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CibbuanoPies blow top four chance
August 29th 2008 13:58
FREMANTLE has ended Collingwood's top four hopes with a scrappy 24-point win at Subiaco Oval on Friday night.
The Dockers were rarely challenged in a contest that failed to reach any great heights, eventually prevailing 12.8 (80) to 8.8 (56).
The result sees Collingwood temporarily remain in fifth position on the ladder, although they could slip as far down as eighth if Adelaide (sixth), St Kilda (seventh) and Sydney (eighth) win their matches later in the round
Rhys Palmer finished what has been an impressive debut season with a game-high 27 possessions and one goal while Jeff Farmer was lively up forward with 21 touches and three goals.
Leon Davis was Collingwood's best with 23 possessions and one goal but he faded as the match wore on while Scott Pendlebury (24 disposals) tried hard all night.
Collingwood kicked the first goal of the match through John Anthony at the five-minute mark but the rest of the term belonged to the Dockers.
Fremantle won the contested football and ran harder as they slammed on five unanswered goals in 21 minutes to take a handy 20-point lead into quarter-time.
The Pies lifted their intensity in the second term and hit back with majors from Marty Clarke and Josh Fraser.
The Dockers responded with goals from Farmer and Des Headland before Davis put in a late contender for goal-of-the year.
Davis pressured Headland into losing possession, did a 360-degree spin to shake off Andrew Browne's tackle and then kicked truly from deep on the boundary line to keep the Magpies within striking distance heading into the main break, with the Dockers holding a 14-point advantage.
The standard of football failed to improve in the second half but a major from Tyson Goldsack got the Pies to within ten points of the Dockers and it looked as if they would overrun Fremantle.
But an error by Fraser in the goal square proved to be costly with Kepler Bradley booting the first of his three goals before Byron Schammer kicked truly to extend Fremantle's lead to 23 points.
A late major from Travis Cloke gave the Magpies a glimmer of hope heading into the final change, with Fremantle holding a 19-point lead.
Collingwood had little left in the tank in the final stanza as the Dockers cruised to just their sixth win of the season.
FREMANTLE: 5.0, 7.1, 9.7, 12.8 (80)
COLLINGWOOD: 1.4, 4.5, 6.6, 8.8 (56)
GOALS: Fremantle: Farmer 3, Bradley 3, Carr, Palmer, Duffield, Schammer, Headland, Campbell
Collingwood: Cloke 2, Anthony 2, Clarke, Fraser, Davis, Goldsack,
BEST: Fremantle: Palmer, Schammer, Farmer, McPharlin, Bradley
Collingwood: Davis, Cox, Pendlebury, Prestigiacomo, Fraser
INJURIES: Fremantle: TBC
Collingwood: TBC
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Donlon, Rosebury, Ryan
CROWD: 35,106 at Subiaco Oval
The Dockers were rarely challenged in a contest that failed to reach any great heights, eventually prevailing 12.8 (80) to 8.8 (56).
The result sees Collingwood temporarily remain in fifth position on the ladder, although they could slip as far down as eighth if Adelaide (sixth), St Kilda (seventh) and Sydney (eighth) win their matches later in the round
Rhys Palmer finished what has been an impressive debut season with a game-high 27 possessions and one goal while Jeff Farmer was lively up forward with 21 touches and three goals.
Leon Davis was Collingwood's best with 23 possessions and one goal but he faded as the match wore on while Scott Pendlebury (24 disposals) tried hard all night.
Collingwood kicked the first goal of the match through John Anthony at the five-minute mark but the rest of the term belonged to the Dockers.
Fremantle won the contested football and ran harder as they slammed on five unanswered goals in 21 minutes to take a handy 20-point lead into quarter-time.
The Pies lifted their intensity in the second term and hit back with majors from Marty Clarke and Josh Fraser.
The Dockers responded with goals from Farmer and Des Headland before Davis put in a late contender for goal-of-the year.
Davis pressured Headland into losing possession, did a 360-degree spin to shake off Andrew Browne's tackle and then kicked truly from deep on the boundary line to keep the Magpies within striking distance heading into the main break, with the Dockers holding a 14-point advantage.
The standard of football failed to improve in the second half but a major from Tyson Goldsack got the Pies to within ten points of the Dockers and it looked as if they would overrun Fremantle.
But an error by Fraser in the goal square proved to be costly with Kepler Bradley booting the first of his three goals before Byron Schammer kicked truly to extend Fremantle's lead to 23 points.
A late major from Travis Cloke gave the Magpies a glimmer of hope heading into the final change, with Fremantle holding a 19-point lead.
Collingwood had little left in the tank in the final stanza as the Dockers cruised to just their sixth win of the season.
FREMANTLE: 5.0, 7.1, 9.7, 12.8 (80)
COLLINGWOOD: 1.4, 4.5, 6.6, 8.8 (56)
GOALS: Fremantle: Farmer 3, Bradley 3, Carr, Palmer, Duffield, Schammer, Headland, Campbell
Collingwood: Cloke 2, Anthony 2, Clarke, Fraser, Davis, Goldsack,
BEST: Fremantle: Palmer, Schammer, Farmer, McPharlin, Bradley
Collingwood: Davis, Cox, Pendlebury, Prestigiacomo, Fraser
INJURIES: Fremantle: TBC
Collingwood: TBC
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Donlon, Rosebury, Ryan
CROWD: 35,106 at Subiaco Oval
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