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CibbuanoDees down woeful West Coast
August 16th 2008 07:07
MELBOURNE is still a chance to avoid the wooden spoon after downing West Coast by 34 points at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides were guilty of making basic errors in a contest that failed to reach any great heights with the Demons eventually prevailing 11.13 (79) to 5.15 (45).
The Eagles, who booted their lowest ever score against the Demons will now face more questions during the week over tanking claims
Melbourne is now just a game behind West Coast and have winnable games against Port Adelaide and Richmond to finish the home-and-away season while the Eagles face ladder leaders Geelong and Hawthorn in the final two rounds.
Paul Wheatley was Melbourne's best with a team-high 36 possessions and 12 marks. He received good support from Cale Morton, Cameron Bruce, Simon Buckley and Nathan Jones, who all racked up 30-plus disposals.
For West Coast, Andrew Embley was busy in defence with a game-high 37 possessions while Steven Armstrong tried hard all day, finishing the match with 31 disposals and one goal.
The opening term reflected the position of both sides on the ladder with neither side able to find an avenue to goal.
Melbourne picked up 122 disposals for just one goal and West Coast 100 touches for two majors to take a five-point lead into quarter-time.
The Eagles started the second term brightly, booting the first two goals of the quarter through Quinten Lynch and Mark LeCras to skip out to an 18-point lead at the four-minute mark.
But they failed to fire a shot from that moment on, with the Demons showing a greater willingness to run hard as they booted 10 of the last 11 goals of the contest to record just their third win of the season.
MELBOURNE: 1.3, 5.7, 8.12, 11.13 (79)
WEST COAST: 2.2, 4.5, 5.10, 5.15 (45)
GOALS: Melbourne: Newton 2, Bruce 2, Miller, Bate, Sylvia, Bartram, P Johnson, Morton, Green
West Coast: McKinley 2, Armstrong, LeCras, Lynch
BEST: Melbourne: Wheatley, Morton, Bruce, Jones, Buckley, McDonald, Green
West Coast: Cox, Armstrong, Embley, Priddis
INJURIES: Melbourne: Nil
West Coast: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Ryan, Ellis, Nicholls
CROWD: 17,958 at the MCG
Both sides were guilty of making basic errors in a contest that failed to reach any great heights with the Demons eventually prevailing 11.13 (79) to 5.15 (45).
The Eagles, who booted their lowest ever score against the Demons will now face more questions during the week over tanking claims
Melbourne is now just a game behind West Coast and have winnable games against Port Adelaide and Richmond to finish the home-and-away season while the Eagles face ladder leaders Geelong and Hawthorn in the final two rounds.
Paul Wheatley was Melbourne's best with a team-high 36 possessions and 12 marks. He received good support from Cale Morton, Cameron Bruce, Simon Buckley and Nathan Jones, who all racked up 30-plus disposals.
For West Coast, Andrew Embley was busy in defence with a game-high 37 possessions while Steven Armstrong tried hard all day, finishing the match with 31 disposals and one goal.
The opening term reflected the position of both sides on the ladder with neither side able to find an avenue to goal.
Melbourne picked up 122 disposals for just one goal and West Coast 100 touches for two majors to take a five-point lead into quarter-time.
The Eagles started the second term brightly, booting the first two goals of the quarter through Quinten Lynch and Mark LeCras to skip out to an 18-point lead at the four-minute mark.
But they failed to fire a shot from that moment on, with the Demons showing a greater willingness to run hard as they booted 10 of the last 11 goals of the contest to record just their third win of the season.
MELBOURNE: 1.3, 5.7, 8.12, 11.13 (79)
GOALS: Melbourne: Newton 2, Bruce 2, Miller, Bate, Sylvia, Bartram, P Johnson, Morton, Green
West Coast: McKinley 2, Armstrong, LeCras, Lynch
BEST: Melbourne: Wheatley, Morton, Bruce, Jones, Buckley, McDonald, Green
West Coast: Cox, Armstrong, Embley, Priddis
INJURIES: Melbourne: Nil
West Coast: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Ryan, Ellis, Nicholls
CROWD: 17,958 at the MCG
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