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Round: 2 Venue: Manuka Oval Date: Sun, 03-04-2016 1:10 pm Crowd: 13,656 | |||||
Greater Western Sydney | 2.1.13 | 8.4.52 | 12.8.80 | 13.11.89 | C: Leon Cameron |
Geelong | 1.5.11 | 5.7.37 | 8.8.56 | 11.10.76 | C: Chris Scott |
GWS by 2 | GWS by 15 | GWS by 24 | GWS by 13 |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Ryan Griffen (GWS) | 2 Shane Mumford (GWS) | 1 Tom Scully (GWS) |
As the old saying goes, a week is a long time in footy, and that adage couldn't ring any truer than for the GWS and Geelong football clubs. The Giants blew a chance to start their year off perfectly in round one when they kicked themselves out of a win against Melbourne while the Cats couldn't have started their season any better, a five-goal round-one win against reigning premier Hawthorn signalling a return to glory days.
By the end of Sunday's match between the two sides at Manuka Oval in Canberra, though, it was Giants' fans talking about glory days, while the Cats went home with their tails between their legs after succumbing to an impressive GWS side that may well figure in September calculations this year.
The first quarter was a relatively even affair, although Geelong squandered several chances in from of goal after Tom Hawkins marked and goaled to put the Cats ahead after just one minute. They had 1.3 on the board before GWS scored without at least two of the behinds being gettable shots at goal. The Giants then hit their straps and majors to Nathan Wilson and Ryan Griffen had them in front at the 24-minute mark before Mark Blicavs missed another shot for Geelong. At quarter time it was the Giants by two points, 2.1 to 1.5.
A goal from Darcy Lang put the Cats in front after just one minute in the second term but it was then that the Giants began to exert some significant influence on the match. Goals to Devon Smith, ex-Cat Stevie Johnson and Stephen Coniglio suddenly had them 14 points clear. Blicavs hit back with his second but to more GWS goals via Dylan Shiel and Tom Scully had the Giants ahead by 21 as the term ticked into time on. Blicavs third kept Geelong in touch and the two sides then added one further goal each, the Giants 15 points clear at the long break.
The first 15 minutes of the third quarter were the decisive ones of the match. In that period the Giants got right on top, attacking incessantly and peppering the goals. The net result of that onslaught was 3.4, perhaps not as productive as it could have been, but importantly, the Cats did not trouble the scorers at all in that period so it was enough to give GWS what looked like a match-winning 37-point lead. Three of the last four goals of the term went Geelong's way as the tide appeared to turn just before three-quarter time but the Giants seemed comfortable with a four-goal break at the final change of ends.
Geelong, however, had other ideas, attacking heavily early in the final term. With two goals to Hawkins and one to Rhys Stanley in the first 12 minutes, the difference was suddenly an even goal. The game became a titanic arm-wrestle from then on, the two sides trading only in behinds. Finally, with only a couple of minutes remaining, the deadlock was broken with a goal to Ryan Griffen, putting the Giants 13 points clear and giving them a highly meritorious victory.
Griffen (32 disposals, two goals) was a standout and played possibly his best game for the Giants, while Hawkins (10 marks, three goals) was a fine player for Geelong.
With the two sides heading into round three with a 1-1 record, both will be keen for a second early-season win, GWS against cross-town rivals Sydney at the SCG on Sunday and Geelong at home at Kardinia Park against Brisbane.
GOALS
GWS: Griffen, Smith, Johnson 2; Wilson, Coniglio, Shiel, Scully, Mumford, Hoskin-Elliott, Lobb
Geelong: Hawkins 3; Blicavs, Stanley 2; Lang, McCarthy, Caddy, Gregson
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GWS: Griffen, Scully, Mumford, Johnson, Kelly, Greene
Geelong: Hawkins, Blicavs, Mackie, Enright, Guthrie, Lang
BEST - THE AGE
GWS: Griffen, Scully, Mumford, Johnson, Kelly, Greene
Geelong: Hawkins, Blicavs, Mackie, Enright, Guthrie, Lang
INJURIES
GWS: Marchbank (ankle)
Geelong: Nil
UMPIRES: Stevic, Fleer, Mitchell
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Fox Footy
COMMENTATORS: Anthony Hudson, Dermott Brereton, Alastair Lynch, Barry Hall
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of the AFL.
Greater Western Sydney |
Match Stats
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Career
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Player |
K |
M |
H |
D |
G |
B |
HO |
T |
FF |
FA |
Age |
Games |
G |
21 | Buntine, Matt | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22y 167d | 29 | 1 |
3 | Coniglio, Stephen | 6 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22y 110d | 63 | 22 |
35 | Corr, Aidan | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21y 322d | 35 | 1 |
1 | Davis, Phil | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25y 217d | 78 | 6 |
4 | Greene, Toby | 16 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22y 191d | 77 | 35 |
32 | Griffen, Ryan | 12 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 29y 251d | 225 | 139 |
33 | Hoskin-Elliott, Will | 11 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22y 214d | 51 | 42 |
17 | Johnson, Steve | 15 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 32y 274d | 255 | 456 |
22 | Kelly, Josh | 11 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21y 51d | 38 | 20 |
40 | Kennedy, Adam | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23y 266d | 63 | 4 |
37 | Lobb, Rory | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23y 54d | 13 | 10 |
34 | Marchbank, Caleb | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19y 118d | 7 | 0 |
41 | Mumford, Shane | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 29y 273d | 130 | 45 |
7 | Palmer, Rhys | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27y 50d | 112 | 82 |
12 | Patton, Jonathon | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22y 319d | 33 | 37 |
9 | Scully, Tom | 21 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24y 324d | 105 | 36 |
23 | Shaw, Heath | 13 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30y 128d | 215 | 38 |
5 | Shiel, Dylan | 14 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23y 25d | 66 | 34 |
10 | Smith, Devon | 11 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22y 319d | 81 | 72 |
8 | Ward, Callan | 6 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25y 359d | 145 | 71 |
6 | Whitfield, Lachie | 11 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21y 260d | 53 | 22 |
16 | Wilson, Nathan | 10 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23y 87d | 34 | 10 |
Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 211 | 92 | 182 | 393 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 57 | 23 | 10 | 24y 182d | 1908 | 1183 |
Geelong |
Match Stats
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Career
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# |
Player |
K |
M |
H |
D |
G |
B |
HO |
T |
FF |
FA |
Age |
Games |
G |
3 | Bartel, Jimmy | 8 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32y 121d | 285 | 191 |
46 | Blicavs, Mark | 9 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25y 6d | 68 | 19 |
23 | Caddy, Josh | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23y 188d | 79 | 59 |
35 | Dangerfield, Patrick | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25y 364d | 156 | 163 |
22 | Duncan, Mitch | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24y 298d | 113 | 95 |
44 | Enright, Corey | 15 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 34y 202d | 311 | 62 |
28 | Gregson, Cory | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19y 212d | 22 | 14 |
29 | Guthrie, Cameron | 12 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23y 228d | 87 | 24 |
26 | Hawkins, Tom | 14 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27y 257d | 168 | 337 |
25 | Henderson, Lachie | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26y 111d | 119 | 105 |
39 | Kersten, Shane | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23y 19d | 22 | 19 |
8 | Kolodjashnij, Jake | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20y 238d | 11 | 0 |
11 | Lang, Darcy | 12 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20y 134d | 23 | 19 |
13 | Lonergan, Tom | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31y 322d | 166 | 54 |
4 | Mackie, Andrew | 15 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31y 240d | 237 | 96 |
6 | McCarthy, Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22y 164d | 7 | 3 |
32 | Motlop, Steven | 13 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25y 22d | 90 | 116 |
21 | Murdoch, Jordan | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24y 11d | 62 | 46 |
14 | Selwood, Joel | 11 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27y 313d | 206 | 129 |
9 | Smith, Zac | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26y 41d | 67 | 34 |
1 | Stanley, Rhys | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25y 124d | 68 | 48 |
7 | Taylor, Harry | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29y 296d | 182 | 41 |
Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 188 | 88 | 157 | 345 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 50 | 10 | 22 | 25y 360d | 2549 | 1674 |