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Round: 3 Venue: Kardinia Park Date: Sun, 19-04-2015 3:20 pm Crowd: 20,813 | |||||
Geelong | 5.3.33 | 7.6.48 | 13.8.86 | 16.9.105 | C: Chris Scott |
Gold Coast | 6.5.41 | 8.12.60 | 9.15.69 | 13.18.96 | C: Rodney Eade |
SUNS by 8 | SUNS by 12 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 9 |
Weather |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Joel Selwood (GEEL) | 2 Michael Rischitelli (SUNS) | 1 James Kelly (GEEL) |
Geelong has finally made it to the winners list in 2015, courtesy of a brave effort to hold out a finishing Gold Coast Suns by nine points in a thrilling encounter at Kardinia Park on Sunday. The performance was notably brave because the Cats had lost Jimmy Bartel, Matthew Stokes and Tom Lonergan through the afternoon and finished the match with just 19 fit men and a very limited ability to rotate off the bench.
The first term was a high scoring affair with both sides holding sway at different moments. Geelong kicked the first two goals of the match via youngsters Josh Walker and Darcy Lang but Gold Coast responded with majors to Jack Martin and Jarrod Garlett. Steven Motlop goaled to put the Cats back in front but the Suns then got on a roll, with consecutive goals to Tom Lynch, Martin and Lynch again putting them 14 points ahead. Geelong responded with goals to Jackson Thurlow and Walker but Aaron Hall closed out the quarter with a goal that put the Suns eight points clear at the first change, by which stage the Cats had lost Bartel to a knee injury and Stokes to an ankle problem.
Gold Coast kicked off the second term with a goal to Michael Rischitelli inside the first minute but goals to Mitch Clarke and Walker saw Geelong back within a goal as the quarter entered time on. That time-on period saw both sides add several behinds, with the one major scored going to Brandon Matera, putting the Suns an even two goals clear at the long break.
When play resumed in the third term, Geelong seized the initiative and took control of the match. Walker kicked his fourth and further goals to Josh Caddy (two), Steve Johnson, Joel Selwood and Corey Gregson saw the Cats jump to a 26-point lead late in the quarter. But the Suns began to turn things around in the last few minutes and added 1.3 to cut the difference to 17 points and take some momentum into the last break. Just before the three-quarter time siren Longeran sustained a knock to the head and sustained concussion which meant he would take no further part in the match.
Down to just one fit man on the bench, Geelong’s last quarter task was significant, and when Sam Day goaled for the Suns a minute in, it looked as if Gold Coast might have the whwrewithal to run over the top of the Cats. But Corey Gregson goaled to restore a three-goal buffer and give Cats fans hope that their team could hang. The Suns kept coming, though, and goals to Touk Miller and Matera, along with three behinds saw Geelong only three points ahead as the final term entered time on. A Motlop goal gave the Cats breathing space before Martin kicked his third for the Suns and cut the difference back to three points once more. The Cats defended grimly before a final foray forward saw Mark Blicavs mark and goal to give Geelong a nail-biting nine-point win.
Best for the wounded Cats included skipper Joel Selwood (38 disposals, six tackles), whose second half in particular was magnificent, James Kelly (27 touches, five tackles) and Corey Enright (23 possessions and eight marks. For the Suns, Rischitelli (27 disposals, five tackles) and Tom Lynch (three goals and 19 possessions) were excellent.
Geelong will look to make it two in a row when it hosts North Melbourne at Kardinia Park next Sunday, while the winless Suns will take on GWS at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Saturday.
GOALS
Geelong: Walker 4; Caddy, Gregson, Motlop 2; Clark, Lang, Thurlow, Johnson, Selwood, Blicavs
Gold Coast: Lynch, Martin 3; Matera 2; Rischitelli, Hall, Garlett, Day, Miller
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Geelong: Selwood, Kelly, Enright, Walker, Blicavs, Gregson
Gold Coast: Rischitelli, McKenzie Lynch, Bennell, Prestia,
INJURIES
Geelong: Bartel (knee), Stokes (ankle), Lonergan (head)
Gold Coast: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Geelong: Nakia Cockatoo replaced Jimmy Bartel (knee) in the first quarter
Gold Coast: Matt Shaw replaced Daniel Gorringe in the third quarter
UMPIRES: Bannister, Stephens, McInerney
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Seven Network
COMMENTATORS: Dennis Cometti, Hamish McLachlan, Leigh Matthews, Nick Maxwell
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of the AFL.
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31y 136d | 274 | 191 |
24 | Bews, Jed | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21y 126d | 10 | 1 |
46 | Blicavs, Mark | 11 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24y 22d | 48 | 13 |
23 | Caddy, Josh | 10 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22y 203d | 61 | 42 |
19 | Clark, Mitch | 10 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27y 182d | 100 | 103 |
5 | Cockatoo, Nakia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18y 178d | 3 | 0 |
22 | Duncan, Mitch | 11 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23y 313d | 103 | 88 |
44 | Enright, Corey | 13 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33y 217d | 291 | 62 |
28 | Gregson, Cory | 13 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18y 227d | 3 | 2 |
29 | Guthrie, Cameron | 12 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22y 243d | 67 | 11 |
20 | Johnson, Steve | 9 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31y 289d | 236 | 423 |
9 | Kelly, James | 17 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31y 111d | 259 | 87 |
11 | Lang, Darcy | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19y 149d | 4 | 2 |
13 | Lonergan, Tom | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30y 337d | 148 | 52 |
32 | Motlop, Steven | 19 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24y 38d | 70 | 92 |
21 | Murdoch, Jordan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23y 27d | 43 | 37 |
14 | Selwood, Joel | 17 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26y 328d | 187 | 116 |
1 | Stanley, Rhys | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24y 139d | 60 | 42 |
27 | Stokes, Mathew | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30y 148d | 178 | 199 |
7 | Taylor, Harry | 9 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28y 311d | 162 | 40 |
40 | Thurlow, Jackson | 15 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21y 22d | 11 | 5 |
34 | Walker, Josh | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22y 158d | 18 | 20 |
Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 211 | 70 | 162 | 373 | 16 | 9 | 40 | 64 | 13 | 15 | 25y 144d | 2336 | 1628 |
Gold Coast | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
11 | Bennell, Harley | 14 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22y 199d | 69 | 83 |
12 | Day, Sam | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22y 225d | 67 | 46 |
41 | Garlett, Jarrod | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18y 351d | 3 | 2 |
15 | Gorringe, Daniel | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22y 321d | 22 | 7 |
33 | Hall, Aaron | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24y 161d | 47 | 45 |
28 | Kolodjashnij, Kade | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19y 253d | 21 | 5 |
40 | Lemmens, Sean | 10 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20y 168d | 20 | 3 |
19 | Lynch, Tom | 16 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22y 170d | 62 | 87 |
7 | Malceski, Nick | 10 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30y 247d | 179 | 67 |
4 | Martin, Jack | 13 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20y 80d | 14 | 13 |
32 | Matera, Brandon | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23y 39d | 56 | 62 |
17 | May, Steven | 14 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23y 99d | 56 | 15 |
18 | McKenzie, Trent | 13 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23y 16d | 78 | 20 |
44 | Miller, Touk | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19y 56d | 3 | 2 |
10 | Prestia, Dion | 15 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22y 189d | 76 | 24 |
35 | Rischitelli, Michael | 21 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 29y 101d | 181 | 81 |
42 | Saad, Adam | 10 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20y 270d | 3 | 1 |
26 | Shaw, Matt | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23y 73d | 74 | 27 |
2 | Smith, Zac | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25y 56d | 57 | 29 |
24 | Swallow, David | 10 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22y 151d | 76 | 38 |
48 | Tape, Seb | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22y 256d | 35 | 1 |
16 | Thompson, Rory | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24y 38d | 56 | 7 |
Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 210 | 69 | 145 | 355 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 22y 326d | 1255 | 665 |