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CibbuanoSwans win thriller
May 16th 2009 12:57
SYDNEY remains unbeaten at home in 2009 after recording a thrilling five-point win over West Coast in a classic contest at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.
The Swans led at every change but surrendered their advantage midway through the final stanza before a goal from Kieran Jack sealed a 16.10 (106) to 15.11 (101) win.
Barry Hall starred up forward with five goals while Adam Goodes was damaging with 26 possessions and three goals.
Jude Bolton was influential in the middle with 25 touches and two goals. Brett Kirk kept Matt Priddis to just 14 disposals while Rhyce Shaw generated plenty of run off half-back with a team-high 29 possessions.
For the Eagles, Dean Cox worked hard all night and finished the match with 30 hit outs, 22 touches and two goals while Ben McKinley booted four goals.
Josh Kennedy (16 disposals, 11 marks, three goals) provided a consistent target up forward while Quinten Lynch was a busy contributor but failed to make the most of his chances in front of goal, booting a wasteful 2.5.
Sydney started brightly, kicking the first three goals of the match to skip out to an early lead.
The Swans looked set to blow West Coast away in the opening stanza but the Eagles responded and trailed by just six points at quarter-time after booting two goals in the final minute of the term.
Goals from Hall and Goodes saw the Swans open up an 18-point lead early in the second term before West Coast hit back with the last two majors of the first half to trail by just four points at half-time.
Sydney raced out to a 19-point in the second half but West Coast refused to lie down and closed to within seven points thanks to goals from Cox and Kennedy.
Darren Jolly kicked his first to give the Swans some breathing space but then he gifted McKinley an easy goal after he failed to pass through the interchange gates properly.
Late goals from Hall and Michael O’Loughlin ensured Sydney went into three-quarter time with a handy buffer.
Trailing by 19 points, the Eagles needed to get off to a fast start in the final stanza and they did with Cox kicking his second inside the first minute.
West Coast dominated general play and hit the front for the first time in the match when youngster Scott Selwood kicked truly at the 20-minute mark.
The Eagles had their chances to extend their lead but Lynch and Adam Cockie missed gettable opportunities.
The misses proved to be costly with Jack kicking the sealer after an Eric MacKenzie turnover deep in defence.
SYDNEY: 5.2, 7.4, 14.7, 16.10 (106)
WEST COAST: 4.2, 6.6, 11.6, 15.11 (101)
GOALS: Sydney: Hall 5, Goodes 3, J.Bolton 2, Mattner, Ablett, Moore, Jolly, O'Loughlin, Jack,
West Coast:McKinley 4, Kennedy 3, McKinley 3, Lynch 2, Cox 2, McNamara, Cockie, Jones, S. Selwood,
BEST: Sydney: Shaw, McVeigh, J.Bolton, Jolly, Goodes, Hall, Kirk
West Coast:Cox, Kennedy, Lynch, McKinley, Cox
INJURIES: Sydney:Nil
West Coast:Nil
REPORTS:Nil
CHANGES:Nil
UMPIRES: Donlon, Rosebury, Stewart
CROWD: 33,079 at ANZ Stadium
The Swans led at every change but surrendered their advantage midway through the final stanza before a goal from Kieran Jack sealed a 16.10 (106) to 15.11 (101) win.
Barry Hall starred up forward with five goals while Adam Goodes was damaging with 26 possessions and three goals.
Jude Bolton was influential in the middle with 25 touches and two goals. Brett Kirk kept Matt Priddis to just 14 disposals while Rhyce Shaw generated plenty of run off half-back with a team-high 29 possessions.
For the Eagles, Dean Cox worked hard all night and finished the match with 30 hit outs, 22 touches and two goals while Ben McKinley booted four goals.
Josh Kennedy (16 disposals, 11 marks, three goals) provided a consistent target up forward while Quinten Lynch was a busy contributor but failed to make the most of his chances in front of goal, booting a wasteful 2.5.
Sydney started brightly, kicking the first three goals of the match to skip out to an early lead.
The Swans looked set to blow West Coast away in the opening stanza but the Eagles responded and trailed by just six points at quarter-time after booting two goals in the final minute of the term.
Goals from Hall and Goodes saw the Swans open up an 18-point lead early in the second term before West Coast hit back with the last two majors of the first half to trail by just four points at half-time.
Sydney raced out to a 19-point in the second half but West Coast refused to lie down and closed to within seven points thanks to goals from Cox and Kennedy.
Darren Jolly kicked his first to give the Swans some breathing space but then he gifted McKinley an easy goal after he failed to pass through the interchange gates properly.
Late goals from Hall and Michael O’Loughlin ensured Sydney went into three-quarter time with a handy buffer.
Trailing by 19 points, the Eagles needed to get off to a fast start in the final stanza and they did with Cox kicking his second inside the first minute.
West Coast dominated general play and hit the front for the first time in the match when youngster Scott Selwood kicked truly at the 20-minute mark.
The Eagles had their chances to extend their lead but Lynch and Adam Cockie missed gettable opportunities.
The misses proved to be costly with Jack kicking the sealer after an Eric MacKenzie turnover deep in defence.
SYDNEY: 5.2, 7.4, 14.7, 16.10 (106)
WEST COAST: 4.2, 6.6, 11.6, 15.11 (101)
GOALS: Sydney: Hall 5, Goodes 3, J.Bolton 2, Mattner, Ablett, Moore, Jolly, O'Loughlin, Jack,
West Coast:McKinley 4, Kennedy 3, McKinley 3, Lynch 2, Cox 2, McNamara, Cockie, Jones, S. Selwood,
BEST: Sydney: Shaw, McVeigh, J.Bolton, Jolly, Goodes, Hall, Kirk
West Coast:Cox, Kennedy, Lynch, McKinley, Cox
INJURIES: Sydney:Nil
West Coast:Nil
REPORTS:Nil
CHANGES:Nil
UMPIRES: Donlon, Rosebury, Stewart
CROWD: 33,079 at ANZ Stadium
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