| * |
Essendon snapped an eight-game losing run when it won a hard-fought
encounter against an under-manned West Coast on Friday night under the
roof of Docklands Stadium – 33,386 attended.
Andrew Wu reported for Sportal that the Bombers made what proved
to be the match-winning surge either side of quarter time when it turned
a 14-point deficit into an 11-point break by half time.
The Eagles hung on gamely in the second half and it was not until red
time in the final quarter when impressive teenager Kyle Reimers
goaled that the Bombers had the game won.
David Hille provided another example of how the modern day
ruckman can still win his position despite being beaten for hit outs. He
outplayed Dean Cox around the ground, his return of 27 touches
and three goals more than serviceable for a midfielder let alone a big
man.
Playing further from goal, Matthew Lloyd, whose speccy goal in
the last quarter was the highlight of the night, provided a strong
target across half-forward and played one of his best games of the
season in a newly shaped Essendon forward line. Scott Lucas was
another old head leading the way. He sparked the Bombers' charge with
two first-quarter goals and it was fitting that he and Lloyd jagged
important majors to quell the Eagles in the last term.
But it was the efforts of players such as Brent Stanton, Reimers,
and Jay Neagle from the next generation of Bombers which would
have provided the most optimism for the red and black army. While
Stanton found plenty of space, Reimers caught the eye for more than just
his orange boots. The 19-year-old showed dash from half-back and appears
a player of the future. So too does Neagle, who attacked the ball
ferociously in the air.
The Eagles lost, not for a lack of effort but purely because of a lack
of class. Their forward line, with the exception of David Wirrpanda,
again lacked potency.
Adam Hunter was good in patches, kicking three goals and taking
some strong marks on Paddy Ryder, but his kicking for goal let
him down at key moments.
And with Cox not at the top of his game, the Eagles midfield, missing
all its stars, was forced to do it the hard way. |
| 2008
— ROUND 12 — GAME 1 |
| Essendon v West
Coast |
Friday (n),
June 13, 2008
Docklands, 7.40pm AEST; Roof: closed; crowd: 33,386
Conditions: Good
Weather: 11C, cold; showers |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| ESS |
4.6-30 (5) |
7.11-53 (11) |
11.14-80 (15) |
16.17-113
(22) |
|
WCE |
4.1-25 |
6.6-42 |
9.11-65 |
13.13-91 |
Goals:
Essendon: David Hille 3, Scott Lucas 3, Jay Neagle 3, Matthew
Lloyd 2, Jason Laycock, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Angus Monfries, Adam
Ramanauskas, Kyle Reimers. West Coast: David Wirrpanda 4, Adam
Hunter 3, Mark LeCras 3, Andrew Embley, Brent Staker, Beau Wilkes.
Best: Essendon: David Hille, Brent Stanton, Scott Lucas, Matthew
Lloyd, Kyle Reimers, Adam McPhee. West Coast: David Wirrpanda,
Tyson Stenglein, Adam Hunter, Adam Selwood, Mark LeCras.
Umpires: Brett Rosebury, Ray Chamberlain, Scott Jeffery. |
The Western Bulldogs confirmed their status as a leading finals
contender when they posted a comprehensive 63-point win over September
hopefuls Brisbane on Saturday afternoon at headquarters for a modest
39,320 spectators. The Bulldogs maintained a record of triple figure
scores in every match this season.
ABC Online reported: The Bulldogs midfield was untouchable and
penetrated inside 50 with ease through the running options of Adam
Cooney, Jason Akermanis and Robert Murphy, who made a
strong return from suspension with 24 possessions and two goals.
Sportal noted: Jonathan Brown played a lone hand up
forward for the Lions in drizzling conditions which didn't help, with 22
disposals, 12 marks and three goals, though Luke Power was the
visitors' best with 33 touches.
Martin Boulton in his report for The Age observed: In the
first game played between the two clubs at the MCG, Akermanis had a
blistering third term, kicking two of his three goals as the Dogs turned
a 20-point half-time advantage into a 35-point lead at the final break.
Before the margin blew out to more than 10 goals the Lions fought back
with three goals in a row and got within 23 points early in the final
term.
Farren Ray answered for the Bulldogs with a left-foot snap that
stretched the margin back out to 29 points before Akermanis kicked his
third goal, a freakish right-footer from just inside the 50-metre arc
while hugging the boundary.
It put the result beyond doubt after the Lions managed to stay in touch
on the scoreboard for most of the afternoon, despite being
comprehensively beaten in general play. A seven-goal final term showed
the Bulldogs were not only prepared to run the match right out but more
than capable of doing it. |
| 2008
— ROUND 12 — GAME 2 |
| West.B'dogs v
Brisbane |
Saturday,
June 14, 2008
MCG, 2.10pm AEST; crowd: 39,320
Conditions: Fair; lights on from start
Weather: 13C, cloudy; intermittent rain |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| WB |
2.6-18 |
7.12-54 (20) |
12.15-87 (35) |
19.17-131
(63) |
|
BRI |
3.2-20 (2) |
5.4-34 |
8.4-52 |
10.8-68 |
Goals:
West.B'dogs: Scott Welsh 5.2, Jason Akermanis 3, Brad Johnson 3,
Ryan Murphy 2, Adam Cooney 2, Dylan Addison, Farren Ray, Callan Ward,
Mitch Hahn. Brisbane: Jonathan Brown 3, Rhan Hooper 2, Jared
Brennan, Simon Black, Josh Drummond, Jed Adcock, Anthony Corrie.
Best: West.B'dogs: Adam Cooney, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Murphy, Nathan
Eagleton, Ryan Griffin, Jason Akermanis. Brisbane: Luke Power,
Jonathan Brown, Jed Adcock, Cheynee Stiller, Justin Sherman, Josh
Drummond.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Matt Stevic, Shane McInerney. |
Fremantle broke through on Saturday afternoon at Subiaco after a run of
eight successive defeats to beat North Melbourne by a solid 53 points. A
crowd of 34,105 was there to cheer the Dockers on.
It was North's greatest losing margin against the Dockers, eclipsing a
45-point loss from 2003, and the club's third defeat in a row, exposing
the Kangaroos to other teams aiming for their eighth position on the
ladder.
Mark Duffield reported in The Age: The Dockers romped to a
long-awaited victory. Not even another sloppy last quarter when they
were outscored six goals to five could wipe the gloss off this one.
Matthew Pavlich kicked eight goals and if he was dominant before
the main break, he became even more so after it, at one point booting
six of the seven goals kicked in the match between the 23-minute mark of
the second term and the two-minute mark of the last quarter.
He had a barrage of support – strongest of all from maligned small
forward Jeff Farmer, who was as prolific in the midfield as
Pavlich was in front of goal. Farmer gathered a career-high 27
possessions and finished his work with two goals.
Not only did North's finals aspirations cop a major blow but ruckman
Hamish McIntosh was off early in the second quarter with a right
knee injury, likely to finish his season. Already hurting without the
injured Nathan Thompson and Corey Jones, plus the late
withdrawal of Shannon Grant, their absence was telling with
the Kangas restricted to just three goals in the first three quarters.
Aaron Sandilands was a tower of strength in the ruck and Byron
Schammer, Brett Peake and David Mundy dominated for
Freo at ground level while Antoni Grover and Luke McPharlin
were rock solid in defence. |
| 2008
— ROUND 12 — GAME 3 |
| Fremantle v
North Melb |
Saturday,
June 14, 2008
Subiaco Oval, 4.10pm AEST, crowd: 34,105
Conditions: Good
Weather:
23C, fine, mostly sunny |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| FRE |
5.3-33
(29) |
9.8-62
(38) |
13.11-89
(61) |
18.12-120 (53) |
|
NM |
0.4-4 |
3.6-24 |
3.10-28 |
9.13-67 |
Goals: Fremantle:
Matthew Pavlich 8.2, Jeff Farmer 2, Chris Tarrant 2, David Mundy,
Peter Bell, Rhys Palmer, Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Mayne, Michael
Johnson. North Melb: Lindsay Thomas 2, Matt Campbell, Drew
Petrie, Leigh Brown, Leigh Harding, Ed Power, Brent Harvey, Josh
Smith.
Best: Fremantle: Matthew Pavlich, Chris Tarrant, Luke
McPharlin, Jeff Farmer, Dean Solomon, Chris Mayne, Josh Carr.
North Melb: Brent Harvey, Daniel Wells, Lindsay Thomas, Adam
Simpson.
Umpires: Stephen McBurney, Gary Fila, Simon Meredith.
Reports:
l
Daniel Pratt (NM) was cited with a first offence for
wrestling Ryan Crowley (Fre) in Q3. The MRP early plea offer
carried a 25 per cent reduction to a $900 fine. Pratt admitted
guilty and accepted the MRP fine.
l
Ryan Crowley (Fre) was cited with a second offence for
wrestling Daniel Pratt (NM) in Q3. The MRP early plea carried
a 25 per cent reduction from a $2400 fine to $1800. Crowley admitted
guilt and accepted the MRP fine.
l
Adam Simpson (NM) was cited with a Level Two offence against
Ryan Crowley (Fre) in Q3. Due to his existing five-year good
record the MRP early plea called for a reprimand. Simpson admitted
guilt and accepted the MRP reprimand and 70.31 points towards his
future record. |
Sydney claimed their fifth-straight victory and enjoyed a lift to fourth
place on the ladder when they outclassed St Kilda on a slippery SCG on
Saturday night – a crowd of 25,996 witnessed the 35-point win. The
Saints are now 5+7 and slipped to 10th place.
Steve Orme reported for Sportal: Barry Hall was
solid if not spectacular upon his return from a seven-week suspension,
kicking two goals on the night – Ryan O'Keefe and Michael
O'Loughlin bagged three apiece for the Swans.
Jarrad McVeigh was superb throughout winning a game-high 28
touches while Brett Kirk continued his impressive campaign on his
way to 26 possessions.
Lenny Hayes was the Saints' best with 21 possessions and received
support from Brendon Goddard who toiled tirelessly, while
Charlie Gardiner chipped in with three majors.
Despite a recent poor record against St Kilda, the Swans were too
polished on this occasion. The Saints did show some fight in the third
term, drawing to within 11 points after a goal to former Swan Adam
Schneider, but the home side kicked the last three to take a
31-point lead at the last change and held their advantage until the
final siren.
It was clear the Sydney crowd hadn't lost any love for big, bad,
bustling Barry Hall – they gave him an almighty roar when Kirk found the
spearhead in the opening minute. Hall was in good touch despite missing
seven rounds through suspension for a indiscretion in Round 4. |
| 2008
— ROUND 12 — GAME 4 |
| Sydney v St Kilda |
Saturday
(n), June 14, 2008
SCG, 7.10pm AEST; crowd: 25,996
Conditions: Fair; slippery from rain
Weather: 11C, cold |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
|
SYD |
3.5-23 (9) |
7.9-51 (26) |
12.16-88 (31) |
14.18-102 (35) |
| STK |
2.2-14 |
3.7-25 |
8.9-57 |
9.13-67 |
Goals:
Sydney: Ryan O'Keefe 3, Michael O'Loughlin 3, Barry Hall 2, Adam
Goodes 2, Jarrad McVeigh, Jarred Moore, Craig Bird, Darren Jolly. St
Kilda: Charlie Gardiner 3, Nick Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo, Michael
Gardiner, Brendon Goddard, Adam Schneider, Stephen Milne.
Best: Sydney: Brett Kirk, Jarrad McVeigh, Kieren Jack, Adam
Goodes, Michael O'Loughlin, Ryan O'Keefe. St Kilda: Charlie
Gardiner, Jason Gram, Brendon Goddard, Lenny Hayes.
Umpires: Mathew James, Chris Kamolins, Michael Avon. |
A Saturday night crowd of 44,559 in the 12C chill at Football Park were
treated to one of the most intense contests of the season – perhaps
several seasons – as margins between Adelaide and Hawthorn throughout
were as narrow as 1, 2, 3 and 4 points and the end of each quarter.
Hawthorn's forward ace Lance Franklin was reported nine minutes
into the second term for a head-high front on bump to Crow Michael
Doughty, adding further intrigue to a night of high-quality
football.
Ashley Porter recorded proceedings for The Age: The Crows
led by two points at half-time, playing superb football under pressure,
but a genuine premiership threat, you'd imagine, would have been three-
or four-goal ahead. The Crows squandered five set shots for goal in the
first half, keeping the Hawks firmly in the contest. In fairness,
Adelaide also had a setback when defender Nathan Bassett was
forced off early in the second term with a neck strain.
The tactics by the coaches were absorbing, with Adelaide employing five
defenders across the midfield when attacking, and five midfielders
across half-forward, while in defence, Hawthorn had only three players
outside of Adelaide's 50-metre zone. Not surprisingly, it made the play
tight, yet the skills under pressure by both sides, especially the
precise passes, were excellent.
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson used Franklin's mobility and
versatility well to start the third quarter by having him chase kicks in
the defensive 50. It seemed to work, with Franklin becoming increasingly
involved without the close checking of an impressive Nathan Bock,
and the Hawks finding more drive down the field.
Yet, as much as the coaches plotted and manipulated their teams, this
game was all about making the fewest mistakes.
Hawthorn gained the lead for the second time minutes into the third
term, then surrendered it easily. A 50-metre penalty against Jordan
Lewis handed Adelaide a goal midway through the third term, and when
a superb pass from Jarryd Roughead to Mark Williams near
goal was blundered, one may have questioned the Hawks' ability to finish
the job under pressure.
Within a minute, Jason Porplyzia kicked two goals, and a wave of
confidence swept the crowd. The Crows led by 13 points in a low-scoring
game, but of course, Hawthorn didn't believe it was done.
Roughead, one of Hawthorn's best, kicked two goals during time-on,
Adelaide squandered chances again and limped to a two-point lead at
three-quarter-time.
The last quarter was some of the best pressure football seen at Football
Park, with both teams going goal-for-goal, Luke Hodge displaying
remarkable composure to sidestep two opponents to kick a goal that gave
the Hawks a four-point lead at the 22-minute mark.
After Franklin sparked the Hawks early in the term, he missed a shot
running into an open goal from 35 metres in the closing minutes, when a
goal would have sealed the victory. It didn't matter. The Buddy show
largely went to script. |
| 2008
— ROUND 12 — GAME 5 |
| Adelaide v
Hawthorn |
Saturday
(n), June 14, 2008
Football Park, 7.40pm AEST, crowd: 44,559
Conditions: Slippery from dew
Weather: 12C, cold, cloudy |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| ADE |
2.4-16 (1) |
5.7-37 (2) |
8.10-58 (3) |
10.12-72 |
|
HAW |
2.3-15 |
5.5-35 |
8.7-55 |
11.10-76 (4) |
Goals:
Hawthorn: Jarryd Roughead 3, Mark Williams 2, Michael Osborne 2,
Cyril Rioli, Sam Mitchell, Lance Franklin, Luke Hodge. Adelaide:
Jason Porplyzia 3, Richard Douglas 2, Tyson Edwards 2, Luke Jericho 2,
Bernie Vince.
Best: Hawthorn: Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis, Michael
Osborne, Jarryd Roughead, Xavier Ellis, Rick Ladson, Campbell Brown.
Adelaide: Nathan Bock, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo, Simon
Goodwin, Jason Porplyzia, Tyson Edwards.
Umpires: Michael Vozzo, Stuart Wenn, Jacob Mollison.
Report:
Lance Franklin (Haw) was cited with engaging in rough conduct
against Michael Doherty (Ade) in Q2. The incident was assessed as
negligent conduct (one point), low impact (one point) and high contact
(two points), a total of four activation points drawing a Level One
offence and 125 demerit points and a one-match suspension. With no good
or bad record against Franklin the MRP early plea offer reduced the
penalty to a reprimand and 93.75 points towards his future record.
Franklin admitted guilt and accepted the MRP penalty of a reprimand. |
The reigning premiers responded to a physical battering from Port
Adelaide on Sunday afternoon at Kardinia Park in cold and slippery
conditions. Port niggled or crashed into Geelong opponents at every
opportunity whether the ball was nearby or not, in an attempt to put the
Cats off their game.
Scott Gullan in Monday's Herald Sun hit the nerve – "You
would have thought Port would have learnt its lesson. Mouthing off and
trying to rough up Geelong is a recipe for a flogging. Surely, what
happened on the last Saturday in September last year would have told
Port to come up with some other trick ... it tried physical intimidation
– the result, a 59-point flogging".
Paul Gough reported for Sportal: Indeed if not for the
efforts of Daniel Motlop - who kicked three goals - and some rare
inaccuracy from star Cats stars Gary Ablett and Cameron Mooney,
who kicked 1.6 between them, the Cats' winning margin on Sunday would
have been more like that last Saturday in September last year.
The chasm between these two sides is as wide as ever and while the Cats
– who again join Hawthorn on top of the ladder with 11 wins from 12
games after this win – can look forward to another finals campaign with
confidence, Port is a team heading nowhere.
The game was marred by off-the-ball scuffles all day but after a
competitive opening term Port offered little and barely even tested a
Cats' defence that should have been vulnerable without both Scarlett
and long-term casualty Matthew Egan.
But Port's tally of 49 points for the game was only just above what they
kicked in last year's grand final (44 points) and represented the least
number of points the Cats have conceded in a game this season.
And with the Cats dominating the midfield through their usual suspects
in the inspirational Joel Selwood plus consistent trio Ablett,
Cameron Ling and Joel Corey – it was only a matter of time
before the Cats' attack broke the shackles with Paul Chapman
starring with four goals – including two in the second term when the
Cats broke the game open - as Port's big name players such as Warren
Tredrea, the Cornes brothers and the Burgoyne boys were hardly
sighted. |
| 2008
— ROUND 12 — GAME 6 |
| Geelong v
Port Adelaide |
Sunday,
June 15, 2008
Kardinia Park, 1.10pm AEST; crowd: 21,642
Conditions: Fair after recent rains
Weather: 13C, overcast, occasional sunshine |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
| GEE |
3.4-22 (8) |
7.9-51 (27) |
13.14-92 (62) |
15.18-108
(59) |
|
PA |
2.2-14 |
3.6-24 |
4.6-30 |
7.7-49 |
Goals:
Geelong: Paul Chapman 4, Steve Johnson 2, Andrew Mackie, Travis
Varcoe, Tom Lonergan, Mathew Stokes, Gary Ablett, Brent Prismall, Max
Rooke, Cameron Ling, Mark Blake. Port Adelaide: Daniel Motlop 3,
David Rodan 2, Warren Tredrea, Shaun Burgoyne.
Best: Geelong: Selwood, Ablett, Mackie, Chapman, Prismall, Ling,
Corey, Harley, Taylor, Milburn. Port Adelaide: Daniel Motlop,
Steven Salopek, Alipate Carlile, David Rodan, Domenic Cassisi.
Umpires: Shane Stewart, Scott McLaren, Martin Ellis.
Report:
Steve Johnson (Geelong) reported by field umpire Shane Stewart
for making contact with his head to the face of Troy Chaplin in
Q2. The charge was withdrawn. |
Carlton enjoyed one of its sweetest days for several seasons when it
defeated arch-rivals Collingwood in front of more than 80,000 spectators
on Sunday afternoon. With scores tied up at three-quarter time, 67
points-all, fans were expecting a goal-for-goal finish. On full-time an
after-siren goal to Brendan Fevola made the final margin 30 points which
lifted the Blues into the top eight for just the third time since 2001.
Michael Gleeson observed the match for The Age: Carlton
played the hunter early. It harassed, chased and pressured, ensuring the
first term was played in its half. Fevola had two goals four to
quarter-time and should have kicked six goals.
In the quarter. That inaccuracy alone accounted for the misleading
quarter-time score which held Collingwood to within nine points.
The Magpies were sorely hurting from the blanketing of Heath Shaw.
With Dane Swan, Shaw is Collingwood's most important runner
governing play off half-back. Bryce Gibbs tagged him and dragged
him anywhere the ball was not.
Both had one kick for the first half. This was a huge win for Carlton.
Shaw finished with six touches and no sympathy from the coach who
flagged no intention of shifting him to make life easier.
Carlton won the battles that mattered. Not only in the midfield and
forward but in the ruck where a discard and a rookie humbled the more
heralded and experienced Collingwood duo.
Collingwood was poised to break the game open in the third when it
kicked out to a four goal lead. The Blues stirred interest with two
goals but the matter should have been settled when Travis Cloke
booted a steadier.
Magpie coach Mick Malthouse said that the players had been sapped
of momentum after a couple of incidents. He pointedly said AFL rules
prevented him talking about those incidents as he could not discuss
umpiring decisions. Evidently he was perplexed how Brad Fisher
was pushed in the back in a marking contest in the goal-square without a
player touching him.
He was probably wondering how Paul Medhurst pushed in the back an
opponent who was facing him, again in the goal-square.
Those moments might have changed things by two goals, possibly
staunching momentum but Carlton played the better game and as Brett
Ratten said was the better side for three of four quarters. |
| 2008
— ROUND 12 — GAME 7 |
| Collingwood v
Carlton |
Sunday,
June 15, 2008
MCG, 2.10pm AEST, crowd: 80,310
Conditions: Fair, following recent rains
Weather: 14C, overcast, occasional sunshine |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
|
COL |
1.4-10 |
5.8-38 (10) |
9.13-67 (–) |
12.17-89 |
| CAR |
2.7-19 (9) |
3.10-28 |
9.13-67 (–) |
17.17-119
(30) |
Goals:
Carlton: Brendan Fevola 8.6, Heath Scotland 2, Jarred Waite 2,
Dennis Armfield, Brad Fisher, Nick Stevens, Bret Thornton, Simon
Wiggins. Collingwood: Paul Medhurst 4, Dane Swan 2, Scott Burns,
Travis Cloke, Leon Davis, Tarkyn Lockyer, Shane O'Bree, Dale Thomas.
Best: Carlton: Brendan Fevola, Marc Murphy, Andrew Carrazzo,
Heath Scotland, Bryce Gibbs, Chris Judd. Collingwood: Dane Swan,
Paul Medhurst, Rhyce Shaw, Shane O'Bree, Travis Cloke.
Umpires: Jeff Farmer, Hayden Kennedy, Justin Schmitt.
Report:
Travis Cloke was cited with a Level Two striking offence against
Michael Jamison (Car) in Q1. The incident was assessed as reckless
conduct (two points), low impact (one point), and high contact (two
points), a total of five activation points drawing a Level Two offence,
125 demerit points and a two-match suspension. The MRP early plea offer
reduced the penalty by 25 per cent to 164.06 points and a one-match
suspension. Cloke admitted guilt and accepted the MRP penalty on a
one-match suspension. |
Matthew Richardson was so important for Richmond in their
22-point win over 16th-placed Melbourne in the early Sunday night match
at Docklands – 27,348 were closeted under the closed roof. Richardson
took 18 marks and kicked five goals as the Tigers won a game of momentum
shifts.
Brandon Cohen observed for Sportal: The Demons looked far
from a bottom side in the opening term with their run and finishing as
good as at any time this season as they piled on five goals, with only
two late goals from Richardson deep in time-on saving Richmond from a
bigger margin.
The second-quarter turnaround was even more stunning with the Tigers
slamming on 8.7 to blow the game wide open and turn a 16-point deficit
early in the term to a 38-point lead at the break.
In fact, Melbourne failed to score at all after the five-minute mark of
the term allowing Richmond to take a stranglehold on proceedings. But
just as Richmond looked like running away with it, the Demons stormed
back into the match with five goals to two in the third term, thanks
largely to Aaron Davey who kicked two goals, including one after
taking a contender for mark of the year.
White and Davey goaled early in the last term to draw their side within
eight points before a desperate Richmond sealed the match when Brown
snapped his third goal for the night.
Mitch Morton and Shane Tuck then added the icing on the
cake in what was a solid, if not spectacular, victory.
Richmond's fourth victory eclipses last year's three wins and keeps it
in touch with the top eight at the halfway mark of the season. |
| 2008
— ROUND 12 — GAME 8 |
| Richmond v
Melbourne |
Sunday,
June 15, 2008
Docklands, 4.40pm AEST; Roof: closed; crowd: 27,348
Conditions: Good
Weather: 14C, cold outside – 17C inside |
| |
1/4
time |
1/2
time |
3/4
time |
Final |
|
RCH |
3.6-24 |
11.13-79 (38) |
13.15-93 (19) |
16.20-116 (22) |
| MEL |
5.3-33 (9) |
6.5-41 |
11.8-74 |
14.10-94 |
Goals:
Richmond: Matthew Richardson 5.0, Nathan G Brown 3, Chris Hyde,
Graham Polak, Matt White, Trent Cotchin, Kelvin Moore, Troy Simmonds,
Mitch Morton, Shane Tuck. Melbourne: Brad Miller 3, Aaron Davey
2, Cameron Bruce 2, Clint Bartram 2, Colin Garland, Brad Green, Jeff
White, Austin Wonaeamirri, Matthew Bate.
Best: Richmond: Matthew Richardson, Brett Deledio, Nathan G
Brown, Shane Tuck, Nathan Foley. Melbourne: Paul Wheatley, Brock
McLean, Cameron Bruce, Nathan Jones.
Umpires: Damien Sully, Matthew Nicholls, Shaun Ryan.
Report:
Shane Tuck (Rch) was cited for making negligent contact with umpire
Matthew Nicholls in Q3. The first offence draws a $2600 fine. The MRP
early plea reduced the fine to $1950. Tuck admitted guilt and accepted
the MRP penalty. |
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