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CibbuanoBuddy reaches ton, Fev falls short
August 30th 2008 13:08
LANCE Franklin reached his ton and Brendan Fevola fell agonisingly short as Hawthorn tuned up for the finals with a 78-point demolition of Carlton at Telstra Dome on Saturday night.
The 24.15 (159) to 12.9 (81) win was overshadowed by Franklin's ton and the valiant attempt by Fevola to join him.
Hawthorn's multiple options up forward - they had 11 individual goalkickers for the match - proved to be the difference between the two sides.
The Hawks controlled the midfield with Luke Hodge and Jordan Lewis damaging with 30-plus possessions while Sam Mitchell was influential with 28 touches.
Franklin finished the match with four goals - his second at the 25-minute mark of the first term making him the 28th man to kick 100 goals in a season while Jarryd Roughead chimed in with five majors.
For Carlton, Chris Judd, Marc Murphy and Bryce Gibbs all collected 30-plus disposals but the Hawks' midfield was more damaging while Fevola kicked seven second-half goals to finish the season on 99.
The Hawks booted the first two before the Blues responded through Cameron Cloke and Judd.
But Carlton struggled to find an avenue to goal for the remainder of the term as Hawthorn took control, slamming on four unanswered goals.
Franklin's second interrupted play for precisely eight-and-a-half minutes as fans and teammates mobbed the star forward at the Coventry end before Cyril Rioli slotted one home to give Hawthorn a 25-point lead at quarter-time.
Hawthorn was never challenged from that moment on with the contest effectively over at the 22-minute mark of the third term when the margin blew out to 47 points.
Fevola came to life in the third term, booting four goals to take his season tally 96 but the Hawks managed six of their own to take a match-winning 55-point lead into the final change.
With the sting well and truly out of the contest in the final stanza, all the interest was focused on whether Fevola could reach the ton.
CARLTON: 2.3, 4.5, 8.6, 12.9 (81)
HAWTHORN: 6.4, 10.7, 16.13, 24.15 (159)
GOALS: Carlton: Fevola 7, Gibbs 2, Cloke, Judd, Russell
Hawthorn: Roughead 5, Franklin 4, Brown 3, Osborne 3, Williams 3, Bateman, Campbell, Hodge, Lewis, Rioli, Sewell
BEST: Carlton: Fevola, Judd, Gibbs, Thornton
Hawthorn: Hodge, Lewis, Bateman, Sewell, Roughead, Brown
INJURIES: Carlton: Nil
Hawthorn: Nil
REPORTS: -
CHANGES: Scotland (Carlton - hip) and Carrazzo (Carlton - knee) replaced in selected side by Austin and Pfeiffer; Stokes (Hawthorn) replaced in selected side by Ellis
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Stevic, McLaren
CROWD: 49,057 at Telstra Dome
The 24.15 (159) to 12.9 (81) win was overshadowed by Franklin's ton and the valiant attempt by Fevola to join him.
Hawthorn's multiple options up forward - they had 11 individual goalkickers for the match - proved to be the difference between the two sides.
The Hawks controlled the midfield with Luke Hodge and Jordan Lewis damaging with 30-plus possessions while Sam Mitchell was influential with 28 touches.
Franklin finished the match with four goals - his second at the 25-minute mark of the first term making him the 28th man to kick 100 goals in a season while Jarryd Roughead chimed in with five majors.
For Carlton, Chris Judd, Marc Murphy and Bryce Gibbs all collected 30-plus disposals but the Hawks' midfield was more damaging while Fevola kicked seven second-half goals to finish the season on 99.
The Hawks booted the first two before the Blues responded through Cameron Cloke and Judd.
But Carlton struggled to find an avenue to goal for the remainder of the term as Hawthorn took control, slamming on four unanswered goals.
Franklin's second interrupted play for precisely eight-and-a-half minutes as fans and teammates mobbed the star forward at the Coventry end before Cyril Rioli slotted one home to give Hawthorn a 25-point lead at quarter-time.
Hawthorn was never challenged from that moment on with the contest effectively over at the 22-minute mark of the third term when the margin blew out to 47 points.
Fevola came to life in the third term, booting four goals to take his season tally 96 but the Hawks managed six of their own to take a match-winning 55-point lead into the final change.
With the sting well and truly out of the contest in the final stanza, all the interest was focused on whether Fevola could reach the ton.
CARLTON: 2.3, 4.5, 8.6, 12.9 (81)
HAWTHORN: 6.4, 10.7, 16.13, 24.15 (159)
GOALS: Carlton: Fevola 7, Gibbs 2, Cloke, Judd, Russell
Hawthorn: Roughead 5, Franklin 4, Brown 3, Osborne 3, Williams 3, Bateman, Campbell, Hodge, Lewis, Rioli, Sewell
BEST: Carlton: Fevola, Judd, Gibbs, Thornton
Hawthorn: Hodge, Lewis, Bateman, Sewell, Roughead, Brown
INJURIES: Carlton: Nil
Hawthorn: Nil
REPORTS: -
CHANGES: Scotland (Carlton - hip) and Carrazzo (Carlton - knee) replaced in selected side by Austin and Pfeiffer; Stokes (Hawthorn) replaced in selected side by Ellis
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Stevic, McLaren
CROWD: 49,057 at Telstra Dome
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