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CibbuanoCats crush Roos
May 16th 2009 07:56
GEELONG has maintained its unbeaten start to the season with a 70-point demolition of North Melbourne at Skilled Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Cats got the early jump and were never challenged as they cruised to a convincing 18.11 (119) to 7.7 (49) win.
The win was soured somewhat for Geelong with experienced defender Darren Milburn suffering an ankle injury early in the first term.
Highlighting Geelong’s dominance was the fact that 13 players finished the match with 20-plus possessions.
Steve Johnson failed to kick a goal but was still influential, helping himself to 31 touches, seven marks and 13 inside 50's.
He received good support from James Bartel who collected 34 possessions and booted three goals while James Kelly racked up a game-high 36 disposals.
Joel Selwood also won plenty of the football while Shannon Byrnes kicked three majors.
Cameron Ling kept former North Melbourne skipper Adam Simpson to just 17 possessions while Andrew Mackie generated plenty of run with 27 touches and two goals.
The Cats shared the load in front of goal - they had 10 individual goal kickers for the match.
For the Kangaroos, ruckman Hamish McIntosh tried hard all day and finished the game with 16 disposals, 19 hit outs and two goals. Josh Gibson helped himself to a team-high 24 possessions while youngster Ben Ross was a busy contributor with 23 touches.
Geelong smashed the Roos at the clearances and ran harder than their opponents in the opening stanza as they slammed on five goals for the quarter.
Travis Varcoe and Bartel did the damage on the scoreboard, booting two goals apiece to help their side to a 25-point lead at quarter-time.
The Cats put the result beyond doubt early in the second term, slamming on five of their seven goals for the term in a stunning 10-minute burst to set up a match-winning 56-point lead at half-time.
North stemmed the flow of goals in the second half but the damage had already been done.
Geelong will now face the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Friday night while the Kangaroos will clash with Fremantle at the same venue on Saturday afternoon in what is a must-win match for the club.
GEELONG: 5.3, 12.5, 15.9, 18.11 (119)
NORTH MELBOURNE: 1.2, 3.3, 6.6, 7.7 (49)
GOALS: Geelong: Bartel 3, Byrnes 3, Varcoe 2, Stokes 2, Mooney 2, Mackie 2, Hawkins, Rooke, Wojcinski, Ling
North Melbourne: Hale 2, McIntosh 2, Thomas, Swallow, Wright
BEST: Geelong: Johnson, Bartel, Mackie, Byrnes, Selwood, Kelly, Ling
North Melbourne: McIntosh, Ross, Gibson Harding,
INJURIES: Geelong: Milburn (ankle)
North Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Brady Rawlings (calf) and Daniel Wells (hip) replaced in North Melbourne's selected side by Matt Riggio and Nathan Grima; Paul Chapman (back tightness) replaced in Geelong's selected side by Tom Lonergan
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Schmitt, Mollison
CROWD: 20,873 at Skilled Stadium
The Cats got the early jump and were never challenged as they cruised to a convincing 18.11 (119) to 7.7 (49) win.
The win was soured somewhat for Geelong with experienced defender Darren Milburn suffering an ankle injury early in the first term.
Highlighting Geelong’s dominance was the fact that 13 players finished the match with 20-plus possessions.
Steve Johnson failed to kick a goal but was still influential, helping himself to 31 touches, seven marks and 13 inside 50's.
He received good support from James Bartel who collected 34 possessions and booted three goals while James Kelly racked up a game-high 36 disposals.
Joel Selwood also won plenty of the football while Shannon Byrnes kicked three majors.
Cameron Ling kept former North Melbourne skipper Adam Simpson to just 17 possessions while Andrew Mackie generated plenty of run with 27 touches and two goals.
The Cats shared the load in front of goal - they had 10 individual goal kickers for the match.
For the Kangaroos, ruckman Hamish McIntosh tried hard all day and finished the game with 16 disposals, 19 hit outs and two goals. Josh Gibson helped himself to a team-high 24 possessions while youngster Ben Ross was a busy contributor with 23 touches.
Geelong smashed the Roos at the clearances and ran harder than their opponents in the opening stanza as they slammed on five goals for the quarter.
Travis Varcoe and Bartel did the damage on the scoreboard, booting two goals apiece to help their side to a 25-point lead at quarter-time.
The Cats put the result beyond doubt early in the second term, slamming on five of their seven goals for the term in a stunning 10-minute burst to set up a match-winning 56-point lead at half-time.
North stemmed the flow of goals in the second half but the damage had already been done.
Geelong will now face the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Friday night while the Kangaroos will clash with Fremantle at the same venue on Saturday afternoon in what is a must-win match for the club.
GEELONG: 5.3, 12.5, 15.9, 18.11 (119)
NORTH MELBOURNE: 1.2, 3.3, 6.6, 7.7 (49)
GOALS: Geelong: Bartel 3, Byrnes 3, Varcoe 2, Stokes 2, Mooney 2, Mackie 2, Hawkins, Rooke, Wojcinski, Ling
North Melbourne: Hale 2, McIntosh 2, Thomas, Swallow, Wright
BEST: Geelong: Johnson, Bartel, Mackie, Byrnes, Selwood, Kelly, Ling
North Melbourne: McIntosh, Ross, Gibson Harding,
INJURIES: Geelong: Milburn (ankle)
North Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Brady Rawlings (calf) and Daniel Wells (hip) replaced in North Melbourne's selected side by Matt Riggio and Nathan Grima; Paul Chapman (back tightness) replaced in Geelong's selected side by Tom Lonergan
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Schmitt, Mollison
CROWD: 20,873 at Skilled Stadium
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