Footystats Diary, footy's best kept secret, Match Review, 2005-R16


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2005, Match Review — Round 16


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ROUND 16, Fri-Sat-Sun, July 15-16-17

Margin flatters Pies after Bomber thrashing
Cats rout Port to end premiership defence
St Kilda hammer Richmond by 69 points
Solid Sydney wins adds to Melbourne's slump
Eagles opening blitz stuns Brisbane
Adelaide take strong grip on second place
Pavlich 9 goals: Dockers sink the Blues
Kangas send Hawks to 13th defeat

THE STATS THAT MATTER ...
l Coach DENIS PAGAN had charge of his 300th League match – 60 Carlton (2003-05), 240 North Melbourne-Kangaroos (1993-2002) ...

l Essendon kicked 11-straight goals in the last half against Collingwood ...

l Collingwood in its 2217th match kicked its 700th century in League footy – it was also the Pies' 850th defeat in VFL-AFL (1897-2005) ...

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West Coast posted its 18th consecutive win at Subiaco Oval which started in 2004-R8more ...

l SHANE PARKER (Fremantle, 1995-2005) became the first Docker to play 200 AFL premiership games ...

l "Super Saturday" went on display when eight of the 10 finals contenders were opposed to each ...

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MILESTONES OF ROUND 16 —
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300th career game by SCOTT WEST (Footscray-Western Bulldogs) 1993-2005, 270 premiership games, 25 pre-season, 1 State, 4 International ... 200th career game by BRETT MONTGOMERY, 118 PA 2000-05, 60 WB 1997-99, 179 premiership games, 19 pre-season, 2 International ... 200th BEN COUSINS (West Coast) 1996-2005 ... 200th SHANE PARKER (Fremantle) 1995-2005 ... 200th JEFF WHITE, 168 Mel 1998-2005, 32 Fre 1995-97 ... 150th DANIEL BANDY, 45 WB 2002-05, 105 Fre 1995-2001 ... 50th SAM POWER (West.B'dogs) 2002-05 ... 50th PATRICK BOWDEN (West.B'dogs) 2001-05 ...100 – MATTHEW ROBBINS 100th for West.B'dogs 1998-2005, also 7 Gee 1996-97 ... BYRON PICKETT 50th for Port Adelaide 2003-05, also 120 NMK 1997-2002 ... STEPHEN POWELL 50th for St Kilda 2003-05, also 44 Mel 2000-02 ... MATHEW SCARLETT played his 100th consecutive match for Geelong ... DENIS PAGAN coached his 300th League match, 60 Car 2003-05, 240 NMK 1993-2002 ...

Highest Score:

24.8-152, FREMANTLE v Carlton
Biggest Margin: 79pts, GEELONG v Port Adel
Best in Goals: 9.0 – Matthew PAVLICH (Fre) v Car
8.1 – Matthew LLOYD (Ess) v Col
7.0 – Barry HALL (Syd) v Mel
6.1 – David NEITZ (Mel) v Syd
5.2 – Scott LUCAS (Ess) v Col
5.2 – Nathan BUCKLEY (Col) v Ess
5.3 – Kent KINGSLEY (Gee) v PA
5.1 – Justin KOSCHITZKE (StK) v Rch
Lowest Score: 5.5-35, WEST.B'DOGS v Adelaide
Best Quarters: 1st 8.3-51 WC v Bri
2nd 7.6-48 GEE v PA
3rd 8.0-48 ESS v Col
4th 7.6-48 COL v Ess

Official AFL crowds for 2005, Round 16 —

52,507 Collingwood v Essendon
19,362 Geelong v Port Adelaide
40,043 Richmond v St Kilda
28,749 Melbourne v Sydney
41,524 West Coast v Brisbane
40,264 Adelaide v West.B'dogs
16,076 Carlton v Fremantle
23,722 Hawthorn v Kangaroos
262,247 Total for Round 16 — (2004: 263,705)
4,324,004 Progressive at Round 15 – (2004: 4,105,305)
4,586,251 Progressive at Round 16 – (2004: 4,327,827)

FROM THE ROUND

COLLINGWOOD v ESSENDON
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Collingwood in its 2217th match kicked its 700th century in League footy – it was also the Pies' 850th defeat in VFL-AFL (1897-2005) ... never before in 109 seasons of League footy had Collingwood and Essendon faced each other after 15 rounds, with both on five wins or less ... in the 212th contest between the two Essendon kicked 11 goals straight in the last half, advancing from a half-time score of 10.5, winning by 26 points 21.5-131 to 15.15-105 ... Essendon's accuracy sits in comparison with 28.6-174 in the 1984-PF at Waverley when the Dons beat the Pies by 133pts ... the Bombers had their fourth-straight win – in the last 15 meetings since 1998 Collingwood have won just two, 2002-R5 and 2003-R22 ... MATTHEW LLOYD kicked 8.1, the best by a Don versus the Pies since 8.2 by PAUL SALMON in 1984-R3 at Windy Hill ... Collingwood in its 2217th match kicked its 700th century in League footy ... no other new match records were noted ...

GEELONG v PORT ADELAIDE
l the Cats kicked 7.6-48 in the second quarter deposing 6.3-39, 2004-R10-FP ... Geelong's 79 point win is second only to the 1997-R18 victory at Kardinia Park by 85 points ... Port with 7.5-47 were held to the lowest score of 14 matches versus Geelong ... KENT KINGSLEY'S 5.3 is the equal of five goals by JASON SNELL, 1997-R18-KP and BEN GRAHAM, 2004-R10-FP ... 200th career game by BRETT MONTGOMERY, 118 PA 2000-05, 60 WB 1997-99, 179 premiership games, 19 pre-season, 2 International ... BYRON PICKETT 50th for Port Adelaide 2003-05, also 120 NMK 1997-2002 ... MATHEW SCARLETT played his 100th consecutive match for Geelong ...

RICHMOND v ST KILDA
l St Kilda's fifth-straight win over the Tigers parallels the run in 1937-39, but is short of the seven victories of 1958-62 ... St Kilda won their fourth MCG match for this season – last time they did, was in 1997, but lost their fifth match that year to Adelaide, in the Grand Final ... Richmond historian, Rhett Bartlett, noted that excluding the goalless match in 1961, Richmond's three goalkickers (Rory Hilton 2, Matthew Richardson 2, Brett Deledio 1) on the weekend is the least number of goalkickers against St Kilda since Round 16 1915 – exactly 90 years ago – on that day, only Billy Briscoe (2 goals) and Horrie Weeks, in his debut game (2 goals), troubled the goal umpires ... interestingly, one of the goal umpires that day was former Richmond VFA player Alexander Salton, who would later die in battle in World War One ...

Richmond's 5.7-37 is the lowest against St Kilda since 1961 and is the one of the lowest tallies of 165 meetings since 1908 –

2005-R16-MCG

5.7-37 v 16.10-106

1922-R18-JO 5.7-37 v 7.22-64
1913-R13-JO 5.6-36 v 9.8-62
1908-R9-JO 3.15-33 v 9.5-59
1915-R16-JO 4.6-30 v 6.18-54
1923-R13-JO 3.7-25 v 8.12-60
1961-R16-JO

0.8-8 v 12.19-91

... STEPHEN POWELL 50th for St Kilda 2003-05, also 44 Mel 2000-02 ...

MELBOURNE v SYDNEY
l BARRY HALL booted seven goals a second time for the Swans against the Dees to parallel his 7.3 in 2002-R21 at the MCG ... the Swans beat Melbourne for the 101st time from 192 contests since 1897 ... AARON DAVEY (Mel) reached 50 goals in game 35 ... no other new match records were noted ... 200th JEFF WHITE, 168 Mel 1998-2005, 32 Fre 1995-97 ...

WEST COAST v BRISBANE
l West Coast in their 250th League victory posted its 18th consecutive win at Subiaco Oval which started in 2004-R8 – more ... in his 200th premiership game BEN COUSINS (West Coast) 1996-2005 kicked four goals and was judged best afield ... the Eagles made it five-straight over Brisbane, to match the run of 1992-95 ... West Coast's opening of 8.3, fell short of their biggest start against Brisbane which remains as 10.5 in 1998-R3 at the WACA ... no other new match records were noted ...

ADELAIDE v WEST.B'DOGS
l ... The Crows registered a new greatest winning margin in their 25th meeting with the Dogs, replacing 68 points posted in the 1998 Preliminary Final at the MCG ... the Bulldogs' 1.5 in the last half is the 4th time of 1630 League matches since 1925 – 1931-R11-WO v Ess, 1952-R12-WO v Haw and 1967-R4-VP v Col ... the disappointing effort is far from a club worst – that's headed by five goalless last halves in 1939, 1964, 1957, 1968 and 1991 ... the Bulldogs' 5.5-35 is the lowest against the Crows ... 16.13-109 was kicked by the Crows for the third time in the past four matches against the Bulldogs ... no other new match records were noted ... 300th career game by SCOTT WEST (Footscray-Western Bulldogs) 1993-2005, 270 premiership games, 25 pre-season, 1 State, 4 International ... 150th DANIEL BANDY, 45 WB 2002-05, 105 Fre 1995-2001 ... 50th PATRICK BOWDEN (West.B'dogs) 2001-05 ...100 – MATTHEW ROBBINS 100th for West.B'dogs 1998-2005, also 7 Gee 1996-97 ...

CARLTON v FREMANTLE
l ... Fremantle in their sixth successive win versus Carlton registered a new highest score of 24.8 against the Blues, deposing 19.13-127 in 2003-R10 at Subiaco ... nine-straight goals by MATTHEW PAVLICH brought up his 150th career goal in game 122 – Pavlich is the second Docker to kick 9, PAUL MEDHURST did in 2004-R9 at Subiaco against Brisbane – 10.2 by TONY MODRA in 1999-R10 at the MCG versus Melbourne remains the club best in goals ... the Dockers booted a new high of 8.3-51 for the first quarter against the Blues, replacing 5.3-33 of 2004-R1 at Subiaco ... DES HEADLAND (Fre & Bri) passed 100 goals in game 105 ... SHANE PARKER (Fremantle, 1995-2005) became the first Docker to play 200 (of 237) premiership games since the entry of the club to the AFL in 1995 ... DENIS PAGAN coached his 300th League match, 60 Car 2003-05, 240 NMK 1993-2002 ...

HAWTHORN v KANGAROOS
l the Kangas won its 84th game from 154 contests against Hawthorn since 1925 ... GLENN ARCHER in his 267th game for the Kangaroos recorded a career-high 29 disposals – "it used to take me eight games to get that many when I played in the back pocket" ... no other new match records were noted ... MARK WILLIAMS (Haw) reached 100 career goals (2002-05) in game 49 ...

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Statistics for Footystats are enhanced by software from
Eric Sorensen's *Footy Works* and
Steve Norval's 2005 update of *Ruckman*

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Never before in 109 seasons of League footy had Collingwood and Essendon faced each other after 15 rounds, with both on five wins or less. They did on Friday night in soft conditions at the MCG when 13th played 14th before 52,507. The Bombers thrashed the Magpies for three quarters, then Collingwood regained some credibility with a strong last term, reducing the margin from the 56 it had been at the final change to 26 points at the end.

Len Johnson
reported in The Age: The absence of James Hird, Adam McPhee and Jason Laycock was turned into a plus as the Dons injected pace and youth into an outfit that had sadly been lacking both. Brent Stanton was again very good, Ricky Dyson was more than serviceable and there were good contributions from Angus Monfries and Jason Winderlich. For Collingwood, Nathan Buckley played a lone hand, kicking five goals two behinds, all in the second half. It was never going to be enough.

The Bombers set up their sixth win of 2005 with a six-goal to two first quarter, then landed a killer blow in the third when they slammed on eight goals to three, including five on the trot, to open up a 56-point break. The Pies, while never threatening to steal the points, finished the game better, kicking seven goals in the last quarter but that was as good as they would get.

Bruce Matthews noted in the Herald Sun: Matthew Lloyd and Scott Lucas shared nine goals by early in the third quarter – and Collingwood had six individual goalkickers. It was at this stage that the Magpies launched their only challenge, dominating play for a crucial 10-minute period midway through the third term. But three misses on goal, one a poster, came back to bite them. Essendon tightened up and nailed three in as many minutes from Lucas, Dyson and Kepler Bradley who was a revelation with his work ethic and athleticism – he shared the ruck work with third-gamer Tristan Cartledge against an equally inexperienced Pie big man David Fanning. Had Buckley not been there to put his leadership and finishing skills on show, it would have been an acute embarrassment for the Pies.
2005 — ROUND 16 — GAME 1
Collingwood v Essendon
Friday (n), July 15, 2005
MCG, 7.40pm AEST, crowd: 52,507
Conditions: Soft, following rainy days
Weather: 11C, no rain during the match
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
COL 2.1-13 5.4-34 8.9-57 15.15-105
ESS 6.1-37 (24) 10.5-65 (31) 18.5-113 (56) 21.5-131 (26)
Goals: Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 8.1, Scott Lucas 5.2, Brent Stanton 2, Tristan Cartledge, Jason Winderlich, Jason Johnson, Mark McVeigh, Kepler Bradley, Damien Peverill. Collingwood: Nathan Buckley 5.2, Chris Egan 2, Leon Davis 2, Paul Licuria 2, Nick Maxwell, Chris Tarrant, Brodie Holland, Shane O'Bree.
Best: Essendon: Matthew Lloyd, Brent Stanton, Scott Lucas, Dustin Fletcher, Damien Peverill, Jason Johnson. Collingwood: Nathan Buckley, Brodie Holland, Chris Egan, Paul Licuria, James Clement.
Umpires (gold): Brett Allen, Scott McLaren, Scott Jeffery.

 

Port Adelaide's defence of the premiership is all but over following a 79-point thrashing by Geelong at a wet and windy Kardinia Park on Saturday afternoon. While Port from 2001-04 boasted the best away record with a winning percentage of 61, it has won just one of seven interstate matches this year by an average losing margin of 57 points.

Paul Gough
observed for Sportal: The Cats were far more desperate and committed in the atrocious conditions. Whilst Port played as if they could not get home to Adelaide quick enough, the Cats relished to conditions and nobody more than tough midfielder Jimmy Bartel, who was inspirational all day but particularly in the first half when the game has to be won. By half-time Bartel had not only amassed 19 possessions and five marks but had laid seven tackles and the way he threw himself into every contest lifted a Geelong side that had come into the game down on confidence.

On the day when Peter Riccardi became the third longest serving player in the club's history by playing his 275th game, it was many of the unheralded Geelong players who starred with defender Josh Hunt and former Port player Paul Koulouriotis superb in the first half. Yet again Port's big guns in attack Warren Tredrea, Byron Pickett and Stuart Dew – who have all starred at home and struggled away this season – were disappointing on the road with Tredrea well beaten by Matthew Scarlett, who returned to form after being beaten in Sydney last week by Barry Hall.

Jon Ralph noted for the Sunday Herald Sun: With the Cats 45 points up at half-time, it was only a matter of window-dressing. As the teams ran out for the second half, sheets of rain engulfed an arena that was close to pitch black, but Geelong was determined not to take its foot off Port's throat. Kent Kingsley kicked his fifth goal halfway through the last term, but it was Bartel's goalsquare mark and goal late that confirmed his likely three Brownlow votes for the day. It wasn't the margin of the win that was so impressive as the manner.
2005 — ROUND 16 — GAME 2
Geelong v Port Adelaide
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Kardinia Park, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 19,362
Conditions: Slippery following rain
Weather: 11C, windy, sunny breaks between rain
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
GEE 3.4-22 (9) 10.10-70 (45) 13.16-94 (61) 18.18-126 (79)
PA 2.1-13 4.1-25 5.3-33 7.5-47
Goals: Geelong: Kent Kingsley 5.3, Jimmy Bartel 3, Paul Chapman, Darren Milburn, Cameron Thurley 2, Gary Ablett, Henry Playfair, Joshua Hunt, Cameron Ling. Port: Warren Tredrea 3, Stuart Dew, Brett Ebert, Kent Kingsley, Brendan Lade.
Best: Geelong: Jimmy Bartel, Darren Milburn, Joel Corey, Joshua Hunt, Paul Koulouriotis, Matthew Scarlett, Cameron Ling, Kent Kingsley. Port: Kane Cornes, Shaun Burgoyne, Peter Burgoyne, Chad Cornes, Adam Kingsley.
Umpires (gold): Matthew Head, Shane McInerney, Troy Pannell.

 

St Kilda won its third game in a row when they shattered Richmond in dark and wet conditions at the MCG on Saturday afternoon. The Saints posted an emphatic 69-point victory which returned them to the top eight after an absence of three weeks, and they also achieved a healthy boost in percentage from 112 to 117.

Peter Hanlon
for The Age reported: St Kilda did not win in every position, nor did it win every statistical battle in the modern game of football by numbers. Trent Knobel's dominance of the many ball-ups gave the Tigers a thumping 60-14 hitouts advantage that translated into success at the clearances at a ratio of four-to-three. Yet never more can the stats cynics have been vindicated. Winning first use of the ball was one thing, using it to advantage another altogether. The Tigers carried the mud-running form, but after a promising start as the rain tumbled down, they were switched off like a tap when it stopped. Simplistic is may be, but a heavy-hitting, hard-running opponent on a fast-draining surface sapped Richmond not merely of momentum, but the fundamental skills of the game.

Sportal noted: In circumstances similar to the Saints' blow-out over Carlton the previous week, St Kilda took control of the game after half-time, and for the second week running, finished in stunning fashion. Acting Saints skipper Justin Koschitzke continued his rise in the absence of Nick Riewoldt, with the big man best on ground in another inspirational performance.

Lenny Hayes and Nick Dal Santo were high possession-getters in the middle for the Saints, finishing with 26 and 25 disposals respectively. While Richmond spearhead Matthew Richardson clearly has a physical advantage over Saint Max Hudghton, it was poor delivery by the midfield that hampered the Tigers' attack. Richmond failed to kick a goal from the 17-minute mark of the second term until the 12th minute of the last quarter and ended with 5.7, its lowest score against St Kilda since 1961. Both teams now have 9+7 win-loss records but Richmond's hopes of playing in the finals looks decidedly vulnerable.
2005 — ROUND 16 — GAME 3
Richmond v St Kilda
Saturday, July 16, 2005
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 40,043
Conditions: Fair, following rain, lights in Q1
Weather: 11C, rain, windy
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
RCH 3.2-20 (10) 4.4-28 4.6-30 5.7-37
STK 1.4-10 6.5-41 (13) 9.8-62 (32) 16.10-106 (69)
Goals: St Kilda: Justin Koschitzke 5.1, Stephen Milne 3, Fraser Gehrig 2, Cain Ackland, Brent Guerra, Austin Jones, Justin Peckett, Stephen Powell, Andrew Thompson. Richmond: Rory Hilton 2, Matthew Richardson 2, Brett Deledio.
Best: St Kilda: Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo, Justin Koschitzke, Matt Maguire, Max Hudghton, Stephen Powell. Richmond: Mark Coughlan, Joel Bowden, Kane Johnson, Trent Knobel.
Umpires (orange): Dean Margetts, Stefan Grun, Matt Stevic.

 

Sydney surged into the the top four helped by a seven-goal performance by BARRY HALL in an entertaining win against Melbourne on Saturday night under the closed roof of Docklands Stadium – 28,749 attended. The Demons lost its fourth successive match.

Sportal reported: Brett Kirk and Adam Goodes were important to Sydney's win with 29 and 22 disposals respectively. Demons' skipper David Neitz led from the front with six goals and 14 touches, but the usually imposing Melbourne onballers struggled to have an influence.

Hall led the Sydney charge, with his haul including four goals in the third quarter as the Swans stormed to a 30-point lead at the last change, after leading by 10 at half-time. But he had plenty of help from a damaging array of small forwards, with Michael O'Loughlin, Ryan O'Keefe, Amon Buchanan and Nick Davis all making significant contributions. Jude Bolton was another tireless midfield worker for the Swans.

The Demons stayed in touch in the first half then challenged strongly early in the final quarter, kicking three goals in the first nine minutes, including two to Neitz, to move to within 13 points and provide some hope of a comeback win. But Hall settled Sydney with a brilliant one-handed mark and goal, before Buchanan deservedly sealed the game with his only goal of the match.

Dan Oakes
noted in The Age: Six or seven weeks ago, the Swans were allegedly the embodiment of all that was bad about football – dour, unimaginative and stifling. Hall was a supposedly frustrated spearhead, bereft and isolated in a side of midfield grinders. Melbourne was the happy bunch of buccaneers, entertaining and free-flowing with a mouth-watering array of talent. More than one old Demon described them as the best Melbourne side in years. In swatting Melbourne aside by 26 points, Paul Roos' men thrust stakes through the heart of those myths and at the same time imperilled the Demons' finals hopes.
2005 — ROUND 16 — GAME 4
Melbourne v Sydney
Saturday (n), July 16, 2005
Docklands, 7.10pm AEST, Roof: closed, crowd: 28,749
Conditions: Fair, slippery in patches
Weather: 10C, wet and cold
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
MEL 4.3-27 6.7-43 8.11-59 11.12-78
SYD 6.2-38 (11) 8.5-53 (10) 14.5-89 (30) 16.8-104 (26)
Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 7.0, Nick Davis 2, Michael O'Loughlin, Adam Goodes, Ben Mathews, Ryan O'Keefe, Darren Jolly, Kirk, Amon Buchanan. Melbourne: David Neitz 6.1, Travis Johnstone 2, Colin Sylvia, Ben Holland, Aaron Davey.
Best: Sydney: Adam Goodes, Barry Hall, Brett Kirk, Ryan O'Keefe, Jude Bolton, Michael O'Loughlin. Melbourne: David Neitz, Brent Moloney, Matthew Whelan, Travis Johnstone, Jeff White, James McDonald.
Umpires (gold): Michael Vozzo, Kieron Nicholls, Stuart Wenn.

 

Brownlow Medal favourite BEN COUSINS unleashed another searing performance to lead West Coast to a 23 point victory and tumble the Brisbane Lions out of the top eight in fine conditions on Saturday night at Subiaco – a sellout 41,524 packed into the oval. Cousins celebrated his 200th AFL game in style, kicking four goals and having 19 first-half possessions.

The Eagles carved up the Lions in clinical fashion, Sportal noted. Cousins was on fire in the opening term, sending the crowd into raptures with three of the Eagles eight goals. The home side quashed, for one night at least, Brisbane's status as one of the form sides. The Eagles kicked two goals in the first 10 minutes, adding four in the next five. The Lions sole major for the term came in time on as West Coast cruised to a 42-point lead at the break.

The Lions came out with more purpose in the second, led by Michael Voss and Simon Black, kicking the opening three goals to reduce the margin to 24 points and it looked as though it was game on. West Coast had other ideas and snared two goals in the latter part of the term to keep a 35-point advantage at half-time.

Mark Duffield reported in The West Australian: The Lions launched a second revival in the third quarter, but once again had their best efforts comfortably rebuffed. Daniel Merrett and Anthony Corrie kicked the first two goals and Brisbane could have crept another goal closer but ruckman Clark Keating dropped a mark 40 metres from goal. Enter Cousins to settle the issue once and for all. His snapped goal at the 17-minute mark of the term restored West Coast's protective buffer. Within five minutes, Daniel Chick and Phil Matera kicked back-up goals and the match was finished as a contest.

Brisbane kicked five of the game's last six goals to give the scoreboard a look of respectability, but there was no doubt why the Eagles sit on top of the ladder, four matches ahead of the rest of the competition. The much-hyped contest was a mis-match when the heat was on as West Coast's slick midfield outran and outplayed Brisbane's older midfield, while some of the younger Lions who have played well in recent weeks struggled with the intensity. It was West Coast's 18th win in a row at Subiaco Oval and their 250th victory in AFL ranks.
2005 — ROUND 16 — GAME 5
West Coast v Brisbane Lions
Saturday (n), July 16, 2005
Subiaco Oval, 7.40pm AEST, crowd: 41,524
Conditions: Good
Weather: 15C, fine and clear
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
WCE 8.3-51 (42) 10.7-67 (35) 13.8-86 (40) 17.9-111 (23)
BRI 1.3-9 4.8-32 6.10-46 13.10-88
Goals: West Coast: Ben Cousins 4, Daniel Chick 3, Quinten Lynch 3, Michael Gardiner 2, Mark Nicoski, Chris Judd, Phillip Matera, Michael Braun, Andrew McDougall. Brisbane: Daniel Bradshaw 4, Tim Notting 3, Daniel Merrett 2, Anthony Corrie 2, Michael Voss, Ashley McGrath.
Best: West Coast: Ben Cousins, Chris Judd, Chad Fletcher, David Wirrpunda, Quinten Lynch, Michael Braun. Brisbane: Simon Black, Luke Power, Jed Adcock, Chris Johnson, Michael Voss, Tim Notting.
Umpires (white): Stephen McBurney, Shaun Ryan, Derek Woodcock.
Reports:
l Michael Gardiner (WC) reported for striking Chris Johnson (Bri) during the first quarter. The MRP assessed the incident as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point), behind play (two points) and body contact (one point) which equated to 325 points and a three-match ban, or a two-match suspension and 243.75 points to his record if Gardiner took an early plea. Gardiner accepted guilt and the findings of the MRP. The player was suspended for two matches.
l Dean Cox (WC) reported by umpire Shaun Ryan for striking Jamie Charman (Bri) during the third quarter. The MRP assessed the incident as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point), in play (one point) and body contact (one point) yielding just 93.75 points. In accepting the reprimand, Cox received a 25 per cent discount because of his clean record over the past five years and 70.31 points to his future record.
l Jamie Charman (Bri) reported by umpire Derek Woodcock for striking Brent Staker (WC) during the third quarter. The MRP assessed the incident and withdrew the charge.

 

Adelaide took over second place on the ladder following their 11th win and a 74-point thumping of the battered Western Bulldogs in front of 40,264 fans in fine and sunny conditions at Football Park on Sunday. The Crows' victory established a valuable buffer, now one win clear of a logjam of sides in the top eight.

Adelaide had a host of prominent performers, notably captain Mark Ricciuto, Brett Burton (three goals), Andrew McLeod, Scott Welsh (three goals) and Tyson Edwards. For The Age, Ashley Porter noted: The Crows' intensity, discipline and resilient defence all over the ground was outstanding and, in keeping the Bulldogs to just five goals – only one in the second half – the performance was one of Adelaide's best this season.

Alan Shiell reported for Sportal: Adam Cooney, Brad Johnson, Nathan Eagleton and Scott West (his 300th game) had ample use of the ball but the Bulldogs struggled ahead of centre against Adelaide defenders Ben Hart, Ben Rutten, Nathan Bassett and Jason Torney – and, overall, were simply outplayed and outclassed by the Crows' superior method and disposal.

Geoff Roach writing on Monday in The Advertiser noted: What stood out starkly again yesterday, apart from the backline's continuing virtuosity and the squad's relentless hustle and ferocious tackling, was the intelligence displayed in 50-50 contests, particularly when the ball was on the ground. Those who can remember the '70s will accept there is an awful lot of Jack Oatey's legacy evident in the way Crows players now instinctively tap, deflect and divert the ball towards an unguarded team-mate rather than simply dive into pressure-laden situations. Clearly, the decision-making process is improving.
2005 — ROUND 16 — GAME 6
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Football Park, 1.10pm AEST, crowd: 40,264
Conditions: Good
Weather: 12C, fine and sunny
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
ADE 4.2-26 (14) 7.7-49 (25) 11.9-75 (42) 16.13-109 (74)
WB 2.0-12 4.0-24 5.3-33 5.5-35
Goals: Adelaide: Scott Welsh 3, Brett Burton 3, Ken McGregor 2, Trent Hentschel 2, Ben Hudson, Scott Thompson, Andrew McLeod, Ben Hart, Mark Ricciuto, Brent Reilly. West.B'dogs: Adam Cooney, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson, Nathan Eagleton, Robert Murphy.
Best: Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto, Martin Mattner, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards, Andrew McLeod, Ken McGregor. West.B'dogs: Adam Cooney, Nathan Eagleton, Scott West, Matthew Boyd, Brian Harris, Brad Johnson.
Umpires (gold): Simon Meredith, Martin Ellis, Michael Avon.

 

MATTHEW PAVLICH enjoyed the best day of his career as Fremantle revived its AFL finals hopes by heaping more misery on a terrible Carlton side at the MCG on Sunday – PAUL GOUGH reported for Sportal. Just 16,076 attended the contest – one of the smaller crowds of the AFL era at the grand arena.

Greg Baum
noted for The Age: Many factors shaped Fremantle victory, but one characterised it: Matthew Pavlich kicked nine goals straight for the Dockers, Brendan Fevola did not kick a behind for the Blues. Moreover, Fevola's opponent. Shane Parker, also kicked a goal, which was not only the career defender's first experience of outscoring his man, but was a sweetener for the day on which he became the first Docker to reach 200 games.

Sportal observed proceedings: In a surprisingly high-scoring affair, it was a day for the youth of both sides, with Dockers Ryan Crowley and Brett Peake putting in notable performances, while Blue Brad Fisher – in his first senior game since a knee reconstruction – was impressive up forward. Carlton midfielder Heath Scotland had most of the ball with 36 possessions, but it wasn't enough to make a difference in a Docker-dominated midfield.

For the second week running, young Blues midfielder Kade Simpson chipped in with three goals. While Carlton struggled to keep up with the run of Fremantle, the Dockers didn't appear to be able to completely bury the home side at any stage. With a half-time buffer of 35 points, the Dockers held the upper hand in that term, and acted as such when they gave the Blues a sniff early in the third.

Fremantle didn't kick a goal until overtime in that term, but the Blues didn't have the resources in front of goal to whittle the Dockers' lead away to anything lower than 28 points. Fremantle held a 46-point lead at the final change, and it was a credit to the Blues for winning the last quarter six goals to five, which stopped the final score from being terribly one-sided.
2005 — ROUND 16 — GAME 7
Carlton v Fremantle
Sunday, July 17, 2005
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 16,076
Conditions: tba
Weather: 12C, fine and sunny; cloudy later
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
CAR 4.3-27 9.4-58 11.9-75 17.15-117
FRE 8.3-51 (24) 15.3-93 (35) 19.7-121 (46) 24.8-152 (35)
Goals: Fremantle: Matthew Pavlich 9.0, Ryan Crowley 4, Brett Peake 2, Des Headland 2, Shane Parker, Luke McPharlin, Troy Cook, Paul Medhurst, Heath Black, Josh Carr, Ryan Murphy. Carlton: Bradley Fisher 3, Kade Simpson 3, Troy Longmuir 2, Cory McGrath 2, Jarrad Waite 2, Nick Stevens, Ian Prendergast, Anthony Koutoufides, Heath Scotland, Chris Bryan.
Best: Fremantle: Matthew Pavlich, Ryan Crowley, Heath Black, Des Headland, Brett Peake, Shane Parker, Byron Schammer. Carlton: Heath Scotland, Anthony Koutoufides, Bradley Fisher, Kade Simpson.
Umpires (gold): Chris Donlon, Adam Davis, Justin Schmitt.

 

The often-underrated Kangaroos made it four wins from the past five outings and jumped to fifth place on the ladder when they comfortably defeated Hawthorn by 41 points on Sunday under the open roofed Docklands Stadium – only 23,722 watched proceedings.

The Kangaroos never relinquished the lead or looked like losing although the dogged Hawks ensured the margin never blew out until the dying minutes. Matt Burgan for Sportal reported: Experienced heads, a tall and effective forward set-up (ex-Hawk Nathan Thompson, Saverio Rocca and David Hale) and less skills errors were all key factors in the Kangas gaining the four points. Roo premiership players Brent Harvey (31 disposals), Shannon Grant (25), Adam Simpson (26) and Glenn Archer (a career-high 29 disposals, 267 games) were outstanding in the win. Daniel Harris' 30 touches was also a personal best, while Troy Makepeace was another to shine. Key defender Shannon Grant also held the competitions leading gaolkicker Mark Williams to just one goal – Williams had just three touches, his lowest for the season.

Despite the loss, there was some positive signs for the Hawks. Luke Hodge continued his magnificent season with another sterling performance, winning 32 possessions. Peter Everitt, Trent Croad, Jordan Lewis and Danny Jacobs were also among Hawthorn's best, Jarryd Roughead, playing just his 10th match, was a find in defence, while first-gamer Clinton Young showed promising signs, despite limited opportunities.

The only sour note for the Kangaroos was the loss of ruckman David Hale, who copped an accidental knee in the body from Roughead, with the youngster hobbling off with suspected injured ribs.

Although the door was slightly ajar for a Hawthorn comeback in the last term, it was quickly shut by the Kangaroos when they added four goals to one in the final stanza. Kanga coach Dean Laidley admitted the game was a scrappy affair, but was pleased to win nonetheless. Hawthorn suffered their seventh successive loss.
2005 — ROUND 16 — GAME 8
Hawthorn v Kangaroos
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Docklands, 2.10pm AEST, Roof: open, crowd: 23,722
Conditions: tba
Weather: 12C, fine and sunny; cloudy later
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
HAW 3.2-20 6.5-41 9.7-61 10.8-68
KAN 6.0-36 (16) 10.4-64 (23) 12.9-81 (20) 16.13-109 (41)
Goals: Kangaroos: Nathan Thompson 3, Saverio Rocca 3, Brady Rawlings 2, Brent Harvey 2, Drew Petrie 2, Troy Makepeace, Corey Jones, Glenn Archer, Adam Simpson. Hawthorn: Trent Croad 2, Michael Osborne 2, Luke Hodge, Mark Williams, Nathan Lonie, Simon Taylor, Rick Ladson, Shane Crawford.
Best: Kangaroos: Glenn Archer, Adam Simpson, Brent Harvey, Shannon Watt, Brady Rawlings, Corey Jones. Hawthorn: Luke Hodge, Peter Everitt, Danny Jacobs, Jordan Lewis, Jarryd Roughead.
Umpires (red): Hayden Kennedy, Ray Chamberlain, Kieron Nicholls.


 


2005 Ladder after Round 16
W L D F A % Total
1 WEST COAST 14 1 1765 1276 138.3 60
2 ADELAIDE 11 5 1473 1119 131.6 44
3 GEELONG 10 6 1610 1369 117.6 40
4 SYDNEY 10 6 1367 1298 105.3 40
5 KANGAROOS 10 6 1478 1461 101.2 40
6 ST KILDA 9 7 1623 1381 117.5 36
7 MELBOURNE 9 7 1657 1600 103.6 36
8 RICHMOND 9 7 1455 1539 94.5 36
9 Brisbane 8 8 1643 1441 114.0 32
10 Port Adelaide 7 8 1 1431 1560 91.7 30
11 Fremantle 7 9 1514 1488 101.7 28
12 West.B'dogs 6 10 1596 1717 93.0 24
13 Essendon 6 10 1441 1681 85.7 24
14 Collingwood 5 11 1396 1659 84.1 20
15 Hawthorn 3 13 1323 1626 81.4 12
16 Carlton 2 13 1 1368 1925 71.1 10



FOR THE RECORD

Approaching Milestones
2005, Round 16, Fri-Sat-Sun, July 15-16-17
(subject to selection, injury or suspension)
CAREER MATCHES
300 – SCOTT WEST (Footscray-Western Bulldogs) 1993-2005
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     269 premiership games, 25 pre-season, 1 State, 4 International
200 – BRETT MONTGOMERY, 117 PA 2000-05, 60 WB 1997-99
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     178 premiership games, 19 pre-season, 2 International
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES
200 – BEN COUSINS (West Coast) 1996-2005
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200 – SHANE PARKER (Fremantle) 1995-2005
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200 – JEFF WHITE, 167 Mel 1998-2005, 32 Fre 1995-97
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150 – DANIEL BANDY, 44 WB 2002-05, 105 Fre 1995-2001
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  50 – SAM POWER (West.B'dogs) 2002-05
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  50 – PATRICK BOWDEN (West.B'dogs) 2001-05
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MATCHES WITH CURRENT CLUB
100 – MATTHEW ROBBINS (West.B'dogs) 1998-2005, also 7 Gee 1996-97
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  50 – BYRON PICKETT (Port Adel) 2003-05, also 120 NMK 1997-2002
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  50 – STEPHEN POWELL (St Kilda) 2003-05, also 44 Mel 2000-02
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CONSECUTIVE MATCHES
100 – MATTHEW SCARLETT (Geelong) since 2001-R8
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COACH
300 – DENIS PAGAN, 59 Car 2003-05, 240 NMK 1993-2002
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GOALKICKING
200 – SCOTT CAMPOREALE (Car) 1995-2005 = 198 goals, 226 games
150 – PAUL MEDHURST (Fre) 2002-05 = 149 goals, 80 games
100 – MARK WILLIAMS (Haw) 2002-05 = 99 goals, 48 games
100 – DES HEADLAND (Fre, Bri) 1999-2005 = 99 goals, 104 games
  50 – AARON DAVEY (Mel) 2004-05 = 49 goals, 34 games

original prepared by COL HUTCHINSON

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2005, Round 16
ESSENDON 21.5-131 (Lloyd 8.1, Lucas 5.2) best, Lloyd, Stanton, Lucas, COLLINGWOOD 15.15-105 (Buckley 5.2) best, Buckley, Holland, Egan.
Friday night at MCG: 52,507.

GEELONG 18.18-126 (Kingsley 5.3, Bartel 3) best, Bartel, Milburn, Corey, PORT ADELAIDE 7.5-47 (Tredrea 3) best, K.Cornes, S.Burgoyne, P.Burgoyne.
Saturday at Kardinia Park: 19,362.

ST KILDA 16.10-106 (Koschitzke 5.1, Milne 3, Gehrig 2) best, Hayes, Dal Santo, Koschitzke, RICHMOND 5.7-37 (Hilton 2, Richardson 2) best, Coughlan, Bowden, Johnson.
Saturday at MCG: 40,043.

SYDNEY 16.8-104 (Hall 7.0, Davis 2) best, Goodes, Hall, Kirk, MELBOURNE 11.12-78 (Neitz 6.1, Johnstone 2) best, Neitz, Moloney, Whelan.
Saturday night at Docklands: 28,749.


WEST COAST 17.9-111 (Cousins 4, Chick 3, Lynch 3) best, Cousins, Judd, Fletcher, BRISBANE 13.10-88 (Bradshaw 4, Notting 3) best, Black, Power, Adcock.
Saturday night at Subiaco: 41,524.
Reports:
l Michael Gardiner (WC) reported for striking Chris Johnson (Bri) during the first quarter. The MRP assessed the incident as intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point), behind play (two points) and body contact (one point) which equated to 325 points and a three-match ban, or a two-match suspension and 243.75 points to his record if Gardiner took an early plea. Gardiner accepted guilt and the findings of the MRP. The player was suspended for two matches.
l Dean Cox (WC) reported by umpire Shaun Ryan for striking Jamie Charman (Bri) during the third quarter. The MRP assessed the incident as reckless conduct (two points), low impact (one point), in play (one point) and body contact (one point) yielding just 93.75 points. In accepting the reprimand, Cox received a 25 per cent discount because of his clean record over the past five years and 70.31 points to his future record.
l Jamie Charman (Bri) reported by umpire Derek Woodcock for striking Brent Staker (WC) during the third quarter. The MRP assessed the incident and withdrew the charge.

ADELAIDE 16.13-109 (Welsh 3, Burton 3) best, Ricciuto, Mattner, Burton, WEST.B'DOGS 5.5-35 (5 x singles) best, Cooney, Eagleton, West.
Sunday at Football Park: 40,264.

FREMANTLE 24.8-152 (Pavlich 9.0, Crowley 4) best, Pavlich, Crowley, Black, CARLTON 17.15-117 (Fisher 3, Simpson 3) best, Scotland, Koutoufides, Fisher.
Sunday at MCG: 16,076.

KANGAROOS 16.13-109 (Thompson 3, Rocca 3) best, Archer, Simpson, Harvey, HAWTHORN 10.8-68 (Croad 2, Osborne 2) best, Hodge, Everitt, Jacobs.
Sunday at Docklands: 23,722.


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Consecutive Matches
2005, Round 16

193 – Adem YZE (Mel) since 1997-R8 – 15+25+22+25+22+24+22+23+16
171 – Jared CROUCH (Syd) from debut, 1998-R7 – 18+23+22+23+22+24+24+16
132 – Greg TIVENDALE (Rch) from 1999-R19 – 4+22+25+22+22+22+16
131 – Adam GOODES (Syd) from 1999-R22 – 2+22+23+22+24+24+16
100 Matthew SCARLETT (Gee) from 2001-R8 – 15+22+22+25+16

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In the Goals, 2005 Games Goals R16 Total
Score
Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) 16 56 1.0 56.26-362
Fraser GEHRIG (St Kilda) 15 54 2.2 54.36-360
Barry HALL (Sydney) 16 51 7.0 51.33-339
Matthew RICHARDSON (Richmond) 16 47 2.1 47.35-317
Warren TREDREA (Port Adel) 16 47 3.1 47.33-315
Russell ROBERTSON (Melbourne) 16 46 0.0 46.19-295
Kent KINGSLEY (Geelong) 16 42 5.3 42.31-283
Matthew PAVLICH (Fremantle) 16 42 9.0 42.18-270
Stephen MILNE (St Kilda) 16 41 3.1 41.10-256
Nathan THOMPSON (Kangaroos) 16 41 3.1 41.23-269
Matthew LLOYD (Essendon) 14 40 8.1 40.21-261
Brendan FEVOLA (Carlton) 14 37 0.0 37.21-243
Scott LUCAS (Essendon) 16 37 5.2 37.15-237
David NEITZ (Melbourne) 13 36 6.1 36.19-235
Scott WELSH (Adelaide) 14 35 3.2 35.16-226
Daniel BRADSHAW (Brisbane) 13 34 4.2 34.14-218
Nathan G BROWN (Richmond) 10 34 inj 34.19-223
Phillip MATERA (West Coast) 14 34 1.2 34.20-224
Adem YZE (Melbourne) 16 32 0.1 32.29-221
Blake CARACELLA (Coll'wood) 16 31 0.1 31.18-204
Michael O'LOUGHLIN (Sydney) 13 31 1.1 31.15-201
Chris TARRANT (Coll'wood) 15 31 1.2 31.25-211
Jeff FARMER (Fremantle) 15 29 inj 29.12-186
Jonathan BROWN (Brisbane) 11 28 0.3 28.16-184
Paul CHAPMAN (Geelong) 15 26 2.1 26.14-170
Shannon GRANT (Kangaroos) 16 26 0.1 26.18-174
Saverio ROCCA (Kangaroos) 13 26 3.0 26.19-175
Jason AKERMANIS (Brisbane) 16 25 0.1 25.19-169
Quinten LYNCH (West Coast) 16 25 3.1 25.14-164
Ashley McGRATH (Brisbane) 15 24 1.0 24.13-157
Brad GREEN (Melbourne) 16 23 0.0 23.11-149
Brad JOHNSON (West.B'dogs) 16 23 1.0 23.18-156
Robert MURPHY (West.B'dogs) 16 23 1.0 23.14-152
Ian PERRIE (Adelaide) 16 23 0.1 23.23-161
Jarrad WAITE (Carlton) 15 23 2.3 23.20-158
Lance WHITNALL (Carlton) 16 23 0.0 23.19-157
Aaron DAVEY (Melbourne) 16 22 1.2 22.20-152
Paul MEDHURST (Fremantle) 16 22 0.1 22.17-149
Andrew J KRAKOUER (Richmond) 16 21