Footystats Diary, footy's best kept secret, Match Review, 2007-R3


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2007, Match Review — Round 3


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2007, ROUND 3,
Friday-Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14-15

344,536 attend the round – average 43,067
Magpies fly home over Richmond
Carlton's greatest comeback floors the Bombers
Crows survive spirited Port fightback
Pumped St Kilda lash the Bulldogs
West Coast easily in derby over Freo
Sydney's late run too much for the Lions
Cats find injury-hit Demons easy meat
Hawthorn too slick for winless Kangas

THE STATS THAT MATTER ...
l St Kilda played its 2,100th League match (1897-2007) ...
l 344,536 attended – the 4th-highest total for a round – average 43,067 ...

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MILESTONES OF ROUND 3
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250th MICHAEL O'LOUGHLIN (Sydney) 1995-2007 ... 100th DARREN JOLLY, 51 Syd 2005-07; also 48 Mel 2001-04 ... 100th LINDSAY GILBEE (West.B'dogs) 2001-07 ... 50th NICK MAXWELL (Collingwood) 2004-07 ... 50th STEVEN SALOPEK (Port Adel) 2003-07 ... 50th SHANE TUCK (Richmond) 2004-07 ... SHANNON GRANT played his 200th for the Kangaroos (1998-2007); also 58 Syd 1995-97 ... SCOTT THOMPSON (Adelaide) 2005-07; also 39 Mel 2001-04 ... BRETT ROSEBURY umpired his 100th match (2000-07) ...

Highest Score:

18.17-125, CARLTON v Essendon
Biggest Margin: 31pts, WEST COAST v Fremantle
Best in Goals: 8.2, Brendan FEVOLA (Car) v Ess
5.3, Matthew LLOYD (Ess) v Car
Lowest Score: 8.15-63, PORT ADEL v Adelaide
Best Quarters: 1st 7.9-51 ESS v Car
2nd 6.6-42 CAR v Ess
3rd 7.4-46 COL v Rch
CAR v Ess
4th 6.3-39 COL v Rch

Official AFL attendances for 2007, Round 3

70,569 Collingwood v Richmond (MCG)
64,710 Carlton v Essendon (MCG)
36,959 Port Adel v Adelaide (Football Park)
38,474 St Kilda v West.B'dogs (Docklands)
42,051 Fremantle v West Coast (Subiaco Oval)
24,854 Sydney v Brisbane (SCG)
38,438 Melbourne v Geelong (MCG)
28,481 Kangaroos v Hawthorn (Docklands)
344,536 Total for Round 3 — (2006: 262,120)
984,930 Progressive at R3 – (2006: 803,207)

FROM THE ROUND

COLLINGWOOD v RICHMOND
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70,569 attended the G – the biggest crowd to watch the pair since 78,638 rolled out six years ago on Friday night April 20 in 2001 ...
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no new match records were noted ...
l 50th NICK MAXWELL (Col) 2004-07 ... 50th SHANE TUCK (Rch) 2004-07 ...

CARLTON v ESSENDON
l in the 225th meeting between the pair the Blues trailed by 48 points at 28½ minutes into Q2 – four points more than their previous biggest comeback from 44 points down in the 1970 grand final against Collingwood – Carlton kicked the last three goals of Q2 and then seven goals in the Q3 against the Dons to hit the lead when Fevola kicked his third goal of the term in the 22nd minute ...
l Essendon's MATTHEW LLOYD kicked five taking his career total to 778 goals – equal with Richmond's KEVIN BARTLETT (1965-83) and 10th on the VFL-AFL all-time tally ...

PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE
l the Crows narrowed the gap to just two in the 22nd Showdown – Port have won 12, Adelaide 10 ...
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SCOTT THOMPSON played his 50th for Adelaide (2005-07); also 39 Mel 2001-04 ...

ST KILDA v WEST.B'DOGS
l St Kilda played its 2,100th League match (1897-2007) ...
l 100th game by umpire Brett ROSEBURY (2000-07) ...
l 100th LINDSAY GILBEE (West.B'dogs) 2001-07
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FREMANTLE v WEST COAST
l MATTHEW PAVLICH passed 250 career goals for Fremantle in game 156 ...
l no other new match records were noted ...

SYDNEY v BRISBANE
l first match to be played at reduced capacity of the SCG – demolition of the old Hill will see grandstand redevelopment of the area between the Brewongle and Bill O'Reilly stands by mid-2008 – capacity until then will be 34,000 ...
 
l in a Q1 twin shootout, Sydney's BARRY HALL (1996-2007) reached 500 goals in 206 games for the Saints and Swans while Brisbane's JONATHAN BROWN (2000-07) reached 200 goals in game 120 ...
 
l 250th MICHAEL O'LOUGHLIN (Sydney) 1995-2007 ... 100th DARREN JOLLY, 52 Syd 2005-07; also 48 Mel 2001-04 ...
 
l the Swans increased their successive win record against the Lions to six ...

MELBOURNE v GEELONG
l in a rivalry dating back to the origins of our game in the 1850s, this was the 202nd League contest since formation of the VFL in 1897 – Geelong have a 58 per cent success rate, 117 wins, 83 losses, 2 draws ...
l no new match records were noted ...

KANGAROOS v HAWTHORN
l no new match records were noted ...
l SHANNON GRANT played his 200th for the Kangaroos (1998-2007); also 58 Syd 1995-97 ...

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Boosted by a terrific second half from star forward Anthony Rocca, Collingwood finished strongly to capture a 25-point victory against old rivals Richmond in good conditions on Friday night before a great 70,569 at the MCG. Rocca managed just two possessions in the first half as the Tigers took early control, but finished with three goals and handed off several others in the second half as the Pies stormed home to their second victory of the season.

Len Johnson noted in The Age: Collingwood reeled in a 22-point deficit to level the scores with a seven goals to four third quarter, and then went on with the job. Paul Medhurst, and two from Rocca added three more goals before the Tigers scored again. At that stage the Magpies led by 20 points and it had been a 42-point swing since half-time.

James Clement was a late withdrawal from Collingwood, his place being taken by Shane Wakelin. Clement was vomiting in the rooms after the on-ground warm-up and was replaced 20 minutes before the start after match officials and Richmond were notified of the late change. Troy Simmonds, who had not played this season after fracturing an ankle during pre-season did not start on the ground for Richmond but took his place after the first goal and played most of the first half.

Richmond would have been disappointed not to have enjoyed a bigger advantage at half-time. Despite having 17 scoring shots – mostly from favourable positions – the Tigers kicked only seven goals. Matthew Richardson was one offender, missing three "gettable" shots, though he had converted two from longer range. The Magpies had a conversion rate of four goals from 10 shots, but it was their general field kicking that was more at fault.

Those four goals did include the mandatory piece of magic from Leon Davis. The mercurial small forward may have been a little lucky to have got away with nudging Darren Gaspar under the ball, but he more than repaid any indulgence with an exquisite right foot shot which he bent through from the forward-pocket boundary line.

Collingwood had gambled by selecting three debutants for the match. Fittingly the win was iced by one of them – Alan Toovey – when he kicked his third goal late in the final term. Brad Dick also contributed two goals from limited game time. The other newcomer, Shannon Cox, laid three tackles, took two marks and had eight touches in his first outing.
2007 — ROUND 3 — GAME 1
Collingwood v Richmond
Friday (n), April 13, 2007
MCG, 7.40pm AEST, crowd: 70,569
Conditions: Good
Weather: 22C, fine, areas of smoke haze across city
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
COL 2.3-15 4.6-30 11.10-76 (–) 17.13-115 (25)
RCH 5.5-35 (20) 7.10-52 (22) 11.10-76 (–) 13.12-90
Goals: Collingwood: Paul Medhurst 4, Anthony Rocca 3, Alan Toovey 3, Scott Pendlebury 2, Leon Davis 2, Brad Dick 2. Richmond: Jay Schulz 3, Matthew Richardson 3, Andrew Krakouer 3, Greg Tivendale 2, Kane Johnson, Kayne Pettifer.
BEST: Collingwood: Anthony Rocca, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Burns, Dane Swan, Dale Thomas, Rhyce Shaw. Richmond: Nathan Foley, Jay Schulz, Brett Deledio, Chris Hyde, Richard Tambling.
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Stefan Grun, Shane McInerney.

 

 

Carlton celebrated Rivalry Round in a Saturday afternoon epic against Essendon in front of 64,710. The Blues had one of the finest wins in the club's history, coming from 48 points down at 28½ minutes into Q2 – four points more than their previous biggest comeback from 44 points down in the 1970 grand final against Collingwood – Carlton kicked the last three goals of Q2 and then seven goals in Q3 against the Dons to hit the lead when Fevola kicked his third goal of the term in the 22nd minute.

Rohan Connolly in The Age assessed that the Blues weren't just seemingly dead, but buried and decomposed, so dominant was their opponent. The eight-goal margin just before half-time flattered them, Essendon having by then booted a wasteful 12.13 – 24 scoring shots to just 12. At quarter-time the contrast had been even more stark, the Bombers having kicked 7.9 to just 2.1. At that stage, a 100-point belting was on the cards.

Angus Morgan noted for Sportal: The Bombers had set the early tone with the irrepressible Scott Lucas scoring two goals from his eight marks and 10 disposals of the first quarter, while Damien Peverill, Jobe Watson and Jason Winderlich were almost as prolific. After starting forward, Lance Whitnall replaced Jarrad Waite on Lucas but appeared incapable of curbing his opponent. Essendon opened up a 48-point break just before half-time when Andrew Lovett slotted his third, but the Blues managed to score the last three, two to Brendan Fevola and one to Matthew Lappin, to narrow the gap to 30-points at the long interval.

The late rally gave Denis Pagan something to work with and while the Blues must have been hopeful of fighting their way back they could never have expected what was to follow. In a scoreline that mirrored the first quarter, Carlton slammed through seven goals – four of them to Fevola – to Essendon's one to edge seven points up at the final change.

Mal Michael's worst nightmare, Fevola was at his hard-running best. timing his leads to perfection and converting brilliantly from distance. Importantly, Whitnall started getting into the contest and began to win more of the ball in the midfield. In a thrilling final term, Fevola added two more as the Blues were never headed, but the match was in the balance right to the final siren with a host of players from both sides including Nick Stevens, Waite and Andrew Walker for Carlton, and Lovett and Leroy Jetta for the Bombers, missing chances that could have iced the game, or pinched it.

Carlton's effort equalled the 15th biggest comeback in League history.
2007 — ROUND 3 — GAME 2
Carlton v Essendon
Saturday, April 14, 2007
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 64,710
Conditions: Good
Weather: 27C, warm, heavy cloud; Q3: lights on, some rain; Q4: sunshine
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
CAR 2.1-13 8.7-55 15.11-101 (7) 18.17-125 (3)
ESS 7.9-51 (38) 12.13-85 (30) 13.16-94 17.20-122
Goals: Carlton: Brendan Fevola 8.2, Matthew Lappin 3, Brad Fisher 2, Andrew Carazzo, Eddie Betts, Ryan Houlihan, Andrew Walker, Nick Stevens. Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 5.3, Scott Lucas 3, Andrew Lovett 3, Mark McVeigh 3, Angus Monfries, Jobe Watson, Alwyn Davey.
Best: Carlton: Brendan Fevola, Ryan Houlihan, Marc Murphy, Brad Fisher, Heath Scotland, Matthew Lappin. Essendon: Jason Winderlich, Scott Lucas, Matthew Lloyd, Damien Peverill, Andrew Lovett, James Hird.
Umpires: Michael Vozzo, Damien Sully, Kieron Nicholls.

 

Adelaide withstood a spirited fightback by Port Adelaide to win Showdown 22 by 24 points in front of a crowd of 36,959 on Saturday afternoon at Football Park. The Crows have repaired their reputation after the surprise loss to Essendon in the opening round early in the month.

Ashley Porter reviewed the match for The Age and noted the irony as the Crows carved up one of the younger teams, it was the "old" ones who displayed the dash for Adelaide, while the "kids" not only stood up to the mental challenge but thrived on the physical battles. Andrew McLeod won another medal for being best on ground in the struggle for hometown bragging rights, and the Crows rattled the Power's cage to lead by 38 points early in the third quarter, only to be forced to respond to an admirable comeback.

Unlike some early showdowns, Adelaide was extremely disciplined in the way every player worked and protected teammates, allowing the likes of McLeod to break tagging shackles and have a huge impact. The execution of skills, indeed the endeavour, was exemplary.

Alan Shiell in review for Sportal reported: Over four quarters, Adelaide played the superior football and simply outclassed Port. The Crows' skills were better, they were more creative and they teamed more effectively. Adelaide flooded back repeatedly and thrived on the interceptions and running rebound of McLeod, Nathan Bassett, Martin Mattner, Jason Torney and Ben Rutten, who denied Port a winner ahead of centre. Bassett smothered Brett Ebert and Rutten kept a tight rein on Warren Tredrea, who struggled to climb into the game in his comeback from knee surgery – although the service to him was erratic – and he was rested on the bench occasionally.

Tall forwards Scott Welsh (four), Ian Perrie (three), Scott Stevens (two), Nathan Bock (one) and Brett Burton kicked 11 of Adelaide's 13 goals. Welsh's two goals in the final term – either side of one from Perrie – sealed victory for the Crows.
2007 — ROUND 3 — GAME 3
Port Adelaide v Adelaide
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Football Park, 3.10pm AEST, crowd: 36,959
Conditions: Good
Weather: 23C, fine, high cloud
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
PA 0.6-6 3.10-28 7.11-53 8.15-63
ADE 3.3-21 (15) 8.3-51 (23) 10.7-67 (14) 13.9-87 (24)
Goals: Adelaide: Scott Welsh 4, Ian Perrie 3, Scott Stevens 2, Brent Reilly, Nathan Bock, Brett Burton, Jason Porplyzia. Port: Brendon Lade 2, Shaun Burgoyne, Ebert, Tredrea, Surjan, Salopek, Krakouer.
Best: Adelaide:
Andrew McLeod, Nathan Bassett, Martin Mattner, Jason Torney, Scott Welsh, Ben Rutten. Port: Chad Cornes, Shaun Burgoyne, Kane Cornes, Brendon Lade, Nathan Lonie, Peter Burgoyne.
Showdown Medal: Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)

Umpires:
Matthew Head, Ray Chamberlain, Shaun Ryan.

 

St Kilda smashed the Western Bulldogs by 50 points on Saturday night under the closed roof at Docklands. In the space of just three weeks the Bulldogs have gone from being one of the hottest prospects from Victoria, to seeking answers to twin defeats by 38 and 50 points in successive weeks.

Brendon Goddard was in superb form for the Saints, gathering 26 touches as he marshalled the troops in defence while Nick Riewoldt playing his first game after hamstring problems was in good touch with four goals.

St Kilda gave the Bulldogs an early blast from which they never recovered, Sam Lienert reported in Sportal: The damage started in the centre square, where 35-year-old veteran Robert Harvey was on fire early, along with hard man Steven Baker and Andrew Thompson. Baker set the tone for his side in the physical stakes, laying a crunching tackle on star Bulldog midfielder Scott West in the opening passage of play, with the subsequent turnover setting up an easy goal for Fraser Gehrig just 30 seconds into the match.

The Saints had many more options in attack than the Dogs, who leaned heavily on skipper Brad Johnson, particularly in the first half when he kicked 3.3 of his side's 3.6 to half time. St Kilda had 11 goalkickers, with Riewoldt and Gehrig and Justin Koschitzke constant dangers, although the trio let themselves down with some poor shooting for goal.

While the Bulldogs fought their way back into the match in general play in the second quarter, with West, Daniel Cross and Matthew Boyd exerting an influence, their lack of presence in attack meant they were unable to make enough inroads to change the outcome as their small defenders struggled.
2007 — ROUND 3 — GAME 4
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs
Saturday (n), April 14, 2007
Docklands, 7.10pm AEST, Roof: closed; crowd: 38,474
Conditions: Good – but slippery from humidity
Weather:  23C, cloudy; showers possible
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
STK 6.3-39 (25) 7.7-49 (25) 12.10-82 (36) 17.14-116 (50)
WB 2.2-14 3.6-24 6.10-46 9.12-66
Goals: St Kilda: Nick Riewoldt 4, Stephen Milne 3, Justin Koschitzke 2, Robert Harvey, Leigh Montagna, Brendon Goddard, Jason Gram, Xavier Clarke, Clinton Jones, Fraser Gehrig, Jason Blake. West.B'dogs: Brad Johnson 3, Sam Power 2, Adam Cooney 2, Luke Darcy, Dylan Addison.
Best: St Kilda: Brendon Goddard, Robert Harvey, Nick Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo, Jason Gram, Steven Baker, Leigh Montagna. West.B'dogs: Jordan McMahon, Scott West, Brad Johnson, Daniel Cross, Nathan Eagleton, Matthew Boyd.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Stephen McBurney, Brett Rosebury.
Report:
Fraser Gehrig (StK) was cited for striking Brian Harris (WB) during the third quarter. Gehrig admitted guilt of the Level Two offence and accepted the MRP penalty of a one-match suspension.

 

West Coast notched its third win of the year and took over ladder leadership as the only unbeaten team following their impressive 31-point win over Fremantle on Saturday night at Subiaco before a cheek-by-jowl 42,051 fans. The Dockers remain winless.

Justin Chadwick noted for Sportal: that the Eagles led by just 13 points heading into the final change, but four unanswered goals midway through the last quarter saw West Coast as runaway winners.

Mark Duffield suggested in The West Australian that it could have been far worse had the Eagles made better use of their scoring opportunities. They doubled Fremantle's shots-at-goal tally, but kicking for goal was the only area in which they didn't kick with superior precision.

The 14.17 to 11.4 scoreline was indicative of a lesson in hard-nosed football. Led by midfielders Daniel Kerr, Michael Braun and Chris Judd, the Eagles held sway for most of the match. Braun won the Ross Glendinning Medal for best afield, but it was an award that could have just as easily gone to Kerr, Judd or Tyson Stenglein, while defenders Darren Glass and Brent Staker also had great games. Fremantle battled, with Paul Hasleby's 24 touches a standout and Luke McPharlin controlling Eagle spearhead Quinten Lynch reasonable well, but beyond that Fremantle struggled.
2007 — ROUND 3 — GAME 5
Fremantle v West Coast
Saturday (n), April 14, 2007
Subiaco Oval, 7.40pm AEST, crowd: 42,051
Conditions: Good
Weather: 22C, threatening skies
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
FRE 1.2-8 4.4-28 8.4-52 11.4-70
WCE 4.1-25 (17) 6.6-42 (14) 9.11-65 (13) 14.17-101 (31)
Goals: West Coast: Steven Armstrong 3, Andrew Embley 2, Quinten Lynch 2, Daniel Kerr, Matt Rosa, Ashley Hansen, Mark Seaby, Chris Judd, David Wirrpanda, Rowan Jones. Fremantle: Matthew Pavlich 2, Josh Carr 2, Chris Tarrant, Matthew Carr, David Mundy, Troy Cook, Ryan Crowley, Aaron Sandilands, Paul Hasleby.
Best: West Coast: Michael Braun, Daniel Kerr, Darren Glass, Brent Staker, Tyson Stenglein, Chris Judd, Steven Armstrong, Adam Hunter. Fremantle: Paul Hasleby, Luke McPharlin, David Mundy, James Walker, Ryan Crowley, Steven Dodd.
Ross Glendinning Medal: Michael Braun (West Coast)

Umpires: Hayden Kennedy, Matthew Nicholls, Stuart Wenn.
Reports:
l Des Headland (Fre) was cited for three incidents against Adam Selwood (WCE) during the third quarter. The first striking charge was assessed as intentional contact (three points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points) which attracted 225 demerit points but due to suspensions of four matches in the past three years the penalty increased by 40 per cent to 315 points and draws a three-match suspension. The second striking charge was assessed as a Level Three offence, attracting a three-match suspension. If Headland is found guilty of both charges, he would suspended for six matches. Under AFL rules, multiple charges in the same week are combined. Headland's third charge is for wrestling Selwood which draws a fine of $1200.

The Tribunal found Headland guilty of the first striking offence and the wrestling charge, but found him not guilty of the second striking charge.

The Tribunal ruled Headland was provoked by comments made by Selwood to such an extent that it constituted "exceptional and compelling circumstances", thereby giving the Tribunal discretion not to impose a penalty.

l Josh Carr was cited for striking Daniel Chick (WCE) as a Level Three offence. Carr's recent suspensions increases the penalty to suspension of three matches. However an early plea would reduce to a two-match ban. Fremantle sought the jurisdiction of the Tribunal. On Wednesday the Tribunal cleared Carr of the charge, noting that West Coast failed to provide sufficient evidence to support the charge.

l Adam Selwood (WCE) was cited with using insulting words towards Des Headland (Fre) during the third quarter. An early plea is not available to Selwood. The incident has been referred directly to the AFL Tribunal for its judgement. On Wednesday night the Tribunal found Selwood not guilty of using insulting language against Headland.

 

Sydney fought back from a 10-point three-quarter time deficit to give Michael O'Loughlin a fitting victory for his 250th club game on a warm Sunday afternoon at the SCG against the Brisbane Lions. Only 24,854 people were accommodated with the venue undergoing an 18-month redevelopment of the old Hill area which will be covered with a new grandstand by 2009.

O'Loughlin finished with three goals in his 250th, on a day which also recorded Barry Hall passing 500 career goals, Darren Jolly playing his 100th game and Jonathan Brown kicking his 200th goal for Brisbane.

Tim Morrissey reviewed the match for the Herald Sun: A stirring Brett Kirk speech during the final break, a little Michael O'Loughlin magic and a couple of unlikely heroes ensured Sydney's day of milestones didn't turn sour. O'Loughlin on cue, played a decisive role in the fourth-quarter comeback, kicking two of his three goals.

However, it was Swans full-back Leo Barry popping up in the forward line nine minutes into the term who sparked the revival by kicking his first goal in six years. The Herald Sun noted that Sydney stopped the Lions in their tracks, having 16 inside 50s to six in the final term and scoring five goals to nil. For the quarter, Brisbane only managed 38 disposals, while the Swans racked up 102. Tim Schmidt stepped up when it counted, scoring two final term goals while O'Loughlin also scored two majors from three kicks.

Brisbane coach Leigh Matthews took plenty from the game, commenting, that for three quarters the Lions were really good against a side that is well proven at playing high-pressure, intense footy.
2007 — ROUND 3 — GAME 6
Sydney v Brisbane
Sunday, April 15, 2007
SCG, 1.10pm AEST, crowd: 24,854
Conditions: Good and firm surface
Weather: 27C, fine and warm
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
SYD 5.3-33 (6) 7.6-48 (2) 8.10-58 13.18-96 (27)
BRI 4.3-27 7.4-46 10.8-68 (10) 10.9-69
Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 4, Michael O'Loughlin 3, Tim Schmidt 2, Leo Barry, Ben Mathews, Ryan O'Keefe, Adam Schneider. Brisbane: Jonathan Brown 3, Ashley McGrath 3, Colm Begley, Ben Fixter, Scott Harding, Joel Patfull.
Best: Sydney: Barry Hall, Ryan O'Keefe, Michael O'Loughlin, Nic Fosdike, Tim Schmidt. Brisbane: Jonathan Brown, Ashley McGrath, Ben Fixter, Jed Adcock, Tim Notting.
Umpires: Brett Allen, Chris Kamolins, Simon Meredith.

 

An efficient Geelong humbled the injury-hit Melbourne by 52 points on a mainly sunny afternoon at the MCG on Sunday. The 197cm, 105kg frame of 18-year-old Tom Hawkins who earned some fancy reviews for his three-goal debut the previous week had the scribes reaching for superlatives as he booted four goals in the first half against the Demons. Despite spending a significant part of the second term on the bench, The Age noted Demons' coach Neale Daniher was forced to double-team "Tomahawk" in the third quarter.

Hawkins was just one – another youngster, 20-year-old Brent Prismall was also impressive, kicking three goals, while burrowing into packs and picking up plenty of touches around the ground. Geelong hardly missed forward Nathan Ablett, who withdrew minutes before the game, with Joel Selwood rushed into the side. Gary Ablett and Paul Chapman were typically classy at half-forward, Jimmy Bartel and Cameron Ling were industrious in the midfield, while the pace of Shannon Byrnes and David Wojcinski provided some thrilling moments.

While fellow key forwards Cameron Mooney and Brad Ottens were relegated to sideshow status, the big Cat Mooney flattened Demon midfielders Nathan Jones and Travis Johnstone with fierce bumps in a two-minute burst of aggression midway through the second term.

Scott Gullan observed in the Herald Sun: Melbourne did not have one outright winner for the day. At a pinch you could say Brad Green, after he went to the goalsquare in the second quarter and kicked four goals. Cameron Bruce touched the ball 30 times but most of those were as a loose man in defence and were really irrelevant possessions. Johnstone, Paul Wheatley, James McDonald, Daniel Ward, Matthew Whelan and Adem Yze all had more than 20 possessions yet absolutely no impact on the contest.
2007 — ROUND 3 — GAME 7
Melbourne v Geelong
Sunday, April 15, 2007
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 38,438
Conditions: Good
Weather: 23C, fine
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
MEL 2.1-13 4.4-28 5.9-39 8.9-57
GEE 5.8-38 (25) 11.8-74 (46) 14.10-94 (55) 15.19-109 (52)
Goals: Geelong: Tom Hawkins 4, Brent Prismall 3, Travis Varcoe, Brad Ottens, Shannon Byrnes, Cameron Mooney, Paul Chapman, Darren Milburn, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel. Melbourne: Brad Green 4, Brent Moloney 2, Travis Johnstone, Simon Godfrey.
Best: Geelong: Jimmy Bartel, Cameron Ling, Brent Prismall, Matthew Egan, David Johnson, Paul Chapman, Tom Hawkins. Melbourne: Brad Green, Cameron Bruce, Paul Wheatley, Daniel Ward.
Umpires: Martin Ellis, Craig Hendrie, Michael Avon.

 

Hawthorn withstood a late challenge from the Kangaroos to get them home by 21 points in the Sunday night fixture before 28,481 under the closed roof at Docklands Stadium. The Kangas remain winless while percentage takes the Hawks up to 8th place on the ladder – one of a record 10 clubs who have a 2+1 win-loss ratio.

Bruce Matthews in his review for the Herald Sun noted: After a dour first half, Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell produced an inspiring personal fightback to lead his side to victory. The blond Hawk onballer was still going strong near the final siren, typically gathering the last of his 33 possessions in a players' crush to feed a teammate. Mitchell summoned the assistance of experienced Shane Crawford and gifted Luke Hodge in the critical third quarter of a defence-dominated contest to wrest control and set up the win.

Simply, the Hawks wanted this more. And they were able to capitalise on a more functional forward set-up to bust open the game in a stirring second half. Hawthorn lifted its intensity and ran in numbers to seize control of the midfield in the third quarter.

The Kangaroos were typically brave. It was the in-and-under work of Daniel Harris and Daniel Wells' silky skills that enabled the Kangas to preserve the lead until midway through the third quarter.

But once Mitchell and his mates sniffed victory, the result was never in doubt, despite three goals from Dean Laidley's boys late in the last quarter.
2007 — ROUND 3 — GAME 8
Kangaroos v Hawthorn
Sunday (n), April 15, 2007
Docklands, 5.10pm AEST, Roof: closed, crowd: 28,481
Conditions: Good – but slippery from humidity
Weather: 21C, drizzle clearing
  1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
KAN 2.4-16 (7) 5.4-34 (10) 7.6-48 10.10-70
HAW 1.3-9 3.6-24 8.12-60 (12) 13.13-91 (21)
Goals: Hawthorn: Mark Williams 4, Lance Franklin 3, Michael Osborne 2, Ben Dixon, Jarryd Roughead, Sam Mitchell, Ben McGlynn. Kangaroos: Brent Harvey 2, David Hale 2, Drew Petrie, Daniel Wells, Matt Campbell, Andrew Swallow, Aaron Edwards, Corey Jones.
Best: Hawthorn: Sam Mitchell, Brad Sewell, Clinton Young, Grant Birchall, Mark Williams, Jordan Lewis. Kangaroos: Brent Harvey, Daniel Harris, Daniel Wells, Adam Simpson, Eddie Sansbury.
Umpires: Luke Farmer, Dean Margetts, Scott Jeffery.
Report:
Danny Jacobs (Haw) cited for a first offence of making negligent contact with umpire Dean Margetts during the second quarter. Jacobs with an early plea was offered a fine of $2400. Hawthorn sought the jurisdiction of the Tribunal which on Tuesday cleared Jacobs of the charge.

 


 
2007 Ladder after Round 3
    W L D F A % Total
1 WEST COAST 3 262 218 120.2 12
2 GEELONG 2 1 364 254 143.3 8
3 BRISBANE 2 1 240 190 126.3 8
4 SYDNEY 2 1 257 215 119.5 8
5 ADELAIDE 2 1 271 240 112.9 8
6 ST KILDA 2 1 259 230 112.6 8
7 ESSENDON 2 1 349 311 112.2 8
8 HAWTHORN 2 1 251 233 107.7 8
9 Collingwood 2 1 272 256 106.3 8
10 Port Adelaide 2 1 306 296 103.4 8
11 Carlton 2 1 324 382 84.8 8
12 West.B'dogs 1 2 251 319 78.7 4
13 Kangaroos 3 253 295 85.8 0
14 Fremantle 3 287 344 83.4 0
15 Richmond 3 260 318 81.8 0
16 Melbourne 3 213 318 67.0 0


 

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CAREER MATCHES
250 – MICHAEL O'LOUGHLIN (Sydney) 1995-2007
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100 – DARREN JOLLY, 51 Syd 2005-07; also 48 Mel 2001-04
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100 – LINDSAY GILBEE (West.B'dogs) 2001-07
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  50 – NICK MAXWELL (Collingwood) 2004-07
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  50 – STEVEN SALOPEK (Port Adel) 2003-07
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  50 – SHANE TUCK (Richmond) 2004-07
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MATCHES CURRENT CLUB
200 – SHANNON GRANT, 199 NMK 1998-2007; also 58 Syd 1995-97
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  50 – SCOTT THOMPSON (Adelaide) 2005-07; also 39 Mel 2001-04
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UMPIRES
100 – Brett ROSEBURY, 2000-07
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GOALKICKING
700 – MATTHEW RICHARDSON (Rch 1993-2007) = 695 goals, 236 games
500 – BARRY HALL (StK 1996-2001, Syd 2002-07) = 497 goals, 206 games
300 – SHANNON GRANT (Syd 1995-97, Kan '98-2006) = 295 goals, 257 games
250 – MATTHEW PAVLICH (Fremantle 2000-07) = 249 goals, 155 games
200 – JONATHAN BROWN (Bri 2000-07) = 197 goals, 119 games

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2007, Round 3
COLLINGWOOD 17.13-115  (Medhurst 4, Rocca 3, Toovey 3) best Rocca, Lockyer, Burns, RICHMOND 13.12-90 (Schulz 3, Matthew Richardson 3, Andrew Krakouer 3) best Foley, Schulz, Deledio.
Friday night at MCG: 70,569.


CARLTON 18.17-125 (Fevola 8.2, Lappin 3, Fisher 2) best, Fevola, Houlihan, Murphy, ESSENDON 17.20-122 (Lloyd 5.3, Lucas 3, Lovett 3, McVeigh 3) best, Winderlich, Lucas, Lloyd.
Saturday at MCG: 64,710.


ADELAIDE 13.9-87 (Welsh 4, Perrie 3, Stevens 2) best, McLeod, Bassett, Mattner, PORT ADELAIDE 8.15-63 (Lade 2) best, C.Cornes, S.Burgoyne, K.Cornes.
Saturday at Football Park: 36,959.


ST KILDA 17.14-116 (Riewoldt 4, Milne 3) best, Goddard, Harvey, Dal Santo, WEST.B'DOGS 9.12-66 (Johnson 3, Power 2, Cooney 2) best, McMahon, West, Johnson.
Saturday night at Docklands: 38,474.

Report:
Fraser Gehrig
(StK) was cited for striking Brian Harris (WB) during the third quarter. Gehrig admitted guilt of the Level Two offence and accepted the MRP penalty of a one-match suspension.


WEST COAST 14.17-101 (Armstrong 3, Embley 2, Lynch 2) best, Braun, Kerr, Glass, FREMANTLE 11.4-70 (Pavlich 2, J.Carr 2) best, Hasleby, McPharlin, Mundy.
Saturday night at Subiaco: 42,051.

Reports:
l Des Headland (Fre) was cited for three incidents against Adam Selwood (WCE) during the third quarter. The first striking charge was assessed as intentional contact (three points), low impact (one point) and high contact (two points) which attracted 225 demerit points but due to suspensions of four matches in the past three years the penalty increased by 40 per cent to 315 points and draws a three-match suspension. The second striking charge was assessed as a Level Three offence, attracting a three-match suspension. If Headland is found guilty of both charges, he would suspended for six matches. Under AFL rules, multiple charges in the same week are combined. Headland's third charge is for wrestling Selwood which draws a fine of $1200.

The Tribunal found Headland guilty of the first striking offence and the wrestling charge, but found him not guilty of the second striking charge.

The Tribunal ruled Headland was provoked by comments made by Selwood to such an extent that it constituted "exceptional and compelling circumstances", thereby giving the Tribunal discretion not to impose a penalty.

l Josh Carr was cited for striking Daniel Chick (WCE) as a Level Three offence. Carr's recent suspensions increases the penalty to suspension of three matches. However an early plea would reduce to a two-match ban. Fremantle sought the jurisdiction of the Tribunal. On Wednesday the Tribunal cleared Carr of the charge, noting that West Coast failed to provide sufficient evidence to support the charge.

l Adam Selwood (WCE) was cited with using insulting words towards Des Headland (Fre) during the third quarter. An early plea is not available to Selwood. The incident has been referred directly to the AFL Tribunal for its judgement. On Wednesday night the Tribunal found Selwood not guilty of using insulting language against Headland.

SYDNEY 13.18-96 (Hall 4, O'Loughlin 3, Schmidt 2) best, Hall, O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, BRISBANE 10.9-69 (Brown 3, McGrath 3) best, Brown, McGrath, Fixter.
Sunday at SCG: 24,854.

GEELONG 15.19-109 (Hawkins 4, Prismall 3) best, Bartel, Ling, Prismall, MELBOURNE 8.9-57 (Green 4, Moloney 2) best, Green, Bruce, Wheatley.
Sunday at MCG: 38,438.

HAWTHORN 13.13-91 (Williams 4, Franklin 3, Osborne 2) best, Mitchell, Sewell, Young, KANGAROOS 10.10-70 (Harvey 2, Hale 2) best, Harvey, Harris, Wells.
Sunday night at Docklands: 28,481.
Report:
Danny Jacobs (Haw) cited for a first offence of making negligent contact with umpire Dean Margetts during the second quarter. Jacobs with an early plea was offered a fine of $2400. Hawthorn sought the jurisdiction of the Tribunal which on Tuesday cleared Jacobs of the charge.

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Consecutive Matches
2007, Round 3

171 – Adam GOODES (Syd) from 1999-R22 – 2+22+23+22+24+24+26+25+3
125 Matthew PAVLICH (Fre) from 2001-R15 – 8+22+23+22+22+25+3
108 Brett KIRK (Syd) from 2002-R15 – 8+24+24+26+25+3
104 Barry HALL (Syd) from 2002-R21 – 2+24+24+26+25+3
 

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In the Goals, 2007 Games Goals R3 Total
Score
Scott LUCAS (Essendon) 3 15 3.5 15.9-99
Brad JOHNSON (West.B'dogs) 3 13 3.4 13.6-84
Brendan FEVOLA (Carlton) 3 11 8.2 11.7-73
Matthew LLOYD (Essendon) 3 11 5.3 11.4-70
Matthew PAVLICH (Fremantle) 3 11 2.1 11.4-70
Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) 3 10 4.1 10.4-64
Jonathan BROWN (Brisbane) 3 9 3.0 9.0-54
Brett EBERT (Port Adel) 3 9 1.0 9.3-57
Brent HARVEY (Kangaroos) 3 9 2.1 9.3-57
Cameron MOONEY (Geelong) 3 9 1.3 9.3-57
Nathan ABLETT (Geelong 2 8 inj 8.6-54
Nathan BOCK (Adelaide) 3 8 1.3 8.7-55
Matthew RICHARDSON (Richmond) 3 8 3.4 8.7-55
Scott WELSH (Adelaide) 3 8 4.2 8.4-52
         

 

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