 |
1 | Grant, Jarrad | 11 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22y 297d | 42 | 49 |
16 | Griffen, Ryan | 16 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25y 276d | 147 | 101 |
7 | Higgins, Shaun | 10 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24y 55d | 92 | 98 |
19 | Jones, Liam | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21y 64d | 30 | 31 |
36 | Lake, Brian | 15 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30y 61d | 181 | 28 |
21 | Liberatore, Tom | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19y 348d | 20 | 4 |
27 | Minson, Will | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27y 17d | 120 | 62 |
2 | Murphy, Bob | 12 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29y 324d | 214 | 152 |
42 | Picken, Liam | 9 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25y 271d | 70 | 23 |
23 | Roughead, Jordan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21y 177d | 22 | 8 |
11 | Sherman, Justin | 12 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25y 93d | 130 | 104 |
8 | Veszpremi, Patrick | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22y 240d | 16 | 16 |
3 | Wallis, Mitch | 10 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19y 187d | 9 | 2 |
10 | Wood, Easton | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22y 237d | 33 | 4 |
Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 208 | 89 | 213 | 421 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 68 | 21 | 23 | 24y 138d | 1792 | 965 |