AFL Round 20 (to COB Saturday)

A round of surprise results. Many of the lop-sided games were top 8-vs-bottom 8 but not all!


Take Saints v Freo for example. Fremantle are a top-8 side (although their recent form has them sliding out) and St Kilda are top-8 contenders (in the same vein as Collingwood in David Williamson's The Club). Freo's last quarter was abysmal, showing them and us, at the wrong time of the year, that they're no closer to their first flag than they've ever been:
St Kilda 3.8 7.11 10.13 16.17 (113)
Fremantle 1.1 7.7 10.10 10.11 (71)
St Kilda
Milne 4.4; Koschitzke, dal Santo, Schneider 2.0; Gram, Goddard 1.1; Ray, Fisher, Armitage, McEvoy 1.0; rushed 0.5; Steven, Riewoldt, Peake 0.2
412 Possessions: Jones 29; Blake 27; dal Santo 25; Gram, Fisher 24; Montagna 23; Scheider 21
60 Tackles: dal Santo 8; McEvoy 6; Gram, Koschitzke, Ray 4
54 Hit-Outs: McEvoy 29; Koschitzke 21
22 Frees: Dempster, Milne 3
Fremantle 
Mayne, McPhee 2.1; Ibbotson, Barlow, Johnson, Grover, Mzungu, Suban 1.0; rushed 0.6; Pavlich, Pearce, Hill 0.1
328 Possessions: Mzungu 30; Barlow 26; Lower 22; Pavlich 21

78 Tackles: Barlow 8; Lower, Ibbotson 7; Duffield, Pearce 6; Mzungu, Pavlich, Pearce 5

38 Hit-Outs: Mayne 26

17 Frees: Barlow, Lower, Johnson, Clarke, Ballantyne 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats (except ¼-time) at http://j.mp/punupl

Carlton v Melbourne went as expected, but when I turned it on, the Dees were ahead by 25 to 19. But that was the end of the rot. Jeff "Jeffie" Garlett, then Bret "T-Bird" Thornton kicked successive goals, and that was the end of the rot: Melbourne only scored another 3 points for the rest of the half, but were allowed to salvage some dignity in the second. If the Blues play like that for their next three matches, they can kiss their finals-win dream goodbye!

Carlton 6.1 14.2 18.7 21.8 (134)

Melbourne 3.7 3.10 6.12 7.16 (58)

Carlton

Ellard 3.1; Garlett 2.2; Judd, Gibbs 2. 1; Walker, Scotland 2.0; Robinson, Kreuzer, Thornton, Betts, Joseph, McLean, Warnock, Henderson 1.0; rushed 0.2; Simpson 0.1

371 Possessions: Scotland 32; Judd, Murphy 31; Gibbs 27; Simpson 22; Robinson 21

62 Tackles: Yarran 8; Judd 6; Robinson, Betts, Kreuzer 5

42 Hit-Outs: Warnock 36 

20 Frees: Betts 3; Scotland, Judd, Murphy, Gibbs 2

Melbourne

Dunn 2.2; Watts 2.1; Green 1.2; Davey 1.1; Howe 1.0; rushed 0.3; Bate, Scully 0.2; Martin, Gysberts, Trengove 0.1  

333 Possessions: Trengove 24; Gysberts 22; Moloney, Jones, Garland, Watts 21

74 Tackles: Trengove 9; Moloney, McKenzie 8; Dunn 7; Scully 6; Gysberts, Macdonald 5

30 Hit-Outs: Martin 15; Gawn 10

21 Frees: Trengove 3; Gysberts, Macdonald, Jones 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/rtNeJm

Collingwood and Geelong proved why they're at the top and why Port and Gold Coast are at the bottom. Both top-sides absolutely crushed both bottom-sides, with calls for Tredders' resignation in the same vein as Craig's earlier this month (before it comes to being pushed like Bailey earlier this week)

Port Adelaide 0.1 1.2 2.2 3.3 (21)

Collingwood 6.5 12.12 16.16 23.21 (159)

Port
Banner 2.0; Stewart 1.0; rushed 0.3

314 Possessions: Boak 31; Pearce 26; Cassisi 23; Banner 21

64 Tackles: Banner 8; Hartlett 6; Salter 5

35 Hit-Outs: Lobbe 27

13 Frees: Banner, Boak, Gray, Pettigrew 2

Pies

Blair 4.1; Cloke 3.6 (that's more like we'd expect; Swan, Beams 3.1; Brown 2.2; Krakouer 2.1; Fasolo 1.3; Pendlebury, Ball, Sidebottom, Rounds, Jolly 1.0; rushed 0.4; Davis 0.2

425 Possessions: Swan 37; Beams 32; Pendlebury 31; Blair, Ball 25; Davis, Thomas 23; Sidebottom 22; Johnson 21

98 Tackles!!!: Pendlebury 9; Ball, Davis, Rounds 7; Swan, Maxwell, Wood 6

55 Hit-Outs: Wood 33; Jolly 22

15 Frees: Jolly, Cloke, Fasolo, Brown 2

Geelong 8.1 18.4 21.8 29.14 (188)

Gold Coast 3.0 3.0 6.1 6.2 (38)

Cats

Johnson 6.1; Podsiadly 5.1; Mooney 3.3; J Selwood 3.0; Christensen 2.3; Chapman, Bartel 2.0; Stokes 1.1;  Wojcinski, Milburn, Ling 1.0; rushed 0.3; Varcoe 0.2

466 Possessions: Varcoe, J Selwood 33; Johnson 31; Chapman 30; Christensen 28; Wojcinski 26; Milburn, Duncan 25

61 Tackles: Chapman, West 6; J Selwood, Kelly, Ling, Corey 4

36 Hit-Outs: West 29

24 Frees: Chapman 4; J Selwood, Christensen 3

Suns

Bennell 2.1; Stanley 2.0; McKenzie, Fraser 1.0; rushed 0.1

331 Possessions: Bock 27; Harbrow 23; Rischitelli 22; Brennan, Bennell 21

54 Tackles: Weller, Brown 2

33 Hit-Outs: Smith 17; Fraser 14

14 Frees: Lynch, Weller 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats (except ¼-time) at http://j.mp/pb9fVs

R17 Carlton v Collingwood @ MCG 16Jul11 1410

When ever I watch a match, I always get the stats together on a ¼-by-¼ basis. This week I didn't get to do that, but one of my twitter friends gave it a go and saved my bacon! Here are the ¼-by-¼-basis summaries which I would have tweeted on the day...

¼-time
Carlton 2.1 13
Collingwood 2.6 18

Scorers - Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy & 39. W Twomey 1.0

Collingwood
32. T Cloke & 10. S Pendlebury 1.0
13. D Thomas, 47. J Blair, & 1. L Davis 0.1
rushed 0.3

½-time
Carlton 4.6 30
Collingwood 5.11 41

Summary

Scorers
Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker & 13. C Yarran 0.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson & 11. R Warnock 0.1
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.1
10. S Pendlebury 1.0
13. D Thomas 0.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis & 18. D Jolly 0.1
44. L Keeffe 1.0
rushed 0.5

Stats 

Carlton
Disposals 173 (C Judd 17; B Gibbs, K Simpson 15; M Robinson 13; M Murphy, H Scotland 12; A Walker 11)
Tackles 28 (Twomey 4; Judd, Robinson 3)
Hitouts 17 (Warnock 11)

Collingwood
Disposals 176 (D Swan 19; B Johnson, S Pendlebury, D Thomas 14; T Cloke, S Sidebottom 11; L Ball 10)

Tackles 31 (Krakouer 6, Thomas 4)
Hitouts 21 (Jolly 13)

¾-time
Carlton 9.11 65
Collingwood 11.16 82

Scorers

Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker 2.1
13. C Yarran 0.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson 0.1
11. R Warnock 0.2
12. M Robinson 0.1
32. B Thornton 1.0
38. J Garlett 1.3
19. E Betts 1.3
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.4
10. S Pendlebury 2.0
13. D Thomas 0.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis 1.2
18. D Jolly 0.1
44. L Keeffe 1.0
36. D Swan 0.1
 3. J McCarthy, 22. S Sidebottom, 15. L Brown, and 12. L Ball 1.0

Full Time - Carlton 2.1 4.6 9.11 11.13 (79)
Collingwood 2.6 5.11 11.16 13.20 (98)

Scorers – Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.2
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker 3.1
13. C Yarran 1.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson 0.1
11. R Warnock 0.2
12. M Robinson 0.1
32. B Thornton 1.0
38. J Garlett 1.4
19. E Betts 1.0
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.4
10. S Pendlebury 2.1
13. D Thomas 1.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis 1.2
18. D Jolly 0.2
44. L Keeffe 1.0
36. D Swan 0.1
 3. J McCarthy & 22. S Sidebottom 1.0
15. L Brown 1.1
12. L Ball & 35. A Fasalo 1.0
Rushed 0.6

Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/raHwlY except for ¼ time due to tech difficulties on the day

#AFLDogsCrows Results and Report

The home-side went into this match as clear-cut favourites, with betting as far down as $1.33 and the visitors out to $3.90. But the Crows were determined not to be the whipees tonight as they soon got that live betting-odds worm facing the other way with goals to Tippett (2), McKernan, Vince, and Wright, and one to Rory Sloan in the last 8sec of the opening stanza. The score at the first break

Western Bulldogs 2.4 16 [goals to Griffen and Murphy] (betting out to $2.24)
Adelaide 6.2 38 (betting into $1.67)

The Crows led for the whole of the second quarter but we started seeing more from the Dogs than we had for the rest of the year! By the main break the Sons of the West were into $1.35 while the Pride of SA were out to $3.50 and the scores were

Western Bulldogs 6.9 45
Adelaide 7.5 47

Goals in the first half came from Giansiracusa (2), Sherman, Barlow, Griffen, and Murphy for the Dogs, and Tippett (2), McKernan, Sloane, Knights, Vince, and Wright for the Crows.  Major home-team ball-winners were Griffen, Ward  (17), Cross  (16), Murphy (13), Gia, and Boyd (12), and Henderson  (17), Thompson (16), Otten (13) and Symes (12) for the out-of-towners.

The Dogs took the lead after the twenty-minute mark of the third quarter, coming to within a point, and not looking like getting ahead, in the first ten minutes. The bookies had this turn-over on the cards, with the betting never being less than $1.40 for the home side once they were favoured, and comments on Twitter like, “The Crows are playing so shit they are making the Dogs look good” giving a dandy description of what the bookies saw coming! By the last break, the Dogs were into $1.18 but the Crows were out to $6 with a score-line of

Western Bulldogs 10.12 72 [Gia now has 4 and Sherman 2]
Adelaide 9.7 61  [goals to Schmidt and Otten]

Ten minutes into the last the Dogs were ahead 80-62, with the smart money getting short returns ($1.03 vs $20). Adelaide had a few quick stabs at getting back into the game (and the books) landing their tenth goal just inside the last seconds of the match. In the end, though, pride in the home-state just wasn’t enough. 

Final Scores

Western Bulldogs 2.4 6.9 10.12 14.16 (100)
Adelaide 6.2 7.5 9.7 10.10 (70)

Scorers

Western Bulldogs – Giansiracusa 4.1; Sherman 3.2; Griffen 2.0; Barlow 1.3; Minson, Wood, Dalhaus 1.1; Murphy 1.0; Jones, rushed 0.3; Djerrkura, Ward 0.1       

Adelaide – Tippett 3.2; McKernan 1.2; Sloane 1.1; Knights, Vince, Schmidt, Otten, Wright 1.0; rushed 0.2; Dangerfield, Henderson, Gunston 0.1

Key stats

Possessions 366:331 – C Ward, S Thompson 29

Tackles 68:56 – S Thompson 7; J Sherman, P Dangerfield 6

Hit-outs 25:34 – S Jacobs 23; W Minson, B Hudson 12

Frees 29:18

#AFLDeesPies: Results, Report; #AFLRound12 outcomes; #AFLRound13 tips

Full-time at the G and the Ds fell in a mess after the first break, with the final score

Melbourne 2.2 3.5 5.5 6.5 (41)

Collingwood  3.6 9.7 11.10 19.15 (124)

Scorers for the hapless Demons
Colin Sylvia 4.0

Liam Jurrah 1.1

Jeremy Howe 1.0

Brad Green 0.2

rushed behinds 0.2

Scorers for the defending Premiers
Travis Cloke 6.1

Andrew Krakouer 2.1

Luke Ball, Scott Pendlebury 2.0

Chris Dawes 1.3

Lee Brown, Jarryd Blair 1.2

Alan Didak, Sharrod Wellingham, John McCarthy 1.1

Alex Fasolo 1.0 (that goal came from his first kick in AFL footy)

Heath Shaw 0.1

rushed behinds 0.2

Outcome of my tips = http://twitpic.com/5ayhuy

That makes the ladder

Geelong              11           11          0              0              100.00% 44           1126       786         143.26%

Collingwood        11           10           1              0              90.91%  40          1312       736         178.26%

Carlton               11           8              2              1              72.73%  34          1112       808         137.62%

Hawthorn           11           8              3              0              72.73%  32          1086       856         126.87%

Sydney              11           7              3              1              63.64%  30          925         850         108.82%

West Coast        11           7              4              0              63.64%  28          1072       871         123.08%

Fremantle           11           6              5              0              54.55%  24          1010       1022       98.83%

Essendon           11           5              5              1              45.45%  22          1124       944         119.07%

St Kilda               11           4              6              1              36.36%  18          876         935         93.69%

Melbourne        11           4              6              1              36.36%  18          960         1025       93.66%

Richmond            11           4              6              1              36.36%  18          1067       1181       90.35%

North Melbourne 11           4              7              0              36.36%  16          1030       1033       99.71%

Western Bulldogs 11           3              8              0              27.27%  12          914         1085       84.24%

Adelaide             11           3              8              0              27.27%  12          865         1097       78.85%

Brisbane             11           2              9              0              18.18%  8             852         1098       77.60%

Port Adelaide   11           2              9              0              18.18%  8             852         1248       68.27%

Gold Coast         10           2              8              0              20.00%  8             734         1342       54.69%

Next week we have

Friday

#AFLDogsCrows @ Etihad - WIll have to check the hoodoos before putting my tips in 

Saturday

#AFLHawksSuns @ Aurora - Hawks

#AFLDonsNorth @ Etihad - See below: North

#AFLLionsTigers @ the Gabba - Tigers

#AFLSaintsCats @ the G - Geelong

Sunday

#AFLDeesFreo @ the G - Fremantle

#AFLBluesSwans @ Etihad - again with the hoodoos: I reckon the Swans have that edge, but Carlton has the edge!

#AFLEaglesPort @ Subi - Weagles

Bye

Collingwood

my tips = http://twitpic.com/5ayi7o