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CibbuanoSwans hold off brave Tigers
May 3rd 2009 06:36
SYDNEY has maintained its recent dominance over Richmond with a hard-fought 19-point win at the SCG on Sunday afternoon.
The Swans got the early jump and survived several challenges from the brave Tigers to record an unconvincing 14.10 (94) to 11.9 (75) victory.
The result sees Sydney improve to a 3-3 win-loss record while Richmond has slumped to 1-5.
The Swans have now won their past six matches against Richmond and haven’t lost to the Tigers at the SCG since round 7, 2004.
Rhyce Shaw generated plenty of run from defence with 25 disposals and one goal in his 100th game. He was well supported in defence by Lewis-Roberta Thomson who finished with 25 touches and nine marks while Brett Kirk led from the front in the middle with 24 possessions.
The Swans shared the load up forward with Michael O’Loughlin, Barry Hall, Kieran Jack, Brett Meredith and Jarred Moore booting two goals apiece.
For the Tigers, Daniel Jackson racked up a game-high 29 possessions and kept dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes to just 17 disposals.
Richard Tambling and Andrew Collins showed plenty of promising signs, racking up 20-plus possessions and booting two goals apiece while Joel Bowden and Shane Tuck won plenty of the football.
Sydney dominated general play early and kicked the first two goals of the match through Shaw and Jarred Moore.
But Matthew Richardson’s 800th career goal and a clever snap from Collins kept the Tigers in the contest before the Swans slammed on the last three majors of the opening stanza to go into the first change with a 23-point lead.
The Swans could have easily been further in front at quarter-time but they didn’t make the most of their chances, booting a wasteful 5.6 for the term.
Sydney looked on course for a big win when Kristin Thornton kicked truly at the four-minute mark of the second term but the Tigers refused to be blown away and trailed by just 27 points at half-time after Angus Graham kicked his first goal in AFL football after the siren.
The Tigers lifted their rating in the middle in the second half and won more of the contested football.
They were rewarded for their hard work with three of the last four goals of the third term and were well and truly in the contest heading into the final change, trailing by just 15 points.
Richmond kicked the crucial first goal of the final stanza through Mark Coughlan and looked set to draw level at the 12-minute mark but a desperate tackle from Martin Mattner prevented Jack Riewoldt from having a shot on goal.
It proved to be the turning point as the Swans kicked the next two majors to secure four premiership points.
SYDNEY: 5.6, 9.7, 11.9, 14.10 (94)
RICHMOND: 2.1, 5.4, 9.6, 11.9 (75)
GOALS: Sydney: O'Loughlin 2, Jack 2, Moore 2, Meredith 2, Hall 2, Shaw, McVeigh, Thornton, Grundy,
Richmond:Tambling 2, Collins 2, Graham 2, Richardson, Oakley-Nicholls, Nahas, Coughlan, Riewoldt,
BEST: Sydney:Roberts-Thomson, C.Bolton, Kirk, Shaw, O'Loughlin,
Richmond: Tambling, Bowden, Nahas, Tuck, Jackson,Collins
INJURIES: Sydney:Nil
Richmond:
REPORTS:Nil
CHANGES:Nil
UMPIRES: Grun, Findlay, McInerney
CROWD: 25,410 at the SCG
The Swans got the early jump and survived several challenges from the brave Tigers to record an unconvincing 14.10 (94) to 11.9 (75) victory.
The result sees Sydney improve to a 3-3 win-loss record while Richmond has slumped to 1-5.
The Swans have now won their past six matches against Richmond and haven’t lost to the Tigers at the SCG since round 7, 2004.
Rhyce Shaw generated plenty of run from defence with 25 disposals and one goal in his 100th game. He was well supported in defence by Lewis-Roberta Thomson who finished with 25 touches and nine marks while Brett Kirk led from the front in the middle with 24 possessions.
The Swans shared the load up forward with Michael O’Loughlin, Barry Hall, Kieran Jack, Brett Meredith and Jarred Moore booting two goals apiece.
For the Tigers, Daniel Jackson racked up a game-high 29 possessions and kept dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes to just 17 disposals.
Richard Tambling and Andrew Collins showed plenty of promising signs, racking up 20-plus possessions and booting two goals apiece while Joel Bowden and Shane Tuck won plenty of the football.
Sydney dominated general play early and kicked the first two goals of the match through Shaw and Jarred Moore.
But Matthew Richardson’s 800th career goal and a clever snap from Collins kept the Tigers in the contest before the Swans slammed on the last three majors of the opening stanza to go into the first change with a 23-point lead.
The Swans could have easily been further in front at quarter-time but they didn’t make the most of their chances, booting a wasteful 5.6 for the term.
Sydney looked on course for a big win when Kristin Thornton kicked truly at the four-minute mark of the second term but the Tigers refused to be blown away and trailed by just 27 points at half-time after Angus Graham kicked his first goal in AFL football after the siren.
The Tigers lifted their rating in the middle in the second half and won more of the contested football.
They were rewarded for their hard work with three of the last four goals of the third term and were well and truly in the contest heading into the final change, trailing by just 15 points.
Richmond kicked the crucial first goal of the final stanza through Mark Coughlan and looked set to draw level at the 12-minute mark but a desperate tackle from Martin Mattner prevented Jack Riewoldt from having a shot on goal.
It proved to be the turning point as the Swans kicked the next two majors to secure four premiership points.
SYDNEY: 5.6, 9.7, 11.9, 14.10 (94)
RICHMOND: 2.1, 5.4, 9.6, 11.9 (75)
GOALS: Sydney: O'Loughlin 2, Jack 2, Moore 2, Meredith 2, Hall 2, Shaw, McVeigh, Thornton, Grundy,
Richmond:Tambling 2, Collins 2, Graham 2, Richardson, Oakley-Nicholls, Nahas, Coughlan, Riewoldt,
BEST: Sydney:Roberts-Thomson, C.Bolton, Kirk, Shaw, O'Loughlin,
Richmond: Tambling, Bowden, Nahas, Tuck, Jackson,Collins
INJURIES: Sydney:Nil
Richmond:
REPORTS:Nil
CHANGES:Nil
UMPIRES: Grun, Findlay, McInerney
CROWD: 25,410 at the SCG
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