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CibbuanoRoos move to fourth
August 17th 2008 07:40
NORTH MELBOURNE has moved into the top four with a convincing 51-point win over Carlton at Telstra Dome on Sunday afternoon.
The Roos dominated after quarter-time, slamming on 17 goals to eight to cruise to a comfortable 22.9 (141) to 14.6 (90) victory.
The loss means the Blues have now dropped to 11th place on the AFL ladder and must defeat Brisbane and Hawthorn and rely on other results going their way if they are going to feature in September action.
Brent Harvey did his Brownlow medal chances no harm with a game-high 30 possessions and three goals. He received good support in the middle from Daniel Harris and Brady Rawlings, who racked up 27 possessions each while Leigh Harding, David Hale and Shannon Grant booted three goals apiece.
For Carlton, skipper Chris Judd (23 possessions) and Marc Murphy (29 touches) tried hard all day while Brendon Fevola was the only Blues forward that looked dangerous, finishing the match with six goals.
The Blues started brightly with Fevola booting the first two goals of the contest in the space of two minutes.
Both sides traded goals for the remainder of a frenetic first quarter with Fevola's third major ensuring Carlton would go into the first change with their noses in front, holding a six-point advantage.
The Kangaroos broke the game open in the second term, slamming on six unanswered goals in a stunning 15-minute burst to skip out to a commanding 32-point lead.
The Roos had 10 inside 50 entries to Carlton's none during that period with the Blues first entry inside 50 not coming until the 16-minute mark of the second quarter.
The Blues lifted late in the term with Fevola's fifth major getting Carlton to within 20 points of the Kangaroos.
But a double 50m penalty against Fevola proved to be costly with Harding kicking his second to give the Roos a 26-point advantage at the main break.
Carlton kicked the first goal of the second half through Matthew Kreuzer but the remainder of the third term belonged to the Roos as they slammed on four unanswered goals to skip out to a match-winning 45-point lead heading into the final change.
The sting was well and truly out of the contest in the final stanza with the Kangaroos booting five goals to four to record their 12th win of the season.
CARLTON: 6.2, 9.3, 10.5, 14.6 (90)
NORTH MELBOURNE: 5.2, 13.5, 17.8, 22.9 (141)
GOALS: Carlton: Fevola 6, Cloke 2, Fisher 2, Judd, Kreuzer, Russell, Scotland
North Melbourne: Grant 3, Hale 3, Harding 3, Harvey 3, Hansen 2, Jones 2, Thomas 2, Brown, McMahon, Petrie, B. Rawlings
BEST: Carlton: Judd, Fevola, Carrazzo, Walker, Cloke
North Melbourne: Harvey, Harding, Firrito, Grant, Hale, Harris
INJURIES: Carlton: Nil
North Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Meredith, Jeffery
The Roos dominated after quarter-time, slamming on 17 goals to eight to cruise to a comfortable 22.9 (141) to 14.6 (90) victory.
The loss means the Blues have now dropped to 11th place on the AFL ladder and must defeat Brisbane and Hawthorn and rely on other results going their way if they are going to feature in September action.
Brent Harvey did his Brownlow medal chances no harm with a game-high 30 possessions and three goals. He received good support in the middle from Daniel Harris and Brady Rawlings, who racked up 27 possessions each while Leigh Harding, David Hale and Shannon Grant booted three goals apiece.
For Carlton, skipper Chris Judd (23 possessions) and Marc Murphy (29 touches) tried hard all day while Brendon Fevola was the only Blues forward that looked dangerous, finishing the match with six goals.
The Blues started brightly with Fevola booting the first two goals of the contest in the space of two minutes.
Both sides traded goals for the remainder of a frenetic first quarter with Fevola's third major ensuring Carlton would go into the first change with their noses in front, holding a six-point advantage.
The Kangaroos broke the game open in the second term, slamming on six unanswered goals in a stunning 15-minute burst to skip out to a commanding 32-point lead.
The Roos had 10 inside 50 entries to Carlton's none during that period with the Blues first entry inside 50 not coming until the 16-minute mark of the second quarter.
The Blues lifted late in the term with Fevola's fifth major getting Carlton to within 20 points of the Kangaroos.
But a double 50m penalty against Fevola proved to be costly with Harding kicking his second to give the Roos a 26-point advantage at the main break.
Carlton kicked the first goal of the second half through Matthew Kreuzer but the remainder of the third term belonged to the Roos as they slammed on four unanswered goals to skip out to a match-winning 45-point lead heading into the final change.
The sting was well and truly out of the contest in the final stanza with the Kangaroos booting five goals to four to record their 12th win of the season.
CARLTON: 6.2, 9.3, 10.5, 14.6 (90)
NORTH MELBOURNE: 5.2, 13.5, 17.8, 22.9 (141)
GOALS: Carlton: Fevola 6, Cloke 2, Fisher 2, Judd, Kreuzer, Russell, Scotland
North Melbourne: Grant 3, Hale 3, Harding 3, Harvey 3, Hansen 2, Jones 2, Thomas 2, Brown, McMahon, Petrie, B. Rawlings
BEST: Carlton: Judd, Fevola, Carrazzo, Walker, Cloke
North Melbourne: Harvey, Harding, Firrito, Grant, Hale, Harris
INJURIES: Carlton: Nil
North Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Meredith, Jeffery
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