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CibbuanoCats down Tigers
May 17th 2008 07:12
GEELONG has maintained its unbeaten start to the season with a five-goal win over Richmond in wet conditions at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
The Cats ran away with the game in the second half after a sluggish start, booting ten goals to five to record a 14.15 (99) to 10.9 (69) win.
Gary Ablett Jnr showed his class in the wet, racking up 27 possessions and booting one goal in a best-on-ground performance, while small forward Paul Chapman was damaging with 24 disposals and four goals.
For Richmond, midfielder Nathan Foley was dangerous in the first half while utility Matthew Richardson continued his impressive start to the season with 22 disposals and 13 marks.
The Tigers started much better in the wet conditions and Geelong struggled to match their intensity in the early stages.
Debutant Trent Cotchin, a late inclusion for ruckman Adam Pattison roved superbly to boot a goal with his first kick in AFL football.
Brett Deledio's soccer put the Tigers two goals up before Paul Chapman answered for the Cats.
Richmond were dominating the clearances and contested possessions but failed to translate their dominance in the middle into scoreboard pressure.
A monster drop punt from David Wojcinski at the 15-minute mark proved to be the last goal of the quarter as the premiers went into the first break trailing by seven points.
The Tigers kicked the first major of the second term and when Shane Edwards slotted one home after 50 metre penalties from Geelong defenders shortly after, the margin had ballooned out to 20.
Geelong lifted their workrate from thereonin, with two goals from Ryan Gamble late in the second quarter keeping the Cats in the match and when Ling kicked truly from the boundary line to start the third term, scores were level. .
An easy miss by Richmond utility Graham Polak from 25 metres out directly in front proved to be costly as Geelong piled on seven of the next eight majors to take a match-winning 42-point lead into the final change.
Richmond managed to win the final term, booting four goals to three but the damage had already been done.
RICHMOND: 3.2, 5.4, 6.7, 10.9 (69)
GEELONG: 2.1, 4.4, 11.12, 14.15 (99)
GOALS: Richmond: Bowden 2, Deledio 2, Cotchin 2, Tambling, Edwards, McMahon, Richardson
Geelong: Chapman 4, Ling 2, Gamble 2, Milburn, Hawkins, Mooney, Wojcinski, Ablett, Selwood
BEST: Richmond: Johnson, Richardson, Cotchin, McMahon, Moore, King
Geelong: Chapman, Ablett, Selwood, Mooney, Ling, Bartel
INJURIES: Richmond: TBC
Geelong: TBC
UMPIRES: McLaren, Head, Mollison
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Trent Cotchin into Richmond's selected side for Adam Pattison.
CROWD: 37,275 at MCG
The Cats ran away with the game in the second half after a sluggish start, booting ten goals to five to record a 14.15 (99) to 10.9 (69) win.
Gary Ablett Jnr showed his class in the wet, racking up 27 possessions and booting one goal in a best-on-ground performance, while small forward Paul Chapman was damaging with 24 disposals and four goals.
For Richmond, midfielder Nathan Foley was dangerous in the first half while utility Matthew Richardson continued his impressive start to the season with 22 disposals and 13 marks.
The Tigers started much better in the wet conditions and Geelong struggled to match their intensity in the early stages.
Debutant Trent Cotchin, a late inclusion for ruckman Adam Pattison roved superbly to boot a goal with his first kick in AFL football.
Brett Deledio's soccer put the Tigers two goals up before Paul Chapman answered for the Cats.
Richmond were dominating the clearances and contested possessions but failed to translate their dominance in the middle into scoreboard pressure.
A monster drop punt from David Wojcinski at the 15-minute mark proved to be the last goal of the quarter as the premiers went into the first break trailing by seven points.
The Tigers kicked the first major of the second term and when Shane Edwards slotted one home after 50 metre penalties from Geelong defenders shortly after, the margin had ballooned out to 20.
Geelong lifted their workrate from thereonin, with two goals from Ryan Gamble late in the second quarter keeping the Cats in the match and when Ling kicked truly from the boundary line to start the third term, scores were level. .
An easy miss by Richmond utility Graham Polak from 25 metres out directly in front proved to be costly as Geelong piled on seven of the next eight majors to take a match-winning 42-point lead into the final change.
Richmond managed to win the final term, booting four goals to three but the damage had already been done.
RICHMOND: 3.2, 5.4, 6.7, 10.9 (69)
GEELONG: 2.1, 4.4, 11.12, 14.15 (99)
GOALS: Richmond: Bowden 2, Deledio 2, Cotchin 2, Tambling, Edwards, McMahon, Richardson
Geelong: Chapman 4, Ling 2, Gamble 2, Milburn, Hawkins, Mooney, Wojcinski, Ablett, Selwood
BEST: Richmond: Johnson, Richardson, Cotchin, McMahon, Moore, King
Geelong: Chapman, Ablett, Selwood, Mooney, Ling, Bartel
INJURIES: Richmond: TBC
Geelong: TBC
UMPIRES: McLaren, Head, Mollison
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Trent Cotchin into Richmond's selected side for Adam Pattison.
CROWD: 37,275 at MCG
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