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June 22nd 2008 06:26
SYDNEY has consolidated its place in the top four with a solid 40-point win over Melbourne at Manuka Oval on Sunday afternoon.
The Swans, who have now won their past six withstood a third term fightback from the Demons to record a 17.12 (114) to 11.8 (74) win.
The victory may come at a cost for the Swans with star midfielder Adam Goodes likely to come under scrutiny for a head-high bump on Melbourne midfielder Clint Bartram in the second quarter.
Goodes escaped suspension for a bump on West Coast tagger Adam Selwood in round 11 but has 93.75 points hanging over his head from the incident. Bartram was shaken by the hit but played out the match.
Barry Hall starred up forward for Sydney with 16 possessions, 11 marks and 5.5, while Brett Kirk was prolific in the middle with a game-high 27 possessions. Kirk also did a superb blanketing job on Brock McLean, restricting the Melbourne midfielder to 13 disposals.
For Melbourne, Matthew Bate was lively up forward with 14 possessions and four goals, while Austin Wonaeamirri chimed in with three majors. Brad Green also tried hard all day and finished with 24 disposals.
The Swans jumped out of the blocks in the opening term, kicking three goals inside the first six minutes.
Sydney looked on course for a convincing win after Hall kicked his second and third majors for the quarter within two minutes of one another to blow the margin out to 29 points at the 12-minute mark.
But Melbourne steadied and kicked two of the next three through Cameron Bruce and Bate to trail by 30 points at the first change.
The Demons looked sharper in the second term but failed to make any inroads on the scoreboard with both sides booting three goals for the term as Sydney took a commanding 32-point lead into the main break.
Brad Miller, Paul Johnson and Wonaeamirri booted the first three goals of the second half to get Melbourne back into the contest before Bate slotted home his fourth to reduce the deficit to 11 points at the 18-minute mark.
Michael O'Loughlin arrested some momentum from the Demons by booting his second to give the Swans a 17-point advantage heading into the final change.
Sydney took control in the final term, winning the contested ball as they slammed on five goals to one to secure the four points.
The Demons face Brisbane at the MCG on Sunday afternoon while the Swans host Collingwood at ANZ Stadium in the second week of the split round.
MELBOURNE: 2.2, 5.3, 10.5, 11.8 (74)
SYDNEY: 7.2, 10.5, 12.10, 17.12 (114)
GOALS: Melbourne: Bate 4, Wonaeamirri 3, Bruce, P. Johnson, McLean, Miller
Sydney: Hall 5, Buchanan, Mattner, O'Loughlin 2, Goodes, Jolly, Malceski, O'Keefe, Playfair, Roberts-Thomson
BEST: Melbourne: Green, McDonald, Dunn, Bate, Davey, C. Johnson.
Sydney: Hall, Kirk, Mattner, Richards, C. Bolton.
INJURIES: Melbourne: Sydney: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Sully, Grun, Head
CROWD: TBC at Manuka Oval
The Swans, who have now won their past six withstood a third term fightback from the Demons to record a 17.12 (114) to 11.8 (74) win.
The victory may come at a cost for the Swans with star midfielder Adam Goodes likely to come under scrutiny for a head-high bump on Melbourne midfielder Clint Bartram in the second quarter.
Goodes escaped suspension for a bump on West Coast tagger Adam Selwood in round 11 but has 93.75 points hanging over his head from the incident. Bartram was shaken by the hit but played out the match.
Barry Hall starred up forward for Sydney with 16 possessions, 11 marks and 5.5, while Brett Kirk was prolific in the middle with a game-high 27 possessions. Kirk also did a superb blanketing job on Brock McLean, restricting the Melbourne midfielder to 13 disposals.
For Melbourne, Matthew Bate was lively up forward with 14 possessions and four goals, while Austin Wonaeamirri chimed in with three majors. Brad Green also tried hard all day and finished with 24 disposals.
The Swans jumped out of the blocks in the opening term, kicking three goals inside the first six minutes.
Sydney looked on course for a convincing win after Hall kicked his second and third majors for the quarter within two minutes of one another to blow the margin out to 29 points at the 12-minute mark.
But Melbourne steadied and kicked two of the next three through Cameron Bruce and Bate to trail by 30 points at the first change.
The Demons looked sharper in the second term but failed to make any inroads on the scoreboard with both sides booting three goals for the term as Sydney took a commanding 32-point lead into the main break.
Brad Miller, Paul Johnson and Wonaeamirri booted the first three goals of the second half to get Melbourne back into the contest before Bate slotted home his fourth to reduce the deficit to 11 points at the 18-minute mark.
Michael O'Loughlin arrested some momentum from the Demons by booting his second to give the Swans a 17-point advantage heading into the final change.
Sydney took control in the final term, winning the contested ball as they slammed on five goals to one to secure the four points.
The Demons face Brisbane at the MCG on Sunday afternoon while the Swans host Collingwood at ANZ Stadium in the second week of the split round.
MELBOURNE: 2.2, 5.3, 10.5, 11.8 (74)
SYDNEY: 7.2, 10.5, 12.10, 17.12 (114)
GOALS: Melbourne: Bate 4, Wonaeamirri 3, Bruce, P. Johnson, McLean, Miller
Sydney: Hall 5, Buchanan, Mattner, O'Loughlin 2, Goodes, Jolly, Malceski, O'Keefe, Playfair, Roberts-Thomson
BEST: Melbourne: Green, McDonald, Dunn, Bate, Davey, C. Johnson.
Sydney: Hall, Kirk, Mattner, Richards, C. Bolton.
INJURIES: Melbourne: Sydney: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Sully, Grun, Head
CROWD: TBC at Manuka Oval
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