| * |
By the bare skin of its teeth,
ladder leaders West Coast held off a gallant final-quarter charge by the Kangaroos at
Docklands on Friday night, to win a heart-stropping contest by four points – 33,151
attended under the closed roof. The surface of the stadium again drew harsh criticism.
Paul Gough reported for Sportal: The Eagles looked home at the last
change when they led by 27 points, and despite the Roos' kicking the first two goals of
the final term, they still looked comfortable when the brilliant Phillip Matera
kicked his fifth at the nine minute mark to again extend the lead to 22 points. But just
as Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley promised in the lead-up, his team had a
"red-hot go" all night and in the end the Eagles were lucky to hold on.
Peter Krupka observed in The Australian: In defeat the Roos
showed the rest of the competition that the Eagles are beatable and can panic under
pressure late in matches. Come finals time, this is bound to be remembered by opposition
teams looking for a weakness in an otherwise overpowering outfit. Under mounting pressure
in the final term, the Eagles kicked out of bounds on the full in defence on two occasions
and gave away silly free kicks as charges by the Kangaroos forced the Eagles into an
uncustomary defensive flood in a bid to hang on to a game that for most of the night they
did not look like losing.
Karen Lyon noted in The Age: Inspired by vice-captain Brent
Harvey, who kicked three goals early in the last quarter, the Kangaroos quickly
cut the lead back to 10 points. The Roos had plenty of chances in the dying minutes. With
just over two minutes left, Leigh Harding – who had been an
effective forward kicking three goals – ran into an open goal but hit the post. It
looked like the errant kick off the ground had ended their chances, only to watch Drew
Petrie miss from just inside the 50-metre arc. Still the drama was far from over,
and Sav Rocca made sure there was plenty of action left when he snapped
truly for his only goal in the match and cut the margin to four points. But West Coast
managed to run down the clock, denying the gallant Roos what would have been an amazing
victory. |
| 2005 — ROUND 15 — GAME 1 |
| Kangaroos
v West Coast |
Friday
(n), July 8, 2005
Docklands, 7.40pm AEST, Roof: closed; crowd: 33,151
Conditions: Good to fair with unsuitable, slippery patches
Weather: 11C, possible showers |
| |
1/4 time |
1/2 time |
3/4 time |
Final |
| KAN |
3.4-22
(2) |
6.6-42 |
9.9-63 |
14.13-97 |
| WCE |
3.2-20 |
8.4-52
(10) |
14.6-90
(27) |
15.11-101
(4) |
Goals: West Coast: Phillip Matera 5.2, Quinten Lynch 2,
Sam Butler, Dean Cox, Daniel Chick, Chad Fletcher, Mark Nicoski, Brent Staker, Adam
Selwood, Damien Adkins. Kangaroos: Nathan Thompson 5.3, Leigh Harding 3, Brent
Harvey 3, Daniel Harris, David Hale, Saverio Rocca.
Best: West Coast: David Wirrpunda, Phillip Matera, Chad Fletcher, Ben Cousins, Dean
Cox, Sam Butler. Kangaroos: Adam Simpson, Nathan Thompson, Brent Harvey, Leigh
Colbert, Leigh Brown, Brady Rawlings.
Umpires (red): Michael Vozzo, Matthew Head, Justin Schmitt.
Report:
Glenn Archer (Kan) by emergency umpire Chris Donlon
for striking Daniel Chick (WC) in the third quarter. The MRP assessed the
incident and withdrew the charge. |
Richmond played text-book
wet-weather football on Saturday afternoon at the MCG and easily defeated Essendon by the
modest margin of 26 points – 49,975 attended in the dark, chilly conditions.
Peter Hanlon noted for The Age: Richmond played long, direct and free of
frills footy and was the model of discipline. Where the Tigers embraced the wet, the
Bombers seemed convinced they could ignore it.
Sportal recorded: Former Richmond captain Wayne Campbell was
best for the victors with 25 disposals, while Matthew Richardson was an
imposing contributor across the ground. In the greasy conditions, goals were hard to come
by, and tall Essendon debutant Courtney Johns (with a mop of white,
dreadlocked hair) failed to make an impact up forward – by half-time he was without a
touch. Instead, two veteran goalkickers of both sides stood up in Matthew Lloyd
and Richardson – Lloyd finishing with four and Richardson with two and a hand in
several others.
Matt Burgan for afl.com.au reported: The opening term was action aplenty.
It was not stacked with high-flying marks and a quick-running style of game, as the wet
weather dictated a rugged style, which Richmond utilised to its advantage. Bodies were put
on the line and this was highlighted by Joel Bowden, who was cleaned up
during the quarter, when first-year-year Bomber Paul Thomas collected the
acting Richmond captain in the head. But such was Bowden's commitment to the cause, he
continued on. Richmond defender Andrew Kellaway was also crunched within
the first two minutes and as a result suffered a broken jaw and went to hospital.
The Tigers got the jump early, pushing the margin out to 35 points in time-on in the
second quarter. Their lead was cut with Lloyd nailing two majors to round out the half.
Lloyd continued to find the goals twice more in the opening 10 minutes of the third, and
the Bombers were back in the game. It may have been the realisation that the game was
slipping away, which caused the Tigers to bang on four straight to streak back. As minor
fracas broke out across the ground in the final stanza, Richmond faded slightly but had
enough to solidify the win. |
| 2005 — ROUND 15 — GAME 2 |
| Richmond
v Essendon |
Saturday,
July 9, 2005
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 49,975
Conditions: Wet and slippery, lights in in Q1
Weather: 10C, rain |
| |
1/4 time |
1/2 time |
3/4 time |
Final |
| RCH |
4.2-26
(19) |
8.3-51
(22) |
13.6-84
(35) |
14.8-92
(26) |
| ESS |
1.1-7 |
4.5-29 |
7.7-49 |
9.12-66 |
Goals: Richmond: Wayne Campbell 2, Matthew Richardson 2,
Shane Tuck 2, Brett Deledio 2, Rory Hilton 2, Andrew Krakouer, Richard Tambling, Trent
Knobel, Kayne Pettifer. Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 4, Scott Lucas 2, Mark Bolton,
Ricky Dyson, Andrew Lovett.
Best: Richmond: Wayne Campbell, Joel Bowden, Mark Coughlan, Chris
Hyde, Matthew Richardson, Shane Tuck. Essendon: Jason Johnson, Kepler Bradley,
Matthew Lloyd, Dean Solomon, Paul Thomas, Mark Johnson
Umpires (white): Stephen McBurney, Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith.
Reports:
Andrew Welsh (Ess) reported by umpire Stephen McBurney
for striking Chris Hyde (Rch) during the first quarter. The MRP assessed
the incident and withdrew the charge.
Paul Thomas (Ess) reported by umpire Matt Stevic for
tripping Andrew Krakouer (Rch) during the fourth quarter. The MRP
assessed the incident and withdrew the charge.
Justin Murphy Ess) and Mark McVeigh (Ess) cited for
wrestling Chris Hyde (Rch). The MRP fined Murphy $900 (first offence) and
McVeigh $1800 (as a prior offence was on record). Both players accepted the fines
determined by the MRP. |
Port Adelaide crushed Melbourne
by 62 points on Saturday afternoon at a chilly Football Park – only 28,040 were
present. In slippery conditions, following mid-week rain, gloom descended as the Demons
suffered their third successive loss. Port's thumping win sent the warning that its
premiership defence is still strong, at least when they play at home.
Melbourne's midfield was overwhelmed by a Port running brigade headed by Kane
Cornes, who collected 28 disposals and kicked a career-best four goals in the
best display of his 84 games for the Power as Port went on to kick a new highest score
against the Dees.
Jon Ralph noted in the Sunday Herald Sun: It was a disappointing
performance from the Demons, who had every chance to dispel talk of a late-season slide
with at least a fighting, if not valuable away win. Instead, from the first bounce, it
became apparent consecutive losses had undermined the team's form to an extent few had
realised. A powerful surge was kick-started by the familiar names – Warren
Tredrea, Byron Pickett, Stuart Dew and the
Burgoyne brothers, Peter and Shaun. Tredrea would finish with 5.5 playing closer to goal,
while Dew was particularly dynamic.
Ashley Porter observed in The Age: There were two glaring
occasions where Port worked the ball downfield, taking six or seven uncontested marks or
possessions and kicking goals. For most of the game Melbourne players were two metres
behind direct opponents. It was a farcical display by a team that was percentage from
second spot, and raises further serious doubts about Melbourne facing an interstate final
– should it get there.
Given the pressure Port has been under, and fearing a loss would seriously jeopardise any
chance of defending its crown, this was an exceptional win. There was not one Melbourne
player who won his position over the first three quarters and, significantly, Port's
marking tally was inflated by uncontested opportunities created by impeccable teamwork.
Melbourne changed the trend with the wind in the last quarter, but the term hardly
camouflaged the Demons' first three quarters. |
| 2005 — ROUND 15 — GAME 3 |
| Port
Adelaide v Melbourne |
Saturday,
July 9, 2005
Football Park, 2.40pm AEST, crowd: 28,040
Conditions: After rain, slippery – lights in Q2
Weather: 11C, sunny at start, rain in Q2 |
| |
1/4 time |
1/2 time |
3/4 time |
Final |
| PA |
4.4-28
(31) |
11.9-75
(52) |
17.13-115
(78) |
20.17-137
(62) |
| MEL |
1.1-7 |
3.5-23 |
5.7-37 |
11.9-75 |
Goals: Port: Warren Tredrea 5.5, Josh Mahoney 4, Kane
Cornes 4, Stuart Dew 2, Toby Thurstans 2, Byron Pickett, Brendon Lade, Peter Burgoyne Melbourne:
Russell Robertson 3, David Neitz 2, Adem Yze 2, Brad Miller, Colin Sylvia, Travis
Johnstone, Phillip Read.
Best: Port: Kane Cornes, Warren Tredrea, Stuart Dew, Chad Cornes, Josh Mahoney,
Shaun Burgoyne. Melbourne: Adem Yze, Clint Bizzell, Russell Robertson, Cameron
Bruce
Umpires (gold): Stuart Wenn, Derek Woodcock, Darren Goldspink. |
The Brisbane Lions celebrated
the opening of the Gabba's new stand in grand style, demolishing arch-rivals Collingwood
by 78 points in good conditions on Saturday night when a new crowd record of 37,224 was
established.
The Magpies suffered humiliation and were goalless at half-time for only the 12th
time in 2216 matches of the VFL-AFL competition – the last in 1981 against Fitzroy. Peter
Blucher noted in The Age: Not until two minutes and 15 seconds into the
third term did Nathan Buckley register Collingwood's first goal and by
then the game had degenerated into a training drill for the re-emerging Lions.
If the Magpies travelled to Brisbane for respect (where they haven't won since 1995), it
was a failed mission. Certainly, Chris Johnson showed them none. At his
ever-electrifying best in the back pocket Johnson had 18 possessions and 12 marks by
half-time and a goal that reeked of disregard for the opposition. Running forward to
provide overlap, he found himself 20 metres in the clear and marked 15 metres from goal.
He took two steps off his line and was called to play on. Not at all perturbed, he stepped
inside two Magpie defenders who converged on him and kicked an inside-out banana with his
right foot. He finished with 22 possessions.
And Johnson had plenty of mates. It started in the ruck where Clark Keating
and Jamie Charman dominated the under-strength Pies and continued across
every line as the Lions shared the load. Luke Power, used in defence,
provided terrific run via his equal-game-high 32 possessions and, if Jason
Akermanis (21 possessions) had finished off his work a little better, he could
have had a third consecutive five-goal haul – he kicked 2.5. As always, Simon
Black (27 possessions), Nigel Lappin (23) and Michael
Voss (22) provided plenty of drive through the midfield, while Mal
Michael held close friend Chris Tarrant as the Pies found it
impossible to mark in their forward 50-metre zone.
The Pies were utterly destroyed. Brisbane's 13-goal annihilation sets up a tantalising
clash with ladder leaders West Coast next week in Perth. |
| 2005 — ROUND 15 — GAME 4 |
| Brisbane
Lions v Collingwood |
Saturday
(n), July 9, 2005
BCG (Gabba), 7.10pm AEST, crowd: 37,224 (record)
Conditions: Good
Weather: 22C, windy |
| |
1/4 time |
1/2 time |
3/4 time |
Final |
| BRI |
3.7-25
(22) |
8.12-60
(53) |
13.15-93
(66) |
19.19-133
(78) |
| COL |
0.3-3 |
0.7-7 |
3.9-27 |
7.13-55 |
Goals: Brisbane: Ashley McGrath 3, Daniel Merrett 3,
Jason Akermanis 2, Nigel Lappin 2, Michael Voss, Jamie Charman, Anthony Corrie, Josh
Drummond, Chris Johnson, Simon Black, Tim Notting, Brad Scott, Daniel Bradshaw. Collingwood:
Nathan Buckley 2, Paul Licuria, Julian Rowe, Scott Burns, Leon Davis, Blake Caracella.
Best: Brisbane: Luke Power, Nigel Lappin, Chris Johnson, Simon Black, Daniel
Merrett. Collingwood: Paul Licuria, Scott Burns, James Clement, Brodie Holland.
Umpires (gold): Scott Jeffery, Shane McInerney, Troy Pannell. |
Sydney enhanced their finals
aspirations when for the first time they defeated a side higher than they in crisp
conditions at the SCG on Saturday night before a crowd of 28,185. The Swans shed their
ugly-duckling tag with a majestic 54-point win over an injury-hit Geelong.
The home side booted 9.2 to 2.1 in a remarkable second term in which Barry
Hall booted four goals and his side kicked seven unaswered goals in 15 minutes. Ben
Broad noted for Sportal: That Cats went into the clash minus eigh of its
first-stringers, and they were dealt further blows with the late withdrawals of captain Steven
King (calf), profilic ball-winner Cameron Ling flu) and
hard-at-it defender Jarad Rooke (leg).
Playing his 150th match, Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes was dominant with
the athletic big man gliding around the ground picking up 21 touches, 10 marks and one
goal to be best afield. Hall, the Swans goal machine handed the ill Matthew
Scarlett another reason to feel crook in the guts by booting five goals for the
match.
While Geelong dominated the opening term and would have led by more that three points at
the first break but for their poor kicking at goal. The home team exploded in the second
quarter as it scored the Swans' biggest second term score against the Cats in VFL-AFL
history. Ryan O'Keefe booted two majors in less than 60 seconds as the
Swans landed 10 straight goals to shoot out to a 52-point lead before it was trimmed back
to 40 points by half-time.
Tom Wald in The Age, reporting for AAP noted: The Cats sprung to
life in the third term with late replacement Cameron Thurley slashing the
deficit to 22 points with his third goal in the 14th minute. But Hall replied for the
Swans with his fifth before Luke Ablett's goal from 55 metres after the
three-quarter time siren somehow eluded three Cat defenders and bounced through the goal
line. The goal sent the Swans back out to a 41-point lead and they were never threatened
in the final term as the Cats continue to struggle outside Victoria – which stands at
two wins from their past 21 games on the road. |
| 2005 — ROUND 15 — GAME 5 |
| Sydney
v Geelong |
Saturday
(n), July 9, 2005
SCG, 7.10pm AEST, crowd: 28,185
Conditions: Good
Weather: 15C, cool and cloudy |
| |
1/4 time |
1/2 time |
3/4 time |
Final |
| SYD |
1.1-7 |
10.3-63
(40) |
13.6-84
(41) |
16.9-105
(54) |
| GEE |
1.4-10
(3) |
3.5-23 |
6.7-43 |
7.9-51 |
Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 5.2, Ryan O'Keefe 3, Brett Kirk
2, Nick Davis 2, Jared Crouch, Adam Goodes, Luke Ablett, Michael O'Loughlin. Geelong:
Cameron Thurley 3, Kent Kingsley, David Haynes, Paul Chapman, Jimmy Bartel.
Best: Sydney: Adam Goodes, Barry Hall, Amon Buchanan, Brett Kirk, Leo Barry, Ryan
O'Keefe. Geelong: Paul Chapman, James Kelly, Gary Ablett, Cameron Thurley.
Umpires (gold): Brett Allen, Darren Morris, Shaun Ryan.
Report:
Jude Bolton (Syd) was cited for making negilgent contact with umpire Shaun
Ryan. The MRP assessed the incident and cited Bolton. He was fined $2400. The
player accepted the fine determined by the MRP. |
A last-quarter fade-out gave
Adelaide a scare for the second week running, before the Crows held on for a 10-point win
over Hawthorn in cold but sunny conditions at York Park in Launceston on Sunday afternoon.
Another bumper 16,287 attended the 15th AFL premiership match played at the venue.
Hawthorn charged back from a 38-point deficit after a devastating third term by
Adelaide when they kicked 8.1. to 1.0. But like Fremantle the week before, Hawthorn
doubled its goal tally in the last quarter and failed by only 10 points to cause a major
upset to the second-placed Crows.
Jason Phelan reported on the game for Sportal: Simon
Goodwin was again a prime-mover for Adelaide with 29 possessions and two goals
and Ken McGregor was dangerous up forward with 22 disposals, 13 marks and
two goals. Joel Smith was important for the Hawks with 28 damaging
touches and Luke Hodge made a welcome return with 24 possessions.
The Crows were stunned early in the first term when the Hawks scored three goals in four
minutes and went to lead by 16 points at quarter-time. But Adelaide responded with seven
unanswered goals – two in the second quarter and five in a match-clinching burst
early in the third term – to lead 9.2 to 4.7 before Angelo Lekkas
kicked his second goal and the Hawks' fifth goal.
Adelaide hit back again with three more goals for its most productive third quarter this
season but Hawthorn recovered bravely to add 5.1 to 0.3 in the final term as the Crows
slowed to a standstill. Apart from the loss, the Hawks' seventh in succession, they also
suffered an injury blow, losing star midfielder Sam Mitchell to a painful
left foot injury early in the first quarter. |
| 2005 — ROUND 15 — GAME 6 |
| Hawthorn
v Adelaide |
Sunday,
July 10, 2005
York Park, 1.10pm AEST, crowd: 16,287
Conditions: Good, following mid-week rain
Weather: 11C, cold and sunny |
| |
1/4 time |
1/2 time |
3/4 time |
Final |
| HAW |
4.4-28
(16) |
4.7-31
(5) |
5.7-37 |
10.8-68 |
| ADE |
2.0-12 |
4.2-26 |
12.3-75
(38) |
12.6-78
(10) |
Goals: Adelaide: Ken McGregor 2, Simon Goodwin 2, Brett
Burton 2, Trent Hentschel 2, Rhett Biglands, Michael Doughty, Mark Ricciuto, Scott
Thompson. Hawthorn: Nathan Lonie 3, Mark Williams 2, Angelo Lekkas 2, Trent Croad,
Tim Clarke, Jarryd Roughead.
Best: Adelaide: Simon Goodwin, Ken McGregor, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards, Scott
Thompson, Michael Doughty. Hawthorn: Joel Smith, Angelo Lekkas, Nathan Lonie,
Campbell Brown, Luke Hodge, Peter Everitt.
Umpires (white): Davis, Quigley, Nicholls. |
A second-half avalanche of goals
propelled St Kilda to an 80-point victory over Carlton in sunny conditions on Sunday
afternoon under the open rook at Docklands Stadium. It was the ninth successive defeat for
the Blues.
Despite the Saints losing three mainline players before the game with Justin
Peckett, Luke Penny and Brent Guerra late
withdrawals, the Saints streaked away. However, Michael Horan noted for
the Herald Sun that nine minutes into the third quarter, the bottom side looked
half a chance to knock off the finals contender. Carlton, with two goals were within 14
points. Twenty minutes later they were 10 goals behind and were powerless. Carlton
plummeted to new lows and simply did not have the talent or depth to go with the Saints
for four quarters.
Saint Justin Koschitzke continued to demonstrate why he is the
replacement for injured skipper Nick Riewoldt with another dominating
performance (11 marks, 23 possessions), while Lenny Hayes and Luke
Ball were also solid contributors. The St Kilda rucking combination of Cain
Ackland and Jason Blake sorely exposed the Carlton youngster Chris
Bryan, despite the young ruckman fighting hard all day.
It was a dirty day for Blues spearhead Brendan Fevola, with two early
undisciplined free kicks resulting in the forward periodically spending time on the bench.
The third term was ultimately the Fraser Gehrig and Stephen Milne
show, with admirable contributions to the Saints' three-quarter time lead of 62
points. With 22 to four inside 50s for the third term in favour of St Kilda, it was no
wonder the Saints were able to amass such a dominating lead. The Saints then rammed the
victory home with another blatant display of the distance separating these two teams. |
| 2005 — ROUND 15 — GAME 7 |
| St
Kilda v Carlton |
Sunday,
July 10, 2005
Docklands, 2.10pm AEST, Roof: open, crowd: 39,181
Conditions: Fair to good
Weather: 15C, fine and sunny |
| |
1/4 time |
1/2 time |
3/4 time |
Final |
| STK |
2.2-14
(–) |
7.5-47
(19) |
15.12-102
(62) |
23.15-153
(80) |
| CAR |
2.2-14
(–) |
4.4-28 |
6.4-40 |
11.7-73 |
Goals: St Kilda: Stephen Milne 5, Fraser Gehrig 4, Justin
Koschitzke 4, Cain Ackland 3, Lenny Hayes 2, Troy Schwarze 2, Andrew Thompson, Nick Dal
Santo, Andrew McQualter. Carlton: Kade Simpson 3, Matthew Lappin 2, Scott
Camporeale 2, Chris Bryan, Troy Longmuir, Lance Whitnall, Nick Stevens.
Best: St Kilda: Justin Koschitzke, Lenny Hayes, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo, Fraser
Gehrig, Cain Ackland. Carlton: Kade Simpson, Matthew Lappin, Andrew Carrazzo, Scott
Camporeale.
Umpires (gold): Hayden Kennedy, Ray Chamberlain, Kieron Nicholls. |
Fremantle snapped a four-game
losing streak and kept their slim finals hopes alive when they broke the shackles and
disposed of the Western Bulldogs by the surprisingly wide margin of 53 points. Sunday was
cool and sunny at Subiaco for 30,991 fans.
Despite the lop-sided margin, Fremantle was simply the better of two teams, but
both are a long way from being premiership contenders. Digby Beacham for
the Herald Sun noted that Scott West was magnificent in
totalling 38 disposals, while Daniel Cross (35) was also tireless, but a
lot of their good work was wasted in attack as the undersized Dogs forwards battled to
have an impact.
Sportal recorded Fremantle's better options up forwrad proved the trump card with
Heath Black providing a constant supply to Luke McPharlin who
kicked five, Matthew Pavlich who had four and Des Headland
and Paul Medhurst who snared three apiece.
The first term saw the ball going from end to end with both sides running hard and Troy
Cook softended up some of the Bulldogs and helped lift his teammates' competitive
edge. The Dockers nabbed the first two goals before the Dogs hit back to trail by only
seven points at the first break. An inspired first 13 minutes of the second term saw the
visitors kick six goals, former Docker Daniel Bandy snaring three of them
in a five minute burst as the Dogs worked to be 25 points ahead. But the Dogs run dried up
and the home side regained control, responding with six majors of their own.
One the lead was achieved, Fremantle began to surge and the goals continued to come with
the Dockers breaking the game wide open. The Bulldogs trailed by five points 13 minutes
into the third term – they were outscored nine goals to one, despite having only one
less inside 50 than the Dockers for the rest of the game. |
| 2005 — ROUND 15 — GAME 8 |
| Fremantle
v Western Bulldogs |
Sunday,
July 10, 2005
Subiaco Oval, 4.40pm AEST, crowd: 30,991
Conditions: Good, lights on Q3
Weather: 17C, fine, cool, sunny |
| |
1/4 time |
1/2 time |
3/4 time |
Final |
| FRE |
4.4-28
(7) |
11.5-71
(3) |
16.10-106
(24) |
22.13-145
(53) |
| WB |
3.3-21 |
10.8-68 |
12.10-82 |
13.14-92 |
Goals: Fremantle: Luke McPharlin 5.1, Matthew Pavlich 4,
Des Headland 3, Paul Medhurst 3, Paul Hasleby 3, Brett Peake, Ryan Murphy, Ryan Crowley,
Justin Longmuir. West.B'dogs: Daniel Bandy 3, Nathan Eagleton 2, Mitch Hahn 2, Will
Minson, Robert Murphy, Lindsay Gilbee, Ryan Griffin, Scott West, Brad Johnson.
Best: Fremantle: Heath Black, Matthew Pavlich, Luke McPharlin, Byron Schammer, Troy
Cook, Des Headland. West.B'dogs: Scott West, Nathan Eagleton, Mitch Hahn, Robert
Murphy, Brad Johnson, Daniel Bandy.
Umpires (gold): Dean Margetts, Scott McLaren, Stefan Grun.
Report:
Scott West (WB) and Ryan Crowley (Fre) reported
by umpire Scott McLaren for wrestling during the third quarter. The
MRP assessed the incident and withdrew the charge against West. Crowley however was found
to be guilty as charged and was fined $900. The player accepted the fine determined by the
MRP. |
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