Geelong has its first chance for silverware since winning the 1963 Premiership, launching itself into the preseason cup grand final following a one-point win over Melbourne at Telstra Dome in Melbourne on Friday night. Some news links (Hi, I'm William, and this is the news)... [*]Cats win thriller by a point -- The Age (Melbourne) [*]Kingsley puts boot into Dees -- The Herald Sun (Melbourne) [*]Grand Cats claw to win -- Geelong Advertiser [*]Cats by a Wiz-ker -- alf.com.au Geelong will play the winner of tonight's other semifinal between Essendon and St. Kilda, also at Telstra Dome. GO CATS!!
Halftime score from Telstra Dome... ST KILDA 1.8.7 (64) ESSENDON 1.5.3 (42) Saints by 22-- they had led the Bombers 30-1 at one juncture in the opening term. As far as the goalkickers go, Fraser Gehrig's got four goals for St. Kilda, while Jobe Watson-- son of Bomber legend Tim-- has two major scores. No idea who has the nine-point "supergoals" (being experimented in the preseason once again this year).
Saints up by 30 points at three-quarter time... ST KILDA 1.13.10 (97) ESSENDON 1.9.4 (67) Leading goalkickers (of all kinds) are Gehrig five five for St. Kilda, and Watson and Jason Johnson with two apiece for the Bombers. Looking very strongly like a Geelong vs. St. Kilda grand final at Telstra Dome next Saturday night.
St. Kilda goes on to win by 42 points, and will face Geelong in next Saturday's preseason grand final at Telstra Dome. ST KILDA 2.16.12 (126) ESSENDON 1.11.9 (84) Goalkickers: ST KILDA -- Fraser Gehrig 5, Nick Riewoldt 4, Stephen Milne 3, Aaron Hamill 2, Jason Blake 1, Andrew Thompson 1, Brendon Goddard 1, Luke Ball 1 ESSENDON -- Jobe Watson 2, Jason Johnson 2, David Hille 1, Ted Richards 1, Adam McPhee 1, Matthew Lloyd 1, Dean Rioli 1, Mark Johnson 1, Mark Alvey 1, Dustin Fletcher 1 News links and reports to follow...
Is this similar to a 3 point basket in basketball? (If the goal is kicked from beyond the 50 m line?) Also, check out the result from this Eagles - Magpies match which has a bizzare scoreline: http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=newsarchive&spg=display&articleid=134806 WEST COAST: 1.8.0.2, 1.9.0.5, 1.13.0.7, 1.18.0.14 (131) COLLINGWOOD: 0.0.0.1, 0.0.0.7, 0.1.0.11, 0.2.1.11 (26) Why are there 4 elements in the scoreline (super-goal, regular goal, ??, behind). Is there some kind of 2 point conversion like in American Football?
That would be an apt anaolgy. The one that Ben Graham kicked for Geelong the other night was closer to 60 metres than 50, but there have been a few "supergoals" where it's been debatable where the ball's been kicked from. And not even video replays used as an aid to the umpires (another experimentation here in the preseason) have been able to conclusively determine what's inside or outside 50. Collingwood, in terms of results, have had a shocking preseason, including this result from Round 1 of the Wizard Cup a few weeks ago. When the home-and-away season proper starts at the end of March, they'll be back. The element left out here is a three-point award for a rushed behind-- yet another experimentation with the rules being tested in the preseason cup. That's another thing I don't see lasting, however.
The Sunday articles Recaps of St Kilda's win over Essendon last night, in the Sunday papers in Melbourne and other websites... [*]Saints all intent and purpose -- The Age [*]Former golden boy leads St Kilda charge -- The Age [*]Saints' young guns stand tall -- The Herald Sun [*]Hooroo to the Dons' hoodoo -- The Herald Sun [*]Saints power into final -- foxsports.news.com.au And some new Geelong-related material in Sunday's editions of The Age... [*]Cats set to cash in on pre-season bonus [*]Graham's star on the rise [*]Cats lose another ruck on eve of Cup finale The articles in the RealFooty sections of The Age require registration, but it's free, quick and painless.
Thanks. I posted that scoreline mostly to point out the 4 elements in the score as bizzare, not the fact that Collingwood lost. Actually, this being pre-season I don't know how seriously all teams are taking these results (except maybe the winner of the pre-season trophy). I would definitely bet for the Pies to do well with the players they have (even the playoffs, what's called the finals there). Especially Nathan Buckley, and Rocca stick out. In fact if Anthony Rocca hadn't been stupidly suspended for the final, they could've beaten Brisbane last year.
whats the deal with collingwood? two straight grand finals, and now getting crushed multiple times during the preseason. what gives?
Some teams aren't regarding the preseason very highly, preferring to play their younger players to test them in the waters and rather play exhibitions against league and non-AFL competition with the "real rules" that they would face in the regular home-and-away season. Collingwood is one of those clubs. As for their woes in grand finals, Brisbane were clearly the superior team last September and would have won at a canter even if Anthony Rocca had been available for Collingwood. But on the whole, losing big games is a mental block that they can overcome-- after all, their coach, Mick Malthouse, did guide the West Coast Eagles to a pair of flags in the '90s, so he knows what it takes to get a club over the hump.