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CibbuanoDockers down Demons
February 21st 2010 12:03
FREMANTLE will face North Melbourne in a NAB Cup quarter-final after downing Melbourne by 47 points at Subiaco Oval on Sunday night.
The Dockers set up the victory with a dominant first term before running out 1.13.10 (97) to 2.4.8 (50) winners.
Some off the gloss was taken off the win with defender Greg Broughton to come under scrutiny for his third-quarter bump on Ricky Petterd while Byron Schammer, Adam McPhee and Kepler Bradley suffered niggles during the match.
Rookie Michael Barlow did his chances of being elevated to the senior list no harm with a game-high 29 possessions and four inside 50’s while Paul Duffield (25) and Roger Hayden (23) also won plenty of the football.
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich and Michael Johnson booted three goals apiece, rookie Clancee Pearce was a busy contributor with 20 disposals and two goals, including a super goal while Des Headland and Hayden Ballantyne kicked two majors each.
Veteran Antoni Grover put in a superb performance, keeping exciting young forward Liam Jurrah goalless.
For the Demons, former Lion Joel MacDonald impressed in his first match for the club but top-two draft picks Tom Scully and Jack Trengrove struggled to have much of an impact, managing just 15 and 11 touches respectively.
Fremantle played with greater intent than their opposition from the outset, winning more of the contested football and the tackle count 15-8 in the opening term.
The Dockers’ relentless pressure forced the Demons into numerous turnovers and they were made to pay as Fremantle slammed on four unanswered goals to go into quarter-time with a commanding 26-point lead.
The margin blew out to 33 points early in the second term before super goals from Brad Green and Aaron Davey and a major from Brad Miller got Melbourne back into the contest.
Dean Bailey’s men trailed by just 15 points late in the first half but their good work was undone when Pearce slammed home a super goal right on the siren to give the Dockers a 24-point advantage at the main break.
Four goals to one in the third term saw Fremantle go into three-quarter time with a match-winning 43-point lead.
FREMANTLE: 0.4.4, 1.6.6, 1.10.9, 1.13.10 (97)
MELBOURNE: 0.0.2, 2.1.4, 2.2.5, 2.4.8 (50)
SUPER GOALS: Fremantle: Pearce
Melbourne: Green, Davey
GOALS: Fremantle: Johnson 3, Pavlich 3, Ballantyne 2, Headland, Mayne, Sandilands, Pearce, Headland
Melbourne: Miller, Petterd, Miller, Morton
BEST: Fremantle: Barlow, Duffield, Hayden, Pearce, Ballantyne, Grover
Melbourne: Macdonald, Jones, Rivers, Davey
INJURIES: Fremantle: McPhee (ankle), Schammer (ankle), Bradley (hip)
Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: TBC
CROWD: 11,031 at Subiaco
The Dockers set up the victory with a dominant first term before running out 1.13.10 (97) to 2.4.8 (50) winners.
Some off the gloss was taken off the win with defender Greg Broughton to come under scrutiny for his third-quarter bump on Ricky Petterd while Byron Schammer, Adam McPhee and Kepler Bradley suffered niggles during the match.
Rookie Michael Barlow did his chances of being elevated to the senior list no harm with a game-high 29 possessions and four inside 50’s while Paul Duffield (25) and Roger Hayden (23) also won plenty of the football.
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich and Michael Johnson booted three goals apiece, rookie Clancee Pearce was a busy contributor with 20 disposals and two goals, including a super goal while Des Headland and Hayden Ballantyne kicked two majors each.
Veteran Antoni Grover put in a superb performance, keeping exciting young forward Liam Jurrah goalless.
For the Demons, former Lion Joel MacDonald impressed in his first match for the club but top-two draft picks Tom Scully and Jack Trengrove struggled to have much of an impact, managing just 15 and 11 touches respectively.
Fremantle played with greater intent than their opposition from the outset, winning more of the contested football and the tackle count 15-8 in the opening term.
The Dockers’ relentless pressure forced the Demons into numerous turnovers and they were made to pay as Fremantle slammed on four unanswered goals to go into quarter-time with a commanding 26-point lead.
The margin blew out to 33 points early in the second term before super goals from Brad Green and Aaron Davey and a major from Brad Miller got Melbourne back into the contest.
Dean Bailey’s men trailed by just 15 points late in the first half but their good work was undone when Pearce slammed home a super goal right on the siren to give the Dockers a 24-point advantage at the main break.
Four goals to one in the third term saw Fremantle go into three-quarter time with a match-winning 43-point lead.
FREMANTLE: 0.4.4, 1.6.6, 1.10.9, 1.13.10 (97)
MELBOURNE: 0.0.2, 2.1.4, 2.2.5, 2.4.8 (50)
SUPER GOALS: Fremantle: Pearce
Melbourne: Green, Davey
GOALS: Fremantle: Johnson 3, Pavlich 3, Ballantyne 2, Headland, Mayne, Sandilands, Pearce, Headland
Melbourne: Miller, Petterd, Miller, Morton
BEST: Fremantle: Barlow, Duffield, Hayden, Pearce, Ballantyne, Grover
Melbourne: Macdonald, Jones, Rivers, Davey
INJURIES: Fremantle: McPhee (ankle), Schammer (ankle), Bradley (hip)
Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: TBC
CROWD: 11,031 at Subiaco
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