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April 18th 2009 07:27
SYDNEY has maintained its dominance over Carlton with a 17-point win over Carlton at the SCG on Saturday afternoon.
The Swans’ 12.12 (84) to 9.13 (67) triumph is their 12th straight win over the Blues.
Carlton has now lost its past two matches after starting the season with wins over Richmond and Brisbane.
Rhyce Shaw led a brilliant Sydney defence with 29 possessions while Craig Bolton restricted Blues spearhead Brendon Fevola to just 1.4.
Darren Jolly was influential in the ruck with 29 hit-outs while Jarrad McVeigh (17 possessions, three goals) had the better of his duel with Carlton skipper Chris Judd.
For the Blues, Judd (30 possessions, one goal) tried hard all day but wasn’t his usual damaging self after a superb start while Jarrad Waite racked up a career-best 31 touches and pulled down 13 marks.
Carlton dominated general play in the opening term with Judd particularly influential with 12 disposals.
However, the Blues failed to translate their dominance onto the scoreboard and were made to pay for their inaccuracy in front of goal with late majors from Martin Mattner and Ed Barlow reducing the deficit to just five points at quarter-time.
Sydney hit the front for the first time in the match at the 10-minute mark of the second term when Kristen Thornton slotted one home with his first kick in AFL football before two late goals in as many minutes from McVeigh gave the Swans a handy 14-point advantage at half-time.
The contest appeared to be well and truly over when the margin blew out to 31 points thanks to goals from Jesse White, McVeigh and Craig Bird.
But Carlton refused to give in and hit back with late goals from Eddie Betts and Cameron Cloke to give themselves a sniff heading into the final change with the Swans holding a 19-point lead.
The final term was a dour struggle with just three behinds scored in the first 15 minutes.
A major from Betts reduced the deficit to 16 points with just over eight minutes left on the clock but the Swans quickly put the result beyond doubt with goals from Jude Bolton and Luke Ablett.
SYDNEY: 3.0, 7.2, 10.7, 12.12 (84)
CARLTON: 3.5, 3.12, 6.12, 9.13 (67)
GOALS: Sydney:McVeigh 3, Jolly, Mattner, Barlow, Moore, Thornton, White, Bird, Jude Bolton, Ablett,
Carlton:Betts 3, Fevola, Houlihan, Judd, Murphy, Cloke, Simpson,
BEST: Sydney:McVeigh, Jude Bolton, Jolly, Shaw, Mattner,
Carlton: Betts, Judd, Gibbs, Waite
INJURIES: Sydney:
Carlton:
REPORTS:
CHANGES: Sydney forward Barry Hall succumbed to the groin strain that has plagued him in the opening rounds and was replaced in the starting line-up by Luke Ablett.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Margetts, Stevic,
CROWD: 30.834 at the SCG
The Swans’ 12.12 (84) to 9.13 (67) triumph is their 12th straight win over the Blues.
Carlton has now lost its past two matches after starting the season with wins over Richmond and Brisbane.
Rhyce Shaw led a brilliant Sydney defence with 29 possessions while Craig Bolton restricted Blues spearhead Brendon Fevola to just 1.4.
Darren Jolly was influential in the ruck with 29 hit-outs while Jarrad McVeigh (17 possessions, three goals) had the better of his duel with Carlton skipper Chris Judd.
For the Blues, Judd (30 possessions, one goal) tried hard all day but wasn’t his usual damaging self after a superb start while Jarrad Waite racked up a career-best 31 touches and pulled down 13 marks.
Carlton dominated general play in the opening term with Judd particularly influential with 12 disposals.
However, the Blues failed to translate their dominance onto the scoreboard and were made to pay for their inaccuracy in front of goal with late majors from Martin Mattner and Ed Barlow reducing the deficit to just five points at quarter-time.
Sydney hit the front for the first time in the match at the 10-minute mark of the second term when Kristen Thornton slotted one home with his first kick in AFL football before two late goals in as many minutes from McVeigh gave the Swans a handy 14-point advantage at half-time.
The contest appeared to be well and truly over when the margin blew out to 31 points thanks to goals from Jesse White, McVeigh and Craig Bird.
But Carlton refused to give in and hit back with late goals from Eddie Betts and Cameron Cloke to give themselves a sniff heading into the final change with the Swans holding a 19-point lead.
The final term was a dour struggle with just three behinds scored in the first 15 minutes.
A major from Betts reduced the deficit to 16 points with just over eight minutes left on the clock but the Swans quickly put the result beyond doubt with goals from Jude Bolton and Luke Ablett.
SYDNEY: 3.0, 7.2, 10.7, 12.12 (84)
CARLTON: 3.5, 3.12, 6.12, 9.13 (67)
GOALS: Sydney:McVeigh 3, Jolly, Mattner, Barlow, Moore, Thornton, White, Bird, Jude Bolton, Ablett,
Carlton:Betts 3, Fevola, Houlihan, Judd, Murphy, Cloke, Simpson,
BEST: Sydney:McVeigh, Jude Bolton, Jolly, Shaw, Mattner,
Carlton: Betts, Judd, Gibbs, Waite
INJURIES: Sydney:
Carlton:
REPORTS:
CHANGES: Sydney forward Barry Hall succumbed to the groin strain that has plagued him in the opening rounds and was replaced in the starting line-up by Luke Ablett.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Margetts, Stevic,
CROWD: 30.834 at the SCG
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