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CibbuanoSwans upset undermanned Hawks
April 4th 2009 12:28
SYDNEY has caused a boilover at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night, downing reigning premiers Hawthorn by 38 points.
The Swans set up the 22.11 (143) to 15.15 (105) win with a dominant third quarter before steamrolling the Hawks with six goals in the final term.
The undermanned Hawks who were missing eight players from their premiership side are now winless after two rounds.
With Simon Taylor suspended and fellow ruckman Robert Campbell a late withdrawal, youngster Brent Renouf was forced to shoulder the load in the ruck.
Renouf was no match for Darren Jolly who finished with 19 possessions, three goals and a staggering 42 hit-outs.
The Swans finished the match with an AFL record 73 hit-outs.
Jarrad McVeigh benefited from Jolly’s good work at the stoppages, racking up a game-high 33 disposals.
Adam Goodes was damaging with 24 possessions and four goals while Barry Hall chimed in with four majors.
Brett Kirk restricted Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell to just 11 disposals while Craig Bolton kept star forward Lance Franklin quiet.
For the Hawks, Xavier Ellis (19 possessions) tried hard while Mark Williams and Jarryd Roughead booted three goals apiece.
Williams caused all sorts of headaches for the Swans in the opening term, kicking three goals in his 100th game - his third giving Hawthorn an early 23-point lead.
But majors to Goodes and Hall ensured the Swans were within striking distance, with the Hawks holding a 12-point lead at the first change.
With Jolly starting to assert his authority in the ruck the Swans were able to take control of the midfield.
Sydney closed to within two points at half-time after kicking three of the last four goals of the first half and when Craig Bird slotted one home at the 12-minute mark of the third quarter the Swans had the lead for the first time in the match.
Hall kicked his third to give Sydney an 11-point lead but the Hawks responded through Roughead who kicked his third.
Hawthorn could have easily hit the front but Cameron Stokes and Cyril Rioli failed to convert gettable opportunities.
Sydney made the Hawks pay with majors from Jarred Moore, Ryan O’Keefe and Nick Malceski before Hall kicked his fourth just before the siren to give his side a handy 21-point buffer heading into the final change.
Franklin kicked the first goal of the final stanza to give the Hawks a sniff but any hopes of a fightback was quashed by Goodes who kicked two goals before setting up Martin Mattner who sealed an impressive win for the Swans.
SYDNEY: 3.4, 8.7, 16.9, 22.11 (143)
HAWTHORN: 5.4, 8.9, 12.12, 15.15 (105)
GOALS: Sydney: Goodes 4, Hall 4, Malceski 3, Jolly 3, O'Keefe 2, McVeigh, White, Bird, Moore, Kirk, Mattner
Hawthorn: Williams 3, Roughead 3, Franklin 2, Morton 2, Stokes, Brown, Rioli, Moss, Dew
BEST: Sydney: Jolly, Goodes, C Bolton, McVeigh, Malceski, Roberts-Thomson, Shaw
Hawthorn: Ellis, Rioli, Kennedy, Hodge
INJURIES: Sydney: Hall (groin)
Hawthorn: Hodge (head), Bateman (ankle)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Sewell, Campbell replaced in Hawthorn selected side by Moss, Thorpe
UMPIRES: Vozzo, James, Mollison
CROWD: 36,116 at ANZ Stadium
The Swans set up the 22.11 (143) to 15.15 (105) win with a dominant third quarter before steamrolling the Hawks with six goals in the final term.
The undermanned Hawks who were missing eight players from their premiership side are now winless after two rounds.
With Simon Taylor suspended and fellow ruckman Robert Campbell a late withdrawal, youngster Brent Renouf was forced to shoulder the load in the ruck.
Renouf was no match for Darren Jolly who finished with 19 possessions, three goals and a staggering 42 hit-outs.
The Swans finished the match with an AFL record 73 hit-outs.
Jarrad McVeigh benefited from Jolly’s good work at the stoppages, racking up a game-high 33 disposals.
Adam Goodes was damaging with 24 possessions and four goals while Barry Hall chimed in with four majors.
Brett Kirk restricted Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell to just 11 disposals while Craig Bolton kept star forward Lance Franklin quiet.
For the Hawks, Xavier Ellis (19 possessions) tried hard while Mark Williams and Jarryd Roughead booted three goals apiece.
Williams caused all sorts of headaches for the Swans in the opening term, kicking three goals in his 100th game - his third giving Hawthorn an early 23-point lead.
But majors to Goodes and Hall ensured the Swans were within striking distance, with the Hawks holding a 12-point lead at the first change.
With Jolly starting to assert his authority in the ruck the Swans were able to take control of the midfield.
Sydney closed to within two points at half-time after kicking three of the last four goals of the first half and when Craig Bird slotted one home at the 12-minute mark of the third quarter the Swans had the lead for the first time in the match.
Hall kicked his third to give Sydney an 11-point lead but the Hawks responded through Roughead who kicked his third.
Hawthorn could have easily hit the front but Cameron Stokes and Cyril Rioli failed to convert gettable opportunities.
Sydney made the Hawks pay with majors from Jarred Moore, Ryan O’Keefe and Nick Malceski before Hall kicked his fourth just before the siren to give his side a handy 21-point buffer heading into the final change.
Franklin kicked the first goal of the final stanza to give the Hawks a sniff but any hopes of a fightback was quashed by Goodes who kicked two goals before setting up Martin Mattner who sealed an impressive win for the Swans.
SYDNEY: 3.4, 8.7, 16.9, 22.11 (143)
HAWTHORN: 5.4, 8.9, 12.12, 15.15 (105)
GOALS: Sydney: Goodes 4, Hall 4, Malceski 3, Jolly 3, O'Keefe 2, McVeigh, White, Bird, Moore, Kirk, Mattner
Hawthorn: Williams 3, Roughead 3, Franklin 2, Morton 2, Stokes, Brown, Rioli, Moss, Dew
BEST: Sydney: Jolly, Goodes, C Bolton, McVeigh, Malceski, Roberts-Thomson, Shaw
Hawthorn: Ellis, Rioli, Kennedy, Hodge
INJURIES: Sydney: Hall (groin)
Hawthorn: Hodge (head), Bateman (ankle)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Sewell, Campbell replaced in Hawthorn selected side by Moss, Thorpe
UMPIRES: Vozzo, James, Mollison
CROWD: 36,116 at ANZ Stadium
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