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Round: 23 Venue: Kardinia Park Date: Sat, 01-09-2012 1:45 pm Crowd: 20,045 | |||||
Geelong | 4.3.27 | 7.5.47 | 12.7.79 | 17.10.112 | C: Chris Scott |
Sydney | 4.5.29 | 5.8.38 | 7.12.54 | 11.12.78 | C: John Longmire |
SYD by 2 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 34 |
Brownlow Medal | 3 Joel Selwood (GEEL) | 2 Harry Taylor (GEEL) | 1 Shane Mumford (SYD) |
Geelong sounded a warning to other finals participants when they comfortably defeated Sydney at Kardinia Park on Saturday. The win ensured the Cats finished sixth on the ladder and they face the very difficult task of winning four consecutive finals if they are to defend their premiership title. But such has been Geelong's form over the past two months, it's a challenge seen by many as within the realms of possibility. Given that Sydney were playing for a top two finish and a home final, Geelong's win was full of merit. The Cats will play Fremantle in next week's Elimination Final and, if other results go as expected, would face either Sydney or Adelaide in week 2. A second win would then see the Cats face Hawthorn, who have not beaten Geelong since the 2008 Grand Final, in a Preliminary Final.
Saturday's game was an even affair for the first half but the third quarter saw Geelong flex their muscles and they kicked the last five goals of the term to turn a six-point deficit at the 10-minute mark to a 25-point lead at the final change. Goals to Andrew Mackie, Jimmy Bartel and James Podsiadly in the first 10 minutes of the last quarter put the result beyond doubt. Tom Hawkins was again prominent, kicking four goals, while Podsiadly and Paul Chapman kicked three each. Joel Selwood and James Kelly were also fine players. Sydney were well served by the usual suspects, Josh Kennedy, Mark McVeigh and Ted Richards.
Despite a top-four finish, Sydney coach John Longmire would have some concerns over the Swans' form leading into the finals. Sydney lost three of its last four home-and-away games, all to fellow finalists and, while the losses to Collingwood and Hawthorn were marginal, Longmire would not be pleased that he charges gave up a comfortable lead in both of those matches. Sydney will travel to Adelaide to meet the Crows in a Qualifying Final. A loss would see the Swans face Geelong again in two weeks time, a game which would promise much fascination, given that it would be played at ANZ Stadium.
GOALS
Geelong: Hawkins 4; Chapman, Podsiadly 3; Johnson, Vardy, Christensen, Duncan, Lonergan, Mackie, Bartel
Sydney: McVeigh, Goodes 2; Jack, Kennedy, Mumford, Walsh, O'Keefe, McGlynn, Bolton
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Geelong: Selwood, Kelly, Chapman, Scarlett, Corey, Taylor, Bartel, Hawkins
Sydney: McVeigh, Kennedy, Jack, Armstrong
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Geelong: Kelly, Chapman, Selwood, Bartel, Scarlett, Taylor, Johnson
Sydney: Kennedy, McVeigh, Richards, Armstrong, Shaw
COACHES' COMMENTS
Chris Scott (Geel): In terms of a dress rehearsal [for the finals], it was a good result. The game was played we wanted it to be played.
John Longmire (Syd): We were a little bit stagnant at times and allowed them to be able to get on top through our ball use and through contested possession.
Umpires: B.Rosebury, J.Schmitt, S.Meredith
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 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28y 272d | 224 | 148 |
35 | Chapman, Paul | 15 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30y 301d | 242 | 324 |
28 | Christensen, Allen | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21y 105d | 35 | 26 |
11 | Corey, Joel | 9 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 30y 197d | 253 | 74 |
22 | Duncan, Mitch | 15 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21y 83d | 50 | 49 |
44 | Enright, Corey | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30y 353d | 243 | 53 |
26 | Hawkins, Tom | 10 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24y 42d | 100 | 169 |
8 | Hunt, Josh | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30y 171d | 185 | 24 |
19 | Hunt, Taylor | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21y 301d | 40 | 10 |
20 | Johnson, Steve | 14 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29y 59d | 196 | 382 |
9 | Kelly, James | 17 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 28y 247d | 212 | 77 |
13 | Lonergan, Tom | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28y 107d | 96 | 47 |
4 | Mackie, Andrew | 14 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 28y 25d | 172 | 78 |
32 | Motlop, Steven | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21y 173d | 26 | 27 |
21 | Murdoch, Jordan | 9 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20y 162d | 7 | 4 |
31 | Podsiadly, James | 12 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30y 357d | 59 | 136 |
30 | Scarlett, Matthew | 13 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33y 88d | 283 | 17 |
14 | Selwood, Joel | 16 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24y 98d | 134 | 60 |
27 | Stokes, Mathew | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27y 284d | 130 | 179 |
7 | Taylor, Harry | 15 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26y 81d | 111 | 22 |
36 | Vardy, Nathan | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21y 68d | 10 | 7 |
12 | West, Trent | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24y 320d | 40 | 18 |
Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 228 | 100 | 133 | 361 | 17 | 10 | 40 | 89 | 22 | 20 | 26y 210d | 2848 | 1931 |
Sydney | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
19 | Armstrong, Tony | 14 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22y 338d | 22 | 2 |
14 | Bird, Craig | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23y 224d | 84 | 36 |
24 | Bolton, Jude | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32y 170d | 298 | 165 |
37 | Goodes, Adam | 15 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32y 237d | 316 | 384 |
39 | Grundy, Heath | 6 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26y 91d | 112 | 21 |
4 | Hannebery, Dan | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21y 190d | 74 | 25 |
15 | Jack, Kieren | 17 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25y 65d | 111 | 76 |
32 | Jetta, Lewis | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23y 120d | 62 | 56 |
34 | Johnson, Alex | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20y 183d | 42 | 1 |
12 | Kennedy, Josh | 14 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24y 73d | 83 | 48 |
9 | Malceski, Nick | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28y 17d | 123 | 52 |
29 | Mattner, Martin | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30y 26d | 212 | 40 |
21 | McGlynn, Ben | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 27y 26d | 103 | 110 |
3 | McVeigh, Jarrad | 16 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27y 147d | 191 | 139 |
41 | Mumford, Shane | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26y 58d | 75 | 29 |
5 | O'Keefe, Ryan | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31y 221d | 254 | 247 |
26 | Parker, Luke | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19y 312d | 29 | 12 |
38 | Pyke, Mike | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 28y 161d | 43 | 13 |
25 | Richards, Ted | 9 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29y 234d | 178 | 31 |
30 | Roberts-Thomson, Lewis | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28y 359d | 167 | 48 |
2 | Shaw, Rhyce | 8 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30y 321d | 184 | 41 |
17 | Walsh, Tommy | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24y 188d | 3 | 3 |
Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 183 | 68 | 189 | 372 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 68 | 21 | 22 | 26y 221d | 2766 | 1579 |