| * |
Wet-weather football returned on
Friday night at the MCG when Melbourne and Geelong provided 36,041 fans to a thrilling
finish as the two oldest clubs founded in 1858-59 met for the 200th time in VFL-AFL
competition. Another narrow win brought the Demons their third-straight success and
momentarily lifted them into the top eight.
Andrew Wu reported for Sportal: It looked like
a case of how far the Cats when Cameron Mooney goaled at the seven-minute
mark of the third term but the Demons, led by Cameron Bruce and Brock
McLean, staged a stirring revival before holding off a resilient Geelong to win
by a goal. McLean relished the conditions and won 28 touches, while Bruce continued his
outstanding start to the season. Adem Yze, Jared Rivers,
Russell Robertson and Matthew Bate also starred.
Cameron Ling was Geelong's leading ball-winner with 31 possessions, while
Paul Chapman and Jimmy Bartel booted three goals each.
Lyall Johnson for The Age noted: Geelong
appeared to have the high-standard game wrapped up midway through the third term as they
raced to a 21-point lead but the Demons rallied and kicked four of the last five goals of
the quarter to head into the final term three points ahead and with all the running. And
from there, Melbourne surged ahead, and when the excitement machine Aaron Davey kicked
one of the goals of the season from deep in the pocket early in the quarter, the game
looked like it was in the bag.
Geelong kept coming but could not convert, managing only a solitary goal from the
20-minute mark of the third term, and the Demons continually held them out. Yze put his
side 17 points ahead halfway through the quarter, but just when the contest seemed
settled, Bartel snatched one back for Geelong from long range to put it down by five
points. Two behinds to the Demons gave them a seven point buffer with two minutes to go.
It was just enough.
The game was played at a fierce rate, especially in the first half, when the players were
fresher. Both sides put their heads over the slippery ball and their bodies on the line,
with Melbourne coming off the worst with Nathan Brown going off early
with a leg problem, Travis Johnstone limping after half time and Colin
Sylvia struggling with a knee problem.
The loss was the Cats' fourth straight and they tumble down to 11th place. |
| 2006
— ROUND 6 — GAME 1 |
| Melbourne v Geelong |
Friday (n), May 5, 2006
MCG, 7.40pm AEST, crowd: 36,041
Conditions: Steady rain throughout
Weather: 11C, steady rain from 3pm |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| MEL |
3.3-21 |
6.5-41 |
11.7-73 (3) |
13.9-87 (6) |
| GEE |
4.2-26 (5) |
6.6-42 (1) |
10.10-70 |
11.15-81 |
Goals: Melbourne:
Cameron Bruce 2, Aaron Davey 2, Lynden Dunn 2, Russell Robertson 2, Matthew Bate, Mark
Jamar, Brock McLean, Jeff White, Adem Yze. Geelong: Jimmy Bartel 3, Paul Chapman 3,
Gary Ablett 2, Cameron Mooney, Henry Playfair, Kane Tenace.
Best: Melbourne: Cameron Bruce, Brock McLean, Jared Rivers, Adem Yze, Matthew Bate,
Brad Green, Jeff White, Russell Robertson. Geelong: Paul Chapman, Cameron Ling,
Jimmy Bartel, Gary Ablett, Darren Milburn.
Umpires: Hayden Kennedy, Simon Meredith, Derek Woodcock.
Report:
Cameron Mooney (Gee) was cited by the MRP with a Level Two misconduct offence in
that he made contact to the face of Ben Holland (Mel) during the third
quarter. His action drew five activation points which relates to 125 demerit points and a
one-match suspension.
Mooney took the charge before the AFL Tribunal. Mooney was found guilty as charged and
suspended for one match. |
St Kilda recorded a vital
14-point win over the Western Bulldogs in a largely lacklustre clash played on Saturday
afternoon under the open roof at Docklands Stadium. FRASER GEHRIG was the difference
between the sides, taking advantage of virtually every forward foray to finish with six
goals. In contrast, the Doggies lacked a formidable forward.
Despite notching an important victory, one of St Kilda's most important players, Justin
Koschitzke, suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads with Bulldog Daniel
Giansiracusa during the third quarter which was a legitimate but brutal bump. It
was yet another setback for the injury-plagued Saint, who has played just 53 games since
winning the Rising Star award in his debut season in 2001.
Sportal reported while the first half hardly reached the heights
of recent clashes between these teams, the Bulldogs were particularly frustrating as they
failed to generate any drive from defence. But half-time, the Doggies had only five
scoring shots in perfect conditions, with the Saints simply doing enough without putting
their foot to the floor.
The match picked up in tempo during the third quarter as the Bulldogs got on top in the
middle but could barely take a mark up forward. With the Saints clinging to a 21-point
lead at the 16-minute mark, a head clash between Koschitzke and Giansiracusa left both
players motionless. After a five-minute interruption, Giansiracusa remarkably ended up
with a set-shot at goal in the forward 50 after a strange passage of play.
Brett Voss was streaming forward unaware a free kick had been paid
against the Saints in the middle. Oblivious of the need to return the footy, Voss took a
shot at goal – resulting in a 50-metre penalty – and an easy goal for the Dogs.
The Bulldogs threatened several times during the final quarter but the Saints kept a handy
1-2 goal buffer and notched their third win of the season.
Noted in the Sunday Herald Sun: The Bulldogs, who suffered their
first loss at Telstra Dome after nine consecutive wins at the ground, kicked the first
goal for its only lead of the day, trailing at the breaks by four points, 27 and 10 before
going down by 14. |
| 2006
— ROUND 6 — GAME 2 |
| St Kilda v Western
Bulldogs |
Saturday, May 6, 2006
Docklands, 2.10pm AEST, Roof open, crowd: 42,760
Conditions: Good, dry
Weather: 16C, cloudy, sunny patches |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| STK |
3.4-22 (4) |
8.4-52 (27) |
9.8-62 (10) |
14.8-92 (14) |
| WB |
3.0-18 |
4.1-25 |
8.4-52 |
12.6-78 |
Goals: St
Kilda: Fraser Gehrig 6.2, Robert Harvey 3, Troy Schwarze, Stephen Milne, Matt Maguire,
Aaron Hamill, Nick Riewoldt. West.B'dogs: Mitch Hahn 3, Daniel Giansiracusa 2, Brad
Johnson 2, Chris Grant 2, Rohan Smith, Adam Cooney, Scott West.
Best: St Kilda: Fraser Gehrig, Robert Harvey, Nick Dal Santo, Brendon Goddard,
Jason Gram, Lenny Hayes, Andrew Thompson. West.B'dogs: Mitch Hahn, Daniel
Giansiracusa, Peter Street, Brad Johnson, Lindsay Gilbee, Daniel Cross.
Umpires: Shane McBurney, Matthew Head, Stuart Wenn.
Report:
Brett Montgomery (WB) was charged on match day with striking Troy
Schwarze (StK) during the second quarter. The MRP ruled Montgomery's action was a
legitimate shepherd. |
Greeted in most quarters as a
"classic" western derby, Fremantle in the 23rd contest between the pair
inflicted West Coast's first defeat of the season with a pulsating five-point win for
42,213 fans on a fine and sunny Saturday afternoon at Subiaco Oval – it was the sixth
time the Dockers have grabbed home-town bragging rights.
Craig O'Donoghue of The West Australian asked
how could a team take on the best midfield in the AFL when it didn't have a recognised
ruckman? – the answer was with run. The Dockers lost their only ruckman, Aaron
Sandilands, after he received a heavy knock (resulting in a broken jaw) midway
through the second term. Leading by just two points, and competing against the unbeaten
Eagles who had Brownlow Medal favourite Dean Cox in the ruck, Fremantle
appeared gone.
Graham Polak stepped into the ruck and competed his heart out. Cox still
dominated the taps, but Polak did enough to stop him from simply palming the ball to his
teammates with ease. Matthew Pavlich also did some rucking while, around
the ground, Matthew Carr showed you didn't have to be tall to have a
crack. With one fewer big men on the field, Fremantle had a running advantage and made the
most of it. Whenever the Dockers won possession, they charged down the field. They carried
the ball at every opportunity, pushed numbers into the midfield and played with an open
forward line.
Pavlich had been good when Sandilands was on the field, but he rose to another level when
it truly counted. He was moved from centre half-forward to full-forward and kicked three
goals. There is no doubting that the two best players in Perth are Pavlich and Eagle Chris
Judd, so it was fitting they dominated the derby. While Pavlich turned the game
in the second half, Judd produced a game out of the box in the first.
The West Coast captain picked up where he left off against Brisbane the previous week
– after compiling 39 touches and four goals against the Lions, Judd accumulated 14
disposals in the first term and helped himself to six clearances as Fremantle struggled to
contain him. By half-time, Judd's possession count had hit 23, with eight clearances and
five inside 50s. His dominance was quelled after the long break, but he still bobbed up
when West Coast really needed him. Later he was judged best for the day and won the Ross
Glendinning Medal.
The last stanza turned into a battle where the victor was only decided when Freo
midfielder Paul Hasleby took advantage of set-shot from 40m in the final
minutes to give his side the lead for good – it was Hasleby's first goal of the year. |
| 2006
— ROUND 6 — GAME 3 |
| Fremantle v West Coast |
Saturday, May 6, 2006
Subiaco Oval, 4.10pm AEST, crowd: 42,213
Conditions: Good
Weather: 21C, fine and sunny after morning showers |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| FRE |
4.4-28 (5) |
7.8-50 (2) |
10.11-71 (3) |
12.16-88 (5) |
| WCE |
3.5-23 |
7.6-48 |
10.8-68 |
12.11-83 |
Goals: Fremantle:
Matthew Pavlich 4, Josh Carr 3, Des Headland 2, Luke McPharlin, Peter Bell, Paul Hasleby. West
Coast: Brent Staker 3, Andrew Embley 2, Mark Seaby 2, Matt Rosa, Rowan Jones, Jaymie
Graham, Chris Judd, Daniel Chick.
Best: Fremantle: Matthew Pavlich, Josh Carr, Des Headland, Byron Schammer, Michael
Johnson, Antoni Grover. West Coast: Chris Judd, Adam Selwood, Mark Seaby, Andrew
Embley, Darren Glass, Brent Staker.
Umpires: Brett Allen, Ray Chamberlain, Shaun Ryan. |
The second annual
"Dreamtime at the G" promotion drew 58,439 on Saturday night when old rivals
Essendon and Richmond went down to the line with the Tigers clinching a two-point win and
delivering the Bombers' fifth successive defeat. It was tight throughout with 13 lead
changes noted.
The second term was a memorable one in that a whopping 17 behinds were scored as both
sides lost the ability to split the big sticks. The Bombers were unable to do so for the
entire quarter – kicking eight points – while Richmond at least managed it once
through Matthew Richardson.
Matt Burgan in his Sportal review noted the
lead changed 11 times in the game. But the story of the night was the remarkable debut of
Richmond midfielder Dean Polo, who not only booted the goal to tie the
scores at the 24-minute mark of the final term, but was officially named best-on-ground.
Polo received the Yiooken award for his performance, a glass boomerang – the
word Yiooken is from the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, which
means 'dreaming'. And Polo could not have dreamed of a better start to his AFL career as
he finished with 29 disposals (11 kicks and 18 handballs), six marks and three goals.
After Polo levelled the scores, Jobe Watson spurned a golden opportunity
to win it for the Bombers when he missed everything from 30 metres out running into a open
goal. Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls – also making his debut – broke
the deadlock with a crucial point in the dying minutes with Andrew Krakouer
adding a further point, before the siren went as Essendon streamed forward.
All of this came after Scott Lucas all but single-handedly won the match
for the Bombers. In the final term with Richmond leading by 16 points at the 10 minute
mark of the last quarter, Essendon hit back with four-in-a-row which included three in
three minutes from Lucas. |
| 2006
— ROUND 6 — GAME 4 |
| Essendon v Richmond |
Saturday (n), May 6, 2006
MCG, 7.45pm AEST, crowd: 58,439
Conditions: Generally good
Weather: 16C, fine, cloudy |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| ESS |
5.2-32 (5) |
5.10-40 |
8.13-61 |
13.17-95 |
| RCH |
4.3-27 |
5.12-42 (2) |
9.15-69 (8) |
13.19-97 (2) |
Goals: Richmond:
Dean Polo 3, Cleve Hughes 2, Matthew Richardson 2, Greg Tivendale, Brent Hartigan, Andrew
Kellaway, Kayne Pettifer, Andrew Krakouer, Shane Tuck. Essendon: Scott Lucas 4,
Brent Stanton 2, Jason Laycock 2, Andrew Lovett 2, James Hird, Angus Monfries, Jobe
Watson.
Best: Richmond: Dean Polo, Shane Tuck, Chris Newman, Kayne Pettifer, Greg
Tivendale, Joel Bowden, Patrick Bowden. Essendon: Scott Lucas, Nathan
Lovett-Murray, Jobe Watson, Jason Johnson, Brent Stanton, Andrew Welsh, Andrew Lovett.
Umpires: Scott McLaren, Kieron Nicholls, Scott Jeffery.
Report:
Dustin Fletcher (Ess) was cited by the MRP for tripping Andrew Krakouer
(Rch) during the third quarter. The MRP graded the offence as Level One. Fletcher accepted
an early plea of a reprimand and 67.50 points towards his record. |
After a spirited second quarter
fightback by Port Adelaide, the Crows went on to comprehensively win their fourth
successive Showdown in tough conditions on Saturday night at Football Park. Both teams had
to overcome a near gale blowing to the southern end at the start and torrential rain in
the second half.
Sportal observed: Playing in heavy rain, Adelaide played an
impressive wet weather game that saw them craft a 23-point three-quarter time lead and
then run away with the contest in a one-sided fourth stanza.
The Power challenged their arch-rival with a five-goal burst in the second quarter and
momentarily held the lead – but were outplayed by a more disciplined and skilful
Crows outfit for the rest of the contest.
Adelaide's Tyson Edwards won the Showdown Medal as best afield. He had
been kept quiet by Aaron Shattock in the first half, but Shattock was
puzzingly moved at the long break allowing Edwards to win plenty of the ball in a crucial
third term.
Three goal forward Trent Hentschel produced a dominant display on the
ground and in the air despite the slippery, windswept conditions, while Martin
Mattner, Graham Johncock, Michael Doughty
(three goals), Andrew McLeod and Warren Tredrea's minder
Ben Rutten all performed well.
Ruckman Brendon Lade, Peter and Shaun Burgoyne
and Chad Cornes were all influential for the Power, and midfield stopper
Kane Cornes did a creditable job on form centreman Simon Goodwin.
The Crows responded to Port's second quarter challenge and in the second half produced the
sort of uncompromising play that has become a club speciality, Ken McGregor,
Hentschel, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly (his 50th game)
and Doughty added goals that stemmed from industrious work by Edwards and Goodwin.
Up by 23 points and kicking into what had become a raging gale, the Crows put the result
beyond doubt when McGregor's canny tap assist to Johncock was quickly followed by
Doughty's run into an open goal. That Port was held to a solitary point for the quarter
was testament to Adelaide's toughness. |
| 2006
— ROUND 6 — GAME 5 |
| Adelaide v Port Adelaide |
Saturday (n), May 6, 2006
Football Park, 7.40pm AEST, crowd: 42,723
Conditions: Slippery
Weather: 17C, gale warning – heavy rain in last half |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| ADE |
5.3-33 (26) |
6.6-42 (3) |
11.9-75 (23) |
15.13-103 (50) |
| PA |
1.1-7 |
6.3-39 |
8.4-52 |
8.5-53 |
Goals: Adelaide:
Trent Hentschel 3, Michael Doughty 3, Scott Thompson 3, Ken McGregor, Martin Mattner,
Jason Porplyzia, Ivan Maric, Brent Reilly, Graham Johncock. Port: Shaun
Burgoyne 2, Danyle Pearce 2, Stuart Dew, Chad Cornes, Peter Walsh, Josh Mahoney.
Best: Adelaide: Tyson Edwards, Michael Doughty, Trent Hentschel, Scott Thompson,
Ben Rutten, Graham Johncock. Port: Chad Cornes, Brendon Lade, Kane Cornes, Shaun
Burgoyne, Peter Burgoyne, Domenic Cassisi.
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Martin Ellis, Darren Goldspink. |
A fiery opening promised a tight
contest when 250-gamer CHRIS JOHNSON was reported for striking in the second minute when
Sydney visited the Gabba on a fine and warm Sunday. The Swans however led at every change
and beat the Lions for the fourth successive occasion. Brisbane remain anchored to bottom
place on the ladder with a lowly percentage of 69.4 after only one win from the first six
rounds.
Simon White noted for Sportal: The Swans'
winning margin might have been even greater had they been able to make full use of a 31-17
advantage in the inside-50 count in the first half. Sydney was particularly dominant in
the second term but led by only 28 points at half-time, skipper Barry Hall
missing a pair of gettable shots.
Adam Goodes' amazing versatility was on display and he was clearly best
afield with 28 disposals and two goals, Hall kicked three and Jared Crouch,
Jude Bolton and Luke Ablett (two each) were the other
main contributors to Sydney's second-highest score this season. Ruckman Jamie
Charman led the way for Brisbane with three goals, while defenders Johnson and Brad
Scott were busy workers and Michael Voss and Michael
Rischitelli were also useful.
Andrew Stafford commented in The Age: As Sydney
works its way back from a slow start to the season they knocked the spirit out of the
Lions, who were rotten, looking not just tired and old, but bereft in confidence in
themselves and each other.
The career of Jason Akermanis has reached the crossroads. After being
beaten pointless by a Crouch tackle late in the third quarter – the Sydney tagger
duly converting the resulting shot at goal – Akermanis let his frustrations get the
better of him, shoving his elbow in the throat of his nemesis in full view of the umpire.
The resulting second goal to Sean Dempster cleared the Swans out to a
34-point lead, and while it was a stroke of Akermanis brilliance that set up a major for Mal
Michael early in the last quarter, it was already too little too late for the
beleaguered midfielder and his side.
The last quarter was a tepid affair, with both sides exchanging two goals, Sydney content
to hold its opposition at bay. The final margin was handy enough for the Swans, but it
will give the Lions supporters no cheer to know it might just have flattered the home
side. |
| 2006
— ROUND 6 — GAME 6 |
| Brisbane Lions v Sydney |
Sunday, May 7, 2006
BCG (Gabba), 1.10pm AEST, crowd: 29,872
Conditions: Good
Weather: 25C, fine and warm |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| BRI |
3.4-22 |
4.4-28 |
8.7-55 |
10.10-70 |
| SYD |
5.2-32 (10) |
8.6-54 (26) |
13.10-88 (33) |
15.12-102 (32) |
Goals: Sydney:
Barry Hall 3, Adam Goodes 2, Jared Crouch 2, Jude Bolton 2, Luke Ablett 2, Brett Kirk,
Jarrad McVeigh, Sean Dempster, Nick Malceski. Brisbane: Jamie Charman 3, Daniel
Bradshaw 2, Ben Fixter, Jason Akermanis, Matthew Moody, Mal Michael, Beau McDonald.
Best: Sydney: Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton, Jared Crouch, Nic Fosdike, Barry Hall, Ryan
O'Keefe, Brett Kirk. Brisbane: Jamie Charman, Chris Johnson, Michael Voss, Michael
Rischitelli, Brad Scott, Tim Notting.
Umpires: Stefan Grun, Justin Schmitt, Shane McInerney.
Reports:
l Chris Johnson (Bri) was booked on match day by
field umpire Justin Schmitt for making contact with the back of Tadhg
Kennelly (Syd) in the first quarter. The MRP assessed it was not a striking
action.
l Jason Akermanis (Bri) reported for striking Jared
Crouch (Syd) during the third quarter. The MRP deemed it was not a striking
action. |
Collingwood on percentage, moved
to the top of the ladder for the first time in three years following their 12-goal defeat
of arch-rivals Carlton on Sunday at the MCG. Although a chilly 14C, wind and showers
failed to deter 59,675 attending to see the two clubs in League action for the 232nd time.
Sportal observed: The Pies again used the third term to blow
their opposition away to register their fifth-straight win of the season. After a
relatively even first half, the Pies banged on seven goals to one in the third term and
then rammed home the result with a nine-goal final stanza – the biggest scoring
quarter so far this season.
Paul Gough noted that when a huge rainstorm hit the
ground at half-time, it appeared as though the Magpies were going to have a huge fight on
their hands. Yet an hour later they had won by 72 points to again show how much potency
they possess in their forward line. The Pies have now kicked a total of 40 goals to 13 in
the third quarter throughout the first six rounds and on this form no team will be
comfortable against the Magpies unless they have already built a huge lead by half-time.
Lyall Johnson reported in The Age: The Pies, as
has been the case in almost all of their wins this year broke the shackles in the third,
booting six goals in the slippery conditions before the Blues returned the fire. Scott
Burns got in first after the main break – after being well held by Lance
Whitnall – Anthony Rocca opened his account a minute after
the restart courtesy of a Ryan Lonie long bomb. The resulting banana kick
from a tight angle was a beauty. The Pies' new-found run and endeavour was on full display
when Leon Davis literally bounced off Matthew Lappin and
Heath Scotland, turned and drilled a pass to Alan Didak
in the goal square. The goal was the first of three.
The 17-point lead was, to that point, the largest of the day, but it was only the
beginning of the avalanche. The game was over by the time Chris Tarrant
converted two minutes into the last term and by then the Blues were a rabble –
arguing among themselves about who should be doing what and looking like they would rather
be anywhere else. It would take too long to list all the Collingwood goalkickers –
there were 12, with eight getting two or more – but by the time the final siren
sounded they had kicked 16 second-half goals to Carlton's four. |
| 2006
— ROUND 6 — GAME 7 |
| Carlton v Collingwood |
Sunday, May 7, 2006
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 59,675
Conditions: Slippery
Weather: 14C, windy, showers – rain at half-time, which cleared |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| CAR |
1.4-10 |
5.9-39 (2) |
6.11-47 |
9.12-66 |
| COL |
2.6-18 (8) |
5.7-37 |
12.9-81 (34) |
21.12-138 (72) |
Goals: Collingwood:
Alan Didak 3, Anthony Rocca 2, Tarkyn Lockyer 2, Dane Swan 2, Ben Johnson 2, Paul Licuria
2, Leon Davis 2, Brodie Holland 2, Nathan Buckley, Scott Burns, Chris Tarrant, Dale
Thomas. Carlton: Brendan Fevola 3, Nick Stevens, Jarrad Waite, Ryan Houlihan, Brad
Fisher, Lance Whitnall, Andrew Walker.
Best: Collingwood: Holland, Swan, Licuria, O'Bree, Shaw, Didak, Prestigiacomo. Carlton:
Lance Whitnall, Andrew Walker, Nick Stevens, Heath Scotland, Bret Thornton.
Umpires: Mathew James, Brett Rosebury, Damien Sully. |
The Kangaroos snapped a
four-game losing streak with a 22-point victory over Hawthorn on Sunday afternoon under
the roof at Docklands. NATHAN THOMPSON produced a career-best eight goals for the Kangas
to sink his former side.
Martin Blake reported in The Age: The
difference in the game was that the Kangaroos found a marking forward who could convert,
namely Thompson, who took 11 marks and kicked 8.4 on the inexperienced Zac Dawson,
who was not moved by Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson until the last of
those major scores.
In a sense, it was a victory for old-fashioned footy for the Kangaroos, who appeared to be
way one-dimensional, relying on a bag from their full-forward in the way that Ablett and
Lockett and Dunstall and Wade and Hudson used to deliver. Thompson was almost their only
target in the front half, and it took until midway through the second quarter for anyone
else in blue and white to kick a goal.But having
inspired a debate about his unilateral decision to remove himself from the ground near the
end of the previous week's loss to Melbourne, Thompson conjured a second successive
brilliant game, and the Kangaroos were allowed their indulgence of overreliance on one
forward. Of their 15 goals, not one came from a designated forward other than Thompson.
Sportal observed: Teammates Daniel Wells, Shannon
Grant, Glenn Archer and Brent Harvey were also
significant, while Hawthorn's Luke Hodge (31 disposals) and Sam
Mitchell, with a game-high 34 disposals, were standouts.
While Thompson was deadly a one end, Hawks sharpshooter Mark Williams had
a bad day at the other and finished with 2.5. After seven lead changes, the Kangaroos
slammed seven of the final eight goals to register a fine victory. |
| 2006
— ROUND 6 — GAME 8 |
| Kangaroos v Hawthorn |
Sunday, May 7, 2006
Docklands, 2.10pm AEST, Roof closed, crowd: 28,470
Conditions: Fair to good
Weather: outside 14C, windy, showers – rain later |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| KAN |
1.2-8 |
6.6-42 |
11.10-76 (5) |
15.12-102 (22) |
| HAW |
4.4-28 (20) |
7.8-50 (8) |
10.11-71 |
11.14-80 |
Goals: Kangaroos:
Nathan Thompson 8.4, Hamish McIntosh 2, Daniel Wells 2, Shannon Grant, Kasey Green, Daniel
Harris. Hawthorn: Mark Williams 2, Robert Campbell, Tim Clarke, Shane Crawford,
Trent Croad, Ben Dixon, Brent Guerra, Luke Hodge, Nick Ries, Clinton Young.
BEST - Kangaroos: Nathan Thompson, Shannon Grant, Daniel Wells, Glenn Archer, Brent
Harvey, Adam Simpson. Hawthorn: Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman, Peter
Everitt, Brent Guerra, Clinton Young.
Umpires: - Michael Vozzo, Dean Margetts, Troy Pannell.
Report:
Jordan Lewis (Haw) reported by field umpire Michael Vozzo for
striking Daniel Harris (Kan) during the second quarter. The MRP supported
the charge. Lewis took an early plea of a reprimand and 56.25 points against his record. |
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