| * |
The much-awaited return of Chris Judd to Subiaco Oval sparked Carlton's
first win in Perth for seven years in fine conditions on Friday night to
a big crowd of 41,254.
Ray Wilson reported in The Age: While Judd, the former premiership
captain and Brownlow medallist at West Coast, was entangled in a feisty
duel with former teammate Adam Selwood, the Blues overcame a case of
second-half staggers to make certain of victory.
While all the hype had been around Judd's comeback to his old club, it
was Blues forward Brendan Fevola with four goals – and the Eagles own
ill-discipline – which sent the home side to a sixth straight defeat.
Eight unanswered goals in the second term – six of them involving either
free kicks or 50m penalties – put another dent in the Eagles' once
fearsome reputation.
Trailing by 48 points, whatever coach John Worsfold said at the main
break worked, with Josh Kennedy – the man who came the other in the Judd
trade – sparking a third quarter Eagles fightback with two majors. With
the Eagles kicking eight of the next nine goals, they whittled Carlton's
53-point lead down to seven, with only early last-term misses from
Quinten Lynch and Steven Armstrong denying them an unlikely lead.
The misses proved costly with Carlton regaining the advantage as the
Eagles ran out of puff and didn't have the legs to fight back five
unanswered goals from Simpson, Gibbs, Fisher, Stevens and Betts. The
Blues ran away with the game by a 37 point margin. |
| 2008
— ROUND 7 — GAME 1 |
| West Coast v
Carlton |
Friday (n),
May 2, 2008
Subiaco Oval, 8.40pm AEST; crowd: 41,254
Conditions: Good
Weather: 17C, fine |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| WCE |
2.1-13 |
2.7-19 |
8.9-57 |
10.14-74 |
|
CAR |
2.4-16 (3) |
10.7-67 (48) |
12.8-80 (23) |
17.9-111 (37) |
Goals:
Carlton: Brendan Fevola 4, Kade Simpson 2, Bryce Gibbs 2, Eddie
Betts 2, Cameron Cloke, Simon Wiggins, Marc Murphy, David Ellard, Steven
Browne, Nick Stevens, Brad Fisher. West Coast: Josh J Kennedy 2,
Steven Armstrong 2, Chad Jones, Andrew Embley, Will Schofield, Adam
Selwood, Rosa, Quinten Lynch.
Best: Carlton: Andrew Carrazzo, Heath Scotland, Nick Stevens,
Brendan Fevola, Steven Browne, Eddie Betts, Kade Simpson. West Coast:
Josh J Kennedy, Dean Cox, David Wirrpanda, Andrew Embley, Adam Selwood.
Umpires: Dean Margetts, Scott McLaren, Matthew Head.
Report:
Adam Selwood (WCE) and Chris Judd (Car) were cited by the
MRP for wrestling each other in Q2. Both players accepted guilt and the
MRP fine of $900 each. |
Brisbane gave Geelong a heck of a fright before the premiers rallied
late for a 27-point win in good footy conditions on Saturday afternoon
at Kardinia Park – 15C and cloudy – 23,388 attended.
Jonathan Brown and Simon Black were late withdrawals for the Lions as
was Gary Ablett for the Cats. Brisbane already without Travis Johnstone
and Nigel Lappin however still matched the competition benchmark before
the Cats' class and depth eventually told.
Andrew Wu observed for Sportal: For the second week in a row, the Cats
were forced to do it the hard way. The Cats may be flirting with their
form, but they can still afford to sleep with a smile on their face such
is their ability to find ways to win.
For much of the game, the Lions appeared the better of the two sides.
They dominated the opening 40 minutes of the game and could have led by
more than three goals had they not been wasteful in front of goal.
Brisbane threatened to make things interesting when young forward Mitch
Clark kicked his third goal early in the final term to level the scores.
But goals in quick succession to Steve Johnson and Paul Chapman gave the
Cats some breathing space, before a running goal at the 20 minute mark
to Andrew Mackie opened up an unassailable 20-point gap.
Geelong were best served by midfielders Jimmy Bartel and James Kelly,
with Bartel growing in importance and prominence as the match went on to
finish with 27 touches and two goals despite receiving a bad cut to his
head in the third quarter.
Brisbane had plenty of heroes of its own, with Jared Brennan spectacular
at time and underrated defender Joel Patfull outstanding on the
dangerous Cameron Mooney and the threat of Tom Hawkins. Coach
Leigh
Matthews was pleased too with players who "aren't necessarily household
names". |
| 2008
— ROUND 7 — GAME 2 |
| Geelong v
Brisbane Lions |
Saturday,
May 3, 2008
Kardinia Park, 2.10pm AEST; crowd: 23,388
Conditions: tba
Weather: 15C, overcast |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| GEE |
4.1-25 |
7.6-48 (4) |
11.8-74 (5) |
15.15-105
(27) |
|
BRI |
5.6-36 (11) |
6.8-44 |
10.9-69 |
11.12-78 |
Goals:
Geelong: Jimmy Bartel 2, Ryan Gamble 2, Steve Johnson 2, Mathew
Stokes 2, Andrew Mackie, Joel Corey, Paul Chapman, Darren Milburn, Max
Rooke, Cameron Mooney, Tom Hawkins. Brisbane: Mitch Clark 3, Luke
Power 2, Michael Rischitelli, Joel Patfull, Scott Harding, Anthony
Corrie, Rhan Hooper, Daniel Bradshaw
Best: Geelong: Matthew Scarlett, Jimmy Bartel, Cameron Mooney,
Andrew Mackie, Joel Corey, David Wojcinski. Brisbane: Luke Power,
Troy Selwood, Mitch Clark, Luke Brennan, Jed Adcock, Joel Macdonald
Umpires: Michael Vozzo, Chris Kamolins, Simon Meredith.
Report:
Mathew Stokes (Gee) was cited by the MRP for striking Michael
Rischitelli (Bri) during Q2. Stokes admitted guilt and accepted the
MRP suspension of one match. |
Hawthorn registered its seventh straight win on Saturday afternoon
before a bumper MCG crowd of 76,048 and in executing a 65 point
thrashing handed Collingwood a reality check. It was the biggest crowd
to watch the Hawks since the 2001 preliminary final.
Rohan Connolly observed in The Age: The Magpies never led
after the 16-minute mark of the first quarter; had not the same
desperate hunger as their opponent, nor the same ball-winning capacity
or run; and most obviously, not anywhere near the forward firepower that
saw Hawthorn equalling their highest score of the season, of which three
gun forwards in Lance Franklin, Jarryd Roughead and
Mark Williams booted 17 goals between them.
Angus Morgan noted in his Sportal review: The Hawks made
light of the loss of Luke Hodge, who was close to best afield in
the first half; he went off with a hamstring (after 15 touches) just
after half-time.
Sam Mitchell did as he pleased for four quarters in racking up 39
disposals and Brad Sewell (27 with seven tackles) was just as
effective around the packs.
The mercurial Franklin's six goals all came in the second half, though
Roughead, who also finished with six, was probably the Hawks' best
four-quarter forward. Williams chipped-in with a lazy five.
Heath Shaw battled hard for Collingwood and won his usual swag of
stats rebounding from defence but, at the other end, Travis Cloke
and Paul Medhurst, who scored 11 goals between them on Anzac Day,
managed just the one combined on a dismal afternoon.
Collingwood's forward line was disappointing with Anthony Rocca
missing again with an ankle. Cloke was thrashed by Trent Croad
and Alan Didak was shut down by Grant Birchall when it
mattered.
The Sunday Herald Sun noted: Lance Franklin enjoyed a purple
patch in the third quarter when he found his radar. Buddy played up the
ground in the first half and showed his skills with precision passing
from the wings. Nathan Brown stood him all day and didn't do a
bad job early. Six second-half goals and 21 possessions made him a star. |
| 2008
— ROUND 7 — GAME 3 |
| Hawthorn v
Collingwood |
Saturday,
May 3, 2008
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 76,048
Conditions: tba
Weather:
16C; morning showers clearing, cloudy |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| HAW |
5.6-34
(22) |
8.6-54
(21) |
14.9-93
(25) |
24.10-154 (65) |
|
COL |
2.0-12 |
5.3-33 |
10.8-68 |
13.11-89 |
Goals: Hawthorn:
Lance Franklin 6.4, Jarryd Roughead 6.3, Williams 5.0, Hodge 2,
Stuart Dew, Cyril Rioli, Clinton Young, Robert Campbell, Rick
Ladson. Collingwood: Lockyer 4, Davis 2, Clarke, O'Bree,
Medhurst, H.Shaw, Johnson, Maxwell, Swan.
Best: Hawthorn: Sam Mitchell, Brad Sewell, Lance Franklin,
Jarryd Roughead, Luke Hodge, Mark Williams, Grant Birchall.
Collingwood: Heath Shaw, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury, Dane
Swan, Martin Clarke.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Stephen McBurney, Shaun Ryan. |
The final kick after the siren, determined the result, and for a second
week a timekeeping error clouded the three point result in favour of St
Kilda over Richmond on Saturday night at Docklands.
Timekeepers failed to stop
the clock for a signal for time-on from umpire Stuart Wenn, meant the match finished 11 seconds
earlier than it should have. The vital seconds could have enabled
Richmond's Jack Riewoldt to pass off to a teammate closer than
the 55-metres shot for goal he was forced to take after the siren had
sounded – his kick fell some metres short.
The narrow win lifted St Kilda into the top eight. Lyall Johnson
commented in his review in The Age: In some respects, the Tigers
deserved to pinch it, if only because it was a shame to see another
close match slip through their grasp. Not to mention they had pretty
much dominated the Saints for much of the night, but let themselves down
with poor disposal.
Goalsneak Stephen Milne booted seven goals to help the Saints
cross the line. Brendon Cohen for Sportal rated Milne as
brilliant all night as he bagged his best haul since a career-best 11
against Brisbane in 2005-Round 22.
His performance was vital for the Saints with Fraser Gehrig held
to just one goal on his return to the side by Luke McGuane while
Justin Koschitzke was kept scoreless.
Nick Dal Santo (27 disposals) and the tireless Robert Harvey
(26) gave the Saints plenty of drive out of the middle as they pulled
back an 11-point deficit at half-time to shrug off a gallant Richmond
side in the final term.
But the victory could come at a massive cost with Nick Riewoldt
limping off early in the third quarter with what appeared to be a knee
injury.
Tiger spearhead Matthew Richardson put in another blinder with 22
touches, 13 marks and five goals, while Nathan Brown racked up 29
disposals and booted two goals. Ruckman Troy Simmonds was the
catalyst for a number of centre clearances with 20 possessions and 32
hitouts.
But it was Richmond's youngsters who were, perhaps, most impressive with
Riewoldt showing he would be a star of the future in the forward half,
Shane Edwards giving the Saints' defenders the run-around and
Matthew White also performing well through the middle. |
| 2008
— ROUND 7 — GAME 4 |
| Richmond v St
Kilda |
Saturday
(n), May 3, 2008
Docklands, 7.10pm AEST; Roof: closed; crowd: 40,585
Conditions: Good
Weather: 14C, cloudy and cool |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
|
RCH |
4.1-25 |
9.4-58 (11) |
13.8-86 (1) |
16.11-107 |
| STK |
4.4-28 (3) |
7.5-47 |
13.7-85 |
17.8-110
(3) |
Goals:
St Kilda: Stephen Milne 7.3, Robert Harvey 2, Charlie Gardiner 2, Nick
Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo, David Armitage, Adam Schneider, Shane Birss,
Fraser Gehrig. Richmond: Matthew Richardson 5.1, Nathan G Brown
2, Troy Simmonds 2, Shane Edwards 2, Mitch Morton 2, Matt White 2, Jack
Riewoldt.
Best: St Kilda: Stephen Milne, Nick Dal Santo, Robert Harvey,
Luke Ball, Sam Fisher, Adam Schneider. Richmond: Matthew
Richardson, Nathan G Brown, Troy Simmonds, Chris Newman, Kane Johnson,
Brett Deledio.
Umpires: Hayden Kennedy, Stuart Wenn, Todd Keating.
Report:
Justin Koschitzke (StK) reported for striking Troy Simmonds
(Rch). Charge withdrawn. |
Adelaide scored a
surprisingly easy 33-point win over North Melbourne in fine, cool and
dewy conditions on Saturday night at Football Park. Faulty goalkicking
prevented the Crows from establishing a game-breaking lead in the first
half.
Marcus Wilson noted for Sportal: Jason Porplyzia
played an amazing cameo in the match-defining third term, collecting 11
possessions, a bag of goals and some scoring assists. The 23-year-old
was part of a menacing Crows' forward line with Brett Burton,
Simon Goodwin and Kurt Tippett combining for a total of
eight-straight majors to a miserable 1.3.
Veteran Tyson Edwards was another influential player while
Scott Thompson was a big possession winner. North Melbourne's
Brent Harvey collected a couple of goals and 24 touches while
skipper Adam Simpson also finished with some handy statistics.
Ashley Porter observed for The Age: North Melbourne didn't
give up, even after Adelaide kicked three early goals in the third, to
seize control. It was what made Adelaide's win so impressive; not always
the skills in greasy conditions, but its ability to match the Kangaroos'
renowned endeavour and then surge.
North trailed by 66 points three minutes into the final quarter and
while the Kangas had a much-better fourth term and halved the deficit,
the margin was too great to overcome. |
| 2008
— ROUND 7 — GAME 5 |
| Adelaide v North
Melb |
Saturday
(n), May 3, 2008
Football Park, 7.40pm AEST, crowd: 41,898
Conditions: Good (dew a factor)
Weather: 14C, fine and clear |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| ADE |
1.8-14 (–) |
6.11-47 (20) |
14.11-95 (59) |
15.17-107
(33) |
|
NM |
2.2-14 (–) |
4.3-27 |
5.6-36 |
11.8-74 |
Goals:
Adelaide: Jason Porplyzia 4, Brett Burton 3, Simon Goodwin 3,
Kurt Tippett 2, Tyson Edwards, Richard Douglas, Jarrhan Jacky. North
Melb: Leigh Harding 2, Brent Harvey 2, Shannon Grant 2, Nathan
Thompson 2, Lindsay Thomas, Daniel Wells, Corey Jones.
Best: Adelaide: Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards, Jason Porplyzia,
Nathan Bock, Scott Thompson, Simon Goodwin, Nathan van Berlo, Chris
Knights. North Melb: Brent Harvey, Adam Simpson, Daniel Pratt,
Brady Rawlings, Leigh Harding.
Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Ray Chamberlain, Scott Jeffery. |
Enjoying their best start
to a season since 1946, the Western Bulldogs crunched another hoodoo on
Sunday when they scored their first win over the Swans at the SCG since
2002. More than 29,000 Sydney fans were treated to a fine and sunny
afternoon.
The Bulldogs won because they were efficient and accurate, as reflected
by their 18.4 for the game, against Sydney who had more disposals, 10
more entries inside 50, but butchered the ball. Jenny McAsey
recorded in The Australian that Sydney coach Paul Roos
warned after the game that players who could not use the ball well would
have to be "weeded out".
Bulldog Adam Cooney was clearly best on ground as the Bulldogs
overcame a slow start and a typical Sydney fightback to seal the
18-point victory.
McAsey noted: The No.1 pick in the 2003 draft, Cooney is evolving into a
genuine star. Still only 22, he has played nearly 100 games and is
standing up to take responsibility in a team that was carried for too
long by the likes of Brad Johnson and Scott West – who was
a late withdrawal yesterday with knee soreness.
Cooney started in the centre square and then ran forward to repeatedly
pierce the scrambling Swans defence. He finished with five goals, but it
was his five centre clearances and 14 contested possessions out of his
total of 25 disposals that showed what a complete player he has become.
In a way, he is the personification of the new, improved Bulldogs who
have added a hard centre to their flair. At halftime the Bulldogs led by
36 points on the back of a seven goal second term as Robert Murphy
and Johnson got off the leash in the forward line.
But as Sydney fought back to within two goals in the third quarter, a
five-minute period perfectly illustrated the Swans' achilles heel.
As happened last week against the Kangaroos, one after the other, four
Swans including Michael O'Loughlin, Henry Playfair and
Peter Everitt lined up to fluff goal-kicking shots. Then, from the
kick-out, the Bulldogs transferred the ball smoothly through the middle
of the SCG, where Jason Akermanis passed to Cooney, home alone
30m from goal. |
| 2008
— ROUND 7 — GAME 6 |
| Sydney v
West.B'dogs |
Sunday,
May 4, 2008
SCG, 1.10pm AEST; crowd: 29,018
Conditions: Good
Weather: 19C, fine and sunny |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| SYD |
5.4-34 (15) |
6.5-41 |
10.10-70 |
14.10-94 |
|
WB |
3.1-19 |
10.2-62 (21) |
14.2-86 (16) |
18.4-112 (18) |
Goals:
West.B'dogs: Adam Cooney 5.0, Brad Johnson 4, Ryan Murphy 2,
Mitch Hahn 2, Stephen Stiller 2, Tim Callan, Nathan Eagleton, Will
Minson. Sydney: Michael O'Loughlin 3, Jarrad McVeigh 2, Amon
Buchanan 2, Ryan O'Keefe, Darren Jolly, Henry Playfair, Kieren Jack,
Peter Everitt, Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes.
Best: West.B'dogs: Adam Cooney, Brad Johnson, Nathan Eagleton,
Robert Murphy, Daniel Giansiracusa. Sydney: Kieren Jack, Adam
Goodes, Tadhg Kennelly, Jarrad McVeigh, Ryan O'Keefe.
Umpires: Brett Rosebury, Matt Stevic, Shane McInerney. |
Sunday was cloudy and cool
for a loyal 19,423 spectators at the MCG when "Melbourne pulled off the
second greatest comeback from a half-time deficit in AFL history to give
the embattled Dean Bailey his first win in sensational style and
send perennial underachievers Fremantle to a new low" – Paul Gough,
Sportal.
Gough continued: The Demons, winless in their first six matches and with
the lowest percentage of any team at this stage of the season since
Fitzroy in its final season in the competition in 1996, were performing
so poorly heading into this match that in a bid to avoid an
embarrassingly low crowd on Sunday they offered fans the chance to have
a rare kick on the ground after the game.
The move worked because the Demons attracted a crowd of near 20,000 on a
day when many felt they would only get a crowd of around 12,000 and
those loyal Melbourne fans that turned up got to see one of the club's
greatest victories and one which could be a turning point for the
Demons' fortunes both on and off the field.
But when Melbourne trailed by 50 points at half-time – on the back of
five first half goals between Fremantle's key forward pair of Chris
Tarrant and skipper Matthew Pavlich – it looked as if that
kick on the ground after the game would be the only highlight for
Demons' fans.
Only Collingwood, against St Kilda at Victoria Park way back in 1970,
had ever won a game after trailing by more than 50 points at half-time
but the Demons conjured a miracle to kick 14 goals to four after
half-time as the disappointing Dockers turned certain victory into a
crushing defeat by kicking a wasteful 4.13 after half-time.
Fremantle, widely tipped as a top four contender at the start of the
season, now finds itself equal with Melbourne on the ladder with just
one win from seven games and all but out of finals contention after a
performance that will increase the pressure on coach Mark Harvey.
Michael Horan concluded in the Herald Sun: ... the Demons
slammed on 9.2 to 2.6 in an extraordinary final term. Melbourne had won
just three of 24 quarters before Sunday's game, but two in a row in the
second half against the Dockers was simply magical, as men maligned all
year found football redemption.
Veteran forward Russell Robertson kicked three gems in the final
quarter, as did 19-year-old Aboriginal Austin Wonaeamirri,
playing just his fifth game.
With 38 seconds left the Melbourne cheer squad burst into a joyous
rendition of It's a Grand Old Flag, despite the difference being only
six points.
Oddly, it seemed appropriate. As strange and quirky as football can be,
a Melbourne win was meant to be. |
| 2008
— ROUND 7 — GAME 7 |
| Melbourne v
Fremantle |
Sunday,
May 4, 2008
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 19,423
Conditions: Good
Weather: 19C, early fog clearing to a cool and cloudy day |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
|
MEL |
1.3-9 |
3.8-26 |
8.15-63 |
17.17-119 (6) |
| FRE |
5.6-36 (27) |
11.10-76 (50) |
13.17-95 (32) |
15.23-113 |
Goals:
Melbourne: Russell Robertson 4, Austin Wonaeamirri 4, Brad Miller
3, Aaron Davey 3, Brad Green 2, Brent Moloney. Fremantle: Matthew
Pavlich 5.5, Chris Tarrant 3, Jeff Farmer 2, Dean Solomon, Rhys Palmer,
David Mundy, Peter Bell, Garrick Ibbotson.
Best: Melbourne: Brad Miller, Aaron Davey, Brad Green, Russell
Robertson, Brock McLean, Paul Wheatley, Austin Wonaeamirri, Matthew
Bate. Fremantle: Matthew Pavlich, Ryan Crowley, Dean Solomon,
Rhys Palmer, Michael Johnson, Peter Bell, Garrick Ibbotson, Jeff Farmer
Umpires: Mathew James, Shane Stewart, Michael Avon. |
Port Adelaide continued
its climb up the ladder when they pummelled Essendon by 64 points at
Docklands on Sunday night – the roof was closed over 28,409 fans. After
losing the first four games, Port has won three-straight to be knocking
on the door of the top eight, at 9th place. The match was never in doubt
as Port rattled the scoreboard with goals as Essendon's defence
crumbled.
Len Johnson observed the contest for The Age: This game
was over as a contest virtually as soon as the first bounce had reached
the top of its trajectory. Port conceded a rushed behind to the Dons
when Peter Burgoyne stepped over the goal line, then proceeded to
score the next three goals. Whatever the scoreboard said from that point
on – and it mostly said Port was a long way ahead – the match was never
again a contest.
The first of those goals was scored by Daniel Motlop, a strike
that followed a left-to-right curve from just outside the near post to
just inside it as it skittered goalwards. It was the start of an evening
on which little went wrong for the small forward, whose career has
followed an upward arc since he left the Kangaroos.
Motlop amassed seven goals for the game, and had as many different
Essendon opponents as Matthew Knights searched fruitlessly for a
defender who could shut him down. Henry Slattery and Andrew
Welsh had two goes each, Nathan Lovett-Murray had a go,
Leroy Jetta opposed him briefly. Cruellest of all, perhaps, so, too,
did first-gamer Darcy Daniher, who was a tall playing on a small,
a forward playing on a forward whose three-minute stint brought two
goals.
Shaun Burgoyne was the most prolific of the clearance winners,
but if he didn't get it away, David Rodan, Domenic Cassisi,
Travis Boak, or someone in black and teal, did. Warren Tredrea,
who so often has monstered Essendon in the past, kicked only one goal
before leaving the ground injured, but it scarcely mattered. Robbie
Gray chipped in with three goals as a mobile forward and Steven
Salopek kicked three running forward from a midfield position.
Again, the Dons handballed considerably more often than they kicked,
again, their major ball-winners were forced into using hands rather than
feet. Bachar Houli, Angus Monfries, Jobe Watson,
Welsh and Jay Nash – the top five possession winners – all
handballed more often than they kicked. Andrew Lovett, one of
their better players, was the only one of the top seven ball-getters on
the ground to have more kicks than handballs.
Apart from the forward wizard Motlop, Salopek, both Burgoynes, Kane
Cornes, Boak and Cassisi all have 20 and more possessions. Dean
Brogan and Brendon Lade dominated the ruck hitouts.
Matthew Lloyd kicked five for Essendon from limited
opportunities. Houli and Monfries got the ball a lot, though they gave
it away a fair bit, too. Patrick Ryder battled hard in the ruck
and Jay Neagle contested hard and did some impressive things in
his first game of the season and second overall. David Myers,
Daniher and Jarrod Atkinson all showed a bit on debut. |
| 2008
— ROUND 7 — GAME 8 |
| Essendon v Port
Adelaide |
Sunday,
May 4, 2008
Docklands, 4.40pm AEST; Roof: closed; crowd: 28,409
Conditions: Good
Weather: 17C, fine outside |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
|
ESS |
2.1-13 |
8.1-49 |
12.2-74 |
15.4-94 |
| PA |
6.4-40 (27) |
14.10-94 (45) |
19.13-127
(53) |
24.14-158
(64) |
Goals:
Port Adelaide: Daniel Motlop 7.2, Robbie Gray 3, Steven Salopek
3, Shaun Burgoyne 2, Brett Ebert 2, Travis Boak, Dean Brogan, Domenic
Cassisi, Troy Chaplin, David Rodan, Warren Tredrea, Matthew Westhoff.
Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 5.0, Andrew Lovett 2, Jay Neagle 2, David
Hille, Tom Hislop, Adam McPhee, Patrick Ryder, Jobe Watson, Andrew
Welsh.
Best: Port Adelaide: Daniel Motlop, Kane Cornes, Dean Brogan,
Steven Salopek, Shaun Burgoyne, Domenic Cassisi. Essendon: Lloyd,
Neagle, Houli, Lovett.
Umpires: Kieron Nicholls, Martin Ellis, Jacob Mollison.
Reports:
l
Adam McPhee (Ess) by umpire Martin Ellis for unduly rough
play in Q4 against Travis Boak (PA). The MRP charged McPhee with
a Level One offence of making front-on forceful contract against Boak.
He was offered a one-match suspension with an early plea. Essendon
sought the adjudication of the Tribunal. On Tuesday night McPhee pleaded
not guilty to negligently making front-on contact. The Tribunal
deliberated and found McPhee guilty of the offence and suspended him for
one match. McPhee has 34.34 penalty points added to his record should he
re-offend with 12 months.
l
Nathan Lovett-Murray (Ess) was cited
by the MRP for striking Daniel Motlop (PA). He was offered a
one-match suspension with an early plea. Essendon sought the
adjudication of the Tribunal. At the Tribunal Lovett-Murray pleaded
guilty to striking Motlop but sought to have the charge downgraded from
intentional to reckless. The Tribunal deliberated and found
Lovett-Murray guilty of the offence and suspended him for one match.
Lovett-Murray has 62.5 penalty points added to his record should he re-offend
within 12 months. |
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