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CibbuanoCats into third straight grand final
September 19th 2009 14:37
GEELONG is into its third straight grand final after thumping Collingwood to the tune of 73 points in the second preliminary final at the MCG on Saturday night.
The Cats dominated after half-time, piling on 10 goals to one to record a convincing 17.18 (120) to 6.11 (47) victory.
Mark Thompson’s men will now face St Kilda in next weekend’s premiership decider.
Paul Chapman was best afield with 26 possessions and five goals while Brownlow medal favourite Gary Ablett (34, two goals) and Joel Corey (34) were influential in the middle.
James Bartel (32) also won plenty of the football while Cameron Ling restricted Dane Swan to just 17 touches.
Matthew Scarlett and Harry Taylor were superb in defence, keeping John Anthony and Travis Cloke goalless.
Corey Enright provided plenty of drive off half-back while classy forward Steve Johnson got through his first match since hip surgery late last month unscathed.
For the Magpies, Shane O’Bree (26) and Alan Didak (25) tried hard all night but they had little support with several of the Pies’ key players well down on their usual output.
Collingwood jumped out of the blocks in the opening stanza, booting the first two goals of the contest through Ben Johnson and Harry O’Brien to establish an early 14-point lead at the six-minute mark.
However their joy was short-lived as Geelong took control.
The Cats dominated the clearances (16-6) and slammed on three unanswered goals to go into quarter-time with a 10-point lead.
They should have been further ahead at the first change but they let themselves down with their poor kicking for goal.
Geelong kicked four of the first five goals of the second term, including two from Tom Hawkins to open up a 24-point buffer deep in time on.
It appeared as if the Cats would go into the main break with a commanding lead but late majors from Tarkyn Lockyer and Didak ensured the Magpies remained within striking distance with Geelong holding an 11-point advantage.
The Pies could have easily been in front at half-time but they failed to make the most of their chances - they managed six behinds.
Geelong came out firing in the third term, booting three goals in the first nine minutes through Johnson, Cameron Mooney and Corey.
When Shannon Byrnes added his second of the night at the 17-minute mark the margin had blown out to 40 points.
Brent Macaffer kicked Collingwood’s only major for the quarter in the shadows of three-quarter time before Geelong steamrolled the Pies with six unanswered goals in the final stanza.
GEELONG: 3.6, 7.7, 11.13, 17.18 (120)
COLLINGWOOD: 2.2, 5.8, 6.9, 6.11 (47)
GOALS: Geelong: Chapman 5, Hawkins 2, Byrnes 2, Ablett 2, Varcoe 2, Johnson, Mooney, Corey, Ottens
Collingwood: Didak, Lockyer, Johnson, O'Brien, Brown, Macaffer
BEST: Geelong: Chapman, Ablett, Corey, Ling, Bartel, Hawkins, Taylor, Scarlett, Enright, Milburn
Collingwood: O'Bree, Brown, Didak, Shaw
INJURIES: Geelong: Nil
Collingwood: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Scott Pendlebury (leg soreness) replaced in Collingwood's selected side by Dayne Beams
UMPIRES: Rosebury, S.Ryan, McLaren
CROWD: 87,258 at the MCG
The Cats dominated after half-time, piling on 10 goals to one to record a convincing 17.18 (120) to 6.11 (47) victory.
Mark Thompson’s men will now face St Kilda in next weekend’s premiership decider.
Paul Chapman was best afield with 26 possessions and five goals while Brownlow medal favourite Gary Ablett (34, two goals) and Joel Corey (34) were influential in the middle.
James Bartel (32) also won plenty of the football while Cameron Ling restricted Dane Swan to just 17 touches.
Matthew Scarlett and Harry Taylor were superb in defence, keeping John Anthony and Travis Cloke goalless.
Corey Enright provided plenty of drive off half-back while classy forward Steve Johnson got through his first match since hip surgery late last month unscathed.
For the Magpies, Shane O’Bree (26) and Alan Didak (25) tried hard all night but they had little support with several of the Pies’ key players well down on their usual output.
Collingwood jumped out of the blocks in the opening stanza, booting the first two goals of the contest through Ben Johnson and Harry O’Brien to establish an early 14-point lead at the six-minute mark.
However their joy was short-lived as Geelong took control.
The Cats dominated the clearances (16-6) and slammed on three unanswered goals to go into quarter-time with a 10-point lead.
They should have been further ahead at the first change but they let themselves down with their poor kicking for goal.
Geelong kicked four of the first five goals of the second term, including two from Tom Hawkins to open up a 24-point buffer deep in time on.
It appeared as if the Cats would go into the main break with a commanding lead but late majors from Tarkyn Lockyer and Didak ensured the Magpies remained within striking distance with Geelong holding an 11-point advantage.
The Pies could have easily been in front at half-time but they failed to make the most of their chances - they managed six behinds.
Geelong came out firing in the third term, booting three goals in the first nine minutes through Johnson, Cameron Mooney and Corey.
When Shannon Byrnes added his second of the night at the 17-minute mark the margin had blown out to 40 points.
Brent Macaffer kicked Collingwood’s only major for the quarter in the shadows of three-quarter time before Geelong steamrolled the Pies with six unanswered goals in the final stanza.
GEELONG: 3.6, 7.7, 11.13, 17.18 (120)
COLLINGWOOD: 2.2, 5.8, 6.9, 6.11 (47)
GOALS: Geelong: Chapman 5, Hawkins 2, Byrnes 2, Ablett 2, Varcoe 2, Johnson, Mooney, Corey, Ottens
Collingwood: Didak, Lockyer, Johnson, O'Brien, Brown, Macaffer
BEST: Geelong: Chapman, Ablett, Corey, Ling, Bartel, Hawkins, Taylor, Scarlett, Enright, Milburn
Collingwood: O'Bree, Brown, Didak, Shaw
INJURIES: Geelong: Nil
Collingwood: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Scott Pendlebury (leg soreness) replaced in Collingwood's selected side by Dayne Beams
UMPIRES: Rosebury, S.Ryan, McLaren
CROWD: 87,258 at the MCG
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