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Round: 7 Venue: Manuka Oval Date: Sat, 12-05-2012 1:40 pm Crowd: 8,603 | |||||
Greater Western Sydney | 4.2.26 | 5.8.38 | 8.13.61 | 13.16.94 | C: Kevin Sheedy |
Gold Coast | 1.3.9 | 7.9.51 | 9.11.65 | 9.13.67 | C: Guy McKenna |
GWS by 17 | SUNS by 13 | SUNS by 4 | GWS by 27 |
Brownlow Medal | 3 Jonathan Giles (GWS) | 2 Chad Cornes (GWS) | 1 Sam Iles (SUNS) |
For the first time in their short existence, Gold Coast went into a game as favourites. But the Suns were upstaged by their even younger rivals, with Greater Western Sydney making history in notching up their first win in the AFL. The Giants were tipped by many media experts to remain winless during their debut season, but inside the club, they knew this was a game they could target to get the four points. The scenes were similar to after the Suns scored their debut AFL victory against Port Adelaide in 2011, if not quite as dramatic. Scores were tight for the majority of the match, but GWS pulled away late in the game to record a reasonably comfortable win in the end. The first battle of the expansion teams was staged in neutral territory at Manuka Oval, Canberra, in front of a slightly disappointing crowd of less than 10 000. GWS ruckman Jonathon Giles was terrific, kicking three goals to be named best on ground. Suns captain Gary Ablett made his return from a knee injury after a three-week absence and picked up 33 possessions, but failed to have his usual influence on the contest.
GOALS
GWS: Giles 3, Smith 2, Coniglio, Sumner, Ward, Tyson, Townsend, Shiel, Cameron, Treloar
Gold Coast: Caddy, Day 2, Bennell, Iles, Swallow, Rischitelli, Horsley
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GWS: Giles, Coniglio, Cornes, Ward, Scully, Power
Gold Coast: Iles, Ablett, Prestia, Caddy, Warnock, Bennell
BEST - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
GWS: Giles, Coniglio, Cornes, Ward, Scully, Power
Gold Coast: Bennell, Ablett, Iles, Prestia, Caddy, Warnock
COACHES COMMENTS
Kevin Sheedy (GWS): It's been a slog, there's no doubt about that, but they did everything we've asked them to do - stoppages, zoning, goalkicking. That's our highest score and we hadn't had as many inside 50s as what we had today.
Guy McKenna (GC): The most disappointing thing out of today was that we played one quarter of footy - that's the only reason we took a step back today. They just thought they'd do the easy things and thought it was all going to fall into their lap. But full credit to GWS, they didn't allow that to happen.
Umpires: Schmitt, Hay, Foot
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 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18y 235d | 3 | 1 |
14 | Bugg, Tomas | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19y 37d | 7 | 1 |
18 | Cameron, Jeremy | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19y 41d | 5 | 10 |
3 | Coniglio, Stephen | 18 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18y 149d | 6 | 1 |
11 | Cornes, Chad | 16 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32y 182d | 244 | 175 |
1 | Davis, Phil | 11 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21y 256d | 25 | 4 |
4 | Folau, Israel | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23y 39d | 6 | 1 |
26 | Giles, Jonathan | 13 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24y 125d | 7 | 9 |
35 | Greene, Toby | 15 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18y 230d | 6 | 0 |
40 | Kennedy, Adam | 9 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19y 305d | 6 | 0 |
39 | Mohr, Tim | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23y 206d | 6 | 1 |
7 | Palmer, Rhys | 14 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23y 89d | 59 | 25 |
27 | Phillips, Andrew | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20y 314d | 1 | 0 |
6 | Power, Luke | 12 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32y 125d | 288 | 226 |
9 | Scully, Tom | 12 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20y 363d | 37 | 7 |
5 | Shiel, Dylan | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19y 64d | 7 | 1 |
34 | Smith, Devon | 11 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18y 358d | 7 | 3 |
28 | Sumner, Liam | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18y 270d | 2 | 2 |
31 | Townsend, Jacob | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18y 327d | 6 | 2 |
17 | Treloar, Adam | 14 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19y 64d | 4 | 2 |
29 | Tyson, Dom | 11 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18y 339d | 4 | 1 |
8 | Ward, Callan | 16 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22y 32d | 67 | 37 |
Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 221 | 108 | 154 | 375 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 10 | 21y 172d | 803 | 509 |
Gold Coast | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
9 | Ablett, Gary | 23 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27y 364d | 217 | 286 |
11 | Bennell, Harley | 13 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19y 223d | 21 | 26 |
3 | Brennan, Jared | 7 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27y 289d | 148 | 88 |
30 | Brown, Campbell | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28y 258d | 179 | 71 |
28 | Caddy, Josh | 11 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19y 227d | 9 | 7 |
27 | Coad, Michael | 12 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28y 242d | 3 | 0 |
12 | Day, Sam | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19y 249d | 12 | 7 |
23 | Dixon, Charlie | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21y 232d | 13 | 8 |
42 | Horsley, Kyal | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24y 253d | 3 | 1 |
7 | Hunt, Karmichael | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25y 177d | 23 | 2 |
36 | Iles, Sam | 16 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24y 328d | 27 | 11 |
19 | Lynch, Tom | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19y 194d | 20 | 16 |
18 | McKenzie, Trent | 13 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20y 39d | 27 | 14 |
41 | Prestia, Dion | 15 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19y 213d | 24 | 2 |
35 | Rischitelli, Michael | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26y 125d | 137 | 59 |
8 | Russell, Luke | 13 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20y 109d | 18 | 9 |
2 | Smith, Zac | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22y 80d | 27 | 16 |
24 | Swallow, David | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19y 175d | 28 | 18 |
48 | Tape, Seb | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19y 280d | 19 | 0 |
20 | Toy, Joshua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20y 24d | 10 | 1 |
14 | Warnock, Matthew | 17 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28y 39d | 62 | 1 |
38 | Wilkinson, Joel | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20y 165d | 10 | 1 |
Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 212 | 100 | 146 | 358 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 65 | 10 | 15 | 22y 344d | 1037 | 644 |