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CibbuanoSwans scrape home
July 20th 2008 06:36
SYDNEY has all but ended Carlton's finals hopes with a two-point win at Telstra Dome on Sunday afternoon.
The Swans' thrilling 18.13 (121) to 18.11 (119) victory means they now sit a game and a half clear in fourth place with six rounds remaining.
For the Blues, the loss means they slump to 11th place on the AFL ladder with a 7-9 win-loss record.
Ryan O'Keefe was Sydney's best with a game-high 29 possessions, 10 marks and three goals while Jude Bolton (26 disposals) was a busy contributor in the middle. Darren Jolly was effective in the ruck with 14 possessions, nine marks, 25 hit-outs and two goals while Jarrad McVeigh chimed in with a career-best four goals.
Brett Kirk quelled Carlton skipper Chris Judd's influence on the contest in the second half while Luke Ablett kept Nick Stevens quiet, restricting the Blues midfielder to just 11 possessions.
For Carlton, Bryce Gibbs, Heath Scotland, Andrew Carrazzo and Marc Murphy tried hard all day, racking up 20-plus possessions while spearhead Brendon Fevola booted five goals.
Gibbs also did a superb blanketing job Swans star Adam Goodes, restricting the dual Brownlow medallist to just seven disposals.
The Swans kicked the first goal of the match through Jolly but the rest of the term belonged to the Blues as they slammed on five of the next six, including four unanswered goals in a stunning 12-minute burst to take a handy 22-point lead into the first change.
Carlton should have been further in front at quarter-time but they failed to make the most of their opportunities in front of goal, booting a wasteful 5.5.
The Blues extended their lead to 28 points at the 25-minute mark of the second term but two late goals to McVeigh kept the Swans within striking distance, with Carlton holding a 16-point advantage at the main break.
The Swans started to get on top in the midfield in the second half and kicked the first three goals of the third term through O’Keefe, McVeigh and Jarred Moore to take the lead at the 10-minute mark.
Carlton hit back with four goals in nine minutes to skip out to a 17-point lead but the Swans responded with three of the last four to close to within five points heading into the final change.
Sydney came out firing in the final stanza, slamming on the first four goals of the term to skip out to what appeared to be a match-winning 19-point lead.
But the Blues refused to give in and kicked the next three, with Betts' third major reducing the deficit to just two points with 20 seconds left on the clock.
It would prove to be as close as Carlton would get, with the Swans holding on in the dying stages.
CARLTON: 5.5, 10.9, 15.9, 18.11 (119)
SYDNEY: 2.1, 8.5, 14.10, 18.13 (121)
GOALS: Carlton: Fevola 5, Betts 3, Judd 2, Walker, Russell, Murphy, Kreuzer, Fisher, Grigg, Hartlett, Waite
Sydney: McVeigh 4, O'Keefe 3, Moore 2, Bevan 2, Jolly 2, Goodes 2, J Bolton, Playfair, Roberts-Thomson,
BEST: Carlton: Gibbs, Scotland, Murphy, Fevola, Walker, Simpson, Carazzo
Sydney: O'Keefe, J Bolton, McVeigh, Jolly, Kirk, Ablett, Bevan
INJURIES: Carlton: Nil
Sydney: Nil
UMPIRES: Stevic, Chamberlain, Kamolins
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Carlton: Nil
Sydney: Malceski (calf) replaced in selected side by Grundy
The Swans' thrilling 18.13 (121) to 18.11 (119) victory means they now sit a game and a half clear in fourth place with six rounds remaining.
For the Blues, the loss means they slump to 11th place on the AFL ladder with a 7-9 win-loss record.
Ryan O'Keefe was Sydney's best with a game-high 29 possessions, 10 marks and three goals while Jude Bolton (26 disposals) was a busy contributor in the middle. Darren Jolly was effective in the ruck with 14 possessions, nine marks, 25 hit-outs and two goals while Jarrad McVeigh chimed in with a career-best four goals.
Brett Kirk quelled Carlton skipper Chris Judd's influence on the contest in the second half while Luke Ablett kept Nick Stevens quiet, restricting the Blues midfielder to just 11 possessions.
For Carlton, Bryce Gibbs, Heath Scotland, Andrew Carrazzo and Marc Murphy tried hard all day, racking up 20-plus possessions while spearhead Brendon Fevola booted five goals.
Gibbs also did a superb blanketing job Swans star Adam Goodes, restricting the dual Brownlow medallist to just seven disposals.
The Swans kicked the first goal of the match through Jolly but the rest of the term belonged to the Blues as they slammed on five of the next six, including four unanswered goals in a stunning 12-minute burst to take a handy 22-point lead into the first change.
Carlton should have been further in front at quarter-time but they failed to make the most of their opportunities in front of goal, booting a wasteful 5.5.
The Blues extended their lead to 28 points at the 25-minute mark of the second term but two late goals to McVeigh kept the Swans within striking distance, with Carlton holding a 16-point advantage at the main break.
The Swans started to get on top in the midfield in the second half and kicked the first three goals of the third term through O’Keefe, McVeigh and Jarred Moore to take the lead at the 10-minute mark.
Carlton hit back with four goals in nine minutes to skip out to a 17-point lead but the Swans responded with three of the last four to close to within five points heading into the final change.
Sydney came out firing in the final stanza, slamming on the first four goals of the term to skip out to what appeared to be a match-winning 19-point lead.
But the Blues refused to give in and kicked the next three, with Betts' third major reducing the deficit to just two points with 20 seconds left on the clock.
It would prove to be as close as Carlton would get, with the Swans holding on in the dying stages.
CARLTON: 5.5, 10.9, 15.9, 18.11 (119)
SYDNEY: 2.1, 8.5, 14.10, 18.13 (121)
GOALS: Carlton: Fevola 5, Betts 3, Judd 2, Walker, Russell, Murphy, Kreuzer, Fisher, Grigg, Hartlett, Waite
Sydney: McVeigh 4, O'Keefe 3, Moore 2, Bevan 2, Jolly 2, Goodes 2, J Bolton, Playfair, Roberts-Thomson,
BEST: Carlton: Gibbs, Scotland, Murphy, Fevola, Walker, Simpson, Carazzo
Sydney: O'Keefe, J Bolton, McVeigh, Jolly, Kirk, Ablett, Bevan
INJURIES: Carlton: Nil
Sydney: Nil
UMPIRES: Stevic, Chamberlain, Kamolins
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Carlton: Nil
Sydney: Malceski (calf) replaced in selected side by Grundy
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