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CibbuanoCats too good for Roos
August 24th 2008 06:26
GEELONG has dealt a blow to North Melbourne's top four hopes with a 33-point win at Skilled Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Cats set up their 20th win of the season with a dominant second term before cruising to a 17.13 (115) to 13.4 (82) victory.
The Kangaroos now need to win their round 22 clash against Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday to claim fourth spot.
The win could come at a cost for the Cats with Max Rooke set to come under scrutiny from the match review panel for a crude hit on Sam Power in the second quarter.
Geelong dominated through the midfield with James Bartel and Joel Corey leading the way with a game-high 37 possessions apiece while Cameron Ling had the better of his duel with Brent Harvey, racking up 29 disposals and booting two goals
Paul Chapman and Cameron Mooney benefited from Geelong's dominance in the middle, booting four goals apiece while Brad Ottens chimed in with three majors in his 200th game.
David Hale played a lone hand up forward for the Kangaroos, booting a career-best eight goals while Daniel Wells tried hard all day, racking up a team-high 28 possessions.
The Kangaroos started brightly with Hale proving to be too much to handle for Geelong defender Harry Taylor as he booted three first-quarter goals to help his side to a six-point lead at quarter-time.
Geelong broke the game open in the second term, slamming on seven goals to two, including five of the last six goals of the first half to take a handy 26-point lead into the main break.
North kicked the first goal of the third term through Lindsay Thomas but Geelong responded with three of their own to skip out to a commanding 41-point advantage.
The Kangaroos refused to give in and hit back with the last two goals of the term to give themselves a chance heading into the final change, with the Cats holding a 30-point lead.
Hale kicked his seventh major early in the final stanza to get the Roos to within 24 points but the Cats had all the answers, booting four goals for the term to seal another win.
GEELONG: 3.3, 10.6, 13.10, 17.13 (115)
NORTH MELBOURNE: 4.3, 6.4, 9.4, 13.4 (82)
GOALS: Geelong: Chapman 4, Mooney 4, Ottens 3, S. Johnson 2, Ling 2, Lonergan, Rooke
North Melbourne: Hale 8, Thomas 2, Harris, Jones, McIntosh
BEST: Geelong: Ling, Bartel, Selwood, Chapman, Corey, Mooney
North Melbourne: Hale, Wells, Pratt, Firrito, Petrie
INJURIES: Geelong: Nil
North Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: -
CHANGES: Kelly (Geelong) and Stokes (Geelong) replaced in selected side by Varcoe and Prismall; N Thompson (North Melbourne) and Campbell (North Melbourne) replaced in selected side by Sinclair and S.Thompson
UMPIRES: James, M.Nicholls, McInerney
CROWD: 24,288 at Skilled Stadium
The Cats set up their 20th win of the season with a dominant second term before cruising to a 17.13 (115) to 13.4 (82) victory.
The Kangaroos now need to win their round 22 clash against Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday to claim fourth spot.
The win could come at a cost for the Cats with Max Rooke set to come under scrutiny from the match review panel for a crude hit on Sam Power in the second quarter.
Geelong dominated through the midfield with James Bartel and Joel Corey leading the way with a game-high 37 possessions apiece while Cameron Ling had the better of his duel with Brent Harvey, racking up 29 disposals and booting two goals
Paul Chapman and Cameron Mooney benefited from Geelong's dominance in the middle, booting four goals apiece while Brad Ottens chimed in with three majors in his 200th game.
David Hale played a lone hand up forward for the Kangaroos, booting a career-best eight goals while Daniel Wells tried hard all day, racking up a team-high 28 possessions.
The Kangaroos started brightly with Hale proving to be too much to handle for Geelong defender Harry Taylor as he booted three first-quarter goals to help his side to a six-point lead at quarter-time.
Geelong broke the game open in the second term, slamming on seven goals to two, including five of the last six goals of the first half to take a handy 26-point lead into the main break.
North kicked the first goal of the third term through Lindsay Thomas but Geelong responded with three of their own to skip out to a commanding 41-point advantage.
The Kangaroos refused to give in and hit back with the last two goals of the term to give themselves a chance heading into the final change, with the Cats holding a 30-point lead.
Hale kicked his seventh major early in the final stanza to get the Roos to within 24 points but the Cats had all the answers, booting four goals for the term to seal another win.
GEELONG: 3.3, 10.6, 13.10, 17.13 (115)
NORTH MELBOURNE: 4.3, 6.4, 9.4, 13.4 (82)
GOALS: Geelong: Chapman 4, Mooney 4, Ottens 3, S. Johnson 2, Ling 2, Lonergan, Rooke
North Melbourne: Hale 8, Thomas 2, Harris, Jones, McIntosh
BEST: Geelong: Ling, Bartel, Selwood, Chapman, Corey, Mooney
North Melbourne: Hale, Wells, Pratt, Firrito, Petrie
INJURIES: Geelong: Nil
North Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: -
CHANGES: Kelly (Geelong) and Stokes (Geelong) replaced in selected side by Varcoe and Prismall; N Thompson (North Melbourne) and Campbell (North Melbourne) replaced in selected side by Sinclair and S.Thompson
UMPIRES: James, M.Nicholls, McInerney
CROWD: 24,288 at Skilled Stadium
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