AFLTips.Com Review News
Round 17 - 30 July 2001
w: http://www.afltips.com/
e: adrian@afltips.com
* Brought to you in conjunction with BigFooty.com -
http://www.bigfooty.com/
* Play the BigFooty Fantasy Footy game here -
http://footy.virtualsports.com.au/?partner_id=1
+----------+
INDEX
1) Prize Draw
2) "Weekly Round-Up" - match reviews by our Regular Contributors
3) Various info about AFLTips.Com
+----------+
1) Prize Draw
This week's winner is a Pies supporter called Sal.
You can win a footy geurnsey stubby holder, just for being a
subscriber. Read about the prize draw here:
http://www.afltips.com/prizedraw.html
Until next time,
Adrian Groves
adrian@afltips.com
+----------+
2) Weekly Round-Up
from our Regular Contributors
http://www.afltips.com/people/
(E-mail adrian@afltips.com if you'd like to become a
contributor.)
**********
Western Bulldogs v. Richmond
Friday, 27 July 2001 - Colonial Stadium 7:40 PM
Western Bulldogs 5.3 7.5 12.8 15.10 (100)
Richmond 4.4 8.9 11.10 15.12 (102)
The build up to this game was huge and thankfully the game lived
up to all the hype. It was a fantastic contest played at a high
standard. There was little separating both sides for the whole
game and the lead changed several times. Richmond were the team
in front when the siren sounded, scoring one of their most
important victories in recent years.
The Bulldogs had a great start to the game but Richmond game back
late in the quarter to be only a goal behind. Ottens was starring
up forward while up the other end the load was more shared for
the Bulldogs.
The Dogs kicked away early in the second quarter, but as in the
first quarter, Richmond came back late and lead at half time.
That was really the story of the whole game. One team would get a
couple of goals ahead and then the other team would hit back.
In the last quarter, the Bulldogs got out to a 16 point lead
after a Chris Grant goal. But Richmond were winning the ball out
of the centre after the Dogs had dominated in that area all
night. What's more, Richardson lifted and kicked 2 goals after
being well held by Ellis. The Dogs kept fighting but really
lacked another strong marking forward. With a few minutes to go
Brown kicked a great snap goal and the Dogs were only 2 points
down. In the dying stages, Brown had the ball about 15 metres out
from goal. He copped 2 high tackles and was jumped on and even
though the umpire was in the perfect position, decided to just
let it go. The ball spilled to Cox whose kick at goal only when
as far as a Richmond player in the goal square.
As the final siren went, Richmond were ecstatic. It has been
claimed that that was their best win in 20 years. Meanwhile the
Bulldogs looked absolutely devastated, leaving the ground with
their heads lowered. Bulldogs coach could be seen telling the
players to "keep your heads up". There is no doubt that the
Bulldogs were brave in defeat. They gave it their all and if it
weren't for some missed opportunities in front of goal or that
display of gutless umpiring, maybe the result would have been
different.
For the Tigers, ex-Bulldog Leon Cameron was their best player.
Brad Ottens was great also, kicking 5 goals. Gaspar did an
excellent job on Chris Grant, even though he had 3 goals kicked
on him.
For the Doggies Penny struggled on Ottens early but got better as
the game went on. Curley had the job on the in-form Joel Bowden.
He also got better as the game went on. He had plenty of the ball
but a few bad turnovers early. He did redeem himself however,
kicking 2 great goals. Smith and Murphy were solid contributors
setting up a lot of the play. However Brown was the standout with
around 25 possessions and a goal in each quarter.
Goals
Western Bulldogs: NG.Brown 4, C.Grant 3, T.Curley 2, B.Johnson 2,
S.Cox 1, M.Croft 1, L.Darcy 1, T.Liberatore 1
Richmond: B.Ottens 5, R.Hilton 2, M.Richardson 2, D.Bourke 1,
L.Cameron 1, W.Campbell 1, B.Gale 1, D.Gaspar 1, G.Tivendale 1
Best
Western Bulldogs: Brown, Darcy, Liberatore, Smith, Grant, Murphy,
Curley
Richmond: Cameron, Ottens, Richardson, Gaspar, Gale
- HahnPremium8
http://www.afltips.com/people/hahnpremium8.html
**********
Geelong v. St Kilda
Saturday, 28 July 2001 - Shell Stadium 2:10 PM
Geelong 12.6 78 def St Kilda 10.6 66
Well Geelong certainly have come a long way from the shambles
they were early on this season. The somewhat disillusioned
outfit that was more focused on hurting opposition players (i.e.
Against Port) instead of trying to win football games, are now
very strong chances at getting a spot in the eight. They are a
determined outfit now, intent on causing damage on the scoreboard
where it counts. They've won 4 out of their last 5 games, and
caused Essendon an almighty scare in their one loss. With
Melbourne next week, they should make that 5 out of the last 6.
St Kilda on the other hand were just as bad as they have been for
the last two years. They have only won 1 out of their last 11
games and haven't improved at all under super coach Grant Thomas.
With West Coast next week, at least one of the struggling teams
could get a win.
Barry Hall might have a long week with two reports against his
name for some pretty stupid acts. His flattening of Joel Corey
was the turning point in the match. 3 goals to Kent Kingsley
gave the Cats a match winning lead.
Going thru the best players.it was mainly St Kilda's big guys
that played well. Capuano and Everitt dominating the air with 46
hitouts and 5 goals between them. The two key recruits
Koschitzke and Riewoldt were equally as good - showing the
country why they were the top 2 recruits. Aussie Jones played
one of his best games of the year with 23 touches of the
football.
Onto Geelong who had a few strong contributors. Kingsley was the
difference in the third quarter with 3 strong goals. Mitchell
White took 11 marks and played well. Hocking and Riccardi also
had strong games. Harley was pretty good in his 50th game of AFL
football.
I guess we will soon see if Geelong has the guts to win the games
they need to make the finals. They are only out of the top 8 by
4.6% Will they be good enough to make the eight?? The future is
in their hands. As for St Kilda, well the season cant end quickly
enough for them. Will they stick with the boards best buddy
Thomas, or will they go out and look for someone who has at least
coached in the last 10 years higher than amateur league level.
- Macca19
**********
Melbourne v. Adelaide
Saturday, 28 July 2001 - MCG 2:10 PM
Well perhaps we have a new tactic in AFL football. In the last
two weeks we have seen two matches where it was catch us if you
can and forget the flooding. The Crows started with Jarman on
the half forward flank and Melbourne tagged him with Woewodin. I
believe the reason for this would have been to exploit Jarman's
lack of pressure on the rebound. This worked once or twice but
when Jarman gets the ball within 30 metres of goal he ends up
kicking 6 goals and is the difference between the two teams. In
hindsight the move of Woewodin to the backline robbed Melbourne
of more opportunities up forward from centre clearances and
scoreboard pressure on the Crows.
Up forward for the Dees Schwarz had one of those days in the
first half where he made leads towards the flanks looked at the
oncoming players and tried to use his muscle on them rather than
win the ball and in the end was overlooked by his teammates.
Neitz played a good captains game at center half back and Green
had chances up forward running towards goal which were wasted and
should have put Melbourne within reach of the Crows.
At quarter time it looked like it was how far the Crows and the
Dees didn't have a reliable target up forward. I don't know what
was said at quarter time but the Wiz stepped up in the second
quarter and his efforts nearly turned the game for the Dees. He
ran, he chased, he tackled and won the ball across the centre and
pumped it forward and then ran down field and provided a focal
point up forward. Woewodin will learn a lot from playing on
Jarman down back and with the Demons season over it was probably
good to experiment for next year. However Jarman would probably
have kicked 6 goals no matter who played on him and Woewodin on
the ball or wing could have made a difference.
With more opportunity from fast Centre breaks and help across the
midfield the Wiz could have stolen this match for the Dees. He
was too quick for Nigel Smart and too smart for any other player
the Crows tried. All of a sudden the Dees thought they could win
and you could sense the other Melbourne players lifting. The
question was whether 4 goals was too much of a head start ebtween
two teams who had one player each blitzing in their forward line.
In the end it was the difference.
- Amazonstud
**********
Fremantle v. Collingwood
Saturday, 28 July 2001 - Subiaco 5:40 PM (7:40 PM AEST)
For a young club, Fremantle has built up a fair bit of tradition.
Unfortunately, that tradition involves playing under-performing
teams back into form, and only bothering with three quarters of
footy per game.
Yes, the Dockers have done it again, allowing Collingwood, losers
in their last three games, to run over them in the last quarter
and win by 29 points, 19.5.119 - 13.12.90
Yet again, the Dockers had more possessions than their opponents,
but their preference for sideways rather than forward movement
cost them dearly.
The win moves Collingwood to a 9-7 record, keeping them in the
race for the eight.
Winning this one was vital, as a tough run home faces them, with
games against Richmond, Footscray, Essendon, Carlton and North
Melbourne, all of which are danger games.
A relieved Magpie coach Mick Malthouse reached deep into his bag
of quotes and produced this gem: "I think, at times, the burden
of the fear of defeat is far greater than the defeat itself, and
perhaps we weighed ourselves down with that burden - I know I
did."
The Magpies leapt out of the blocks with the first three goals,
and it was looking as if Fremantle were about to hand in their
third no-show first quarter of the last three weeks.
But Justin Longmuir, relishing the freedom of playing forward,
kicked two as the Dockers fought back, and Collingwood lead by
just four points at the first break.
The second quarter was evenly split, with the Pies taking the
lead out to a still-slender nine points at the long break.
A goal to Peter Bell in the ninth minute of the third brought the
Dockers level for the first time since the opening minute of the
match, and a huge cheer rang around the ground when co-captain
Adrian Fletcher put them ahead two minutes later with a point.
Goals to Troy Cook and Matthew Pavlich stretched Fremantle's lead
to 14 points before former Docker Brodie Holland dobbed a major
in the dying seconds of the quarter to reduce the lead to seven
points at the last change.
Once again, elementary skill errors by Fremantle raised their
head and cost them the game.
Pavlich hit the post with a very gettable shot in the second
minute, and from the kickout the Pies swept the ball to the other
end where Chris Tarrant, on his way to his 5th five goal haul of
the season, slotted a major from an identical position.
Four more Collingwood goals in the next 10 minutes put the issue
beyond doubt, but Fremantle continued to drive nails into their
own coffin - Brad Wira, scrambling for the ball on the outer
flank, failed to force the ball out of bounds, resulting in a
goal to Holland, while James Walker, running into an open goal
that would have reduced the margin to just 10 points with 15
minutes still remaining, kicked the ball into Rupert Betheras.
While this game was the best by the Dockers for several weeks,
many people are now wondering exactly what the club has achieved
by sacking Damien Drum, as the club has still not played as well
for interim coach Ben Allan as they did at the start of the
season for Drum.
--
cheers, Mic
**********
Kangaroos v. Brisbane
Saturday, 28 July 2001 - Colonial Stadium 7:00 PM
Brisbane 21.10 136 def Kangaroos 18.7 115
What a game of football this was. Close till the final minutes,
and a game that was a pleasure to watch. This could be the end
of the Kangaroos finals hopes. Two tough hard losses that were
both in winning reach is detrimental to the best of sides. I
wonder if North can come back from this. 1 win and some hefty
percentage out of the eight North would need to win 4 or 5 games
with a few big 10 goal wins to be any hope of making it. They
were gallant in defeat though.
Brisbane keep putting themselves forward to the public as
Essendon's greatest opposition. Having won a fantastic 8 in a
row (including a strong win against the bombers) and 11 out of
the past 13 games, it would be logical to say they are the
Bombers biggest threat. They certainly have proven they can win
in Melbourne in the last few weeks. Brisbane's list is arguably
in the top 2 or 3 in the competition.
What hurt the Kangaroos most was the fact that Bradshaw and
Notting only gathered 10 kicks between them, but kicked 10 goals
with those kicks. That hurts a lot. To score over 115 points in
the last two games and not win any also hurts. Basically if you
score 100 points in a match you are more than likely to win the
game.
How good has Rocca been for the Roos. He has certainly performed
better than most would of expected this season with 41 goals. I
can hear Collingwood fans scream out "why couldn't he of played
this well in the last 4 years". Mckernan also has regained the
lost form of early season, and has become a game breaker for the
Roos. Pickett has emerged as one of the top players in the
competition with his ability to play anywhere and kick a few
goals while at it as well.
Brisbane were just simply too strong and too good. Notting has
shown his ability this season, while Voss is the brilliant
footballer we know him to be. His game was fantastic against the
Roos. Mcrae returned to his late 90s form with 4 goals.
North's season looks to be over, while Brisbanes has gone from
strength tostrength. They certainly have come good at the right
end of the year. If they can get a home final or two then they
would almost be certainties for a grand final spot.
- Macca19
**********
Port Adelaide v. Essendon
Sunday, 29 July 2001 - Football Park 1:40 PM (2:10 PM AEST)
DON'S FALL TO BOGEY SIDE!
Port Adelaide 4.5 7.7 13.9 15.14 (109)
Essendon 2.1 7.8 10.10 14.13 (97)
Best - Port: Francou, Guerra, Paxman, Primus, Stevens,
Wanganeen; Essendon: Alessio, Barnard, Hird, J.Johnson, Lucas,
Wellman; Goals - Port: Guerra 4, C.Cornes, Francis, Tredrea 2,
Carr, Dew, James, Schofield, Stevens 1; Essendon: Lloyd 4,
Lucas 3, Wellman 2, Alessio, J.Johnson, McVeigh, Mercuri, Misiti
1;
The heading maybe a big call but if Essendon was to have a bogey
side it would have to be Port Adelaide. Essendon rarely lose a
game but two out of Essendons last six losses for premiership
points have been to the might of the Port Adelaide Football Club
so I think it is fair to say Port is the bogey.
Port Adelaide was able to get out of the blocks fast in the first
quarter and get on top of Essendon. The only goals to come to
Essendon were from soft fifty metre penalties, one each to
McVeigh and Jason Johnson after some close attention from Francou
and Burgoyne after marking. On the other hand Port Adelaide was
able to mark their influence on the game after four great goals.
Cornes kicked the first after snapping truly, this was followed
by a strong mark to Carr against Jason Johnson at the top of the
square and two great running goals from James and Schofield.
Essendon were able to dominate most of the second term but a few
missed chances at the end of the quarter only meant a one-point
lead was gained after being behind by 28 points. Port was once
again fast out of the blocks after winning the ball directly out
of the centre setting Guerra up for his first. Soon after
Tredrea slotted through another goal. Port was only able to
muster one other goal for the quarter through Guerra while
Essendon were able to gain some respect back with goals through
Wellman two and singles to Alessio, Misiti and Mercuri.
Even though Essendon were able to gain the lead back and kick the
first goal of the third quarter through Lucas Port were able to
show enough guts to give it right back to Essendon. In fact Port
done it that well in the third quarter they managed to be the
first team to outscore Essendon this year. After the Lucas goal
Port was able to pile on the next five goals, two to Francis and
one a piece to Guerra, Chad Cornes and Dew. Essendon was able to
create some scoreboard pressure with a goal a piece to Lloyd and
Lucas but this was soon followed up by a great one hand mark and
goal for Port through Guerra. Port were able to go into the
final break with a seventeen point lead with 37,000 going into
the last quarter with great anticipation.
The last quarter appeared to be the Matthew Lloyd show, he
managed to kick the first two quarters before Stevens was able to
answer back with a goal for Port. The Lloyd show was back on
again straight after with another goal and then Lucas was able to
goal on the run to even the scores. Two minutes left and scores
even, anybodies game. Wanganeen was able to clear from the
centre and kick forward, Tredrea mark and goal, there was no way
this Port Adelaide team was going to lose this match, the goal
was soon followed with a point to Dew, game set and match. Go
the Power, you beauty!
Essendon may want to start getting ready for September by playing
some football outdoors in the daylight. Not many games have been
played by Essendon outside of Colonial Stadium and many of those
have been at night, are the Dons scared of the daylight?
As good as Essendon's form has been for so long it maybe just
time to ask some questions about this great side otherwise they
must be bitten on the bum just when it counts. On five occasions
this year Essendon has allowed the opposition to score over 100
points, sounds fine, the more worrying part is that the last
three times this happened is over the last three weeks and two of
these five have been against Port. This is also the fourth time
Essendon has kicked less than 100 points. The ruck has always
been a problem but if they now appear to be having some trouble
defensively. Perhaps the finals race is not as clear-cut as once
thought.
- Scott Morton
**********
Hawthorn v. Carlton
Sunday, 29 July 2001 - MCG 2:10 PM
Hawthorn's match day preparation took an unexpected path today
when senior coach Peter Schwab was admitted to hospital with a
mystery illness, and assistant coach Chris Connolly took the
reins for the day.
It didn't seem to affect the Hawks much, as they blew out to an
early lead in the first quarter, before Carlton pegged a couple
of goals back to be all square at quarter time.
Carlton themselves were playing without several key components of
their team, forward Lance Whitnall missing with a knee injury,
and star utility Anthony Koutoufides being a late withdrawal
before the game with a groin injury. Veteran full back Steve
Silvagni, as he has done in the past, was shifted forward to plug
the gap left by Whitnall, and was effective with three first
quarter goals. In a physical opening quarter Glen Bowyer
(Hawthorn) and Ben Nelson (Carlton) sustained concussions, with
neither taking any further part in the game. Ironically, Nelson
had been the man who replaced Koutoufides in the Carlton line-up.
After the initial ebb and flow of the first quarter, the game
remained tight in the second, with no team gaining an outright
ascendancy. Carlton took a ten point lead into half time, but
Hawthorn were very much still in the game, much by virtue of
their accurate kicking.
Carlton began to draw away in the second half, maintaining a
three to four goal buffer for the bulk of the third and fourth
quarters.
An Aaron Lord goal early in the final term gave the Hawks a sniff
and it was the beginning of their resurgence, as they kicked six
for the quarter to Carlton's two.
Trent Croad's goal late in the term brought the Hawks to within
two points, and minutes later the match's fate was sealed when
Daniel Chick laid a brilliant tackle on Blues youngster Jordan
Doering, the resultant holding the ball free kick finding Ben
Dixon, one of the most reliable shots for goal in the Hawthorn
side. The siren sounded, after which Dixon had his shot, and he
made no mistake in slotting through his fourth goal.
Better players for Hawthorn were skipper Shane Crawford, Angelo
Lekkas and rookie Steven Greene, who each picked up 26
possessions, Ben Dixon and Aaron Lord who kicked four goals each,
and Nathan Thompson who played a superb game in the ruck and
around the ground.
For Carlton, Brett Ratten and Scott Camporeale were their
prolific selves, while Adrian Hickmott, Ang Christou an dMatthew
Lappin also saw a lot of the footy. Silvagni was good at full-
forward kicking four goals in the first half, and Matthew Allan
played a solid game in the ruck, in his first game back from a
foot injury.
HAWTHORN 4.2 7.2 9. 4 15. 6 (96) CARLTON 4.2 8.6 11.12 13.15 (93)
at the MCG.
- Dominic Milesi
**********
Sydney v. West Coast
Sunday, 29 July 2001 - SCG 2:10 PM
I'm sure the SCG looked all right on television; occasional
bursts of sunshine and pretty sun-showers. Let me tell you it was
bloody cold. A gale force warning was current and most of the
match was played in a strong southerly.
We huddled into Bay 4 with the rain blowing straight into our
faces and watched the Swans bring home the four points. The Swans
strategy seemed simple enough; keep the ball moving toward the
forward line with little regard whether it be done by paddling,
handball or toeing the ball ahead off the ground. The Swans blew
the match apart in the first half, kicking 4.6 in the first
quarter into the wind. Kelly and MacPherson were standouts. The
Eagles kicked the first goal of the match via Jackovich but then
they went missing and didn't post another goal until deep into
the third quarter.
The highlight of a pretty uninspiring game of footy was the mark
taken by O'Loughlin in the second quarter. He reached up for a
ball, which seemed to be going over his head and pulled down a
one-handed mark with the second grab. He then converted the
fairly easy kick from the 50-metre line.
The third quarter was pretty diabolical for the Eagles
squandering at least four easy opportunities in front of goal.
The Swans had added two early goals in the quarter from O'Keefe
and Stafford.
The Swans then took their foot off the pedal when it looked as
though they may be able to build the percentage, disappointing
for their supporters given the fact that they may still in be in
the showing for a home final. The crowd of just over 20 thousand
was pretty subdued which was hardly surprising given the weather
and the pretty dismal footy played by the Eagles. The best for
the Swans were Williams, O'Keefe with Kelly, McPherson, and
Schwass all contributing. The standout player for the Eagles was
Cousins.
In 1996 the Swans and the Eagles played the last round of the
home and away season in similar conditions. That was a night that
burns bright in the Swans collective memory since it secured the
Minor Premiership and meant that the team was two home semi final
wins away from the grand final. Unfortunately this season's game
was forgettable but the Swans are stringing together wins and
developing some kind of momentum at the right end of the season.
The run into the semis looks pretty good and if a home final can
be secured the Swans may be able to cause one or two headaches in
September.
- Neill Jones
ShirtFront Magazine
+----------+
Get a free joke in your e-mail every day from
DailyJokes.com.au!
Go to:
http://www.dailyjokes.com.au/
<mailto:list@dailyjokes.com.au&body=subscribe>
+----------+
3) Info about AFLTips.Com
Feel free to forward this newsletter on to your mates.
AFLTips.Com is not associated with the Australian Football League
in any way. We just talk about them. A lot.
The views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily those
of Adrian Groves. I recommend that you do your own independent
research before acting on ANY information found in this e-mail.
In fact I demand it - and let me know what you find out...
If you received this e-mail from a friend and wish to SUBSCRIBE,
go to http://www.afltips.com/ and fill out the form on the front
page.
Copyright (C) Adrian Groves, 2001
ENDS
*****************************************************************
Round 17 - 30 July 2001
w: http://www.afltips.com/
e: adrian@afltips.com
* Brought to you in conjunction with BigFooty.com -
http://www.bigfooty.com/
* Play the BigFooty Fantasy Footy game here -
http://footy.virtualsports.com.au/?partner_id=1
+----------+
INDEX
1) Prize Draw
2) "Weekly Round-Up" - match reviews by our Regular Contributors
3) Various info about AFLTips.Com
+----------+
1) Prize Draw
This week's winner is a Pies supporter called Sal.
You can win a footy geurnsey stubby holder, just for being a
subscriber. Read about the prize draw here:
http://www.afltips.com/prizedraw.html
Until next time,
Adrian Groves
adrian@afltips.com
+----------+
2) Weekly Round-Up
from our Regular Contributors
http://www.afltips.com/people/
(E-mail adrian@afltips.com if you'd like to become a
contributor.)
**********
Western Bulldogs v. Richmond
Friday, 27 July 2001 - Colonial Stadium 7:40 PM
Western Bulldogs 5.3 7.5 12.8 15.10 (100)
Richmond 4.4 8.9 11.10 15.12 (102)
The build up to this game was huge and thankfully the game lived
up to all the hype. It was a fantastic contest played at a high
standard. There was little separating both sides for the whole
game and the lead changed several times. Richmond were the team
in front when the siren sounded, scoring one of their most
important victories in recent years.
The Bulldogs had a great start to the game but Richmond game back
late in the quarter to be only a goal behind. Ottens was starring
up forward while up the other end the load was more shared for
the Bulldogs.
The Dogs kicked away early in the second quarter, but as in the
first quarter, Richmond came back late and lead at half time.
That was really the story of the whole game. One team would get a
couple of goals ahead and then the other team would hit back.
In the last quarter, the Bulldogs got out to a 16 point lead
after a Chris Grant goal. But Richmond were winning the ball out
of the centre after the Dogs had dominated in that area all
night. What's more, Richardson lifted and kicked 2 goals after
being well held by Ellis. The Dogs kept fighting but really
lacked another strong marking forward. With a few minutes to go
Brown kicked a great snap goal and the Dogs were only 2 points
down. In the dying stages, Brown had the ball about 15 metres out
from goal. He copped 2 high tackles and was jumped on and even
though the umpire was in the perfect position, decided to just
let it go. The ball spilled to Cox whose kick at goal only when
as far as a Richmond player in the goal square.
As the final siren went, Richmond were ecstatic. It has been
claimed that that was their best win in 20 years. Meanwhile the
Bulldogs looked absolutely devastated, leaving the ground with
their heads lowered. Bulldogs coach could be seen telling the
players to "keep your heads up". There is no doubt that the
Bulldogs were brave in defeat. They gave it their all and if it
weren't for some missed opportunities in front of goal or that
display of gutless umpiring, maybe the result would have been
different.
For the Tigers, ex-Bulldog Leon Cameron was their best player.
Brad Ottens was great also, kicking 5 goals. Gaspar did an
excellent job on Chris Grant, even though he had 3 goals kicked
on him.
For the Doggies Penny struggled on Ottens early but got better as
the game went on. Curley had the job on the in-form Joel Bowden.
He also got better as the game went on. He had plenty of the ball
but a few bad turnovers early. He did redeem himself however,
kicking 2 great goals. Smith and Murphy were solid contributors
setting up a lot of the play. However Brown was the standout with
around 25 possessions and a goal in each quarter.
Goals
Western Bulldogs: NG.Brown 4, C.Grant 3, T.Curley 2, B.Johnson 2,
S.Cox 1, M.Croft 1, L.Darcy 1, T.Liberatore 1
Richmond: B.Ottens 5, R.Hilton 2, M.Richardson 2, D.Bourke 1,
L.Cameron 1, W.Campbell 1, B.Gale 1, D.Gaspar 1, G.Tivendale 1
Best
Western Bulldogs: Brown, Darcy, Liberatore, Smith, Grant, Murphy,
Curley
Richmond: Cameron, Ottens, Richardson, Gaspar, Gale
- HahnPremium8
http://www.afltips.com/people/hahnpremium8.html
**********
Geelong v. St Kilda
Saturday, 28 July 2001 - Shell Stadium 2:10 PM
Geelong 12.6 78 def St Kilda 10.6 66
Well Geelong certainly have come a long way from the shambles
they were early on this season. The somewhat disillusioned
outfit that was more focused on hurting opposition players (i.e.
Against Port) instead of trying to win football games, are now
very strong chances at getting a spot in the eight. They are a
determined outfit now, intent on causing damage on the scoreboard
where it counts. They've won 4 out of their last 5 games, and
caused Essendon an almighty scare in their one loss. With
Melbourne next week, they should make that 5 out of the last 6.
St Kilda on the other hand were just as bad as they have been for
the last two years. They have only won 1 out of their last 11
games and haven't improved at all under super coach Grant Thomas.
With West Coast next week, at least one of the struggling teams
could get a win.
Barry Hall might have a long week with two reports against his
name for some pretty stupid acts. His flattening of Joel Corey
was the turning point in the match. 3 goals to Kent Kingsley
gave the Cats a match winning lead.
Going thru the best players.it was mainly St Kilda's big guys
that played well. Capuano and Everitt dominating the air with 46
hitouts and 5 goals between them. The two key recruits
Koschitzke and Riewoldt were equally as good - showing the
country why they were the top 2 recruits. Aussie Jones played
one of his best games of the year with 23 touches of the
football.
Onto Geelong who had a few strong contributors. Kingsley was the
difference in the third quarter with 3 strong goals. Mitchell
White took 11 marks and played well. Hocking and Riccardi also
had strong games. Harley was pretty good in his 50th game of AFL
football.
I guess we will soon see if Geelong has the guts to win the games
they need to make the finals. They are only out of the top 8 by
4.6% Will they be good enough to make the eight?? The future is
in their hands. As for St Kilda, well the season cant end quickly
enough for them. Will they stick with the boards best buddy
Thomas, or will they go out and look for someone who has at least
coached in the last 10 years higher than amateur league level.
- Macca19
**********
Melbourne v. Adelaide
Saturday, 28 July 2001 - MCG 2:10 PM
Well perhaps we have a new tactic in AFL football. In the last
two weeks we have seen two matches where it was catch us if you
can and forget the flooding. The Crows started with Jarman on
the half forward flank and Melbourne tagged him with Woewodin. I
believe the reason for this would have been to exploit Jarman's
lack of pressure on the rebound. This worked once or twice but
when Jarman gets the ball within 30 metres of goal he ends up
kicking 6 goals and is the difference between the two teams. In
hindsight the move of Woewodin to the backline robbed Melbourne
of more opportunities up forward from centre clearances and
scoreboard pressure on the Crows.
Up forward for the Dees Schwarz had one of those days in the
first half where he made leads towards the flanks looked at the
oncoming players and tried to use his muscle on them rather than
win the ball and in the end was overlooked by his teammates.
Neitz played a good captains game at center half back and Green
had chances up forward running towards goal which were wasted and
should have put Melbourne within reach of the Crows.
At quarter time it looked like it was how far the Crows and the
Dees didn't have a reliable target up forward. I don't know what
was said at quarter time but the Wiz stepped up in the second
quarter and his efforts nearly turned the game for the Dees. He
ran, he chased, he tackled and won the ball across the centre and
pumped it forward and then ran down field and provided a focal
point up forward. Woewodin will learn a lot from playing on
Jarman down back and with the Demons season over it was probably
good to experiment for next year. However Jarman would probably
have kicked 6 goals no matter who played on him and Woewodin on
the ball or wing could have made a difference.
With more opportunity from fast Centre breaks and help across the
midfield the Wiz could have stolen this match for the Dees. He
was too quick for Nigel Smart and too smart for any other player
the Crows tried. All of a sudden the Dees thought they could win
and you could sense the other Melbourne players lifting. The
question was whether 4 goals was too much of a head start ebtween
two teams who had one player each blitzing in their forward line.
In the end it was the difference.
- Amazonstud
**********
Fremantle v. Collingwood
Saturday, 28 July 2001 - Subiaco 5:40 PM (7:40 PM AEST)
For a young club, Fremantle has built up a fair bit of tradition.
Unfortunately, that tradition involves playing under-performing
teams back into form, and only bothering with three quarters of
footy per game.
Yes, the Dockers have done it again, allowing Collingwood, losers
in their last three games, to run over them in the last quarter
and win by 29 points, 19.5.119 - 13.12.90
Yet again, the Dockers had more possessions than their opponents,
but their preference for sideways rather than forward movement
cost them dearly.
The win moves Collingwood to a 9-7 record, keeping them in the
race for the eight.
Winning this one was vital, as a tough run home faces them, with
games against Richmond, Footscray, Essendon, Carlton and North
Melbourne, all of which are danger games.
A relieved Magpie coach Mick Malthouse reached deep into his bag
of quotes and produced this gem: "I think, at times, the burden
of the fear of defeat is far greater than the defeat itself, and
perhaps we weighed ourselves down with that burden - I know I
did."
The Magpies leapt out of the blocks with the first three goals,
and it was looking as if Fremantle were about to hand in their
third no-show first quarter of the last three weeks.
But Justin Longmuir, relishing the freedom of playing forward,
kicked two as the Dockers fought back, and Collingwood lead by
just four points at the first break.
The second quarter was evenly split, with the Pies taking the
lead out to a still-slender nine points at the long break.
A goal to Peter Bell in the ninth minute of the third brought the
Dockers level for the first time since the opening minute of the
match, and a huge cheer rang around the ground when co-captain
Adrian Fletcher put them ahead two minutes later with a point.
Goals to Troy Cook and Matthew Pavlich stretched Fremantle's lead
to 14 points before former Docker Brodie Holland dobbed a major
in the dying seconds of the quarter to reduce the lead to seven
points at the last change.
Once again, elementary skill errors by Fremantle raised their
head and cost them the game.
Pavlich hit the post with a very gettable shot in the second
minute, and from the kickout the Pies swept the ball to the other
end where Chris Tarrant, on his way to his 5th five goal haul of
the season, slotted a major from an identical position.
Four more Collingwood goals in the next 10 minutes put the issue
beyond doubt, but Fremantle continued to drive nails into their
own coffin - Brad Wira, scrambling for the ball on the outer
flank, failed to force the ball out of bounds, resulting in a
goal to Holland, while James Walker, running into an open goal
that would have reduced the margin to just 10 points with 15
minutes still remaining, kicked the ball into Rupert Betheras.
While this game was the best by the Dockers for several weeks,
many people are now wondering exactly what the club has achieved
by sacking Damien Drum, as the club has still not played as well
for interim coach Ben Allan as they did at the start of the
season for Drum.
--
cheers, Mic
**********
Kangaroos v. Brisbane
Saturday, 28 July 2001 - Colonial Stadium 7:00 PM
Brisbane 21.10 136 def Kangaroos 18.7 115
What a game of football this was. Close till the final minutes,
and a game that was a pleasure to watch. This could be the end
of the Kangaroos finals hopes. Two tough hard losses that were
both in winning reach is detrimental to the best of sides. I
wonder if North can come back from this. 1 win and some hefty
percentage out of the eight North would need to win 4 or 5 games
with a few big 10 goal wins to be any hope of making it. They
were gallant in defeat though.
Brisbane keep putting themselves forward to the public as
Essendon's greatest opposition. Having won a fantastic 8 in a
row (including a strong win against the bombers) and 11 out of
the past 13 games, it would be logical to say they are the
Bombers biggest threat. They certainly have proven they can win
in Melbourne in the last few weeks. Brisbane's list is arguably
in the top 2 or 3 in the competition.
What hurt the Kangaroos most was the fact that Bradshaw and
Notting only gathered 10 kicks between them, but kicked 10 goals
with those kicks. That hurts a lot. To score over 115 points in
the last two games and not win any also hurts. Basically if you
score 100 points in a match you are more than likely to win the
game.
How good has Rocca been for the Roos. He has certainly performed
better than most would of expected this season with 41 goals. I
can hear Collingwood fans scream out "why couldn't he of played
this well in the last 4 years". Mckernan also has regained the
lost form of early season, and has become a game breaker for the
Roos. Pickett has emerged as one of the top players in the
competition with his ability to play anywhere and kick a few
goals while at it as well.
Brisbane were just simply too strong and too good. Notting has
shown his ability this season, while Voss is the brilliant
footballer we know him to be. His game was fantastic against the
Roos. Mcrae returned to his late 90s form with 4 goals.
North's season looks to be over, while Brisbanes has gone from
strength tostrength. They certainly have come good at the right
end of the year. If they can get a home final or two then they
would almost be certainties for a grand final spot.
- Macca19
**********
Port Adelaide v. Essendon
Sunday, 29 July 2001 - Football Park 1:40 PM (2:10 PM AEST)
DON'S FALL TO BOGEY SIDE!
Port Adelaide 4.5 7.7 13.9 15.14 (109)
Essendon 2.1 7.8 10.10 14.13 (97)
Best - Port: Francou, Guerra, Paxman, Primus, Stevens,
Wanganeen; Essendon: Alessio, Barnard, Hird, J.Johnson, Lucas,
Wellman; Goals - Port: Guerra 4, C.Cornes, Francis, Tredrea 2,
Carr, Dew, James, Schofield, Stevens 1; Essendon: Lloyd 4,
Lucas 3, Wellman 2, Alessio, J.Johnson, McVeigh, Mercuri, Misiti
1;
The heading maybe a big call but if Essendon was to have a bogey
side it would have to be Port Adelaide. Essendon rarely lose a
game but two out of Essendons last six losses for premiership
points have been to the might of the Port Adelaide Football Club
so I think it is fair to say Port is the bogey.
Port Adelaide was able to get out of the blocks fast in the first
quarter and get on top of Essendon. The only goals to come to
Essendon were from soft fifty metre penalties, one each to
McVeigh and Jason Johnson after some close attention from Francou
and Burgoyne after marking. On the other hand Port Adelaide was
able to mark their influence on the game after four great goals.
Cornes kicked the first after snapping truly, this was followed
by a strong mark to Carr against Jason Johnson at the top of the
square and two great running goals from James and Schofield.
Essendon were able to dominate most of the second term but a few
missed chances at the end of the quarter only meant a one-point
lead was gained after being behind by 28 points. Port was once
again fast out of the blocks after winning the ball directly out
of the centre setting Guerra up for his first. Soon after
Tredrea slotted through another goal. Port was only able to
muster one other goal for the quarter through Guerra while
Essendon were able to gain some respect back with goals through
Wellman two and singles to Alessio, Misiti and Mercuri.
Even though Essendon were able to gain the lead back and kick the
first goal of the third quarter through Lucas Port were able to
show enough guts to give it right back to Essendon. In fact Port
done it that well in the third quarter they managed to be the
first team to outscore Essendon this year. After the Lucas goal
Port was able to pile on the next five goals, two to Francis and
one a piece to Guerra, Chad Cornes and Dew. Essendon was able to
create some scoreboard pressure with a goal a piece to Lloyd and
Lucas but this was soon followed up by a great one hand mark and
goal for Port through Guerra. Port were able to go into the
final break with a seventeen point lead with 37,000 going into
the last quarter with great anticipation.
The last quarter appeared to be the Matthew Lloyd show, he
managed to kick the first two quarters before Stevens was able to
answer back with a goal for Port. The Lloyd show was back on
again straight after with another goal and then Lucas was able to
goal on the run to even the scores. Two minutes left and scores
even, anybodies game. Wanganeen was able to clear from the
centre and kick forward, Tredrea mark and goal, there was no way
this Port Adelaide team was going to lose this match, the goal
was soon followed with a point to Dew, game set and match. Go
the Power, you beauty!
Essendon may want to start getting ready for September by playing
some football outdoors in the daylight. Not many games have been
played by Essendon outside of Colonial Stadium and many of those
have been at night, are the Dons scared of the daylight?
As good as Essendon's form has been for so long it maybe just
time to ask some questions about this great side otherwise they
must be bitten on the bum just when it counts. On five occasions
this year Essendon has allowed the opposition to score over 100
points, sounds fine, the more worrying part is that the last
three times this happened is over the last three weeks and two of
these five have been against Port. This is also the fourth time
Essendon has kicked less than 100 points. The ruck has always
been a problem but if they now appear to be having some trouble
defensively. Perhaps the finals race is not as clear-cut as once
thought.
- Scott Morton
**********
Hawthorn v. Carlton
Sunday, 29 July 2001 - MCG 2:10 PM
Hawthorn's match day preparation took an unexpected path today
when senior coach Peter Schwab was admitted to hospital with a
mystery illness, and assistant coach Chris Connolly took the
reins for the day.
It didn't seem to affect the Hawks much, as they blew out to an
early lead in the first quarter, before Carlton pegged a couple
of goals back to be all square at quarter time.
Carlton themselves were playing without several key components of
their team, forward Lance Whitnall missing with a knee injury,
and star utility Anthony Koutoufides being a late withdrawal
before the game with a groin injury. Veteran full back Steve
Silvagni, as he has done in the past, was shifted forward to plug
the gap left by Whitnall, and was effective with three first
quarter goals. In a physical opening quarter Glen Bowyer
(Hawthorn) and Ben Nelson (Carlton) sustained concussions, with
neither taking any further part in the game. Ironically, Nelson
had been the man who replaced Koutoufides in the Carlton line-up.
After the initial ebb and flow of the first quarter, the game
remained tight in the second, with no team gaining an outright
ascendancy. Carlton took a ten point lead into half time, but
Hawthorn were very much still in the game, much by virtue of
their accurate kicking.
Carlton began to draw away in the second half, maintaining a
three to four goal buffer for the bulk of the third and fourth
quarters.
An Aaron Lord goal early in the final term gave the Hawks a sniff
and it was the beginning of their resurgence, as they kicked six
for the quarter to Carlton's two.
Trent Croad's goal late in the term brought the Hawks to within
two points, and minutes later the match's fate was sealed when
Daniel Chick laid a brilliant tackle on Blues youngster Jordan
Doering, the resultant holding the ball free kick finding Ben
Dixon, one of the most reliable shots for goal in the Hawthorn
side. The siren sounded, after which Dixon had his shot, and he
made no mistake in slotting through his fourth goal.
Better players for Hawthorn were skipper Shane Crawford, Angelo
Lekkas and rookie Steven Greene, who each picked up 26
possessions, Ben Dixon and Aaron Lord who kicked four goals each,
and Nathan Thompson who played a superb game in the ruck and
around the ground.
For Carlton, Brett Ratten and Scott Camporeale were their
prolific selves, while Adrian Hickmott, Ang Christou an dMatthew
Lappin also saw a lot of the footy. Silvagni was good at full-
forward kicking four goals in the first half, and Matthew Allan
played a solid game in the ruck, in his first game back from a
foot injury.
HAWTHORN 4.2 7.2 9. 4 15. 6 (96) CARLTON 4.2 8.6 11.12 13.15 (93)
at the MCG.
- Dominic Milesi
**********
Sydney v. West Coast
Sunday, 29 July 2001 - SCG 2:10 PM
I'm sure the SCG looked all right on television; occasional
bursts of sunshine and pretty sun-showers. Let me tell you it was
bloody cold. A gale force warning was current and most of the
match was played in a strong southerly.
We huddled into Bay 4 with the rain blowing straight into our
faces and watched the Swans bring home the four points. The Swans
strategy seemed simple enough; keep the ball moving toward the
forward line with little regard whether it be done by paddling,
handball or toeing the ball ahead off the ground. The Swans blew
the match apart in the first half, kicking 4.6 in the first
quarter into the wind. Kelly and MacPherson were standouts. The
Eagles kicked the first goal of the match via Jackovich but then
they went missing and didn't post another goal until deep into
the third quarter.
The highlight of a pretty uninspiring game of footy was the mark
taken by O'Loughlin in the second quarter. He reached up for a
ball, which seemed to be going over his head and pulled down a
one-handed mark with the second grab. He then converted the
fairly easy kick from the 50-metre line.
The third quarter was pretty diabolical for the Eagles
squandering at least four easy opportunities in front of goal.
The Swans had added two early goals in the quarter from O'Keefe
and Stafford.
The Swans then took their foot off the pedal when it looked as
though they may be able to build the percentage, disappointing
for their supporters given the fact that they may still in be in
the showing for a home final. The crowd of just over 20 thousand
was pretty subdued which was hardly surprising given the weather
and the pretty dismal footy played by the Eagles. The best for
the Swans were Williams, O'Keefe with Kelly, McPherson, and
Schwass all contributing. The standout player for the Eagles was
Cousins.
In 1996 the Swans and the Eagles played the last round of the
home and away season in similar conditions. That was a night that
burns bright in the Swans collective memory since it secured the
Minor Premiership and meant that the team was two home semi final
wins away from the grand final. Unfortunately this season's game
was forgettable but the Swans are stringing together wins and
developing some kind of momentum at the right end of the season.
The run into the semis looks pretty good and if a home final can
be secured the Swans may be able to cause one or two headaches in
September.
- Neill Jones
ShirtFront Magazine
+----------+
Get a free joke in your e-mail every day from
DailyJokes.com.au!
Go to:
http://www.dailyjokes.com.au/
<mailto:list@dailyjokes.com.au&body=subscribe>
+----------+
3) Info about AFLTips.Com
Feel free to forward this newsletter on to your mates.
AFLTips.Com is not associated with the Australian Football League
in any way. We just talk about them. A lot.
The views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily those
of Adrian Groves. I recommend that you do your own independent
research before acting on ANY information found in this e-mail.
In fact I demand it - and let me know what you find out...
If you received this e-mail from a friend and wish to SUBSCRIBE,
go to http://www.afltips.com/ and fill out the form on the front
page.
Copyright (C) Adrian Groves, 2001
ENDS
*****************************************************************
