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CibbuanoRoos down Lions
August 2nd 2008 13:08
NORTH MELBOURNE has kept its top-four hopes alive with a hard-fought eight-point win over Brisbane at Gold Coast Stadium on Saturday night.
The Roos got the early jump and fought their way back into the contest after Brisbane took control in the second term before booting the last three goals of the match through Sam Power, Lachlan Hansen and Scott McMahon to prevail 13.14 (92) to 11.18 (84).
The Kangaroos now trail fourth-placed Sydney by percentage while the Lions will fall out of the eight if St Kilda defeat Port Adelaide tomorrow. Brisbane faces a tough run home with matches against Hawthorn, the Western Bulldogs, Carlton and Sydney in the last four rounds.
Daniel Wells stepped up in the absence of North Melbourne skipper Adam Simpson, racking up a team-high 31 possessions. He received good support from Daniel Harris, Brady Rawlings and promising youngster Gavin Urquhart, who all racked up 20-plus disposals while David Hale booted three goals.
Jonathan Brown and Daniel Bradshaw were the only Brisbane forwards that had an impact, booting five goals apiece while third-gamer Brad Dalziell and Michael Rischitelli were busy contributors in the middle with 34 and 30 possessions respectively.
The Kangaroos dominated most of the first term, kicking five of the first six goals of the contest to skip out to a 28-point lead.
Brisbane hit back through Bradshaw at the 24-minute mark before a late goal from Anthony Corrie kept the Lions within striking distance, with the Roos holding a 15-point lead at the first change.
North kicked the first goal after quarter-time through Leigh Brown but the rest of the term belonged to Brisbane.
Jonathan Brown stamped his authority on the contest, booting four goals for the quarter with his fourth major giving the Lions the lead for the first time in the match before Bradshaw slotted home his third to give Brisbane a ten-point advantage at half-time.
The Roos came out firing in the third term, slamming on the first four goals of the quarter to open up an 11-point lead.
But Brown's fifth and Bradshaw's fourth ensured the Lions would go into the final change with their noses in front, holding a three-point advantage.
The Lions got the crucial first goal of the final stanza through Bradshaw but the Roos hit back through Power to close to within three points at the 19-minute mark.
Travis Johnstone had a chance to bury the the Kangaroos in the dying minutes but he made a critical error.
Running towards goal, Johnstone elected not to handball off to an unmarked Bradshaw in the goal square, and instead sprayed his shot wide.
North Melbourne rebounded and Hansen slotted home a goal less than a minute later to give his side the lead, which they never relinquished.
NORTH MELBOURNE: 5.6, 6.9, 10.10, 13.14 (92)
BRISBANE LIONS: 3.3, 8.7, 10.13, 11.18 (84)
GOALS: North Melbourne: Hale 3, Campbell 2, Brown 2, Hansen 2, Pratt, Gibson, Power, McMahon.
Brisbane: Bradshaw 5, Brown 5, Corrie.
BEST: North Melbourne: Wells, Petrie, Urquhart, Harris, Hansen, Rawlings.
Brisbane: Rischitelli, Dalziell, Brown, Bradshaw, Brennan, Proud.
INJURIES: North Melbourne: Pratt (shoulder)
Brisbane: Clark (quad)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Simpson (NM) replaced by Sinclair
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Schmitt, Armstrong.
CROWD: 10,037 at Gold Coast Stadium, Carrara.
The Roos got the early jump and fought their way back into the contest after Brisbane took control in the second term before booting the last three goals of the match through Sam Power, Lachlan Hansen and Scott McMahon to prevail 13.14 (92) to 11.18 (84).
The Kangaroos now trail fourth-placed Sydney by percentage while the Lions will fall out of the eight if St Kilda defeat Port Adelaide tomorrow. Brisbane faces a tough run home with matches against Hawthorn, the Western Bulldogs, Carlton and Sydney in the last four rounds.
Daniel Wells stepped up in the absence of North Melbourne skipper Adam Simpson, racking up a team-high 31 possessions. He received good support from Daniel Harris, Brady Rawlings and promising youngster Gavin Urquhart, who all racked up 20-plus disposals while David Hale booted three goals.
Jonathan Brown and Daniel Bradshaw were the only Brisbane forwards that had an impact, booting five goals apiece while third-gamer Brad Dalziell and Michael Rischitelli were busy contributors in the middle with 34 and 30 possessions respectively.
The Kangaroos dominated most of the first term, kicking five of the first six goals of the contest to skip out to a 28-point lead.
Brisbane hit back through Bradshaw at the 24-minute mark before a late goal from Anthony Corrie kept the Lions within striking distance, with the Roos holding a 15-point lead at the first change.
North kicked the first goal after quarter-time through Leigh Brown but the rest of the term belonged to Brisbane.
Jonathan Brown stamped his authority on the contest, booting four goals for the quarter with his fourth major giving the Lions the lead for the first time in the match before Bradshaw slotted home his third to give Brisbane a ten-point advantage at half-time.
The Roos came out firing in the third term, slamming on the first four goals of the quarter to open up an 11-point lead.
But Brown's fifth and Bradshaw's fourth ensured the Lions would go into the final change with their noses in front, holding a three-point advantage.
The Lions got the crucial first goal of the final stanza through Bradshaw but the Roos hit back through Power to close to within three points at the 19-minute mark.
Travis Johnstone had a chance to bury the the Kangaroos in the dying minutes but he made a critical error.
Running towards goal, Johnstone elected not to handball off to an unmarked Bradshaw in the goal square, and instead sprayed his shot wide.
North Melbourne rebounded and Hansen slotted home a goal less than a minute later to give his side the lead, which they never relinquished.
NORTH MELBOURNE: 5.6, 6.9, 10.10, 13.14 (92)
BRISBANE LIONS: 3.3, 8.7, 10.13, 11.18 (84)
GOALS: North Melbourne: Hale 3, Campbell 2, Brown 2, Hansen 2, Pratt, Gibson, Power, McMahon.
Brisbane: Bradshaw 5, Brown 5, Corrie.
BEST: North Melbourne: Wells, Petrie, Urquhart, Harris, Hansen, Rawlings.
Brisbane: Rischitelli, Dalziell, Brown, Bradshaw, Brennan, Proud.
INJURIES: North Melbourne: Pratt (shoulder)
Brisbane: Clark (quad)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Simpson (NM) replaced by Sinclair
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Schmitt, Armstrong.
CROWD: 10,037 at Gold Coast Stadium, Carrara.
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