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CibbuanoClassy Cats crush dismal Dons
May 31st 2009 07:48
GEELONG remains unbeaten in 2009 after thumping Essendon to the tune of 64 points at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Cats set up the victory with seven unanswered goals either side of quarter-time before cruising to an easy 20.14 (134) to 11.4 (70) win.
Geelong was simply a class above their opponents who were given a major reality check after a promising start to the season.
Some off the gloss was taken off the victory for the Cats with skipper Tom Harley suffering a hamstring injury in the first term.
The loss sees the Bombers slip outside the top eight to ninth spot with a 5-5 win-loss record.
Joel Selwood showed why he is regarded as one of the best young midfielders in the competition with a game-high 37 possessions and two goals while Gary Ablett was just as damaging with 30 disposals and two goals.
Steve Johnson continued his superb start to the season with 21 touches, 11 marks and six goals while Shannon Byrnes stepped up in the absence of the injured Joel Corey, helping himself to 30 disposals, nine marks and two majors.
Cameron Mooney booted four goals in his return from suspension while Andrew Mackie generated plenty of run with 28 disposals.
Cameron Ling quelled the influence of Jobe Watson while Matthew Scarlett restricted skipper Matthew Lloyd to just one goal.
For the Bombers, youngster Bachar Houli collected a team-high 31 possessions while Cale Hooker kept Tom Hawkins and racked up 22 touches and booted one goal.
The Dons got off to a dream start with Jay Neagle goaling inside the first minute but the rest of the term belonged to Geelong who slammed on six unanswered goals to skip out to a commanding 33-point lead at quarter-time.
The onslaught didn’t stop in the second term with Mooney kicking truly after the Cats won the first centre clearance.
Ricky Dyson stopped the rot when he slotted one home but Essendon’s joy was short-lived with Geelong piling on five of the last six goals of the first half to open up a match-winning 60-point lead at half-time.
It was the Johnson show in the third term - the classy Geelong forward doing as he pleased as he helped himself to four goals for the term to blow the margin out to 82 points heading into the final change.
With the result well and truly beyond doubt the Cats took their foot off the pedal as the Bombers booted six goals to three in the final stanza to save themselves from total embarrassment.
ESSENDON: 1.1, 3.1, 5.3, 11.4 (70)
GEELONG: 6.4, 12.7, 17.13, 20.14 (134)
GOALS: Essendon: Neagle 3, Hocking 2, Lloyd, Dyson, McVeigh, Lonergan, Lovett, Stanton
Geelong: S.Johnson 6, Mooney 4, Selwood 2, Byrnes 2, Ablett 2, Ling 2, Rooke, Varcoe
BEST: Essendon: Houli, Hooker, Hocking, Lovett
Geelong: S.Johnson, Selwood, Scarlett, Mackie, Ablett, Enright, Mooney, Byrnes, Ling
INJURIES: Essendon: Nil
Geelong: Harley (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Donlon, Meredith, Keating
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
CROWD: 48,852 at Etihad Stadium
The Cats set up the victory with seven unanswered goals either side of quarter-time before cruising to an easy 20.14 (134) to 11.4 (70) win.
Geelong was simply a class above their opponents who were given a major reality check after a promising start to the season.
Some off the gloss was taken off the victory for the Cats with skipper Tom Harley suffering a hamstring injury in the first term.
The loss sees the Bombers slip outside the top eight to ninth spot with a 5-5 win-loss record.
Joel Selwood showed why he is regarded as one of the best young midfielders in the competition with a game-high 37 possessions and two goals while Gary Ablett was just as damaging with 30 disposals and two goals.
Steve Johnson continued his superb start to the season with 21 touches, 11 marks and six goals while Shannon Byrnes stepped up in the absence of the injured Joel Corey, helping himself to 30 disposals, nine marks and two majors.
Cameron Mooney booted four goals in his return from suspension while Andrew Mackie generated plenty of run with 28 disposals.
Cameron Ling quelled the influence of Jobe Watson while Matthew Scarlett restricted skipper Matthew Lloyd to just one goal.
For the Bombers, youngster Bachar Houli collected a team-high 31 possessions while Cale Hooker kept Tom Hawkins and racked up 22 touches and booted one goal.
The Dons got off to a dream start with Jay Neagle goaling inside the first minute but the rest of the term belonged to Geelong who slammed on six unanswered goals to skip out to a commanding 33-point lead at quarter-time.
Ricky Dyson stopped the rot when he slotted one home but Essendon’s joy was short-lived with Geelong piling on five of the last six goals of the first half to open up a match-winning 60-point lead at half-time.
It was the Johnson show in the third term - the classy Geelong forward doing as he pleased as he helped himself to four goals for the term to blow the margin out to 82 points heading into the final change.
With the result well and truly beyond doubt the Cats took their foot off the pedal as the Bombers booted six goals to three in the final stanza to save themselves from total embarrassment.
ESSENDON: 1.1, 3.1, 5.3, 11.4 (70)
GEELONG: 6.4, 12.7, 17.13, 20.14 (134)
GOALS: Essendon: Neagle 3, Hocking 2, Lloyd, Dyson, McVeigh, Lonergan, Lovett, Stanton
Geelong: S.Johnson 6, Mooney 4, Selwood 2, Byrnes 2, Ablett 2, Ling 2, Rooke, Varcoe
BEST: Essendon: Houli, Hooker, Hocking, Lovett
Geelong: S.Johnson, Selwood, Scarlett, Mackie, Ablett, Enright, Mooney, Byrnes, Ling
INJURIES: Essendon: Nil
Geelong: Harley (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Donlon, Meredith, Keating
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
CROWD: 48,852 at Etihad Stadium
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