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CibbuanoSwans down Demons
July 26th 2009 06:31
SYDNEY has snapped a two-game losing streak with a scrappy 18-point win over Melbourne at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Sunday afternoon.
The Swans led at every change and eventually prevailed 10.8 (68) to 6.14 (50) in a contest that failed to reach any great heights.
The Demons had their chances to record just their fourth win of the season and their first interstate victory since 2006 but they continually let themselves down with their poor use of the football and bad kicking for goal.
Sydney (7-10) is still a mathematical chance to make the finals but they will need to improve considerably if they are going to have any hope of beating ladder leaders St Kilda and Geelong in the next fortnight.
Jarrad McVeigh was influential in the middle with a game-high 31 possessions and two goals while ruckman Darren Jolly was dominant with 26 hit outs and three majors.
Rhyce Shaw generated plenty of run with 29 touches while Heath Grundy was busy in defence with 25 disposals.
For the Demons, Aaron Davey tried hard all day and finished with a team-high 22 disposals and one goal while Brad Miller provided a strong target up forward with 19 possessions and 10 marks but let himself down in front of goal - he finished the match with 1.3.
Cale Morton did a superb blanketing job on Sydney star Adam Goodes, restricting the dual Brownlow medallist to just 17 touches while Brent Moloney won plenty of the football.
Despite dominating the clearances and entering inside their forward line nine more times than Melbourne the Swans went into the first change with just a 14-point lead after booting only three goals to one in a lacklustre opening stanza.
The Demons lifted their rating in the second term but they failed to make any inroads on the scoreboard with Miller and Newton missing gettable set shots on goal early in the quarter.
Their use of the football going forward left a lot to be desired and their only major for the quarter came through Liam Jurrah as the Swans went into the main break with a handy 24-point buffer after Jolly kicked his second late in the first half.
Melbourne had the better of general play in the third term and won the inside 50 count 17-6 but once again they didn’t make the most of their chances.
They booted a wasteful 2.5 for the quarter to reduce the deficit to just 13 points at three-quarter time.
Jolly’s third and a clever goal from McVeigh from a stoppage allowed the Swans to skip out to what appeared to be a match-winning break.
But the Demons refused to give in and hit back with majors from Michael Newton and Matthew Whelan to close to within 11 points.
It would be as close as they would get with Jude Bolton taking a courageous mark and kicking truly to seal the win for the Swans.
MELBOURNE: 1.2, 2.6, 4.11, 6.14 (50)
SYDNEY SWANS: 3.4, 6.6, 7.6, 10.8 (68
GOALS: Melbourne: Moloney, Jurrah, Miller, Davey, Newton, Whelan
Sydney: Jolly 3, McVeigh 2, Moore, O'Keefe, Mattner, White, J Bolton
BEST: Melbourne: Davey, Miller, Moloney, Morton, Cheney, Rivers, Bruce
Sydney: McVeigh, Jolly, Bird, J Bolton, O'Keefe, Grundy, Shaw
INJURIES: Melbourne: Jurrah (shin)
Sydney: Mattner (thigh)
UMPIRES: Stevic, M Nicholls, Mollison
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Sydney Buchanan (injured in warm-up) replaced in selected side by Bird
CROWD: 8,000 at Manuka Oval
The Swans led at every change and eventually prevailed 10.8 (68) to 6.14 (50) in a contest that failed to reach any great heights.
The Demons had their chances to record just their fourth win of the season and their first interstate victory since 2006 but they continually let themselves down with their poor use of the football and bad kicking for goal.
Sydney (7-10) is still a mathematical chance to make the finals but they will need to improve considerably if they are going to have any hope of beating ladder leaders St Kilda and Geelong in the next fortnight.
Jarrad McVeigh was influential in the middle with a game-high 31 possessions and two goals while ruckman Darren Jolly was dominant with 26 hit outs and three majors.
Rhyce Shaw generated plenty of run with 29 touches while Heath Grundy was busy in defence with 25 disposals.
For the Demons, Aaron Davey tried hard all day and finished with a team-high 22 disposals and one goal while Brad Miller provided a strong target up forward with 19 possessions and 10 marks but let himself down in front of goal - he finished the match with 1.3.
Cale Morton did a superb blanketing job on Sydney star Adam Goodes, restricting the dual Brownlow medallist to just 17 touches while Brent Moloney won plenty of the football.
Despite dominating the clearances and entering inside their forward line nine more times than Melbourne the Swans went into the first change with just a 14-point lead after booting only three goals to one in a lacklustre opening stanza.
The Demons lifted their rating in the second term but they failed to make any inroads on the scoreboard with Miller and Newton missing gettable set shots on goal early in the quarter.
Their use of the football going forward left a lot to be desired and their only major for the quarter came through Liam Jurrah as the Swans went into the main break with a handy 24-point buffer after Jolly kicked his second late in the first half.
Melbourne had the better of general play in the third term and won the inside 50 count 17-6 but once again they didn’t make the most of their chances.
They booted a wasteful 2.5 for the quarter to reduce the deficit to just 13 points at three-quarter time.
Jolly’s third and a clever goal from McVeigh from a stoppage allowed the Swans to skip out to what appeared to be a match-winning break.
But the Demons refused to give in and hit back with majors from Michael Newton and Matthew Whelan to close to within 11 points.
It would be as close as they would get with Jude Bolton taking a courageous mark and kicking truly to seal the win for the Swans.
MELBOURNE: 1.2, 2.6, 4.11, 6.14 (50)
SYDNEY SWANS: 3.4, 6.6, 7.6, 10.8 (68
GOALS: Melbourne: Moloney, Jurrah, Miller, Davey, Newton, Whelan
Sydney: Jolly 3, McVeigh 2, Moore, O'Keefe, Mattner, White, J Bolton
BEST: Melbourne: Davey, Miller, Moloney, Morton, Cheney, Rivers, Bruce
Sydney: McVeigh, Jolly, Bird, J Bolton, O'Keefe, Grundy, Shaw
INJURIES: Melbourne: Jurrah (shin)
Sydney: Mattner (thigh)
UMPIRES: Stevic, M Nicholls, Mollison
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Sydney Buchanan (injured in warm-up) replaced in selected side by Bird
CROWD: 8,000 at Manuka Oval
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