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CibbuanoCats crush Saints
September 7th 2008 08:03
GEELONG is one step closer to securing back-to-back flags following their 58-point demolition of St Kilda in the first qualifying final at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.
The Cats' 17.17 (119) to 8.13 (61) victory entitles them to a week off and sees them move into a preliminary final where they will play the winner of next weekend's semi final between the Western Bulldogs and Sydney.
Meanwhile, St Kilda will face Collingwood in a cut-throat semi-final at the MCG on Saturday night.
The win was soured somewhat for the Cats with midfielder Brent Prismall suffering what appeared to be a serious knee injury in the first term.
Gary Ablett Jnr, James Bartel and Joel Corey led a dominant Geelong midfield, racking up 30-plus possessions.
Harry Taylor did a superb blanketing job on Nick Riewoldt, restricting the St Kilda skipper to just nine possessions and one goal while Darren Milburn was damaging in defence with 32 disposals.
Geelong had 11 individual goalkickers for the match - Cameron Mooney and Brad Ottens the most effective with three apiece.
For St Kilda, Sam Fisher (31 possessions) and Lenny Hayes (30 disposals) tried hard all day but they lacked any support.
The Cats led by just 18 points at quarter-time but the gulf in class between the two sides was obvious with Geelong having ten scoring shots to two for the term.
Mooney and Ottens were influential in the first half, booting four of their side's seven goals to help the Cats to a 32-point lead at the main break.
Brendon Goddard kicked St Kilda's fourth goal at the five-minute mark of the third term to reduce the deficit to less than five goals but from thereonin the Cats dominated.
Geelong piled on nine goals to one, including five unanswered after the 24-minute mark to take a match-winning 76-point lead into the final change.
The Saints added some respectability to the scoreboard in the final stanza, booting three goals to one but the damage had already been done.
GEELONG: 3.7, 7.10, 16.15, 17.17 (119)
ST KILDA: 1.1, 3.2, 5.5, 8.13 (61)
GOALS: Geelong: Ottens 3, Mooney 3, Bartel 2, Lonergan 2, Chapman, Ling, Varcoe, S Johnson, Stokes, Ablett, Rooke
St Kilda: Milne 2, Schneider, X Clarke, Montagna, Goddard, Riewoldt, R Clarke
BEST: Geelong: Bartel, Ablett, Taylor, Scarlett, Milburn, Corey, Selwood, Mooney, Ottens
St Kilda: S Fisher, Goddard, Montagna, Gilbert.
INJURIES: Geelong: Prismall (knee)
St Kilda: Blake (wrist)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Meredith, McInerney
REPORTS:
CHANGES: Nil
CROWD: 71,653 at MCG
The Cats' 17.17 (119) to 8.13 (61) victory entitles them to a week off and sees them move into a preliminary final where they will play the winner of next weekend's semi final between the Western Bulldogs and Sydney.
Meanwhile, St Kilda will face Collingwood in a cut-throat semi-final at the MCG on Saturday night.
The win was soured somewhat for the Cats with midfielder Brent Prismall suffering what appeared to be a serious knee injury in the first term.
Gary Ablett Jnr, James Bartel and Joel Corey led a dominant Geelong midfield, racking up 30-plus possessions.
Harry Taylor did a superb blanketing job on Nick Riewoldt, restricting the St Kilda skipper to just nine possessions and one goal while Darren Milburn was damaging in defence with 32 disposals.
Geelong had 11 individual goalkickers for the match - Cameron Mooney and Brad Ottens the most effective with three apiece.
For St Kilda, Sam Fisher (31 possessions) and Lenny Hayes (30 disposals) tried hard all day but they lacked any support.
The Cats led by just 18 points at quarter-time but the gulf in class between the two sides was obvious with Geelong having ten scoring shots to two for the term.
Mooney and Ottens were influential in the first half, booting four of their side's seven goals to help the Cats to a 32-point lead at the main break.
Brendon Goddard kicked St Kilda's fourth goal at the five-minute mark of the third term to reduce the deficit to less than five goals but from thereonin the Cats dominated.
Geelong piled on nine goals to one, including five unanswered after the 24-minute mark to take a match-winning 76-point lead into the final change.
The Saints added some respectability to the scoreboard in the final stanza, booting three goals to one but the damage had already been done.
GEELONG: 3.7, 7.10, 16.15, 17.17 (119)
ST KILDA: 1.1, 3.2, 5.5, 8.13 (61)
GOALS: Geelong: Ottens 3, Mooney 3, Bartel 2, Lonergan 2, Chapman, Ling, Varcoe, S Johnson, Stokes, Ablett, Rooke
St Kilda: Milne 2, Schneider, X Clarke, Montagna, Goddard, Riewoldt, R Clarke
BEST: Geelong: Bartel, Ablett, Taylor, Scarlett, Milburn, Corey, Selwood, Mooney, Ottens
St Kilda: S Fisher, Goddard, Montagna, Gilbert.
INJURIES: Geelong: Prismall (knee)
St Kilda: Blake (wrist)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Meredith, McInerney
REPORTS:
CHANGES: Nil
CROWD: 71,653 at MCG
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